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| years. In a society that is made up of people from so | | | | Always Love You sung, performed, or played at |
| many different cultures, lifestyles, religions, and | | | | weddings today. Often more modern titles like these |
| backgrounds, it is no surprise that the traditions in the | | | | will 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 ceremony | | | | Avant-Garde Wedding Music: |
| itself to the party atmosphere of the reception, the | | | | As 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 selections | | | | Occasionally couples will choose music for their |
| that have come to be known as traditional wedding | | | | wedding that reflects the stark difference in their |
| music. Titles like Ave Maria, the Minuet from Don | | | | personalities and makes a unique and bold statement. |
| Giovanni, and, of course, The Bridal Chorus and The | | | | While your wedding ceremony is primarily for the |
| Wedding March have long been the standard music | | | | couple getting married, it is important to remember that |
| for a wedding. Particularly religious ceremonies may | | | | it is an event attended by your family members as |
| include hymns like Amazing Grace and a Jewish | | | | well. While you may wish to make an impression on |
| wedding almost always includes a hora danced to a | | | | your guests with your choice of music, you should still |
| medley of tunes like Hava Nagila, and Siman Tov U | | | | be cautious not to offend your respective |
| Mazeltov. | | | | grandmothers. As such, a selection by an artist like |
| The traditional wedding music holds a special place in | | | | Marilyn Manson may never be appropriate for a |
| our hearts and many think that a wedding ceremony is | | | | wedding ceremony. This does not mean that your |
| incomplete without it. The couple must decide whether | | | | wedding music choices are restricted to traditional |
| or not to use traditional wedding music in the | | | | classics or sappy love songs. I once attended a very |
| ceremony, as well as how much of it to use. If this part | | | | avant-garde wedding where three couples married in |
| of the wedding tradition is important to you, then | | | | the 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 music | | | | Floyd's Signs of Life, an instrumental track from the |
| selections and instead include modern or popular music | | | | album A Momentary Lapse of Reason. It was a |
| in the wedding ceremony. This practice is so common | | | | wedding ceremony that I will remember forever. |
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