Wedding Music And Entertainment

The wedding music and entertainment played and provided during your wedding day falls into the following periods:

- Prior to the wedding ceremony
- During the wedding ceremony
- Finale of the wedding ceremony
- Pre wedding breakfast
- During the wedding breakfast
- After the wedding breakfast
- At any evening wedding celebrations/parties

Prior to the wedding ceremony: the wedding music and entertainment will set the tone. Bearing in mind religious and cultural protocols, the duration of the music should cover the arrival and seating of all your guests, pre-wedding photographs and a sufficient variety to allow for a late bride!

During the ceremony: you may or may not have a religious musical content. There are rules and regulations pertaining to the playing/singing or religious music in a non-religious setting – so check with your marriage celebrant. You may wish for a choir, a soloist to play, or have a poetry reading (s), during your ceremony and particularly during the signing of the register. Click here for my two favorite poetry readings: wedding sonnet and poetry reading.

At the closure of your wedding: again allow sufficient music to cover guests leaving the venue and photographs being taken. If marrying in a church you may wish to organise a peel of the church bells.

The wedding music/entertainment thereafter: will definitely reflect (a) cultural traditions, (b) the number of guests and (c) “downtime”. Downtime is when guests should be entertained. For example when they are waiting for the Bridal Party e.g. to arrive at the wedding breakfast venue, waiting in a Wedding Reception Line, waiting for photographs to be taken, waiting to be seated and/or served during the Wedding Breakfast, inbetween courses and the transition period to further celebrations.

Simple piped music, a chamber orchestra, a string quartet, strolling minstrels, roving magician(s), Irish/Greek/jazz/theme band, a wedding singer, a dance troupe, a cabaret act, clowns/jugglers, bagpipes, are some of your numerous choices. As you know by now, your finances may impact upon your choice.

Please don’t forget any noise restrictions which may be applicable, or if necessary to obtain a music lisence.

Click here for a list of popular wedding love songs.

CLick here for a selection of classical wedding music, which may be played during the processional, signing of the register, recessional and as background music.




Wedding Music And Entertainment