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Trend of Wedding Music
May 5, 2010
Music has been an integral part of every wedding ceremony since several decades. Originally just the church hymns and other religious music were the only part of wedding celebrations But with the trend of more destination marriages, music has become quite popular. Secular music is being chosen by most of the couples these days for their weddings as it suits their taste and personality. For a perfect religious touch and belief, the religious music is still preferred. A bit of contemporary touch in the wedding music works great for more interest and enjoyment of the guests.
The music plays a vital role in every marriage ceremony and helps the guests to make them comfortable in the environment. In order to avoid the guests getting bored, and shun away the irritating sounds of babbling allover the marriage venue, it becomes your duty and a necessity to entertain your guests with some music.
The wedding processional music is another form of music; it mainly depends upon the size of your wedding party. The music and the songs should be dedicated to the bride on receiving the news of her arrival.
Next is the mid ceremony music. You can either hire some professionals or your friends can participate in this musical service. This is carried out when the candle ceremony takes place or while signing the registry.
Then is the recessional music which mostly engages some upbeat or celebratory music for setting the mood of the guests for a dance. When the guests start bestowing blessings on the couple and begin congratulating both the families, then the atmosphere should be filled with either a soft jazz or some love songs. At this point of time, the couple can perceive a few solitary moments before marching to the reception hall.
The reception carried out at the last is traditionally the time for acknowledging your family members and friends. Music of different styles is usually woven with dance steps at this time. The soft romantic tones with various dance numbers get hold of the mood of the guests during the whole wedding ceremony.
Aakash Shah
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21 Responses to “Trend of Wedding Music”
i have a burning question. just came home from a wedding. this is?
the second time i have seen this. the music plays the bride and groom light the unity candle. then, while the song is playing they talk just between the two of them. no one hears what they are saying. this goes on the entire length of the song which is about 5 minutes. then, when the song ends, they step down. the ceremony continues. is this a new trend or what?
By tonyatomthor on May 5, 2010
i went to a wedding last week, but when they lit the unity candle together, it didnt really last that long, mabey a minute or so.
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By hotsing1 on May 5, 2010
Sounds really annoying. It’s just one more "look at me and how important I am today" ritual. Did I tell you I dislike weddings and the costs associated? I’ve already told my son to elope. I’ll give him a downpayment for a house, but I will not contribute to a big wedding.
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By Something Special on May 5, 2010
i think its pretty common, the pastor who married my husband and i had us do the same thing … all u do is light the candle and take a minute or two or five to take a breather and talk about whatever .. my husband and i talked about how fucked up we were gonna get afterwards lol
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By brandy on May 5, 2010
Burning, lighting the candle? No pun intnded, huh? When I got married last year, my wife and I talked about crap during that 5 minutes. Stuff like, "Dang the church looks a lot better than I thought, did you happen to see what such and such was wearing?, we didn’t talki about anything serious. Not sure if this is normal, but that’s what we did.
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By Batmen on May 5, 2010
It’s the first I’ve heard of it. But I haven’t been to a wedding in a while. I got married 10 years ago, and we didn’t just chit-chat after the unity candle was lit. And we were married in a Lutheran Church, so it very well could be. Something sweet to say to your new spouse? It seems like an interesting custom.
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By oman396 on May 5, 2010
I have never heard of such a thing.
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By JUSTME on May 5, 2010
That’s what has happened at pretty much every wedding I’ve ever been to. I think it’s sweet. It’s like a little break in the middle of the ceremony where they can take a breath and say to each other, "I love you and we’ve almost made it!!"
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By Beth on May 5, 2010
i had the unity candle when i was married. you pretty much just talk to one another until the song is finished. there is really nothing at all that went on then, except you wouldn’t interrupt the vocalist. we were told that we should meditate on the act of becoming one.
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By rita on May 5, 2010
wierd man,, just dance you fools,, not bore us out ,,, your right,, i hope this isnt a trend ,,,we need to watch them talk like is this a proficency test,,, all right they can stand ,,and walk,, and talk,, now give them the dance test,, and we can go home ,,,funny but true
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By Orlando57 on May 5, 2010
Maybe that is something that couple just intended to do I will search on that and let you know . take care.
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By Robert on May 5, 2010
Apparently so, I’ve been to several like this. My son promises me they are not going to do that. I don’t think they realize how long the song seems to everyone.
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By Mollyismydog on May 5, 2010
so what? it’s their wedding, their special day, what’s wrong with doing things they want to do?
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By flun11 on May 5, 2010
This is exactly what my mother and her new husband did just 4 years ago. My mom says that it gave them a chance to feel the true emotion of it all, and just to help each other calm down their nreves alittle. They say it helps get through the vows.
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By Tinx on May 5, 2010
I think this is such an emotional time that it is a way for the couple to take a minute to calm themselves and so they just say a few words to each other about nothing of significance.
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By fivestarmama on May 5, 2010
at my wedding the choir hummed a chorus, we lit our candle, then my husband sang a song he wrote just for our wedding … no chatting
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i could have used a little chat
By tootiefrootie on May 5, 2010
I have seen this more times than I care to lately, it is kind of annoying to watch after a short time. I know that the unity candle has been going on for a long time, but the long musical pause seems to be a newer thing. It used to be that the music would play only during the time it took to light the candles and then return to the original spots in front of the minister or priest. Now instead of just a short interlude, the couples are choosing a complete song. The longest one we have had to sit through has been over 10 minutes – which is absolutely ridiculous. And yes, they seem to think it is time to chat quietly with each other while their captive audience is supposed to sit silently through it all. They are talking, btw, to make the time go a bit faster as it is either confusing as to why they had to stand so long at a set of candles, or was as boring to them as it is to the guests to have to sit through a song that should have ended right after the candles are lit. There is no good purpose in making the music last longer, except to hear another song that the couple wanted to add. I think it should go back to the short musical interlude if they want to include that ritual. (I have taken photos for over 20 weddings, and only two couples really said they were glad of it as they needed the break – the rest were like I said – either bored or not really sure why they were supposed to wait that long, and it actually made them a bit more nervous while waiting for the song to end).
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By still learning at 53 on May 5, 2010
I believe that it has been that way for a while….we’re you offended by the communication between the bride and groom during the music….I guess I just know what you’re really getting at…..it is "THEIR" day and "THEIR" wedding. I say what ever the couple wants is the way it should be. These days there is pretty much "NO" traditional wedding etiquette. What will be…will be and what they choose to have and not to have is up to the bride and groom. They are paying for the festivities, so everyone should just sit back, enjoy and celebrate!
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By MM3J on May 5, 2010
No.
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By max333 on May 5, 2010
I guess it is new? My sister and her husband, {when they got married} lit a unity candle, but I don’t remember them talking while the music went on. I’m Catholic and we usually don’t talk in church, we’re very quiet. So I really don’t know if that is new or not. Sorry.
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By Kitty Cat on May 5, 2010
This is a candle lighting service. They are showing how the two of them become one. A lot of times their families will be the ones to light the two side candles. The reason that the bride and groom were talking is because they didn’t want to move during the song. You didn’t miss out on anything. I don’t know where or when this whole thing started. I do know that some others wanting the same idea without candles will sometimes use sand instead.
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By onefootnaked on May 5, 2010