| CEREMONY QUESTIONS: 1. Is the ceremony in the SAME location as the reception, so I can use the same sound system? 2. Can you do the ceremony without a microphone (small room), with only 1 mic (share with readers, move to pick up vows) or is there a multi-microphone set up required (readers, musicians, singers)? 3. If ceremony location AWAY from reception, how far away is it? Are golf carts provided for DJ gear? 4. If ceremony location AWAY from reception, will electricity be available within 200 feet? Would you like to rent my ultra-quiet gas-powered generator? 5. Will protection from sun and rain be available at the ceremony site for the DJ gear? 6. Best microphone placement: Could I use my standard single microphone on a 4' high stand, turned up loud enough to pick up both the officiant and the bride and groom for the vows? See video below the planning questions to see a ceremony where the vows are picked up equally with the officiant's voice from a microphone on a low stand, out of sight. Ideas for Prelude: ____"Play Acoustic Guitar Versions of Pop and Country Love Songs" ____"Play Vitamin String Quartet Versions of Pop Songs" ____"Play Piano Guys Versions of Pop songs" ____"Play Classical Music, such as Vivaldi Four Seasons" ____"Play Country Love Songs" ___"Play Christian Pop" ____"Play Colbie Caillat, Norah Jones, and Ingrid Michaelson soft pop love songs" Sometimes there is a song for the Seating of Parents: ____"Better Together" by Jack Johnson ____"You Raise Me Up" by Josh Groban ____"What a Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong Will you have me start a certain track at the moment the seating of parents and grandparents would begin and have it continue through the wedding party and/or bride.....? Wedding Party Processional Ideas: ____"Stand By Me" by Florence and the Machine ____"Bittersweet Symphony" by Aranbee Pop Symphony Orchestra ____"Pachelbel Canon in D" (Do you like full orchestra, classical guitar, celtic...or?) ____"Somewhere Only We Know" by Simply Three ____A segment from Vivaldi's Four Seasons Bride's Processional: ____"Yours" (Russell Dickerson instrumental acoustic guitar version by Bridesmaids Quartet) ____"You Are The Reason" by Calum Scott ____"How Long Will I Love You" (Cairn String Quartet Version of the Ellie Goulding song) ____"At Last" by Etta James, skipping the first 15 seconds ____"Butterfly Waltz" Brian Crain ____"A Thousand Years" Piano Guys ____"Fanfare and Trumpet Voluntary" Canadian Brass ____"Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" Classical Full Orchestra ____"Marry You" Bruno Mars ____"Marry You" Violin Instrumental ____"Marry Me" Train ____"Never Stop (wedding version)" SafetySuit ____"I Get to Love You" by Ruelle Mid-Ceremony Music for Mixing Sand, Lighting Candles, etc.: ___"Grow Old With You" Guitar Instrumental version of the Adam Sandler tune. ___"Grow Old With Me" Vocal version by Mary-Chapin Carpenter ___"Here We Stand" by T Carter Music (two versions: acoustic guitar or full band?) ___"This is it" (Instrumental or vocal?) Recessional: ____"(This Will Be) An Everlasting Love" by Natalie Cole cued up to the refrain ____"Wedding March" by Mendelssohn ____"Signed Sealed Delivered" Stevie Wonder, could be cued up to the 2nd refrain ____"All You Need Is Love" Beatles cued up 8 seconds into it ____"Now That We Found Love" Heavy D and the Boyz ____"Crazy in Love" by Beyonce ____"Best Day of My Life" by American Authors cued up to the refrain :38 seconds into it ____"You Send Me" by Aretha Franklin cued up 15 seconds into it ____"...I love you BABY..." Last 45 seconds of "Can't Take My Eyes off of You" by Frankie Valli ____"Forever and Ever Amen" by Randy Travis TIPS: Have the seating of parents/grandparents start at the actual ceremony start time, following a 10-15 minute prelude. After the seating, the groom and officiant walk up together to the front, and the groom turns and faces the guests. That would be my cue to start the "Wedding Party Processional" which could include the bride using the same song, but if not, I will need to watch for either a flower girl or count the wedding party members to know when to start the Bride's Processional. What will be my cue to start the Bride's Processional? ________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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