I've looked around at some harpists' sites. Some of them get real snooty about it...like having a master's degree in music and playing pedal harp automatically makes you good at weddings. Don't get me wrong--weddings can be tricky--but sheesh! And I know those people charge an arm and a leg.

I was talking about it with my parents, and my mom said, "Oh, harps make such good wedding instruments." My brother isn't getting married for about another year, and my mom joked that they could buy me a harp on the condition that I play for the wedding. I said if that's what it took to get a harp, I'd totally take them up. Too bad they were kidding. Grrr. *lol*