Wedding Ceremony Music

Choosing the Right Wedding Ceremony Music

Your wedding ceremony music can set the tone for the entire day. While there's nothing wrong with using an upbeat tune, the music must be appropriate. It may be important to reflect your tastes, but it’s just as important to remember this is a wedding, and therefore a little dignity is in order. You wouldn’t want a raunchy rock tune, nor would you want a weepy ballad. When choosing your music, think about something that will continue to mean something to you ten or twenty years from now. Will you still be happy with your choice, or will you regret having such a unique song?

Other Considerations

There are other important considerations when choosing wedding ceremony music. For instance, when choosing an up-tempo piece, will this be something that all involved can walk to and still keep the pace? If the person who will be giving you away is elderly and won't be able to keep up, this may not do. Will the flower girl have to run to keep in time to the music? Will your high heels allow you to walk at a brisk pace? These are all factors to keep in mind when choosing your music.

Your music will also have to be edited for length. Once all of the aisle walking is done, and all parties are in place, the music should end. The last thing you want is an uncomfortable, boring wait for the wedding ceremony music to finish.

Romantic music is popular.

Classical Music

Classical music is an appropriate choice for wedding ceremonies. It adds a sense of class and elegance to the processional and can be truly uplifting. In addition to Wagner’s wedding march, popular selections include Pachelbel’s “Canon in D” or a selection from Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons".

Contemporary Music

There’s nothing wrong with choosing a more contemporary song, either. If there’s a love song near and dear to your heart, you may wish to use this as your wedding ceremony music. Keep the tempo and length in mind and consider all words carefully as they need to be appropriate. Make sure you know all the words to the song. While the chorus of a song may say one thing, the lyrics and meaning may be just the opposite. The last thing you want is to make an inappropriate selection. Some contemporary couples choose “At last” sung by Etta James or the wedding processional from “The Sound of Music”.

Musicians

Once you’ve made your choice, you’ll need to make one more decision. How will this music be played? Will it be taped and piped in over loud speakers? Will the church’s organist be doing the honors? These are two options. You can also go with your disc jockey, this works especially well if the wedding and reception are both held in the same location. Hiring classical musicians to play will ensure a dignified and elegant affair.

The most important consideration is to choose music that not only means something to you but is also appropriate to the occasion. After all, you’ll have the memories for the rest of your life.