Where can you find music to choose from for your wedding ceremony?
1. Here.
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3. Ask your church wedding ceremony musician for ideas. This can jump start your planning by letting you know what music he or she is already familiar with. Just be sure to tell him or her whether you want recommendations that include the obvious choices or want more distinctive ideas.
4. For a connection with your family’s past, consider selecting one or more pieces that were part of a significant relative’s wedding ceremony, such as your parents, grandparents or other relatives.
5. Other web sites.
But be warned that you may have to spend time carefully reviewing their information as most other sites don’t differentiate what’s appropriate for a church and what can work for any wedding. Lists that work for an outdoor garden wedding may not be as helpful for a church wedding. Any music list containing both Bob Marley and George Frideric Handel is probably pretty generic and not likely to provide any wonderful new surprise ideas.
Of course, we’ll only provide suggestions suitable for a church wedding ceremony.
6. Wedding music compilation CDs, from retail stores or online retailers.
You’ll find that some of these are filled with the same commonly-used music you may want to avoid. However, it is possible to find some occasional great ideas.
You will also have to watch out for unrealistic recordings: you may hear a groups of instruments (even large orchestras!) performing that aren’t realistic for most weddings.
Even so, you can at least get some ideas and a sense for what you might want to include in your ceremony.
7. Online music stores such as Apple’s iTunes Music Store and Amazon.com often have the same CDs available but also offer tracks for individual download. Such stores offer the extra advantage of previewing tracks. The same concerns about compilation CD also apply here.
8. Some music stores sell books of wedding-related sheet music. If you can read music or have access to someone who can, this can provide some ideas. But, as with CDs, there’s a good chance that much of the music will be of the commonly-used variety.
What other music sources have you used or known to have been helpful? Have you heard a particularly good wedding music compilation CD? Leave a comment and join the conversation. Your comments are always welcome and appreciated!
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