helpful advice

Not starting your planning early enough to accomplish everything is the biggest cause of wedding music stress.

Church musicians I’ve talked to report that too many couples wait too long to contact them about wedding music arrangements.

One or two months before the wedding is very late to be starting to talk about music and does not leave couples with many options.

For more on making arrangements for wedding music, see these articles on meeting with your church and your church musician.

You’ve got a lot to do

From the couple’s perspective, this is completely understandable. It’s easy for couples to be preoccupied with other wedding day details. There is a lot of work to do. [Read the full article…]

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Don’t Miss Out On Your Once-in-a-Lifetime OpportunityDon’t miss out on a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to communicate your joy in a way words cannot express.

Lots of work is ahead

Whether you have been engaged or just got engaged over the holidays, if you have a wedding coming up this year you already know just how much work you have to do in the coming months!

Preparing for your wedding day is no small project. You need to plan a reception, the ceremony, rehearsal dinners, dealing with out-of-town guests, attire, gifts, decorations, and the list goes on. Each of these by itself can be a major project.

This is your chance to express yourself

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How to Plan Wedding Ceremony Music“I need to plan my wedding ceremony music and I don’t know where to start.”

Boy, have I heard this more than a few times!

If you are new here, welcome!

If you’re getting married in 2011 and just starting your wedding planning (or at least the wedding ceremony music), I’ll help you out by showing you what your next steps should be.

By the way, if you’re just recently engaged, congratulations!

This article will help you even if you know absolutely nothing about church wedding music. [Read the full article…]

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Wedding Music 101“What is wedding prelude music?”

I get a lot of questions like this about wedding music.

I’m not surprised. In fact, this is the reason I started Wedding Music Unveiled—to help you make sense of church wedding music and make it easier for you to plan it.

If you are just starting out, you too might be confused by or unfamiliar with many wedding ceremony music terms.

Here’s a list of such terms with introductory-level definitions—explanations that work for you, not for musicians! This should put an end to the confusion.

Check out the end of the article for even more helpful information like this!

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A DIY Approach To Your Wedding MusicWould you let someone else pick your wedding dress or choose your bridesmaids and groomsmen?

Of course not!

It’s your wedding

You also wouldn’t let someone else choose other wedding details. It’s your celebration and you want it to reflect your personal choices.

You make the decisions about other aspects of your wedding because they’ll make the event more personal. [Read the full article…]

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A Tip For Choosing the Order of Your Prelude Wedding Songs

Here’s a tip for choosing the order of your wedding ceremony prelude songs so that they work together to set the mood you’re looking for.

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Keep Your Wedding Music In Touch With Reality

Here are a few quick thoughts on making sure your wedding ceremony music plans stay grounded in reality. You might choose your music based on recordings, but there are several factors that can keep music during the ceremony from sounding like the recording. I don’t want you to be disappointed.

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Wedding Disasters 2: Lessons From Stories of Wedding Music Gone Wrong

Who doesn’t love a good disaster story? Unfortunately, sometimes disasters happen at weddings, too. Fortunately, there’s often a lesson that can be learned. Here’s a wedding music disaster story and 3 tips you can use to make sure your wedding ceremony goes smoothly.

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6 Tips for Your Last-Minute Wedding Music Preparations

The final weeks of wedding preparation can be a frantic, hectic time. Fortunately, you’re not alone. Here are some tips based on my experience for wrapping up your wedding music planning, accomplishing everything you need to accomplish and minimizing stress.

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Should You List Ceremony Music in Your Wedding Program?

Wondering whether to list your ceremony music in your wedding program? I’ll help you decide. This article explains when you should and when you might not want to list your music. It also has tips to help you with how to list music!

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