{"id":9020,"date":"2023-11-23T13:31:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T13:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theduplettes.co.uk\/?p=9020"},"modified":"2023-11-29T15:28:55","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T15:28:55","slug":"how-to-plan-wedding-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theduplettes.co.uk\/how-to-plan-wedding-music\/","title":{"rendered":"How to plan the music for your whole wedding day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Wedding music plays a huge part in keeping your guests entertained throughout the course of the whole day so it's useful to know when you will need music and what your options are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A wedding day will usually need music for the wedding ceremony, drinks reception, wedding breakfast and the evening function. Each part of the day needs a different type of music to create the perfect atmosphere, while a mix of live music and prerecorded music (from a playlist or DJ) will help to keep your guests engaged and having a great time all the way through. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this article we'll go through each part of the day and give an insight into what to think about and some ideas for choices for your wedding music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
First here's a breakdown of a common wedding day schedule...<\/p>\n\n\n\n The first part of a wedding that requires music is the wedding ceremony, which itself can be thought of as a series of mini-events that all need considering individually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Typically it\u2019s a good idea to have music at five points in a wedding ceremony as shown in the table below,<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wedding ceremonies usually require around 7\/8 songs or pieces of music which could be played live by an acoustic duo or string player for instance, or from a device such as Spotify on a phone connected to a speaker. For some ideas on great wedding ceremony songs check out our list here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTime<\/th> Activity<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> 2pm<\/td> Wedding Ceremony<\/td><\/tr> 3pm<\/td> Drinks Reception<\/td><\/tr> 4:30pm<\/td> Wedding Breakfast<\/td><\/tr> 6pm<\/td> Speeches<\/td><\/tr> 7pm<\/td> Evening reception with DJ or playlist music<\/td><\/tr> 8pm<\/td> Cake cutting<\/td><\/tr> 8:15pm<\/td> First Dance leading into bands first 45 minute set<\/td><\/tr> 9pm<\/td> Evening food\/buffet<\/td><\/tr> 9:45pm<\/td> Bands 2nd 45 minute set<\/td><\/tr> 10:30pm<\/td> DJ until midnight<\/td><\/tr> Midnight<\/td> Wedding venue curfew<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Wedding Ceremony: Getting the music right<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Section<\/th> Music Requirements<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> Arrival of the guests<\/td> A collection of about 3 songs to set the tone and entertain the guests<\/td><\/tr> Processional pt I<\/td> A song as the bridesmaids enter<\/td><\/tr> Processional pt 2<\/td> A song for the entrance of the bride<\/td><\/tr> Signing of the registers<\/td> 1\/2 songs to be played for the guests<\/td><\/tr> Recessional<\/td> A song to be played as the couple and guests leave the ceremony<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n