About this vendor
Based in Raleigh, NC, Sarah Cavaiani of Hummingbird Harmonies is a wedding soloist. For nearly 15 years, she has offered music for special events and occasions. Sarah is committed to excellent customer service, ensuring that clients receive the best from day one.
Sarah makes it her priority to craft events that are even better than couples imagined them. Meeting with clients beforehand, she establishes a relationship to provide the best services possible. By doing this, she may tailor a musical set to meet couples' needs and preferences, making the entire process as stress-free as possible.
Harpist Sarah loves to make events something truly special. By focusing on the joyful, unique, and memorable, she creates an environment that is fueled by beautiful music. To discuss different playstyles, song selections, or other details, couples can schedule a chat with Sarah to create their special, dream-come-true event. Unlike other classical musicians, Sarah specializes in offering a wide variety of musical genres. If she doesn't have something in her repertoire, she is happy to learn it for your event.
Hummingbird Harmonies offers four distinct wedding packages, ranging from ceremony only to full-service wedding weekends. Custom packages are also available so you can build the experience that best suits your needs. Your wedding should be a reflection of you - Hummingbird Harmonies is here to help.
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Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Instruments
- Harp
Music Genres
- Celtic
- Classical
- Folk
- Jazz
- Pop
- R&B
Music Services
- Live Music
- Recorded Music
- Sound Equipment
Wedding Activities
- Rehearsals & Parties
- Rehearsal Dinner
- Welcome Party
- Wedding
- Ceremony
- Cocktail Hour
Awards and Affiliations
3-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2025.2024.2023.
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out of 5.031 reviews
Having harp music at our wedding was absolutely perfect and Sarah Cavaliani was so incredibly engaged, helpful, and supportive throughout the process of planning the music and logi...
stics. The harp was a beautiful addition and so much more moving and artful than DJ or recorded music. Our guests loved it. I highly recommend Sarah, a truly gifted musician and beautiful person who will help make your day even more special.
We had Sarah play for our wedding ceremony and cocktail hour. It was absolutely perfect!! It was a lot of our guests favorite part of the wedding, for the ceremony I asked her to p...
lay the interstellar theme walking down the aisle and she was perfect it was so beautiful and our recessional was Married Life from Up it was amazing. For our cocktail hour we picked mostly Disney songs and songs from movies and even one song from Tool (Schism) and our guests had so much fun figuring out the songs playing and what movie they were from! I would recommend doing this over DJ any day it was so perfect
She helped bring my fantasy to life. I was able to walk down the aisle to the sing I had been dreaming of and my guest were able to enjoy live music! She worked with me to ensure t...
he process was easy and smooth! Absolutely recommend!
We were absolutely thrilled to have Sarah play for our wedding ceremony and cocktail hour. Her music added such a beautiful, elegant touch to the entire day, and it truly made our ...
celebration all the more magical.
One of the most meaningful touches was that she learned a brand new piece for us from Final Fantasy IX to play as I walked down the aisle. Hearing that music performed live on a harp during such an important moment was so moving, and it's something my husband and I will remember for the rest of our lives.
Sarah's playing throughout the ceremony and cocktail hour was simply stunning. Many of our guests commented on how much they enjoyed listening to her; it created such a lovely, intimate and relaxed ambiance.
We are so grateful to Sarah's care and talent she brought to our wedding day. If you are looking for a harpist or considering live music for your wedding day, we cannot recommend Hummingbird Harmonies highly enough!
Sarah was an absolute delight to work with. She is very communicative and really made my vision come to life. She is so talented and her harp playing is absolutely outstanding. The...
music was beautiful! Would 100% recommend and would love to work with her in the future.
Sarah was an absolute dream! She came highly recommended by our wedding planner, Coralie of White Tie Planner. We had high expectations going in, and she exceeded all of them. She ...
was easy to work and communicate with, picked up on our vibe immediately, and recommended great songs from her repertoire to play throughout the day. We requested she add 3 songs for the processional, bride entrance, and recessional, and she crushed them. We almost cried hearing her play. Our guests also loved her playing. We have gotten nothing but rave reviews about how she did during the ceremony and cocktail hour. If we ever have the chance to hire a harpist for something again, we will absolutely go to Sarah first.
Sarah, if you read this, thank you a million for helping make our wedding so perfectly enchanting!
