Suggestions needed for music (wedding march) for beach wedding!!

**candihagler** · 09-05-2008, 05:07 PM

My wedding is on September 13 at 6:30PM on the beach in BMB and I need some suggestions for the wedding march...we thought that we had a mutual friend who would play the wedding march on a guitar, but turns out he is unavailable to do it now due to overbooking his band! So, here it is a week before the big day and no music, I doubt that I can find someone willing to step in and play this late in advance without charging a great deal!

Is it ok to use no music? Would it be ok to use a boombox? Any suggestions/ideas GREATLY appreciated!!! Thank you...

**thisnthat** · 09-05-2008, 05:40 PM

I've seen many use recorded music for beach weddings. As long as you are happy that is all that matters.

**Funkyard Dawg** · 09-05-2008, 05:47 PM

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuyS9M8T03A"]YouTube - George Clinton - Atomic Dog[/ame]

**SWGB** · 09-05-2008, 11:12 PM

You can almost always find CD's of classic wedding music anywhere. Use a boombox and wrap it in a white table cloth or sheet behind the arch or whatever your using if any. It should be just enough and not too intrusive.

**jensieblue** · 09-06-2008, 09:11 AM

Agree with sowalgayboi. My advice on anything to do with a wedding is keep it simple, do what yhou want and relax and enjoy your wedding. I have seen too many wedding damaged by people fretting over irrelevant minutae and spoiling what should be a happy day. It really doesn't matter if you plat Beethoven or twist and shout. My philosoph is to look on the event of the wedding as practice for the strains and hurdles of growing a healthy, happy marriage. Just before the ceremony, say to yourself "everything is perfect".

**Beach Runner** · 09-06-2008, 10:00 AM

I'd suggest hiring a violinist to play something classical. That would be so simple and so beautiful for a beach wedding. There must be a violinist in the area who'd do it for a reasonable price.

**Johnrudy** · 09-06-2008, 10:26 AM

Start calling local churches and see if they can connect you with local musicians, violinists, etc. Even student musicians. Community colleges usually have music majors looking for gigs.

We attended an outdoor wedding last month and they had a 10 yr. old girl play the wedding march on her ukulele. It was beautiful and moving all at the same time. It didn't even matter that we could barely hear her; it was so unique.

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**Beach Runner** · 09-06-2008, 11:26 AM

Johnrudy is right.

BTW Canon is of course always classic wedding (although probably overdone). Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, is also great...anything Bach... the Water Music by Handel.

These are suggestions from a violinist friend of mine who solos at weddings virtually every weekend.

**SHELLY** · 09-06-2008, 11:56 AM

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2YtWtMlALc"]YouTube - The Wedding Song - Angus & Julia Stone (cover)[/ame]

**Miss Critter** · 09-06-2008, 12:01 PM

If you want to go in a different direction, you could hire a ukelele player to play "It's a Wonderful World."

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**aggieb** · 09-06-2008, 12:06 PM

Originally Posted by SHELLY

**Johnrudy** · 09-06-2008, 12:10 PM

Also by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole is:

[nomedia]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A2Jt4WOxN8[/nomedia].

If you can't find a musician, do the boombox.

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**Miss Kitty** · 09-06-2008, 02:41 PM

Wedding music!

So many great ideas here...may I suggest another...

Glamorous by Fergie

"If you ain't got no money take your broke a$$ home!"

**NoHall** · 09-06-2008, 02:49 PM

I went to a beautiful wedding in Seagrove a while back that only had the music of the waves. I loved it!

**Beach Runner** · 09-06-2008, 05:46 PM

Right after we bought property in Seagrove, we were staying on Eastern Green at Rosemary because we had a meeting with an architect. Daughter was 15. There was a wedding on Eastern Green catered by Chef Paul of the now defunct Chef Paul's restaurant in Carillon and Panos and Paul's in Atlanta. There were musicians for the wedding, but apparently they only paid for them to play prior to and during the ceremony. We were watching the celebration from our balcony. During the reception daughter asked us if she could play for them. We saw no problem with that. She stood on the balcony playing her violin totally from memory. The wedding party and guests just loved it. The bride and groom asked us to join the celebration. It was a lovely evening.

Of course, daughter did it for free.

**Johnrudy** · 09-06-2008, 08:28 PM

Originally Posted by Beach Runner

Right after we bought property in Seagrove, we were staying on Eastern Green at Rosemary because we had a meeting with an architect. Daughter was 15. There was a wedding on Eastern Green catered by Chef Paul of the now defunct Chef Paul's restaurant in Carillon and Panos and Paul's in Atlanta. There were musicians for the wedding, but apparently they only paid for them to play prior to and during the ceremony. We were watching the celebration from our balcony. During the reception daughter asked us if she could play for them. We saw no problem with that. She stood on the balcony playing her violin totally from memory. The wedding party and guests just loved it. The bride and groom asked us to join the celebration. It was a lovely evening.

Of course, daughter did it for free.

This is exactly something my son would've done too.

Now that your daughter and my son are older it's not quite the same as when they were children but wonderful memories for us as parents.

My son played Saint-Saens The Swan for Holy Thursday when he was 15. There wasn't a dry eye in the sanctuary.

He is playing for a wedding ceremony next month and will play several of the Bach Suites which is perfect since he has them learned for Jan. '09 auditions.
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**dunelover** · 09-06-2008, 08:32 PM

I remember having the pleasure to see a wedding out our balcony on Maui w/ rainbows and a string quartet....absolutely gorgeous.

**Allifunn** · 09-06-2008, 10:56 PM

Originally Posted by sowalgayboi

You can almost always find CD's of classic wedding music anywhere. Use a boombox and wrap it in a white table cloth or sheet behind the arch or whatever your using if any. It should be just enough and not too intrusive.

Pay close attention to the "wedding" threads!

Originally Posted by Beach Runner

Johnrudy is right.

BTW Canon is of course always classic wedding (although probably overdone). Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, is also great...anything Bach... the Water Music by Handel.

These are suggestions from a violinist friend of mine who solos at weddings virtually every weekend.

I love Handel's Water Music!

Beautiful!!!

**ckhagen** · 09-07-2008, 11:52 AM

Just use the boombox, hidden away somewhere, just make sure someone tests it first so they know it's loud enough and burn all the tracks on to one cd in order of when they're to be played. You can burn one CD for music while everyone is sitting/waiting. And then another with the ceremony music on it in order.

Of all the weddings I've been to, the ones with the processional music that stick out the most in my mind are the ones who used unexpected music or something very special to them. Like, Til Kingdom Come by Coldplay. That one was lovely. One of my friends used Such Great Heights by Iron and Wine which was just very much their style. Beautiful Day by U2 makes a great recessional, although it's been done a lot.

At my wedding, I chose to mix it up a little and used Water Music for the processional and then Kiss Me by Sixpence None the Richer for the recessional. We used music from Legends of the Fall for the time while everyone was being seated and waiting.

Don't feel restricted to "wedding music". It can be really fun to pick something that really means something special to you.