Review Centre: String Players

"Lucinda played during our wedding ceremony and drinks reception for our recent wedding in June 2021 and she was absolutely perfect. We had a call before the wedding to talk through what type of music we wanted, and she was amazingly flexible in offering to play our entrance music song even though this was outside of her repertoire. We could not recommend Lucinda more highly - she made the ceremony so special and everyone commented afterwards how beautiful her music was. Thank you! "

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"Becky, we can't thank you enough for performing at our wedding reception. You did a brilliant rendition for our first dance, Gold. We were blown away by your enchanting voice and you truly made our day in the walled garden so special. Our guests were in awe, asking where on earth we had found you! We would love to see you perform again, and would not hesitate in booking you for another event. "

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"Sophie was amazing, her exquisite music lifted our whole event. I had the good fortune to sign up for a harp lesson a few days before also, and so it was wonderful to have made a connection beforehand! Everything about Sophie was absolutely excellent! She has our whole-hearted praise!"

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"Warwickshire Strings helped to create a perfect, romantic welcome as our guests arrived at our wedding venue. The huge repertoire of pieces available enabled us to create a personal soundtrack for the day that helped to make it so very special. Many of our guests commented on how fantastic and talented Warwickshire Strings were and our only grumble was that, as bride and groom, we were away having our photos taken during the drinks reception and couldn't enjoy the performance for longer. However, as a couple of our friends have since asked for Rachel's contact details we hope to hear more of Warwickshire Strings as wedding guests in the future! "

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"Andrew was great! Perfect for the night and everyone commented what a fab addition he was to the night. Thank you"

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"I really appreciated Vikki's warm response to, and understanding of our requirements. She was efficient and flexible and all practical arrangements were thorough. She was also more than punctual, arriving before due time in order to set up and welcome our guests on arrival. Vikki is friendly and professional and she made a very good impression. She planned a really lovely programme for the afternoon event 3pm - 6pm. Her playing was beautiful and rich and she was sensitive to the size of the gathering in terms of the volume and tone she used. As the piano in the venue was less than poor, she brought her own electric piano on the proviso that she had help getting it into the venue and back into her vehicle at the end. This was the ideal solution for us. It has a very nice tone. I highly recommend Vikki for weddings, engagement parties, formal occasions, dinner/tea parties and more. Whatever the occasion she strikes me as being more than capable of meeting the brief. I'm so glad I have her in my contacts as I'm certain there will be occasions in the future where I won't hesitate to call on her excellent services."

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"We loved having you - the music was great and lots of people have passed on how good they thought you were! "

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"Avoid this woman. We paid her £380 to play for an hour and a half in the woods during our wedding ceremony and drinks reception on Saturday 10th August, 2019. She played for half an hour before the ceremony and then wouldn’t play the remaining hour because she claimed the conditions weren’t appropriate. Her reasons are as follows... her fingers were too cold (it was 20 degrees) and a small branch fell on the wedding celebrant who was no way near Cecily (the celebrant carried on like a profession, I hasten to add). I asked Cecily for the money for the hour back and she refused. I therefore, am going to be looking into what legal action to take as I am not happy paying £380 for someone to play for half an hour! Cecily ruined our wedding day so don’t book her... she could ruin yours, too! "

Reply by The Waldorf Harpist
N/B: Please note this booking was private and not through Last Minute Musicians. If it had, then the LMM contract would have made clear that the musician reserves the right to protect their instruments (and themselves) if the working environment become unreasonable or dangerous. On this day the MET office had issued a yellow warning for gale force winds and the weather conditions were a cause for concern. The wedding took place in a wood and as well as the celebrant being hit on the head by a falling branch, a much larger branch fell inches away from my harp after the ceremony. It is always difficult and upsetting to have to make the decision that it is unreasonable to continue playing when it is somebody's wedding day. I did, in fact, manage to play for 1/2 an hour before the ceremony and during the ceremony itself. When it was clear after the ceremony that there was no available option of moving inside, and after much consultation with ushers and friends of the couple, I made the decision that it was no longer a safe environment to work for me or the harp. I was assured by those I spoke to that the bride and groom would understand. The cold was a factor (high winds make the temperature feel much colder, and I would like to add several guests did put on their coats. I was also kindly offered a jacket) but not the reason for having to curtail this booking after 1 hour of playing. It is sometimes possible to deal with the ill effects of playing in the cold but the issue here was the lack of back up plan when the weather made the working environment dangerous. Nobody should be expected to work in an unsafe environment or put their extremely expensive and delicate instrument (as well as themselves) at risk when their livelihood depends on it. I would hope that having managed to play before and during the ceremony (and before the couple departed for photographs) that the decision made did not ruin anyone's wedding day. Naturally I am saddened when anyone feels dissatisfied with the service provided and I have never had a negative response to my performance at a wedding before. With best wishes, Cecily

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"Elysium Cello Duo played our wedding on Friday 23rd June and it was absolutely perfect, everything we had hoped for and more. Our guests absolutely loved them and the music they played. Thanks for being a part of our special day!"

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"Meredith's music was breathtaking which helped to make our day perfect. She was friendly and approachable and was happy to chat to our guests without being obtrusive. Her music was modern and recognisable with many compliments from our guests on how talented she was. Meredith played in three different locations which complimented the wedding greatly and we could not have asked for anything more! We would recommend Meredith to anyone and everyone as we thought she was amazing!!"

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"My wife and I would like to thank you for helping to make our wedding day extra special with your performance at the chapel. It was the perfect addition to our day. We also received lots of very positive feedback about your performance from our guests."

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" Your performance was unbelievable yesterday and exceeded expectations! Many people commented on your performance and how wonderful it was. It was a great start to a wonderful day. Thank you from Rob and Eleni Andrews "

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"Outstanding performance by Josie. Considering the present circumstances we are now all enduring, she made such a tremendous effort to ensure everything was as it should be. Her range of music is incredible and it suited the whole ambience for the evening. I cannot thank Josie enough for the extreme lengths that she went to for our enjoyment. "

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"Thank you so very much for your incredibly beautiful contribution to our London Wedding. Your Harp playing and singing was fantastic. We had so many positive comments from our guests."

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"We loved your performance. Hope you had time for some shopping too!"

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