Sarah is so amazing!! We had the pleasure of having her play at our wedding this year, and I couldn't have asked for a better experience. Her music added a charming and cultivated ...
presence to our cermony and cocktail hour, while also incorporating our own style. She offers a diverse catalog of genres and songs that allows you to curate a song list that is both personal and tailored to your vision. She is also so incredibly kind, professional, and makes it a priority to meet your needs to her best ability. My husband and I both had songs that we wanted to walk down the aisle to and she was able to learn and play them beautifully at our wedding. Sarah also makes it a priority to make all of her couples feel special and supported throughout the wedding planning process. If you're looking for a musician who is talented, professional and committed to their couples - Sarah is your person!
Sarah added a wonderful, romantic touch to our wedding! She was great to work with, and curated the playlist to match our requests. Thank you so much for being part of making our d...
ay so special!
We loved having Sarah play during our wedding ceremony and cocktail hour. She was very professional and easy to work with. She gave us a very large and diverse list of songs to ch...
oose from, in addition to learning a new one if we requested it (we did not). Overall, having her be a part of our wedding day was a joy and we highly recommend booking her for your next event.
Sarah's music brought such a magical touch to our special day. Her communication was top notch, and she was so easy to work with. I loved picking out the songs and then hearing the...
m on our wedding day. Highly recommend!!
Sarah was such a joy to work with during our wedding planning process! We knew we wanted the beautiful, ethereal aspect of a harp to accompany us during our ceremony and cocktail h...
our, and Sarah fit that need so perfectly. She is incredibly organized and has such a wide range of song selections to choose from. She also stays on top of new music as well, and learned a newer song for our bridal procession! Hearing her begin the song I was walking down to as I was hiding behind the doors waiting to enter was a moment that nearly drove me to tears, as music is so important to me.
Working with Sarah was very easy, and she is incredibly timely and professional (in addition to being a wonderful person in general). I would highly recommend her if you are looking to add a harpist to your event!
Sarah was absolutely amazing on the harp for our ceremony and cocktail hour! Sarah was incredible to work with throughout the wedding planning process. She has a very wide variety ...
of music genres that she can play. We loved the process of picking out our music because Sarah was very responsive and provided great insight. Many guests remarked how unique having a harp was and how wonderful she sounded!
I am writing this review about Sarah. First of all, she was so great at being responsive which right off the bat was a big deal for me. Planning a wedding is stressful but during o...
ur first initial meet through Zoom I was immediately put at ease. Second, booking her was extremely easy and fairly priced. Thirdly, she was on time and I balled my eyes out walking down the aisle to beauty and the beast. I've never heard the harp in person and it was an experience I will never forget. She made my event elegant and elevated in all the right ways. If I ever have an excuse to bring Sarah back to another event, I WILL and will recommend her to anyone looking for calm, beautiful music for any event. Thank you thank you thank you Sarah!
Sarah played at our wedding ceremony and was absolutely amazing! She is an extremely talented musician and she is just wonderful to work with! She has an astonishingly vast reperto...
ire. Us and our guests loved every minute of her performance. Plus she was super well organized and communicative throughout the planning phase - a true joy!
We did a destination wedding all the way from NY down to NC. Planning is not easy long distance but I found Sarah and communication with her was easy. Sarah is very responsive and ...
her song list is many she made it easy to select out songs we wanted and our guest could not stop talking about how beautiful it was to have her there and how angelic she sounded playing the harp.
I wanted our ceremony like a fairytale and that’s exactly what we got! I am glad we made that simple splurge that had a huge impact.
We hired Sarah to provide music at our wedding, partly because of her amazing song selection, and partly because of her support of the LGBT community. She far exceeded my expectati...
ons, and the next excuse I have to hire her, I'd love to! It was so easy to work with her. I cried after our first meeting, because I finally felt calm and supported. We both cried listening to a recording of a song she arranged/played for us. She provided clear communication, enthusiastically knew how to support our visions and make our day work the way we wanted, and made me feel at-ease about the capital-W Wedding Day. During our wedding, my guests LOVED her and we even had a sing-along during dinner. Not everything that day went 100% perfectly, and she so professionally rolled with it. (I actually had no idea at the time, I found out later) :D Five Stars, would shop again. Sarah- THANK YOU
Sarah was the absolute best addition to our ceremony. Hearing Sarah play as we walked down the aisle set such an elegant tone. We knew we wanted to have her as a part of our big da...
y since the first moment we heard her play. We appreciated her various music options and professionalism. She was very helpful and we would highly recommend her to anyone looking to add the sweetest touch to their wedding day!
