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Wedding Music Advice To Not Listen ToOne chance. That’s it.

You get only one chance to plan your wedding ceremony. You’ve never done this before. There’s no “practice” round. You have to get it right the first time.

Even more stressful is how foreign the work can seem, not knowing much about classical music or church music planning.

It makes sense to turn to others for advice to help make the ceremony as close to perfect as possible.

There is a lot of advice out there for planning a wedding. There’s even a decent amount of advice for planning wedding ceremony music.

But good advice is hard to find [Read the full article…]

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Music Tips for Small WeddingsShould you have music at a very small, intimate church wedding ceremony?

Many couples choose to have no music at all. I can understand that, but it’s a shame.

Music is such a powerful way of expressing emotion. Your joy at being married is no less because the ceremony is small, so I think you’d be losing something by foregoing music just because of the size of the wedding. [Read the full article…]

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Brides Deserve Better Advice From Wedding Music Guides“Not your parents’ music”.

I was recently poking around the internet looking for other information on planning church wedding music. I was not encouraged by the results.

While there are plenty of sites with advice for planning wedding music, even ceremony music, there is precious little for planning a church wedding. If that’s what you’re planning, it doesn’t help you much that you can’t find specific advice.

It reminded me why I started Wedding Music Unveiled and made me glad that I did. [Read the full article…]

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Don’t Let Your Musicians Choose Your Wedding Music Without Reading This!If you just can’t find the right ceremony music for your wedding or you’re really busy, you may be tempted to just ask your musician to pick something for you.

Don’t worry. All hope for having memorable ceremony music that reflects you is not completely lost (see Music That Reflects You) if you decide to do this! But there are a few things you should keep in mind before you ask. [Read the full article…]

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Music for Christmas WeddingsWondering what kind of music to use for your Christmas season wedding?

If your church wedding is planned near or during the Christmas season, you may be wondering whether to use Christmas music and if so, how much. [Read the full article…]

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First Meeting with Your Church Musician – Preventing Wedding Day Surprises

The very first meeting with your church musician, in preparation for your wedding ceremony, is key to achieving the distinctive and memorable music you’re after.

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How Much Will Your Wedding Musicians Cost You?

Figuring out how much your church wedding musicians will cost depends on many factors. To get some real-world input, here are some questions (in the form of several quick polls) that I’m throwing out to my readers.

It will only take a few minutes to share some important information for all to benefit from!

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Easy Tips That Will Save You From Wedding Program Embarrassment

The printed wedding program is one of your first chances to make an impression on your guests as they arrive for the ceremony. Especially when you’re spending money on a fancy program, make sure the details are correct!

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Are You Following These Stress-Free Wedding Music Planning Steps? (Part 2)

Part two of Wedding Music Unveiled’s article offering six stress-reducing steps for planning music for a church wedding ceremony.

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Are You Following These Stress-Free Wedding Music Planning Steps? (Part 1)

Wedding Music Unveiled offers six stress-reducing steps for planning music for a church wedding ceremony.

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