10 Things To Consider When Hiring Musicians For Your Wedding (and events in your life!)
- Food and party favors will be forgotten, the music (and the impression it makes) will remembered forever by your guests and by you on your wedding video.
- Music is not the best place to save money in your wedding budget. Most people would not want to hire an amateur caterer, minister, photographer or florist, why trust your most important day to amateur musicians?
- Wedding professionals tell horror stories about musicians who showed up late, played out of tune, didn’t play what you wanted, or didn’t know what they were supposed to do. This doesn’t happen when you hire professionals.
- Let the students get their on-the-job experience at someone else’s wedding, even if the wedding books suggest it as a way to cut corners. It can be a disaster waiting to happen. Remember, you get what you pay for.
- This may be the one time in your life, or in the lives of your guests, where you get to hear great classical music up close; make it beautiful and memorable, not sloppy and amateurish.
- If you have a singer, the same points above apply. Don’t put an amateur vocalist with a professional group. A lost or off-key singer sounds the same whether or not they are a friend or relative.
- Live music adds elegance to your ceremony.
- If it’s outdoors, consider the weather, have a tent or other shelter. Instruments are both expensive and delicate. Music will fly away in a quick breeze, and even a slight drizzle is bad. Clothespins, sunglasses, winter coats, and sweaty faces look bad in wedding photos.
- There’s more to life than a string quartet, be open to other groupings of instruments. A mix of flute with strings can sound surprisingly good!
- Shakespeare said: “If music be the food of love, play on.”
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(See the Wedding music page if you’d like to hear some wedding selections: solo harp or solo flute )
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Thanks for considering live music for your event.
Music played on harp is both elegant and economical. Elegant because it sets a peaceful, beautiful tone, and economical because you are only paying for one musician. In my case, there is the added benefit of getting two musicians for the price of one, since I am both a harpist and a flutist.
As a bride or groom, it’s normal to worry about details. If you choose me to perform on your special day, you’ll never have to worry about the music. I’m professional, experienced, and reliable. I’ll be on time and make every aspect of the music you choose for your special day memorable.
Get an idea of how the music at your wedding could sound by listening to the sound clips I have available on my website.
My ceremony package includes 30 minutes of music to set the tone as your guests arrive, all of the ceremony music, and music as your guests leave the ceremony area. A deposit and a signed contract reserves your date.
My music has helped to make hundreds of weddings memorable, and I hope to play a part in yours.
Warmest regards,
PJ Rohr