Sarah was amazing!! She lead me through the whole process and made great song recommendations. The day of, I ended up making slight time changes because the ceremony lasted way sh...
orter than I thought and Sarah rolled with the changes and continued to play through the cocktail hour. She was super sweet and professional. Highly recommend.
It was an absolute joy to have Sarah be a part of our wedding experience. Her music was unparalleled; it was truly heavenly to hear. Additionally, she was a pleasure to work with. ...
She helped tailor our song choices to fit our passions as a couple. She had proactive communication and was always readily available when we needed to talk. We cannot recommend her enough - you would be lucky to have her as part of the most special day. We can't imagine anyone better!
Sarah made the wedding ceremony so special. She spent so much time with us preparing for the event, and she did a beautiful job. Having a harpist is a beautiful way to be a little ...
different from other weddings. She played some contemporary songs, as well as traditional music. She was a pleasure to work with!
I couldn’t be more impressed with Sarah! She was the star of the show and everyone is raving about her music that she played for our ceremony and cocktail hour! She was so helpful ...
finding the perfect songs! Don’t look elsewhere and hire her !!!
Sarah made our wedding ceremony so special!!!! She is so talented and has a wide variety of songs from every genre! (Everything from hymns and musicals to pop and R&B). Sarah had e...
xcellent communication and always responded quickly if we had questions for her before our wedding day. She was so kind, friendly, and I can’t imagine our wedding day without her. Thanks again, Sarah! We would definitely recommend Sarah to anyone looking for a harpist for their wedding day or any other special event.
Sarah played at my wedding and it was an amazing experience. The music was played beautifully. It added the perfect level of intimacy I needed on my special day. I would 100% recom...
mend her to others! Thank you Sarah!
Sarah was AMAZING to work with - She's just a genuinely nice and sweet person overall. Not only is she a very talented harpist, but she was so easy to work with! Everyone at my wed...
ding was commenting about how beautiful her music was. The transition of each song was effortless and beautifully orchestrated. Overall, I highly recommend working with Sarah!
From the moment we first reached out, Sarah was communicative, friendly, and professional. She played for both our ceremony and cocktail hour. We were so glad that she stayed past ...
the ceremony because we loved so many of the songs on her list and wanted them at our wedding! The day of the wedding she was prompt, dressed for our black tie event, and our planner said she was the best harpist she had ever worked with!
We were nervous when Sarah got COVID 11 days before our wedding, but she communicated with us extensively those last two weeks, including having back-up performers in case she wasn't able to make it. Her music was angelic and our guests are still raving about it! Thank you, Sarah!
Sarah was extremely good and was part of making our special day so great. She had a wide list of songs to choose from, so we were able to tailor the music to our interests. She w...
as punctual, professional, and very talented playing the harp. My wife commented that we wished we had booked her for the cocktail hour too, not just the ceremony. Highly recommended.
Absolutely the most beautiful music! Plenty of music choices. It was so hard to choose because she has an extensive list. The whole process from hiring to choosing the music to t...
he actual event was so easy. The pricing is fair, too. Sarah is delightful and very talented. We are so fortunate to have found her.
Sarah was super easy to communicate with, and gave a few great suggestions for songs. The harp really elevated the outdoor ceremony we had. Thank you!!
Sarah did an amazing job at our wedding! She was very professional and easy to work with. I appreciated her responsiveness on e-mail. Her song list had plenty of variety for us to ...
choose from and met our ceremony needs perfectly!! Seriously everyone should have a harpist at their wedding! I genuinely enjoyed hearing her play while I was tucked away as guests arrived. Her sound is graceful and relaxing— exactly what I needed in that moment. I highly recommend Hummingbird harmonies!!
Sarah was awesome! She was very responsive before our event and even learned some special songs we requested. Sarah made our ceremony special and we received many compliments from...
our guests. I would definitely recommend her as she is super talented and very professional.
Sarah was wonderful to work with. Things were crazy with the Covid pandemic and we had to change venues, and bride was late to wedding but Sarah just kept playing the music we choo...
se and extra songs . Her dress was perfect and she was so friendly. The sound was amazing.
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