Best Wedding Song Resources
Once you have selected your musician, you will want to meet to plan your wedding music. Your musician should be able to offer advice and provide you with a variety of music to choose from. Be sure and tell your musician any special song requests that you have. It can sometimes take 4-8 weeks to special order music, so it is important to do this well in advance of your wedding. Your musician will appreciate some time to learn the music as well. If you are having a traditional wedding ceremony, you will want to confer with your musician regarding the following items.
Prelude Music :: Your musician provides music to set the mood while the guests are being seated and waiting for the ceremony to begin.
Parents and Grandparents Song :: Sometimes couples want a special song played when the parents and grandparents are seated.
Wedding Party Processional :: This song is played when the bridal party enters.
Processional :: This song is played when the bride, groom or couple walks down the aisle. It can be a continuation of the wedding party processional or it can be a totally different piece of music. This music is usually grand and festive. For same sex weddings, the brides or grooms sometimes enter together or one after the other.
If you are having Unity Candle and/or Rose Presentation, music is often performed.
Signing of the Wedding License. If this is part of the ceremony, music provides a nice background.
If you are having Communion or Mass, music is often played or sung.
Recessional. This music is played at the conclusion of the ceremony when the couple makes their exit. This music is usually bright and lively.
Postlude Music. Your musician provides music for your guests to enjoy while the guests are being ushered out.
If you are having a non-traditional ceremony, you will want to meet with your musician early in your planning stages, so that you and your musician will have time to locate and select the music that will reflect your style of wedding.
Following a vineyard wedding ceremony, de Bois Entertainment performed wedding reception music under the tent at Vino in the Valley.
Following a vineyard wedding ceremony, de Bois Entertainment performed wedding reception music under the tent at Vino in the Valley.
If you prefer using recorded music for your ceremony rather than hiring a musician, check that your wedding facility has adequate sound equipment available. Ask if a sound technician is available.
Planning Your Wedding Cocktail, Dinner and Reception Music.
What type of atmosphere do you wish to create with the music? Do you want the music to represent a particular theme? Cocktail music is often upbeat and celebratory. Dinner music can be quiet and romantic. After Dinner do you want your musicians to get your guests out on the dance floor? Communicating you ideas with your musicians will allow you and your musicians to work together to create a repertoire that will reflect the style of music you want. Your musician’s personality matters! You want to feel comfortable with them and know that they understand you. Once you find musicians that you ‘click’ with, the music planning will be fun!
You’re almost done! There are just a few more details to cover.
1. Does your musician need to provide his/her own instrument or is the instrument available at the ceremony location? For example, if you hire a pianist, find out if there is a piano available and how much it costs to reserve. What is the sound quality of the instrument? How often is it tuned? Your musician should be taking care of all these details, but you’ll want to make sure that is the case. If a piano is not available, you may wish to rent one from a local music store or find out if your pianist will provide a portable piano.
2. Do you have vocalists that will need accompaniment? Let your ceremony musician know.
3. Some clergy and churches are selective as to the type of music they allow, be sure and check this out with the person officiating at your wedding.
4. Some facilities and churches have sound technicians, and some even require that you hire one for your event. You would want to hire a sound technician as soon as possible to insure his/her availability for your event.
Ok once you have chosen your musicians, finalized your music selections and covered the details, you can relax knowing that your musicians will create the perfect setting for your remarkable wedding!
de Bois’s ‘Wedding Ceremony Song List’ may also be a helpful resource to you at this time.
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