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More Combinations of Wedding Processional Songs

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More Combinations of Wedding Processional SongsMy gift to you: A few great wedding processional song combination ideas.

A majority of couples these days have two wedding processional songs: one for the bridal party (or sometimes the wedding party) and one for the bride herself.

When a couple chooses this direction, they have to find two pieces of music that go together well in a complementary way (because the pieces are played back-to-back). I doubt too many couples would want two pieces of music that clash.

I like to help couples plan their wedding music, especially when they have little experience with classical music and more especially because of this, they as a result feel a little unsure of themselves. [Read the full article…]

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Music Ideas for Christmas Weddings

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Music for Christmas WeddingsIn an earlier article, I gave you some tips for incorporating a Christmas-time “flavor” to your wedding music. The point of the article was that it is definitely possible, but you want to make sure your wedding is actually close to Christmas and that you don’t go overboard.

You can check out that Christmas wedding music tips article here.

Now I have actual music ideas for you. These ideas below will work fine. They’re not too “Christmas-y” (some aren’t Christmas music at all—but they’ll fit in perfectly). [Read the full article…]

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Wedding Music 101: Prelude, Postlude…What Does It All Mean?

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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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Church Hymns for Weddings

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Church Hymns for WeddingsThis article is written by guest author Robert Cruz, pianist, organist and choir director. I appreciate him taking the time to write it for you!

Since a wedding ceremony in a church is first and foremost a worship service, it is very fitting to include hymns as part of your ceremony music.

Many wedding rites allow for the use of hymns at various points of the ceremony, often as the processional/recessional or interspersed with the readings. The lighting of the unity candle, if included in your wedding ceremony, is another appropriate point for a hymn. [Read the full article…]

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Alternatives to Pachelbel’s Canon: 5 More Church Wedding Processional Songs

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Alternatives to Pachelbel’s Canon: 5 More Church Wedding Processional SongsAre you a “Canon” person or a “No Canon” person?

As you are undoubtedly aware, Pachelbel’s Canon in D is an extremely popular choice for wedding processional music.

I’ve had brides-to-be come to me looking for ideas for processional songs saying they want “anything but Pachelbel’s Canon!”. There are “No Canon” people out there!

If you like its style but hesitate to choose it for your own wedding it because it’s so commonly used, you may appreciate some alternatives. [Read the full article…]

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Ceremony Wedding Songs That Won’t Be Heard at Other Weddings

In this article, you’ll find ceremony wedding songs suggested that are very appropriate for churches, but just aren’t all that well known. They’re not pieces that are radical or “out there”. So they’ll be perfect for expressing your joy in a way unique to you!

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More Ideas for Your Wedding Processional

If you’ll have separate bridal party and bridal processions for your ceremony, here are some ideas for piecing together different wedding processional music pieces so that they sound good together.

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Birthday Music For Your Wedding Prelude? Bach Turns 325 and the World Celebrates

In 2010, the world celebrates the 325th birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach, one of the world’s greatest composers. As a church musician for much of his life, his music, already beautiful, also makes great choices for church wedding music. Here are some ideas you can use for your wedding processional, recession, solo, or prelude–Bach’s birthday celebration as part of your wedding!

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5 Exciting Wedding Ceremony Processional Choices

A common fear brides-to-be have is that they won’t be able to find the perfect piece of music for a wedding ceremony processional. This fear can be caused or magnified by being swamped with wedding day preparations, not knowing much about classical music, or not knowing where to turn for music ideas.

Wedding Music Unveiled can save you time and stress by giving you plenty of distinctive music selections for inspiration.

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Music Tips for Christmas Weddings

Christmas-time weddings seem to call out for special music. But you want to be careful not to overdo it. Here are some music tips that will bring a Christmas atmosphere to your church wedding.

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