Wedding Music

Wedding Music

Music has become a vital part of the wedding ceremonies. This applies to most weddings held around the world. Before the wedding takes place, every member of the family takes as much time to decide which piece they would like to play in the wedding. No other elements in the wedding celebration have got the power to touch the hearts of the guest and engage the emotions of the entire people the way music does. Apart from that music conveys a message of joy and celebration reflecting the personality of both the bride and the groom.
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Weddings have different specific orders of events. The event starts from the entrance of the mothers and grandparents ushered inside followed by the groomsmen and clergy and then the bridesmaids. Finally the grand entry of the bride and the groom marks the day. All these events are accompanied by their own piece. Each piece marks the changing events and the importance of the function.

Wedding music is of vocal or instrumental kind that can be both classic and contemporary one. It can range from traditional Wagner’s “Here Comes the Bride” to Norah Jones’ “Come Away With Me’. This music is performed at wedding rehearsals, rehearsal dinners, wedding ceremonies and receptions.

In most weddings, musicians are hired to perform in the events. Beforehand the wedding parties and the musicians decide what piece they have to perform. Recorded music can substitute to fulfill the functions but live players are often the first choice of the party.

There are four parts to the wedding ceremony that requires music: prelude, processional, during the service and the recessional.


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A typical wedding starts with the prelude music. This music is played while the guests arrive and are seated. In moderns days the use of string quartets and harps has increase in popularity to be perform in the prelude music. After the prelude the other events follows accompanied by their own pieces. The bridal march is often accompanied by a procession tune. The most famous tune still followed now is the Wagner’s Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin (1850), often called “Here Comes the Bride”. This piece has been historically played by an organist. There may be few hymns during the service. At the end of the service, a lively recessional tune is played to mark the union of the bride and the groom while they make their exit. The music is mostly uplifting as it will reflect the celebration to follow.

During the wedding service often instrumental music performs in the event but the kind of music entirely lies at your hand to decide.
Types of Wedding music

In a wedding the right type of music can make a big difference. From walking down the aisle to the love song splayed by the live bands or the DJ Playing the selected music. Each piece should be carefully chosen.

To match the music with the theme of your wedding does take a serious consideration. The kind of music that you select has an important role in the wedding. The music helps to create an atmosphere that will suit the big event, set the scenes and pin moment to the memories long after the wedding is over.

The wedding starts with the prelude music. This is an important piece where the music provider establishes the mood for the wedding. The choice of the music is entirely up to you. You can choose a vocal or instrumental kind to create the mood. You can choose the organist playing to create a religious mood to mark the importance of the day. To create an elegant mood you can select string instrument. A vocalist singing contemporary love ballads will definitely give you a romantic atmosphere. If you want to create a variety of different moods, than you can choose ethnic collections. The only general rule that applies to prelude music is that it should not be a dance oriented kind.

During the wedding ceremonies the music should be a soft kind. The bride’s entry is the most important of all the events so the music that is played greatly contributes to this lifelong memory. A recommended music is the Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, which will surely create a lasting impression.

The end of the wedding usual marks the union of the couple. The music should be majestic and played with a quick tempo. Ode to Joy by Beethoven and Wedding March from Mendelssohn’s Midsummer Night’s Dream can fully give you the credit to proclaim the union.


Traditionally, at the reception, the bride and the groom take the first dance. The theme music for this moment is entirely romantic. It can be a song which has deep meaning to you or the lyrics describes what you feel about that person.
Another important dance at the reception is the father-daughter and the mother-son dance. You can choose music which will surely tell the importance of the relationship. Since the music expresses your joy it should be fast and triumphant. You can hire a live band or a DJ to perform in the events. Look for someone who is willing to take time to understand what you need. This will ensure your day is full of quality entertainment to your taste.

If you held your wedding outdoors, perhaps in the garden or on a beach, you might opt for a modern wedding songs and music instead of the traditional ceremony music.

Recommended wedding music

There are many options available for beautiful ceremony music. Some of the more popular wedding music includes:
Prelude

· Clair de Lune (Debussy)
· Hymne (Vangelis)
· O Mio Babbino Caro(Pucinni)

Processional

· Ave Maria (Schubert)
· Dodi Li
· Erev Shel Shoshanim

During the ceremony

· All I Ask of You (Webber)
· I Have Loved You (Joncas)
· Theme from Ice Castle (Hamlisch)

Recessional

· Allegro from Spring (Vivaldi)
· Harp Concerto (Handel)


Music thus plays an important role in each part of the wedding ceremony. No wedding can be completed without the tunes and rhythm of music. Before the music is finally decided, check with officials if the music selected are appropriate or not.