Ceremony song???

I've been to weddings where a song was played during the ceremony, but a couple of things:

- her suggested placement is really awkward. The end of the ceremony should be the end of the ceremony and time for celebration. If a pause is necessary, it should come earlier.

- I've only seen this when the bride and groom had a song that was special to them, OR if they has a friend/family member who was a musician/singer and doing this for them (sort of replacing a traditional reading)

I would ask her for some examples from past weddings, and a complete timeline of the ceremony to see exactly how it would fit in.

We are playing Bach. Something instrumental. It will be playing softly during the ceremony

I almost never recommend a song DURING the ceremony. It's not necessary. Especially after the vows when all those guest want to hear is the rings, the pronouncement, and "Now you can have wine".

Ditch that one; have two at the beginning, one for the recessional and call it a day.

My bridal party came tonight came in to "Be My Baby" by (I think, the Ronnettes) and left to "Another one Bites the Dust...)

This is what we are playing... (non-traditional wedding)

Procession

• Glad You Came – The Wanted

• Marry Me – Train (for the bride)

Recession (Starting right before kiss)

• I Believe in a Thing Called Love – The Darkness

Thanks for your input everyone. I was having a hard time imagining a song being played during the ceremony and thought it might feel a bit awkward or out of place! After hearing everyones comments I am sure it will be out of place! I may opt for something soft to be played during the ceremony as you did Forevermylove, but definitely nothing with words.

We are having a ukulele for our music and I have picked two of the songs to be played, however, I am having a hard time picking a third (recessional). Has anyone heard of any songs on the ukulele that sound nice?

Thanks

A friend sang a song in the middle of our ceremony -- the longest 3 minutes of our lives while we just stood there looking at each other.

As the officiant, I don't like music during the unity sand celebration because I'm explaining then the significance of what the B&G are doing.

We're offering communion for everyone (not Catholic, just ties in with the homily) so we actually have two songs -- Divine Romance by Phil Wickham, and How Dee the Father's Love For Us (since it's a hymn, it can end pretty much whenever people are done). But the weddings where there's a long song in the middle for sand ceremonies or unity candles or whatever...awkward.

I will say, my sister had Be Thou My Vision during their sand ceremony, but it was a 45-second version that lasted as long as it took to pour sand, and that was it...and that seemed to work well. Just a thought -- if you NEED a song, maybe just a short one (like one verse of a hymn?) that can last long enough for you to do whatever activity is going on then, but not a lot longer.

Me personally... I hated the weddings we went to where there were songs played just because.... It seemed to make the ceremony so much more longer!!! They started a song when the sand pouring ceremony began and finished the song out even tho the sand pouring was done.. I would prefer to listen to the officiant and bawl my eyes out

We are having a ceremony song. My cousin is singing Bach/Gonoud's version of Ave Maria after our vows. While she sings the 2:35 minute song, we are doing our sand ceremony AND signing the marriage license to fill the time.