When the Soloist is singing what do we do?

I attended a wedding with a soloist and the bride and groom stared at each other, then they began to giggle, the BP joined in and soon the entire place was in a fit of laughter...the soloist was awesome...kept singing then stated "thanks for not laughing at me..." took a bow and pretended to "trip" on the way to her seat! She was a complete blast at the reception too! Best wedding ever! That being said, I believe most stare deeply into each others eyes and state their complete and unconditional love for one another (or maybe they are talking about the weather??) I don't know what I would do...

Longest 3 minutes of my life! Friend sang in the middle of our ceremony. We just looked at each other.

Maybe she could sing while you light the unity candle or do the unity sand?

Good idea Nancy T!

I sing at weddings all the time. Usually couples have some kind of ceremony like: lighting the unity candle, a sand ceremony, giving the mothers/grandmothers flowers, signing the marriage license, etc....I suggest having SOMETHING to do even if it doesn't take the whole time. You'll be happy you did. Otherwise you've got a long 3-5 minutes staring at each other, and it gets very uncomfortable after about the first minute.

That's why we didn't have any soloists or special music - we didn't do a unity candle, and I think it's always super awkward to watch the couple just stand there.

Would you want her to sing during the processional?

Thanks ladies; we are having a soloist sing during our wedding. Now we have an ideal of what to do...thanks again

We are having my brother and sister sing while we light the unity candel. I figured after we finish lighting it and get back to where we need to be we can just turn and watch them sing? My brother is playing the guitar and I figured it wouldn't be that big of a deal if we just watched them and didn't just stare at each other.

I was thinking about having my soloist sing while I walk down the aisle and hopefully by time I get down there its like a min or two of us having a "moment" lol

Last wedding I attended the couple watched the soloist, I think it would be a bit awkward to stare at each other the whole time.