Choices In Playing Wedding Music

American weddings have come a long way over theMan Loves a Woman, Always and Forever, or I Will
years. In a society that is made up of people from soAlways Love You sung, performed, or played at
many different cultures, lifestyles, religions, andweddings today. Often more modern titles like these
backgrounds, it is no surprise that the traditions in thewill appear in a ceremony along with the more
wedding ceremony are as vastly different as well.traditional wedding music.
Wedding music is no exception. From the ceremonyAvant-Garde Wedding Music:
itself to the party atmosphere of the reception, theAs people's attitudes change and varying forms of
wedding music sets the tone for the event.wedding ceremonies take place, the choice of
Traditional Wedding Music:wedding music often changes right along with them.
At most weddings we can expect to hear selectionsOccasionally couples will choose music for their
that have come to be known as traditional weddingwedding that reflects the stark difference in their
music. Titles like Ave Maria, the Minuet from Donpersonalities and makes a unique and bold statement.
Giovanni, and, of course, The Bridal Chorus and TheWhile your wedding ceremony is primarily for the
Wedding March have long been the standard musiccouple getting married, it is important to remember that
for a wedding. Particularly religious ceremonies mayit is an event attended by your family members as
include hymns like Amazing Grace and a Jewishwell. While you may wish to make an impression on
wedding almost always includes a hora danced to ayour guests with your choice of music, you should still
medley of tunes like Hava Nagila, and Siman Tov Ube cautious not to offend your respective
Mazeltov.grandmothers. As such, a selection by an artist like
The traditional wedding music holds a special place inMarilyn Manson may never be appropriate for a
our hearts and many think that a wedding ceremony iswedding ceremony. This does not mean that your
incomplete without it. The couple must decide whetherwedding music choices are restricted to traditional
or not to use traditional wedding music in theclassics or sappy love songs. I once attended a very
ceremony, as well as how much of it to use. If this partavant-garde wedding where three couples married in
of the wedding tradition is important to you, thenthe same ceremony. It was a beautiful event and was
traditional wedding music is the way to go.made memorable by their choice of music. The
Modern Wedding Music:couples strode down the aisle to the sounds of Pink
Often couples will forgo the traditional wedding musicFloyd's Signs of Life, an instrumental track from the
selections and instead include modern or popular musicalbum A Momentary Lapse of Reason. It was a
in the wedding ceremony. This practice is so commonwedding ceremony that I will remember forever.
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