If you just can’t find the right ceremony music for your wedding or you’re incredibly busy, you may be tempted to just ask your musician to pick something for you.
Don’t worry. All hope for having memorable ceremony music that reflects you is not completely lost (see Music That Reflects You) if you decide to do this!
But there are a few things to think about before you ask to make sure you actually get results you’re looking for (and not simply offloading a task to someone else).
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How 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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How 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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Do you feel swamped by wedding day preparations? Are you afraid that you won’t be able to find that perfect piece of music for your ceremony and that you’ll have to settle? Are music suggestions all starting to sound alike to you?
If you’re not entirely sure how you should be selecting music from your lists of ideas, I can help. Some people just stare at the list of music suggestions they have and at the list of music needed and just can’t get started. [Read the full article…]
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Are you stuck trying to find processional music?
One of the fears I hear most frequently from brides-to-be is that they won’t be able to find the perfect piece of music for walking down the aisle. Every bride needs perfect wedding ceremony processional music!
This can be a very real fear. If you’re swamped with wedding day preparations or if you don’t know too much about classical music or don’t know where to turn for music ideas, you can become very concerned about this, which can lead to worry, which can destroy your confidence. All this can keep you from focusing on music selection as much as you would like.
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