Suggestions needed for music (wedding march) for beach wedding!!

[chagler16]

My wedding is on September 13 at 6:30PM on the beach in BMB and I need some suggestions for the wedding march...we thought that we had a mutual friend who would play the wedding march on a guitar, but turns out he is unavailable to do it now due to overbooking his band! So, here it is a week before the big day and no music, I doubt that I can find someone willing to step in and play this late in advance without charging a great deal!

Is it ok to use no music? Would it be ok to use a boombox? Any suggestions/ideas GREATLY appreciated!!! Thank you...

 

[rdelong43065]

I've seen many use recorded music for beach weddings. As long as you are happy that is all that matters.

 

[Funkyard Dawg]

How about a little funk?

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuyS9M8T03A"]YouTube - George Clinton - Atomic Dog[/ame]

 

[Matt J]

You can almost always find CD's of classic wedding music anywhere. Use a boombox and wrap it in a white table cloth or sheet behind the arch or whatever your using if any. It should be just enough and not too intrusive.

 

[jensieblue]

Agree with sowalgayboi. My advice on anything to do with a wedding is keep it simple, do what yhou want and relax and enjoy your wedding. I have seen too many wedding damaged by people fretting over irrelevant minutae and spoiling what should be a happy day. It really doesn't matter if you plat Beethoven or twist and shout. My philosoph is to look on the event of the wedding as practice for the strains and hurdles of growing a healthy, happy marriage. Just before the ceremony, say to yourself "everything is perfect".

 

[Beach Runner]

I'd suggest hiring a violinist to play something classical. That would be so simple and so beautiful for a beach wedding. There must be a violinist in the area who'd do it for a reasonable price.

 

[Rudyjohn]

Start calling local churches and see if they can connect you with local musicians, violinists, etc. Even student musicians. Community colleges usually have music majors looking for gigs.

We attended an outdoor wedding last month and they had a 10 yr. old girl play the wedding march on her ukulele. It was beautiful and moving all at the same time. It didn't even matter that we could barely hear her; it was so unique.

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[Beach Runner]

Johnrudy is right.

BTW Canon is of course always classic wedding (although probably overdone). Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, is also great...anything Bach... the Water Music by Handel.

These are suggestions from a violinist friend of mine who solos at weddings virtually every weekend.

 

[SHELLY]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2YtWtMlALc"]YouTube - The Wedding Song - Angus & Julia Stone (cover)[/ame]

 

[Miss Critter]

If you want to go in a different direction, you could hire a ukelele player to play "It's a Wonderful World."

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