Taylor's Guitar Saves Wedding!

Emily Harris, a 30-year-old bride-to-be from Florida and a devoted Taylor Swift fan, faced a difficult decision when planning her November 2024 wedding with her fiancé, Jacob McDaniel. She realized that weddings can be quite expensive, and in an effort to cover the costs, she considered selling a cherished possession – a red guitar signed by Taylor Swift herself, which her father had given her on her 16th birthday. Emily's father, Randy Harris, was hesitant about the idea and expressed his concerns, saying, "I know this is something that means a lot to you. I would hate for you to sell it and then regret it later that 10 years down the line wishing that you still had it." Despite his reservations, Randy agreed to look into the guitar's value. On February 16th, Randy posted a message on the Taylor Swift's Vault fan page on Facebook, seeking advice from fellow Swifties. The post garnered hundreds of comments, with many fans urging Emily not to sell the "priceless" collector's item. Some suggested the couple scale back their wedding plans to reduce expenses, while others recommended starting a GoFundMe page to raise funds. Taking the fans' advice, the Harrises created a fundraising page. Emily wrote, "I was going to sell my signed Taylor Swift guitar to help pay for my upcoming wedding. However, some very nice and hardcore Swifties are against the sale and asked us to start this GoFundMe instead. This is a very, very kind suggestion and we will definitely pay it forward when we can." The response from the Swifties was overwhelming, with fans donating more than $1,600 to Emily and McDaniel's wedding fund. The couple was touched by the fans' generosity and willingness to help a complete stranger.
McDaniel, who collects sports memorabilia, expressed his amazement at the Swifties' support, saying, "I do think it's very special that there's a fan group out there that cares so deeply about the memorabilia that exists for this artist that they're willing to start a GoFundMe page. They wouldn't be trying to make it where you could keep something so valuable and so meaningful." For Emily, the Swifties' support is a testament to the incredible community that Taylor Swift has fostered through her music and concert experiences. She said, "You know, we're friends now. We're Swifties, we're buddies. It's worldwide that people are so connected because of one person that, you know, you don't know this person. But we have this in common." This heartwarming story showcases the power of the Taylor Swift fan community and their unwavering support for one another, even when it comes to helping a fellow fan keep a cherished piece of memorabilia while making their wedding dreams come true. Thanks for listening to Quiet Please: Remember to like and share wherever you get your podcasts

Episode Transcript

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Emily Harris, a thirty year oldbride to be from Florida and a devoted
Taylor Swift fan, faced a difficultdecision when planning her November twenty twenty four
wedding with her fiancee, Jacob mcdaniel. She realized that weddings can be
quite expensive, and in an effortto cover the costs, she considered selling
a cherished possession, a red guitarsigned by Taylor Swift herself, which her

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father had given her on her sixteenthbirthday. Emily's father, Randy Harris,
was hesitant about the idea and expressedhis concerns, saying, I know this
is something that means a lot toyou. I would hate for you to
sell it and then regret it laterthat ten years down the line, wishing
that you still had it. Despitehis reservations, Randy agreed to look into

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the guitar's value. On February sixteenth, Randy posted a message on the Taylor
Swift's Vault fan page on Facebook,seeking advice from fellow swifties. The post
garnered hundreds of comments, with manyfans urging Emily not to sell the priceless
collector's item. Some suggested the couplescale back their wedding plans to reduce expenses,
while others recommended starting a go fundMe page to raise funds. Taking

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the fans advice, the Harris hascreated a fundraising page. Emily wrote,
I was going to sell my signedTaylor Swift guitar to help pay for my
upcoming wedding. However, some verynice and hard core Swifties are against the
sale and asked us to start thisgo fund me instead. This is a
very very kind suggestion and we willdefinitely pay it forward when we can.
The response from the Swifties was overwhelming, with fans donating more than one thousand,

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six hundred dollars to Emily and mcdaniel's wedding fund. The couple was
touched by the fans generosity and willingnessto help a complete stranger. Mc daniel,
who collects sports memorabilia, expressed hisamazement at the Swifties support, saying
I do think it's very special thatthere's a fan group out there that cares
so deeply about the memorabilia that existsfor this artist that they're willing to start

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a go Fundme page. They wouldn'tbe trying to make it where you could
keep something so valuable and so meaningfulfor Emily. The Swifties' support is a
testament to the incredible community that TaylorSwift has fostered through her music and concert
experiences. She said, you knowwe're friends. Now, we're Swifties,
We're buddies. It's worldwide that peopleare so connected because of one person that

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you know. You don't know thisperson, but we have this in common.
This heartwarming story showcases the power ofthe Taylor Swift fan community and their
unwavering support for one another, evenwhen it comes to helping a fellow fan
keep a cherished piece of memorabilia whilemaking their wedding dreams come true. Thanks
for listening to Quiet. Please rememberto like and share wherever you get your podcasts.