If you want to include a musical instrument, such as a violin, in your church wedding ceremony, you may be wondering how much music to have the musician play.
Should the musician play the whole ceremony? Instruments add a wonderful accent to a ceremony and help make it a personal and memorable event, so should you use them for everything? You’ll be paying him or her, so you might as well get all you can, and then you won’t need the church’s organ or piano, right?
Not quite.
In this article you’ll learn how to answer these questions. [Read the full article…]
Do you want your prelude wedding songs to be a jumbled collection of pieces thrown together?
Or would you like them to sound as if they were crafted together for the sole purpose of making your wedding ceremony an occasion to remember?
Here’s a tip for you that will help make your prelude music work together to help achieve the goal of setting the mood for your ceremony and culminate in its start – your procession down the aisle. [Read the full article…]
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).
[Read the full article…]
How much wedding prelude music do you need for your church wedding?
I’ve seen some recommendations for 40 to 45 minutes, but I think that’s ridiculous!
Most of your guests will arrive within 15 minutes of the start time.
My recommendation
So my standard recommendation is: plan for 15 to 20 minutes of wedding prelude music. [Read the full article…]
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What questions do you have about wedding music?
I know what questions have been asked by many other couples in your shoes. Some of these might also be questions you have.
With some help from other musicians and some clergy, I assembled a lot of these wedding music related questions into an FAQ document. The questions come from our combined experience over the years with countless weddings and questions readers like you sent in.
These assembled questions and answers are all included with my Guide to Selecting Memorable Church Wedding Music.
I want to share a few of them with you since they may be questions you also have! And if so, I hope they help you make your plans. This is another way I’m trying to help you prepare for your wedding day! [Read the full article…]
If you want to include a musical instrument, such as a violin, in your church wedding ceremony, you may be wondering how much music to have the musician play.
