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"I would like to say thank you so much, it was beautiful. My husband loved it. It was one of the best days of my life..."

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"Celestial Cello was amazing at our Civil Partnership yesterday when she stepped in to perform at the very last minute. A beautiful player and a warm and lovely personality. Cannot recommend her enough. 12 out of 10. "

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"Beci was absolutely brilliant. From start to finish when we were organising a surprise birthday gig she was great to deal with, helped with choices, and a really lovely person to deal with. Then the performance was just incredible. Really relaxed feel, amazing voice, used guitar, added in loop pedal and then did Rick Astley Never gonna give you up on the violin - pure genius. Wouldn’t hesitate to book Beci again, super talented, amazing voice, and to be honest simply a lovely person."

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"I just wanted to thank the Bright Light String Quartet for playing at our wedding ceremony, it was absolutely wonderful and made the wedding even more special. You were so professional and helpful to work with leading up to the big day, we couldn’t have hoped for a friendlier quartet!"

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"Michael performed during our wedding ceremony and drinks reception on 27 May 2018. He did a fantastic job and many of our guests complimented his performance. Michael played all of our song choices and kindly learned a song for us which he played during the signing of the register. We'd highly recommend Michael, professional, friendly and very talented."

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"We were so pleased that you could be a part of our wedding. Your music made the day all the more magical and you performed all your songs brilliantly! All our guests loved your music, it set the perfect mood. Thank you so much."

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"We had a wonderful day yesterday and we can't thank you enough for your music. Several guests told us how atmospheric and moving the music was and you fit it around the ceremony perfectly."

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"She was amazing!! A massive massive thank you for all your efforts!!"

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"I always envisaged having a harpist play at my wedding, but I never quite imagined her to be like Sophie and I mean that it the nicest possible way. She is such a lovely talented lady, very elegant yet extremely down to earth at the same time. I really cannot stress what a difference she made to our day. To hear her playing when I first walked in was such a wonderful feeling, so enchanting, truly breathtaking. She plays so beautifully and effortlessly, I honestly could listen to her all day. One of the things I liked most about Sophie was that from the minute I picked up the phone to her I knew straight away she was the one that I wanted to play at my wedding, I was sold on her personality alone, she is instantly likeable, I felt as though I was picking the phone up to a friend and we chatted for ages and had such a laugh. She was so helpful and I needn't have worried about a thing, she can literally play whatever you want and nothing was too much trouble. Thank you for adding that extra special touch to our day, it was an absolute pleasure to have met and you will always be part of our special memories and I thank you for that. "

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"Neil and I would like to thank you for playing so beautifully at our wedding. Although we only heard a short part of your repertoire, we were so impressed with your playing. Other guests have told us how wonderful you were. Special thanks for learning the pieces that we had requested. That added so much to the occasion. I hope that you will add some of them to your repertoire. You were superb!"

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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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"Will played at our wedding during the drinks reception and the meal. The music was absolutely stunning and it set the tone perfectly while people were mingling and chatting. We opted for a mixture of well known tunes and some lesser known Spanish themed music and everyone loved it! He is very talented and we were delighted he was there for our day! "

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"Our guests loved you and my Dad in particular said that you made his day playing one of his favourite songs on request. We were so sad that we didn't get the chance to listen to more of your songs on the day, however the songs we heard you played during the ceremony were beautiful and our guests have been so complimentary of you. Again thank you all so much, and hopefully we will hear you play again in the future. "

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"Just wanted to say thank you so much for yesterday and for helping to make our day so special. Jo and Tom x"

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"She is fantastic and “wow” what a talent and has wonderful smile. Me and my family loved her music!"

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