Wedding Ceremony Music & The Marriage Ceremony Format | Arnie Abrams Entertainment

Prelude:

Music is performed during this portion of the ceremony as your guests walk into the ceremony area, whether it is a church, temple, outdoor garden, banquet facility ceremony area, or other location. Usually, this is soft background music, and popular instruments are the piano, violin or guitar, or some combination of those instruments (i.e., like piano and guitar/violin). The music should have the effect of setting the dramatic scene so that your guests know that the ceremony is about to begin.

General Processional:

Music as the bridal party begins the walk down the aisle.  Most of the time, the groom’s wedding party, along with the Officient, are already in place at the spot under the canopy or some other designated area. This is not always the case, but I would say it is true in 80% of the weddings that I do.

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