Milla & Abbas, August 2010, at St James Paris.
Following our morning church ceremony, our wedding reception began at 13:00.
Since we didn’t want to have a huge party (and were only 40 people), my husband and I opted for a harpist to play during the reception. I found Myriam quite simply by Googling, since I had nobody to provide any recommendations and no idea about anything in Paris at the time. We briefly corresponded over email and we decided to meet for a coffee to discuss the wedding.
As soon as I met Myriam, I felt comfortable with her. I’m not entirely sure of how to explain it but I knew I wanted her to be a part of our day, she was so friendly, genuire and more importantly, interested in what we wanted for ouir special day.
Perhaps it sounds silly, but I wanted to feel comfortable with everybody involved from the church to the venue to the catering staff to the musician to the photographer – I wanted everybody and everything to feel just right.
We know nothing about classical music. We know that we like it, but our knowledge ends there !
Myriam was so helpful, and we had such confidence in her that we didn’t event specify a « must-play » list.
We explained that we wanted soft, romantic tunes and left the rest to her.
We were impressed, as were all of our guests.
I think both my dress and Myriam’s playing received top billing ! 🙂
As the afternoon drew to a close, Myriam answered questions from guests about her harp, and even showed us how to play a few notes. Needless to say, we were all awful but it was a lot of fun.
I feel strongly that people should have a passion, and it warms my heart to know that when Myriam plays, it’s not just her job, she actually plays with love, passion and joy.
I feel honoured that she was able to share those emotions on our wedding day.
Now I just need to arrange another wedding so we can have her back !
Milla’s blog : notjustanothermilla.com
Harpists & Musicians in Paris, France 