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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…]

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Be Prepared For the First Meeting With Your Church and Save TimeSave yourself some time by being prepared for your first meeting with your church. A good first meeting with your church is an important step toward the memorable and disaster-free ceremony you’re after.

Knowing what to expect in the meeting will help you to be prepared. [Read the full article…]

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church wedding music-does it have to be classical“Do I have to use classical music for my church wedding ceremony? Why can’t it be the music that I listen to?”

I’ve previously written about using classical music for choosing church wedding music. That article dealt with what it means for music “to be appropriate” for use in a church (see “What Everyone Ought To Know About Choosing Church Wedding Music”).

This time from a different angle

This time, I want to look at from a different angle; the “I don’t listen to classical music” angle. Classical music doesn’t have the audience it once did. This impacts wedding music planning because it’s very easy to discount it as irrelevant. [Read the full article…]

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Be Bold With Your Wedding Prelude Music!feature_articleFrom the first note played at your ceremony until the last, your music choices will say something about you. You get to choose what that statement is.

Starting with that first note, the music played before your ceremony begins helps your guests focus on what is to come by establishing the mood you’ve selected. [Read the full article…]

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A Wonderful Song for Wedding CeremoniesSometimes you just need an nice but easy song for your wedding. Sometimes, you’re stuck and need a good song idea.

“Love, In Christ” by the husband and wife team of Ralph and Dorothy Schultz has a great melody that’s easy for the singer and accompanist, is flexible enough to work with different instruments, is perfect for church use, and has a nice story behind it. [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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Make Important Decisions Before Planning Your Ceremony Music

Certain ceremony decisions can affect your ceremony music planning even when the decision isn’t about music. This article identifies those key decisions to get your music planning off to a good start.

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Define Your Wedding Music Essentials Now Or You’ll Feel Overwhelmed

One of the hardest things when starting a project is just getting started. Planning your wedding ceremony music is no exception for most people. Don’t start with the small stuff. Instead, start with the big stuff. List everything essential to your wedding ceremony.

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Wedding Songs for Church Wedding Ceremonies

It can be tricky enough to find the perfect song for your wedding, but finding one also appropriate for a church without issues can be extra difficult. But not if you follow these guidelines.

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What Everyone Ought To Know About Choosing Church Wedding Music

Church weddings are different than other weddings. A church is a dedicated house of worship. Church wedding music must fit with this purpose and because of this some music just doesn’t work. This article helps make sense of it all and gives the bride planning her wedding some advice on how to avoid music issues with her church.

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