I'm endeavoring to be as non-traditional a bride as possible: while I've attended some fabulous traditional weddings for family and friends, for our wedding we want to be more casual and fun. We understand marriage is a serious commitment, but we want to start our marriage off in a way that fits our personalities. To that end, I've been trying to come up with ceremony music which will convey that sense of fun from the moment guests arrive, while still appeasing the more traditional members of our families.
A quick internet search will find you lots of websites which list non-traditional ceremony music options (some of which are still incredibly traditional). One wedding site I really like is Offbeat Bride, which has a great list of "Here Comes the Bride" alternatives. It was through them that I decided on the Vitamin String Quartet for our pre-ceremony music. Since we're just using an iPod and some speakers, we have lots of options. VSQ does string renditions of pop songs, which gives us just enough quirk to make us (and the more pop-culture-savvy attendees) giggle:
For the bride's entrance, I've got a few options. One that I think is nearly perfect is "Once Upon a Time...Storybook Love" (imagine me entering where the music changes at 1:06). I thought it might be possible to also have the bridesmaids walk in during the first minute of the song, but I'm not sure that's enough time for the two of them.
I still have no clue what to do for the bridesmaids- I only have two, so it shouldn't take long to get them down the aisle, but if I do choose the song from Princess Bride, I need to pick something that will mesh well with it. If anyone has suggestions, feel free to let me know!
A quick internet search will find you lots of websites which list non-traditional ceremony music options (some of which are still incredibly traditional). One wedding site I really like is Offbeat Bride, which has a great list of "Here Comes the Bride" alternatives. It was through them that I decided on the Vitamin String Quartet for our pre-ceremony music. Since we're just using an iPod and some speakers, we have lots of options. VSQ does string renditions of pop songs, which gives us just enough quirk to make us (and the more pop-culture-savvy attendees) giggle:
For the bride's entrance, I've got a few options. One that I think is nearly perfect is "Once Upon a Time...Storybook Love" (imagine me entering where the music changes at 1:06). I thought it might be possible to also have the bridesmaids walk in during the first minute of the song, but I'm not sure that's enough time for the two of them.
We also considered music from Doctor Who- in particular, Amy's Theme. It's a bit more dramatic/melancholy, but Jason absolutely LOVES Amy Pond, and we're both big Doctor Who fans (my Tardis cookie jar will definitely be making an appearance at the wedding). As much as I love the piece, it isn't quite right for our ceremony.
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