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wedding checklistLet’s face it, checklists aren’t the most exciting part of planning your wedding (or of any project).

But for certain types of projects, they are invaluable. One such type of project is one where there’s a lot to be done, you’ve never done the work before, and you really don’t want to miss an important detail.

Planning your wedding is one of those types of projects.

So is planning your wedding music! [Read the full article…]

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Here’s What to Do Next If Your Wedding Musician Doesn’t Have the Music You WantYou’ve found a perfect piece of music for your church wedding. You mention it to your musician and you get back a “what’s that”? look. Or a response like “I don’t think I have that in my library.” Or worse, “I know I don’t have that piece.”

What to do?

Don’t worry, this doesn’t have to be the end of the world. Here are some tips for getting past this little hurdle. [Read the full article…]

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How to Survive Being Hopelessly Behind in Your Ceremony Music PlanningHow far along are you with your wedding ceremony music planning?

Are you like most people I’ve talked with and feel hopelessly behind because your wedding date is getting so close?

If your church wedding is less than 2 months away and you don’t have musicians and music finalized yet, you’re not alone.

But you are in the danger zone. I don’t mean to scare you (I know you’ve got plenty on your plate as it is). You’re at the point where it may become difficult to find a musician, to work out the ceremony music selections or even for the musician to get copies of and practice (or learn, if necessary) the music in the time remaining.

Survival tips

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Traditional WeddingHow would you describe your upcoming wedding ceremony? Is it going to be a traditional wedding?

I know many of you are planning for a traditional wedding. But some of you don’t want it to be too traditional.

Others definitely don’t want a traditional wedding at all but are planning a church wedding.

In both cases, you need music ideas that don’t scream TRADITIONAL WEDDING! [Read the full article…]

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Have you ever planned a church wedding ceremony before?

Probably not. If this is all new to you, you need to be shown what to tell your musicians and to ask your musicians. Asking questions will help make sure your ceremony is what you wanted. It doesn’t all just happen by magic, after all. [Read the full article…]

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Overused Wedding Music Is Not The Bride’s Fault

Couples often ask their wedding musicians for overused music choices. But this may be because those are the only choices the couples know! Here are some tips for how musicians, particularly church musicians can more effectively serve the couples turning to them for help in preparing meaningful ceremony music.

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Information to Have Ready For Your Church Wedding Musician

If you’re getting married this Spring or Summer and haven’t yet met with your church’s musician to start planning your ceremony music, you’re running out of time. Schedule the meeting now. And use this list of information as a guide to help you be prepared for the discussion.

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The #1 Cause of Wedding Music Stress

Not starting planning your wedding music in time to accomplish everything is the biggest cause of stress. Are you sure you know everything that needs to be done to make your wedding music go of without a hitch? Here’s a list. Use it to make sure you start your wedding music preparations in time to get it all done without stressing yourself out.

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Wedding Music Advice To Not Listen To: 5 Examples

You get only one chance to plan your wedding ceremony. Wedding music can be difficult to plan since you’ve never done it before and probably don’t know much about classical music. Unfortunately, many wedding guides don’t help you. Rather than giving you the advice you need for a church wedding, you get generic advice from people who aren’t music experts. The results can be disappointing.

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Are You Missing Out on Valuable Wedding Music Advice?

There’s a lot more helpful wedding music information available from Wedding Music Unveiled than just what’s on the web site. Subscribe to our email newsletter for additional downloads, music selections, tips and articles.

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