Wedding Music Tips:
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Choosing the Right Wedding Music
by: Terje Brooks Ellingsen
Music is important in our life. The wedding music is an
essential part for a successful wedding arrangement, both
during the wedding ceremony and the wedding reception. Music
is all about feelings and a wedding represents the greatest
of all our feelings; love. The music you choose should
therefore reflect this. Here are some tips you can use when
you choose music for your wedding.
The arrival of the wedding guests
Live music or pipe in music should be played while guests
arrive. The purpose is to relax the atmosphere and make it
cosy for the guests. For this purpose slow, smooth
instrumental music like cool smooth jazz can be selected.
Once as the guests arrive, one or two solo’s should be
performed. Songs like “I will always love you” and Baccarach
songs like “The look of love” or “This Guy/Girl’s in love
with You” might be a good choice.
The Wedding Ceremony
Trumpet sounding when bride is ready to enter. “Trumpet
Voluntary” or "Trumpet Tune and Air" (Henry Purcell) would
be great or even the traditional “Here comes the Bride” by
Wagner. During ceremony, one wonderful song should be
performed for example “You are my Everything”. Remember too
much music could tire the guests, and make for a lengthy
ceremony.
The Wedding Reception
At Reception, choose a great song to walk in on when
announced to the guests. Married couple must choose their
first dance song which can be slow and romantic or wild and
crazy. This is their “special” song. Live DJ’d music is a
plus especially if the DJ has good talking skills. This can
keep the reception exciting and guests will have a great
time, a time remembered for years to come. A nice touch is a
song dedicated to the families of the Bride and Groom by the
Bride and Groom.
The Wedding Wrap up
One last song just for the Bride and Groom before they leave
and followed by at least 15 – 20 minutes of relaxing
instrumental music for guests to settle down before they
leave.
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