The Elegant Harp Lydia Weaver Haywood

Lydia was absolutely amazing to work with! We hired her to be our ceremony musician, and I'm so glad we did. She came highly recommended by our venue, and was able to meet with us on our schedule (I travel for work and was only home weekends). She gave us a sampling of the music she could play, and said if there was something specific we wanted that she didn't know to give her the song title/artist and she would learn it. She plays a wide variety - our ceremony included songs like Clair de Lune, Where the Green Grass Grows, Stairway to Heaven, Pachelbel's Cannon in D, and A Thousand Years. Such wonderful talent, and perfect for our ceremony and the space! She was such a pleasure to work with, very quick to respond, and I hope to be able to have her at another event in the future! Thanks Lydia!!

Lydia was amazing! The music was flawless and beautiful for our black tie wedding at the art museum and statehouse. She worked with us beforehand to make sure the music fit our personalities and one song flowed into another. She even learned "our song" and we were able to hear that as we walked out for the first time as husband and wife. I would highly recommend Lydia to anyone looking for an elegant harp for their wedding. She did a wonderful job.

Although, as the bride, I didn't get to hear the pre-ceremony music, I had nothing but glowing comments from my husband and my guests about Lydia's fabulous playing and her beautiful harp before the ceremony. I heard her play the processional piece, a piece in the middle of the ceremony and the recessional tune. All were beautiful. I picked a few non-traditional pieces she had in her playlist to be played before the ceremony along with more traditional pieces. Guests were surprised to hear Stairway to Heaven being played on the harp. Lydia was willing to play our choices and would have learned something new had we requested it. She allowed us to come to her home to hear her play before we decided to go with her. She was friendly, pleasant and extremely talented. I would highly recommend her services. The only thing I would offer to Lydia to improve would be to offer more samples of her playlist on her website. I did listen to quite a few of the songs listed on her playlist through other harpists' websites since I was not familiar with the majority of the pieces. I'm sure she would have played anything requested in person but in making the decision about songs, I found listening to them at home repeatedly on the web helpful. I did make my selections and sent her my song choices. She offered suggestions to my choices and we rearranged or changed things accordingly. I was glad to have her input and reasoning. She advised on pieces that were more appropriate for different portions of the service which made sense as I had only heard samples of many when I selected them. My only regret was not having her videotaped (no video of the rest of my ceremony either) for me to hear her playing before the ceremony and to be able to enjoy it at a later time. I would absolutely go to hear her play publicly any time I had the chance. Bravo, Lydia!

Lydia played for my daughter's morning wedding ceremony, which was held indoors. There were about 75 guests. The harp music was perfect- as a soft background sound during seating, and as a very moving processional & joyful recessional. She is easy to work with, professional, and is an amazing harpist. Highly recommended!

Lydia did an amazing job at our wedding. Her music was beautiful and she really added something extra special to our wedding. She was very professional and her communication throughout the planning process was great. I would highly recommend her to anyone!

I absolutely cannot say enough about Lydia Haywood. She provided the music for our ceremony and our dinner afterward. EVERYONE commented on how beautiful and classy Lydia & her Harp were. I picked my own music, some not traditional at all, and Lydia was more than accommodating to this. You would truly be doing yourself an injustice not to have her play for your event!!! Looking for something "different" to walk down the aisle? Have Lydia play John Denver's "Annie's Song" for you. Totally amazing and highly recommended!

Lydia provided excellent music for our ceremony. It was beautiful and added elegance to our special day.

Our wedding day, June 29, 2012, brought one of the worst wind and rain storms of the year to central Ohio. The wedding ceremony and reception were being held at our home in the back yard. Now everything had to be rearranged to happen inside the house, and the electricity had gone out. It was complete chaos as the family and wait staff worked to get everything ready. Lydia arrived, set up her harp, and began to play. After a few minutes, everyone in the house looked so much less panicked. It was impossible to be stressed out while listening to such angelic music. The electricity came back on just before the ceremony began. We only started about a half hour late. Lydia’s playing made the ceremony and the reception that followed both beautiful and elegant. We received so many favorable comments from our guests on how wonderful the harp music was. Lydia even played for an extra hour when we asked her. We would highly recommend Lydia Weaver Haywood to anyone who desires to have a truly special and elegant event.

Lydia did a wonderful job at our outdoor wedding. Have her play at our ceremony and cocktail hour was such a special touch.

Lydia's music was beautiful. She was very professional and we had several compliments on her work. I would defintiely recommend using her :)

The music was beautiful! The only complaint I have was she was very hard to communicate with leading up to the wedding day.

Although I did not get to enjoy much of the harp music Lydia provided, I did get to hear her during the Unity Candle and it was beautiful. She was very sweet to work with, and played samples! I received many compliments about the harp music! She is also very reasonably priced for the job she does!

Lydia was wonderful! She did a great job and was quite flexible. We decided at the last minute to move the wedding outside, since it was so night and it turned out wonderfully! My husband was really not interested in having live music - that evening, he loved every minute and was really enjoying the tunes she chose!