Imagine that you have spent months preparing for your wedding day. But something goes wrong with the music during the ceremony. Instead of the music accenting a beautiful ceremony, the problem diverts attention and blemishes the moment.
There are many things that can go wrong with your wedding and your wedding music. Fortunately, many of them are preventable.
One way to prevent many problems is to simply plan ahead. Consider downloading and using my church wedding music planning checklist.
You can get advice from people you know that have been through this before or from experts, including your church musician, your church’s wedding coordinator and others. Wedding Music Unveiled can also provide helpful advice that you can read at your own pace that will keep you on top of things.
My advice for you today is in the form of three music-related stories of wedding disasters and how they could have been prevented. [Read the full article…]
Be careful not to assume your church wedding musician gets paid to play for your wedding by the church.
Many don’t realize this, but the salary that your church pays its musicians (e.g., music director, organists, pianists) does not cover playing for weddings, if they even get a salary! This is especially misunderstood by those getting married in a church they’re not too familiar with. [Read the full article…]
Are you having trouble finding wedding songs?
For some reason, picking wedding songs for use during the ceremony seems to be one of the more difficult musical choices a bride gets to make. When asked for recommendations, I can also find this to be challenging, and as a musician, I have access to a lot of music.
Why so difficult? (And then I have music suggestions for you!) [Read the full article…]
Hi! I have a question for you today.
What part of the ceremony are you having the most difficulty finding music for?
I’m sure it’s probably different for everyone. Some know exactly what they want for their processional and have known for a long time. Others just can’t find the right piece of music.
As a musician, when I’m looking at music, I have the most trouble with vocal solos for during the ceremony. Sometimes, finding a recessional can also difficult. But helping someone find music for a processional comes easy.
I’m curious. What parts of the ceremony cause problems for you and why do think this is so?
Being organized is important. It will help keep you focused on what currently needs to be done and prevent things from falling through the cracks. Even so, sometimes reality gets in the way and things don’t go according to plan.
When this happens, it may not make sense to just stop and wait while the problem detail gets sorted out. In fact, it’s almost always best to move on, do what you can, and when the detail gets resolved, then come back to where you’re at now.
Stopping and waiting can cause you to miss valuable planning or preparation time. But other times, it does make sense to do just that.
Here are some strategies you can use help you stay organized even when reality works against you. [Read the full article…]
Imagine that you have spent months preparing for your wedding day. But something goes wrong with the music during the ceremony. Instead of the music accenting a beautiful ceremony, the problem diverts attention and blemishes the moment.
