I’d like your opinion.
When you think of a “traditional wedding” (and let’s make it church weddings, since that’s my focus with Wedding Music Unveiled), what do you think of, especially with regards to ceremony music?
In your opinion, is it the sound or style of the music, the structure of the ceremony itself, or simply that the wedding is in a church that makes it traditional?
I know some people think that the music, especially the bride’s processional needs to be something like Pachelbel’s Canon in D or Jeremiah Clarke’s Trumpet Voluntary in D to make the ceremony traditional. Using a less well-known piece (or doing so for other parts of the ceremony) would be non-traditional.
Other people think that a church wedding with any sort of classical and/or sacred music is what makes it traditional. Still others think that if the wedding is in a church, it’s traditional.
I’ve come to learn that “traditional” means lots of different things to different people. So I try to be careful about using the word so as to not leave anyone unclear about what I’m referring to.
There’s probably no right answer. But I’m still curious to hear what you think as you are someone interested in wedding ceremony music.
Please leave a comment and share your thoughts. Thanks.
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