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Alternatives to Pachelbel’s Canon: 5 More Church Wedding Processional Songs

by dave

Alternatives to Pachelbel’s Canon: 5 More Church Wedding Processional SongsAre you a “Canon” person or a “No Canon” person?

As you are undoubtedly aware, Pachelbel’s Canon in D is an extremely popular choice for wedding processional music.

I’ve had brides-to-be come to me looking for ideas for processional songs saying they want “anything but Pachelbel’s Canon!”. There are “No Canon” people out there!

If you like its style but hesitate to choose it for your own wedding it because it’s so commonly used, you may appreciate some alternatives. [Read the full article…]

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Wedding Music for Instruments

by dave

Couples love including instrumentalists in their wedding ceremonies but are often at a complete loss for what music to play. Does this sound familiar?

When your church wedding music plans are to just have the usual organ or piano providing the music, it’s not too difficult to figure out what your music choices are (especially if you’re searching this site or our church wedding music guide).

What music is good for an instrument to play?

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14 Brilliant Ideas for a Brilliant Instrument: Trumpet Wedding Music

by dave

I’ve got wedding music ideas for you of a most popular type: trumpet wedding music.

The trumpet is one of the oldest musical instruments we know about. Trumpets are often associated with festive, ceremonial occasions—including weddings.

I’m sure this is no surprise to you. The standard wedding repertoire is full of pieces with names like “trumpet voluntary” and “trumpet tune”. [Read the full article…]

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The Pachelbel Canon in D: What You Probably Don’t Know

by steve

Pachelbel's Canon: What You Probably Don't Know

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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?

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Want Some More Instrumental Wedding Music?

by dave

Want Some More Instrumental Wedding Music?

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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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New Twists on Traditional Wedding Processional Music

Choosing the same old tired music used by so many others in their weddings doesn’t help you get a Processional that grabs people’s attention. But sometimes, that’s just the right piece for you. Here are some alternate approaches to commonly-used wedding ceremony Processional music that should help guarantee a memorable wedding day.

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What Everyone Ought to Know About Wedding Processional Music

Get help choosing your wedding ceremony processional music.

95% of brides chose Clarke’s Trumpet Voluntary as their processional. How personal can their wedding ceremony be if everyone else is choosing the same music? This is the first part of a four-part article from Wedding Music Unveiled looking at the wedding ceremony Processional, discussing the mood you want to set, choosing music, and both common & uncommon pieces of music to use in your wedding.

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6 Overused Wedding Ceremony Pieces of Music Everyone Ought to Avoid

Here are some of the most commonly-used pieces in wedding ceremonies today that are so overused that they are no longer effective.

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