This article is for you if you are looking to hire a Wedding Harpist for your York wedding.
I was playing at a Wedding Fayre yesterday at York Pavilion Hotel in Fulford. This was so lovely as I am getting married there next month! So I was lucky enough to meet lots of suppliers and see the Ceremony room all decorated for a wedding. It’s always lovely to see Hayley and Craig on the events team too.
Lots of couples were asking me about how it all works with booking a harpist for their wedding in York. So I thought I’d use today’s blog post to tell you what normally happens.
Booking a harpist for your York wedding
The first step is getting in touch with me and saying hello. Useful information to include in this first email would be the date and venue of your wedding. It’s also helpful to know which parts of the wedding you’d like music for (totally fine if you haven’t decided this yet of course).
What most couples go for is the Ceremony plus Drinks Reception package. Here’s what that includes:
- background music while your guests take their seats before the Ceremony
- your choice of entrance music
- background music for the signing of the register
- your choice of exit music
- up to two hours of background music while your guests have their Drinks Reception (you’ll be having your photos taken at this point, as well as mingling with the guests)
This works really well because the harp makes for excellent background music – not too intrusive but audible enough to set a lovely atmosphere. Plus, the harp is such a beautiful and striking instrument visually, it looks lovely in photos too.
What music to choose
Anything you like! The beauty of hiring a harpist is that I’m there, live, and I can learn a song of your choice for your entrance and exit music. You don’t have to go for something traditional like Pachelbel’s Canon in D or the Wedding March. You could have a romantic song from your favourite film or even music from a video game that you both love!
What I can do is send you over a pdf of my repertoire list. If the song you’d like for your entrance or exit music isn’t on there, let me know and I’ll get hold of the music and learn it for you.
This is your wedding and your special day, so the more personal we can make it, the better.
What happens next is that I’ll send you a contract to sign to make sure I have all the correct details. I ask for 50% of the fee as a deposit, and the remaining 50% of the fee two weeks before the big day – payable by bank transfer.
I really hope this post has been helpful. If you have any questions or want to chat about harp music for your York wedding, do get in touch.
