Where to stand/what to do when soloists sing??

I love your music choices. Very classy!

You would typically stand, right where you were and enjoy the honor of them singing to you on your special day.

Now, as much as I love those songs, you might want to ask them to shorten them a little, so your reception doesn't seem to drag.

One note about performers. It might well be worth investing in a DJ who has live-sound experience and/or a production company to make sure the sound is done well. Also make sure they provide the tracks ahead of time for your DJ/Production company to make sure they are compatible with their equipment. And last, but not least, make sure they show up early to do a live sound check. Hopefully that will avoid the dreaded feedback!

We are having FH sisters sing a song at our ceremony too. We will be taking this time to share a moment with our parents and grandparents. We will walk down to their pews and give them hugs and say thank you.

Katie that is such a sweet idea.

And Emily your song selection is very nice!

Katie's idea is nice. If you don't do that, the two of you can move so you're standing side-by-side facing the singer(s).

Carlo is right -- have the singers shorten the selections. My friend sang in the middle of our ceremony. We stood facing each other and it was the longest 3 minutes of our lives!

Are you doing a unity candle or sand? you could probably use that time to do one of those rituals.. otherwise hold hands and smile at eachother.

Thanks for the suggestions. I like Katie's suggestion for one of the songs then maybe we'll stand next to each other for the other. Thanks also Carlos for the tips. I will definitely check the length on the songs and see if they can be shortened. We did actually already have a DJ doing the sound for the ceremony too, and they will be singing with a string trio which will also have sound. Let's hope it goes well!!

@EmilyA - great musical taste! Classy! Luv "Wink & A Smile" (esp. the Harry Connick version).

btw - We are also using a Jazz Trio &+ Vocalist combo @ our Leesburg, VA wedding.

Since our ceremony is non-religious & more pop inspired we chose to book-end our ceremony with music:

Pre-Ceremony - Warm Up music (Light Jazz)

Processional - Truncated Medley of Bruno Mars' "Marry You" & "Just the Way you Are"

Recessional - Beatles " All You Need is Love"

Wow, CK! Kind of eerie we have such similar tastes for our Leesburg weddings!! We are also doing light jazz for our pre-ceremony, some Gershwin songs and Elvis's "Can't Help Falling in Love." We're doing "all you need is love" by the Beatles as the first song after the recessional as guests are walking out. We chose your two processional songs to be played at our cocktail hour. We are doing "Hey There Delilah" for our processional then I will walk to the traditional Bridal Chorus and have Vivaldi's Spring as our recessional. Sounds like we have some very similar tastes. Best of luck with your big day!!

@Emily A. - Yes we do. Those are the "Standards" IMO!

Best wishes! Cheers!

We are having our children preform during the ceremony, and are just going to stand there, but we have considered using that time to give my mother a rose. However, my FH's mother is deceased so he feels badly about it. So, now, we just stand and enjoy.

I am not going to be in there when our singers sing. We are having our honored guests come in (moms and grandmothers) then then sing then the wedding partyl My FH is going to step down and sit with his mom during that time. I am going to be sitting in the church narthex and listening to them sing.

One of FH's friends will be singing a song for us, we'll be doing the sand ceremony at the time but I've seen most couples just stand there holding hands, saying sweet nothing to each other and gaze into each other's eyes.