Wedding Music checklist

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Your wedding is a true testament of how compatible you are in at least one crucial area – music selection. And there is plenty of music to select for the big day. You have to cover everything – from the moment your groom anxiously awaits your arrival, down to the party tunes that will make your Grandma boogie-on-down. So keep your ears and your notebook handy…

Here is a basic rundown of what you’ll need:

Ceremony Music

Prelude: the music your guests will enjoy before you arrive.
Processional: When your bridesmaids walk down the aisle before you.
The bride’s entrance: when you reveal yourself to your waiting groom and guests. This can be the same as the processional.
Signing of the registry: Quiet, reflective music.
Recessional: When you all leave the ceremony, usually upbeat.

Reception music

Introduction/ arrival: when you and your bridal party enter the reception venue.
The first dance: When you and your groom take to the dance floor.
Cake cutting
Bouquet toss
Garter toss
Leaving the reception: when you and your new hubby leave to start your honeymoon.