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Don’t Let Your Musicians Choose Your Wedding Music Without Reading This!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 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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How to Stop Being Overwhelmed by Your Wedding Music Choices and Start Selecting Music

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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5 Exciting Wedding Ceremony Processional Choices

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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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Help! I Don’t Know Anything About Classical Music!

Are you intimidated by classical music and maybe a little bit afraid of selecting your classical wedding music? It’s not something that should hold you back. Let us give you some advice to help you get past it and select unique, memorable music for the ceremony of your dreams!

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Be Bold With Your Wedding Prelude Music!

From 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.

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Everything You Need To Know About Recessional Wedding Music

The church wedding ceremony recessional, just like any wedding recessional is the opportunity for the newly-married couple and their entire party to exit, celebrating with all their guests, the great joy they are experiencing. Here are some tips for planning this exciting part of the ceremony.

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What Everyone Ought to Know About Wedding Processional Music

This article will help you choose 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 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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