When my daughter asked me to find a harpist to play at her wedding ceremony, I remembered that we had an excellent harpist play at the Assisted Living Home where I worked. I asked the Event Director for the name and number of that harpist and the contact information he gave me was GigSalad. When I tried to reach that particular harpist, I found she was no longer active. But through GigSalad I was able to listen to various harpists, read their profiles and in some cases review their playlists. I then received quotes in response to my request for a harpist on the particular day that I needed one. Therefore, ten months before the wedding I was able to hire a harpist through GigSalad. It was so easy that it was too good to be true.Then two months before the wedding, when I emailed the harpist, just to confirm the details, time, place, certain song requests; the response I received back was that she was in Europe and could not make the wedding in June due to visa problems. I was devastated! But GigSalad to the rescue! Because I filtered all my email correspondence through the GigSalad website they were able to confirm the harpists cancellation of my event and then immediately issue me a full refund.Now although I had to start the process to find a harpist again, I felt secure in knowing that I would be able to find another great harpist through GigSalad and more importantly that GigSalad had my back!And so I started my new search for a harpist. I found Ruth Bennett. After requesting and receiving quotes from many harpists, I spent time watching and listening to all their video posts on GigSalad and on YouTube. I loved what I saw by Ruth Bennett and responded to her by accepting her quote.After that, we started communicating about the specific requests my daughter had in mind for her ceremony. Due to Ruth's experience and vast repertoire of songs, she knew all the requests! She was always quick to respond to my emails, and I looked forward to the music she would provide at the ceremony! It was an outdoor ceremony and the day was sunny and hot, really really hot! But Ruth was cool and collected! We had her set up in the shade and the breeze delivered the harp music she played to the dais where the ceremony took place.Her harp playing enhanced the solemnity of the ceremony. It was an ethereal experience. I am fortunate to have found and hired Ruth. I highly recommend Ruth Bennett for any special event!
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