Comments on: Ceremony Music http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/04/05/ceremony-music/ The wedding blog that is all about the details... Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:01:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Wedding Songs http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/04/05/ceremony-music/#comment-21037 Wedding Songs Tue, 03 Feb 2009 20:18:19 +0000 http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/04/05/ceremony-music/#comment-21037 I agree that more couples are including some non-traditional music for their wedding-especially for the prelude. For example, as a harpist, I have been asked to play Air on a G String (Bach) and Making Memories of Us (Keith Urban)---for the same wedding. Definitely combining the traditional with the NT!! Another couple wanted When You Wish Upon a Star followed by Canon in D! A quick tip: Make sure you get the approval of the officiant (especially if the wedding will be preformed by a member of the clergy) BEFORE finalizing your wedding music. This will save everyone time and frustration. I agree that more couples are including some non-traditional music for their wedding-especially for the prelude.

For example, as a harpist, I have been asked to play Air on a G String (Bach) and Making Memories of Us (Keith Urban)—for the same wedding. Definitely combining the traditional with the NT!!

Another couple wanted When You Wish Upon a Star followed by Canon in D! A quick tip: Make sure you get the approval of the officiant (especially if the wedding will be preformed by a member of the clergy) BEFORE finalizing your wedding music.
This will save everyone time and frustration.

]]> By: Pacific Northwest Bride http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/04/05/ceremony-music/#comment-11943 Pacific Northwest Bride Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:11:39 +0000 http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/04/05/ceremony-music/#comment-11943 Wow, so apparently there aren't a lot of people doing non-traditional songs after all! We're doing all non-traditional songs for our ceremony. Our Mums and grandmas will be escorted by our ushers just before the bridesmaids walk down the aisle, and their song is "I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz. I will be walking down the aisle to Johnny Cash's cover of "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" and our recessional will be to "Gold to Me" by Ben Harper. Wow, so apparently there aren’t a lot of people doing non-traditional songs after all!
We’re doing all non-traditional songs for our ceremony.
Our Mums and grandmas will be escorted by our ushers just before the bridesmaids walk down the aisle, and their song is “I’m Yours” by Jason Mraz. I will be walking down the aisle to Johnny Cash’s cover of “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and our recessional will be to “Gold to Me” by Ben Harper.

]]> By: east side bride http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/04/05/ceremony-music/#comment-1823 east side bride Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:30:03 +0000 http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/04/05/ceremony-music/#comment-1823 davash, I had friends who met in California do their first dance to California Stars. Nothing fancy, just an old-fashioned junior-high slow-dance, but it made us all cry. You should do it. davash, I had friends who met in California do their first dance to California Stars. Nothing fancy, just an old-fashioned junior-high slow-dance, but it made us all cry. You should do it.

]]> By: nicole http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/04/05/ceremony-music/#comment-1766 nicole Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:23:05 +0000 http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/04/05/ceremony-music/#comment-1766 We're having a full Catholic mass, so the music was dictated by that. However, I didn't want to use the same songs you hear at every wedding. The processional will be La Grâce composed by Georg Philipp Telemann and played by an organist and trumpeter. It's gorgeous. Our cantor (a friend of my fiance) will sing Schubert's 'Ave Maria' in Italian during communion, and our recessional is Clarke's Trumpet Tune (I love the opening notes- exactly the fanfare I wanted!) All these songs and others can be heard here: http://www.stclementchurch.org/worship/sacraments/weddings/music.php We’re having a full Catholic mass, so the music was dictated by that. However, I didn’t want to use the same songs you hear at every wedding.
The processional will be La Grâce composed by Georg Philipp Telemann and played by an organist and trumpeter. It’s gorgeous.

Our cantor (a friend of my fiance) will sing Schubert’s ‘Ave Maria’ in Italian during communion, and our recessional is Clarke’s Trumpet Tune (I love the opening notes- exactly the fanfare I wanted!)

All these songs and others can be heard here:
http://www.stclementchurch.org/worship/sacraments/weddings/music.php

]]> By: Kassi http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/04/05/ceremony-music/#comment-1758 Kassi Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:44:10 +0000 http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/04/05/ceremony-music/#comment-1758 We are going with all non-traditional songs, I will walk down to "For My Love" by Bethany Dillon. We haven't yet picked a recessional song. We are doing a very short song for the first dance, its on Jack Johnson's new CD the song is "Angel" my Fiánce picked it, and its so sweet and simple and just barely over two minutes in length. We will be having some friends perform the songs live with acoustic guitars. I am so excited I get goosebumps every time I hear one of the songs :) We are going with all non-traditional songs, I will walk down to “For My Love” by Bethany Dillon. We haven’t yet picked a recessional song. We are doing a very short song for the first dance, its on Jack Johnson’s new CD the song is “Angel” my Fiánce picked it, and its so sweet and simple and just barely over two minutes in length. We will be having some friends perform the songs live with acoustic guitars. I am so excited I get goosebumps every time I hear one of the songs :)

