Texoma Bride Guide | Issue 007 | Summer/Fall 2020

MUSIC
CEREMONY MUSIC
Ceremony music has a reputation for
being boring and slow, but that doesn’t
have to be true for your wedding!
Choose musicians that will express the
feeling of your wedding through their
sound and music selections.
Most wedding ceremony musicians are
strings and soloists, typically performing
traditional music. If you and your fiancé
want something unique and that will
show your personality as a couple,
consider asking your ceremony
performers to do an acoustic cover of a
song you like.
Wedding guests will begin arriving about
30 minutes before the ceremony starts,
but the wait will seem a lot longer if they
have to wait around in silence. Schedule
your ceremony musicians to start playing
no later than 20 minutes before the
ceremony is set begin.
Keep in mind that some churches have
restrictions on secular music, so if your
ceremony is being held in a church, ask
your officiant about the types of songs
that can be acceptable.
View the best Texoma area musicians
at tbgvendors.com/music
Musicians: Four Strings
There are several parts of the ceremony
that traditionally have their own music:
• The prelude is the music played while
people are gathering a half hour or so
before the ceremony.
• The ceremony begins with the
seating of special guests and
grandparents, followed by the
seating of the mothers.
• The processional starts when the
pastor and the groom and
groomsmen proceed to the front
and the bridesmaids make their way
down the aisle.
• Then it is the bride’s turn to make a
grand entrance.
• There may be special moments
during your ceremony such as the
lighting of the unity candle or a solo
after a prayer.
• It’s time for the recessional and your
grand exit!
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