Avalon Harp

We hired Jan Pearce as a harpest for our wedding ceremony and she did a wonderful job. She just finished up a masters in harp last spring and her command of the harp is top notch. She would play samples of a few things by ear during our consultation and somehow had sheet music for a lot of obscure things I thought for sure we’d have to track down.
I wouldn’t have thought a musician would be a highlight of the day and I certainly hadn’t budgeted for live music at the ceremony. If someone hadn’t told me how distracting ipod music changes could be, I probably would have gone that route and then been really sad listening to my wedding video.
Jan’s husband is a marriage commisioner and because of that she knows all the cues in the ceremony he officiated for us and the music transitions were better than one could imagine. The aliveness of the harp vs recorded music was so much more beautiful and it made me much more emotional walking down the aisle than anything I could have pumped out on the speakers.
She learned a few pieces for us too which made things extra special. My husband entered to star wars on the harp… yup. She also played some alice in wonderland songs for our themed wedding which was just perfect.
I certainly would recommend Jan if you’re looking for a harpest or if you are looking for an eleigant way to bring music to a wedding ceremony. She also teaches and does other private events but I can’t speak to that.