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How To Choose The Right Music For Your Wedding
Mark Freeman
The great American wedding has come a long way
over the years. In a society that is made up of people from so many
different cultures, lifestyles, religions, and backgrounds, it is no
surprise that the traditions in the wedding ceremony are as vastly
different as well. Wedding music is no exception. From the ceremony itself
to the party atmosphere of the reception, the wedding music sets the tone
for the event.
Traditional Wedding Music
At most weddings we can expect to hear selections that have come to be
known as traditional wedding music. Titles like Ave Maria, the Minuet from
Don Giovanni, and, of course, The Bridal Chorus and The Wedding March have
long been the standard music for a wedding. Particularly religious
ceremonies may include hymns like Amazing Grace and a Jewish wedding
almost always includes a hora danced to a medley of tunes like Hava Nagila,
and Siman Tov U Mazeltov.
The traditional wedding music holds a special place in our hearts and many
think that a wedding ceremony is incomplete without it. The couple must
decide whether or not to use traditional wedding music in the ceremony, as
well as how much of it to use. If this part of the wedding tradition is
important to you, then traditional wedding music is the way to go.
Modern Wedding Music
Often couples will forgo the traditional wedding music selections and
instead include modern or popular music in the wedding ceremony. This
practice is so common that some titles are becoming traditional wedding
song selections themselves. It is not unusual to hear When a Man Loves a
Woman, Always and Forever, or I Will Always Love You sung, performed, or
played at weddings today. Often more modern titles like these will appear
in a ceremony along with the more traditional wedding music.
Avant-Garde Wedding Music
As people’s attitudes change and varying forms of wedding ceremonies take
place, the choice of wedding music often changes right along with them.
Occasionally couples will choose music for their wedding that reflects the
stark difference in their personalities and makes a unique and bold
statement. While your wedding ceremony is primarily for the couple getting
married, it is important to remember that it is an event attended by your
family members as well. While you may wish to make an impression on your
guests with your choice of music, you should still be cautious not to
offend your respective grandmothers. As such, a selection by an artist
like Marilyn Manson may never be appropriate for a wedding ceremony. This
does not mean that your wedding music choices are restricted to
traditional classics or sappy love songs. I once attended a very
avant-garde wedding where three couples married in the same ceremony. It
was a beautiful event and was made memorable by their choice of music. The
couples strode down the aisle to the sounds of Pink Floyd’s Signs of Life,
an instrumental track from the album A Momentary Lapse of Reason. It was a
wedding ceremony that I will remember forever.
This article provided courtesy of http://www.weddings-planner.com
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