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Compiling your Wedding Songs
Choosing your wedding songs can be one of the more time consuming tasks to be undertaken within your wedding planning. You will need different styles of music to fit with different elements of your day and each of your chosen wedding songs needs to be appropriate to the occasion.
The easiest element of your day to plan music wise will be your evening party. The most popular choice here is a wedding DJ who will play a variety of classic disco tracks as well as some personal choices from yourselves. Your evening party also sees you both take to the dance floor for your first dance. The song you choose for your first dance should be personal to you both and hold some significance to your relationship. For most couples this choice of wedding song is a romantic, love song and one which has particular meaning.
Your wedding ceremony music will need more thought and attention and much depends on the style of wedding ceremony you are having. A religious service will call for wedding songs with a traditional feel, although many religious venues are becoming more open to the use of modern, contemporary songs. A civil service is more relaxed about the choice of music and many couples opt for a mixture of traditional and modern wedding songs. With a civil service though you need to make sure there are no religious references within your choice of songs.
For your reception you will require a compilation of soft background music which can be played during your cocktail hour and wedding breakfast. This can be classical music or maybe instrumental versions of popular songs. These songs should be relaxed and not too loud or upbeat. You are aiming for an atmosphere which is relaxed but joyful – befitting of the occasion. You also need to choose wedding songs which set a tone by which your guests will feel comfortable and which will help to get people talking and mingling.
Finding all these songs can be a headache so you really need to set aside plenty of time to devote to researching, compiling and above all listening to a wide variety of music in order to compile a shortlist for your big day. Begin by asking around friends and family for recommendations and ideas. They may be able to lend you albums or direct you to a library of music which you can use to help you.
About the Author
Mae Andrea is a professional writer who collects wedding favors and wedding related articles. Another interesting part of her collections is the list of wedding songs especially gathered for all couples out there.