Choosing Wedding Music

Your big day is coming up and you’ve not picked the music for the ceremony! Fear not, bride-to-be, help is on the way.

Music played before the ceremony is often left to the discretion of the wedding musicians but any special request can likely be accommodated. It is best not to worry too much about this portion and concentrate on the processional and recessional. Simply tell your ensemble if you prefer classical, jazz or popular songs or a mix of styles.

The Processional is that music played while you walk down the aisle. This is your big moment whether it is in a church, on the beach or in your parents’ backyard. If you are getting married outside of a church, you are free to pick whatever you like; from Pachelbel’s Canon to the Mission Impossible! Theme. Those getting married in a church may have to choose something more appropriate to the setting.

The Signing of the Register is a good place to have a special song played. If you have a musical friend, they could perform a solo or the ensemble could play a favourite song of yours. Again, if you are getting married in a church, the piece will likely have to be religious in nature but if you are elsewhere, the sky is the limit.

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The Recessional is played when you and your husband walk back down the aisle. Most couples choose something quite upbeat and energetic or inspirational for this moment.

The following is a list of popular classical music choices:

Processional
Handel The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Pachelbel Canon in D
Wagner Wedding March (Here Comes the Bride)
Clarke Trumpet Voluntary,
Elgar Salut D’Amour

Recessional
Handel Hornpipe
Handel The Arrival of Queen Of Sheba
Mendelssohn Wedding March by Mendelssohn
Delibes Flower Duet.

For background music, many couples choose jazz standards. Some popular songs are:
Anything Goes
As Time Goes By
Blue Moon
Embraceable You
Every Time We Say Goodbye
I Got Rhythm
Leaning On A Lamppost
Let’s Do It
Makin’ Whoopee,
Moonlight In Vermont
My Funny Valentine,
Nice Work If You Can Get It
The Man I Love
When I Fall In Love

It is easy to get all these popular wedding tunes mixed up so if you’ve got a tune in your head but don’t know what its called, don’t worry. Just sing it over the phone to your ensemble and they’ll sort it out for you. They have played at many weddings so chances are they’ve done it before or at least know where to get the music.

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Bridal Makeup Tips from a Photographer

I am not only a professional photographer but I have the added advantage of being a former hairstylist and make up specialist. Whether or not you usually wear makeup, there are good reasons for wearing it on your wedding day. Properly applied makeup will greatly enhance your appearance, particularly in the many photographs that will be taken in the course of your special day.

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I don?t need to tell you how important it is to get this right, that?s why my first rule of makeup is research. Yes research. Look through magazines, surf the web, collect images of bride?s makeup that you like. Make sure you?re choosing brides who have the same colouring, eye, hair, and skin as you. The makeup on a cool ash blue eyed blond will be unlikely to suit you if you?re an olive skinned dark haired beauty. Keep your makeup book to show your makeup artist, it?s much easier for them to duplicate the look you want from a photo than your imagination.

Will you do your own makeup or hire a makeup artist? Will you go to a salon or have the artist come to you? The answer will depend on your budget. If you?d like a makeup artist but are on a tight budget check out one of the beauty schools, usually their students are looking for experience and have very reasonable rates. In addition many high end makeup counters will provide a makeup session gratis with the purchase of products. This is also great way to try new looks inexpensively.

Unless you regularly get your make up done at a salon or wear full face makeup you probably don?t know all the options and looks available to you, nor do you know how certain makeup will affect your skin. You don?t want to find out on your wedding day that the pigment in that blush you loved at the store causes you to break out in hives. That is why you need to rehearse your look before your wedding day. Whether you are doing your own makeup or someone else the key is to have a test run. You don?t want any surprises on your big day.

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