Incorporating live music into your Ceremony ensures a memorable experience with smooth music transitions. It establishes an elegant atmosphere from the outset of your grand occasion. Musicians not only perform during the Ceremony but also play 30 minutes before it begins as guests arrive, setting the distinct musical tone for the rest of your wedding. We provide various combinations, such as Violin and Piano, Violin and Cello, Violin, Viola, and Cello, or a String Quartet.
Experience live samples from couples' ceremonies here:
Here are some options for how your ceremony music can be structured:
Prelude Music: 30 minutes prior to your ceremony starting, the musicians will begin to play as guests arrive, mingle, and eventually take their seats.
Parents & Grandparents Song: Sometimes couples like to have a separate song for grandparents and parents. This is optional and usually works best if you have a big bridal party.
Processional Song: This is the song your bridal party walks down to!
Bride Entrance Song: We'll learn anything if it's not already in our repertoire. This is your moment!
Recessional Song: After they pronounce you husband and wife, this is the song we'll play as you and your bridal party exit down the aisle.
You were just pronounced husband and wife - it's a celebration! Want something fun and unique for your recessional song?
We loved this moment so much at The Renaissance Downtown Chicago we just had to share it to recommend to other couples looking to do something fun and unique! We kept our sax player on site (but hidden!) during the ceremony until this moment.
For Joey and Alexi's processional, as soon as they were pronounced husband and wife, we DJ'd Chaka Khan's "Tell Me Something Good" as they walked down the aisle. The photographer grabbed the quick picture above to capture the moment as guests cheered! Then, our sax player jumped behind the couple and led the bridal party down the aisle, rocking out to "Tell Me Something Good" over the DJ! When the sax reached the end of the aisle, he continued to play at the end of the aisle until the bridal party exited.
Questions about wedding ceremonies? Contact us to learn more.