Having Trouble Choosing Your Wedding Music? Here’s A Tip From This Newlywed Couple of Wedding Professionals
Choosing your wedding music can be an overwhelming task. In addition to all of the beautiful classical music that’s already been written for string quartets, we can condense almost any pop tune to be playable on strings, making the options for your wedding day practically limitless. Read on to learn how wedding industry professionals Adam and Jessica decided on the music that would make their day most meaningful to them.
Adam Kirby and Jessica Dickman both work in the wedding industry: he works with Ilios Lighting, and she’s an event planner with Clink Events. When ILIOS Lighting and CLINK Events had a joint happy hour, a fellow co-worker introduced Adam and Jessica; they hit it off and went on their first date.
Five years later, it was their wedding day.
They chose the elegant backdrop of Ma Maison in Dripping Springs for their ceremony. This classic, 23-acre wedding venue in Texas wine country calls for the beauty of string instruments to...
Inspired Elegance Under the Texas Sunset
Amanda Estrada and Nate Beita met online on Match.com in 2014. Amanda was keeping an open mind about finding that special someone when she set up a date with Nate for the Monday after Valentine's Day. On that first date, as they shared good conversation together, they only had to spend 3 hours together until they realized that this was the beginning of something special.
After dating for a little over a year, Amanda and Nate got engaged in 2015 and began planning their wedding under the guidance of Johnell Huebner of Clearly Classy Events. Finding the right venue was their favorite part of the wedding planning. At first, they were considering a downtown vibe, but they found that to be too fast paced for their taste. As they searched for accessible elegance outside the city, Amanda and Nate found Ian’s Chapel at Camp Lucy to be the perfect solution. Choosing their venue helped them to bring all the rest of their ideas together, including...
Kelsey and Jimmy- A Perfect Fusion of Musical Styles
One of our favorite things about being a part of people’s special day is being able to customize their music to fit their sense of style and taste. Kelsey and Jimmy were a wonderful union of classic rock and indie music that helped create a memorable musical experience!
Kelsey and Jimmy met while attending The University of Texas at Austin. They were in the same co ed organization and met at a retreat. Kelsey needed someone to throw a football with and Jimmy hapilly volunteered. 4 years later, Jimmy proposed at the same spot and surprised Kelsey with a celebration that evening with their closest family and friends. Their wedding took place on November 6 at Barr Mansion, on their 5 year dating anniversary.
They did an incredible job fusing their musical tastes together to create a playlist that flowed well together and that was very entertaining for their guests (and enjoyable for us to play).
The Ceremony
Seating of the...
Wedding Bells- A tradition passed from generation to generation
Whenever we prepare to play music for a wedding, we begin by getting to know a couple, their family, their story, and their personal taste. Mallory and Scott recently had a great wedding story, and gave us the honor of participating in a family tradition.
As we got to know them better, we discovered that they Mallory came from a family familar with wedding music. Her Grandmother, Fran Slack, was a pianist. She played Wedding Bells by Dudley Peele as part of wedding prelude music at numerous weddings for more than 40 years, always dedicating the song to her husband Jack. She also played it in church the Sunday before their wedding anniversary those same years and as recently as July 2015 for their 65th wedding anniversary.
Mallory and Scott met as Freshmen at Texas A & M through mutual friends that were in a freshman leadership organization. Even though they were young—Mallory was only 18—they knew they were a great match.
They dated for six years. Scott...
New Music!
Your music should be a reflection of who you are and we want you to be yourself! Check out the latest awesome tracks we have added to our library and Thank You for your help in creating this list!
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A Journey of a Lifetime Begins Deep in the Heart of Texas
Part of why we really love taking a very personable approach to helping people plan their wedding music is we get to be inspired by their story. Kenda and Clai's is one that it teaches us about how love and commitment can withstand the test of time and distance. We hope their story is inspiring for you!
Kenda and Clai met on their high school debate team in South East Texas. They pursued their love of debate through college, competing nationally. After college and law school in North Carolina, Clai moved to Dallas to pursue his career, while Kenda moved to DC to pursue her masters at Georgetown University and begin her career in international development. Eventually, Clai's career took him to London. Coincidentally, Kenda passed through London for a book launch, after writing a few chapters in a book. They met up again and started dating within 24 hours.
"If it's meant to be, it is possible."
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A Moms Guide to Wedding Planning: Ceremony Music
We absolutely love working with families who are wedding planning together. It is truly one of the most special times in a mom’s life to help her daughter plan her wedding, and can sometimes feel more special than when she planned her own wedding. Planning a wedding together should be some great mother/daughter bonding time. Treat yourselves to a nice lunch, glass of wine, or day at the spa to make this a fun and memorable time.
Here are 5 helpful tips to help plan your music together as a family
1. Brides, talk about the ambiance that you are envisioning for your ceremony, especially about aspects that are very important for you.
2. Moms, help support your bride to be in selecting music that fits well within the ambiance she is envisioning.
3. Moms, share some stories from your wedding with your bride to be. Possibly make a list of some of the songs that you really enjoyed at your wedding.
4. Brides, it...
How to Get Lined Up for Your Wedding Processional
Are you planning your wedding by yourself?
There are certainly a lot of things to think about. Getting everyone lined up for your wedding can be very easy!
Our first article “These 5 key elements will guarantee a perfect wedding soundtrack” talked about the different sections of your wedding ceremony and some ideas on how to get started choosing your music. The next question is, “How will our musicians know when to change the music at the appropriate time?”
Some of the elements that have really helped many of the weddings we have done have extremely successful transitions are:
1. Have your officiant line up with all of your entire wedding party (families, bridesmaids and groomsmen, kids, and of course the bride).
2. When everyone is ready to proceed down the aisle, have your officiant proceed to the front of your venue and make a short announcement asking people to "turn their cell phones off". This will...
Your perfectly orchestrated walk down the aisle made simple
You have dreamed about your perfect walk down the aisle and want everything to be perfect.
The sunny day, the beautiful flowers, cute kids, and of course your exquisite wedding dress; all of which, when set to the right music can make you feel like a movie star in your own romantic film.
So how do you time the music with your walk down the aisle?
Have clear communication between you, your coordinator, and your musicians to make sure that this is as easy as possible, so you can walk as slow or as fast as you’d like, and when you reach the front of the aisle, the music will fade out within about 5 seconds in a place that is appropriate and musically pleasing. We highly recommend this method as it makes things very easy for you.
“I have been imagining a certain spot of a song to enter to (that is not the beginning). How can we make this happen?”
We can also make this very easy and fun for you. If you have a specific...
How to make your cocktail hour an instant sensation!
The ceremony is over and now it's time to have some fun! What is the best compliment to a perfect martini and savory Hors d'oeuvres? A side of music of course! Cocktail hours are some of the best parts of our day and we enjoy playing the top hits of today as much as you like listening to them. Here are our top 10 picks of music that is sure to liven up the party and have your guests entertained and be a perfect compliment to the scrumptious food and drinks.
10. Another One Bites the Dust - Queen
9. Gangsta's Paradise- Coolio
8. Wake Me Up - Avicii
7. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
6. La Camisa Negra - Juanes
5. Viva La Vida- Coldplay
4. Dynamite- Taio Cruz
3. Paparazzi- Lady GaGa
2. Crazy in Love- Beyonce
1. Sweet Child O’ Mine- Guns N’ Roses