How to Pick the Perfect Songs for Your Wedding

The church or wedding hall is decorated. The flowers smell fragrant and provide the perfect accent to the décor. The seating is draped with beautiful ribbons and flowing fabrics and the aisle is softly covered in rose petals.

People are starting to arrive, and the first thing that will hit their sense is...

The music.

Music may not be the first thing you think about when you hear the word 'wedding', but music is a huge part of the wedding and the reception.

When the guests are walking in the door, soft and soothing music might be playing in the background. This background music will reduce noise distraction, and if played at the right volume, will make conversation in a crowded room easier.

When all the guests are seated, the most important song that will play during the wedding is the one chosen for when the bride walks down the aisle. Many will opt for the traditional wedding march, but this isn't as commonly used as it once was.

If the wedding is in a church with an organ, you may opt for the organist to play the wedding march while the bride walks down the aisle to her groom. If however, traditional doesn't work for you, choosing a song to play during the wedding should reflect the personality of the bride and groom, set the tone for the style of wedding.

A conservative and traditional wedding may work best with a orchestration of powerful music, while a lighter, less traditional wedding might work well with a light and playful tune, such as a flute piece, or mood music with scenery noises like chirping birds and the like.

It is probably best for the music played during the walk down the aisle be orchestration only, with no words, because the attention should be on the bride and her walk to her groom, and not on the words of a song.

Next, the bride and groom should choose whether they want a song to be played during the wedding ceremony. Oftentimes, the couple may choose to play 'their song' at the wedding ceremony. Perhaps this is a song that was playing when they first danced, of first kissed, or maybe it's just a song that shows the love that they share.