How many weddings have you been to where you haven’t heard Pachelbel’s Canon in D? Ever wonder how this piece got to be so famous? [Read the full article…]
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A few weeks ago, I posted an article with some instrumental wedding music ideas. Here are even more ideas for you. [Read the full article…]
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(Part 3 of a 4-part article)
You want your wedding processional music to express your joy, not make your guests yawn!
I discussed in the first part of this article that the focus of the processional is not the music itself, but that the music underscores the significance of the processional in a Christian wedding.
The processional music ought to convey great joy over what is about to occur. Makes sure that your choice of music helps people feel your joy. You don’t want your choice of music to not even be noticed (or worse, to make them yawn)! If the music is not distinctive, your expression of joy might be lost on your guests and your ceremony may not be that memorable.
In the previous part of this article, I discussed ceremony details that affect your choice of processional. This time, I’ll look at how you might be able to try a different approach to commonly used processionals if you really have your heart set on one of them. [Read the full article…]
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(Part 1 of a 4-part article)
95% of brides chose Jeremiah Clarke’s Trumpet Voluntary in D as their bridal processional and Pachelbel’s Canon in D was by far the most popular choice for processional wedding music (at least among the churches we sampled).
Sometimes, when 95% of people are doing something, you can safely assume that you should follow along. But in this case? How personal could their wedding ceremonies be if everyone else is doing the same thing?
With so many people using the same musical selections, is it any wonder that so many weddings all sound alike? Is it any wonder that many brides don’t pay much attention to the music for their wedding ceremonies? Perhaps that’s because without realizing that there are other choices out there, they just aren’t at all excited about how personal their ceremony could become!
Wedding Music Unveiled exists to help the future bride and groom select the most meaningful music for their wedding ceremony in order to make it distinctly their own.
In this series of articles, Wedding Music Unveiled focuses on the processional, specifically for Christian church weddings. [Read the full article…]
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She told me she can’t stand performing Pachelbel’s Canon in D. People rolled their eyes when I mentioned the piece.
I had just performed at a friend’s recent wedding and afterward had several conversations about wedding music. A cellist who also performed told me how she dreads performing the Canon in D because it is so repetitive and overused. Guests, even those who knew little about music, were sick of the Canon in D.
These guests appreciated how exciting and unusual the music choices had been for this particular wedding. None of the “usual” choices had been selected for this wedding. We contrasted the music we played with other pieces such as the Canon in D so often heard at weddings, I received many compliments because of the role music played in making this particular wedding ceremony special.
Needless to say, the bride was very pleased with the results. We had worked carefully to prepare music that matched exactly the moods she wanted to set.
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