]]> By: davash http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/04/05/ceremony-music/#comment-1757 davash Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:44:39 +0000 http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/04/05/ceremony-music/#comment-1757 I'm doing pretty traditional music for my wedding. Since it's a Jewish ceremony, obviously no Wagner, but I'm doing Canon in D for the processional and Arrival of the Queen of Sheba for the recessional. We're having a very traditional string quartet do the ceremony and prelude music. I'm not doing a first dance - the very thought makes me cringe - but the first song that will play, which I hope will attract everyone to the floor, is California Stars by Billy Bragg. My fiance and I met and fell in love when we were living in California, and it's a very special place to us. I’m doing pretty traditional music for my wedding. Since it’s a Jewish ceremony, obviously no Wagner, but I’m doing Canon in D for the processional and Arrival of the Queen of Sheba for the recessional. We’re having a very traditional string quartet do the ceremony and prelude music. I’m not doing a first dance – the very thought makes me cringe – but the first song that will play, which I hope will attract everyone to the floor, is California Stars by Billy Bragg. My fiance and I met and fell in love when we were living in California, and it’s a very special place to us.

]]> By: Wendy http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/04/05/ceremony-music/#comment-1755 Wendy Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:26:32 +0000 http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/04/05/ceremony-music/#comment-1755 Interesting read! since so many weddings don't happen in churches anymore, it seems more brides are choosing contemporary music to process and recess. I have had a bride come down the aisle to "At Last" by Etta James and my own daughter and her husband sang from "Miss Saigon" at their ceremony. Acoustic guitar is such a lovely touch to a wedding. I have a favorite here in Philadelphia- of course! Interesting read! since so many weddings don’t happen in churches anymore, it seems more brides are choosing contemporary music to process and recess. I have had a bride come down the aisle to “At Last” by Etta James and my own daughter and her husband sang from “Miss Saigon” at their ceremony. Acoustic guitar is such a lovely touch to a wedding. I have a favorite here in Philadelphia- of course!

]]> By: Amanda http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/04/05/ceremony-music/#comment-1754 Amanda Sun, 06 Apr 2008 16:52:17 +0000 http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/04/05/ceremony-music/#comment-1754 The processional for the bridesmaids and the recessional are being done by the Vitamin String Quartet - they're a string quartet who cover and do tributes to various artists. The songs we're choosing are Tori Amos tributes. The song I'm walking down the aisle to is "Headlines" by the Spice Girls (yeah, 'cause I'm a Spice Fan). Our first dance song is "Besame Mucho" by Andrea Bocelli. It's a bit of a cha-cha so we'll have to do a bit of choreography. Should be fun. :) The processional for the bridesmaids and the recessional are being done by the Vitamin String Quartet – they’re a string quartet who cover and do tributes to various artists. The songs we’re choosing are Tori Amos tributes. The song I’m walking down the aisle to is “Headlines” by the Spice Girls (yeah, ’cause I’m a Spice Fan). Our first dance song is “Besame Mucho” by Andrea Bocelli. It’s a bit of a cha-cha so we’ll have to do a bit of choreography. Should be fun. :)

]]> By: Anna http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/04/05/ceremony-music/#comment-1753 Anna Sun, 06 Apr 2008 16:26:56 +0000 http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/04/05/ceremony-music/#comment-1753 I'm in the same dilemma as Rachel- our ceremony's musician is going to be playing an acoustic guitar. I'm leaning toward something Beatles. He's a fan of classic rock, such as Rush. We'll see! Also, my sister is a singer, and she'll be composing some original songs for us, so I'm pretty excited! I’m in the same dilemma as Rachel- our ceremony’s musician is going to be playing an acoustic guitar. I’m leaning toward something Beatles. He’s a fan of classic rock, such as Rush. We’ll see! Also, my sister is a singer, and she’ll be composing some original songs for us, so I’m pretty excited!

]]> By: Jessica Lynn http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/04/05/ceremony-music/#comment-1752 Jessica Lynn Sun, 06 Apr 2008 14:32:39 +0000 http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2008/04/05/ceremony-music/#comment-1752 we're getting married in a church which is kind of MAKING us do the traditional songs...which i suppose i am ok with. our first dance song will be to something from rascal flatts, the group we saw in concert the night we met. we’re getting married in a church which is kind of MAKING us do the traditional songs…which i suppose i am ok with. our first dance song will be to something from rascal flatts, the group we saw in concert the night we met.

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