Magic in the Music

The other day my fiancé and I had our wedding planning update talk. We discussed all the LONG list of things we have to do for our upcoming wedding. It’s hard to believe that it is only four months away. In spite of all the things on our list the one that got us most excited was the music. Whenever I dream about the time when my now fiancé and I would get married, I never dreamed about how my wedding dress would be, what type of flowers we would have, or even what colors I wanted (besides purple lol). The one thing that I had planned down to the tee was the music. Before I had the ring, I knew what song I would walk down the aisle to.

As you read this, at some moment in time you know you had the same thought about that special song you would use to take that walk towards your future husband to be. Yeah, I know go ahead shake your head, but I believe and always have that music sets the tone. Music has such magical qualities. You can be listening to a song on a radio and it takes you back to a memory that you thought you had forgotten. Music can take you back and you can recall what you were doing, who you were with, and how you were feeling. Music has the power to evoke emotions like no other. So before I even got engaged, I would take the time to listen to music, and I would jot a song down that I heard that I could see us using in our future wedding ceremony and reception.

The time has come that I can actually dust off my list of songs I really have to narrow down my choice of songs to use for the ceremony and reception. My fiancé and I have decided that during the time before the ceremony the guest will be listening to a collection of smooth jazz and r&b songs to set the tone and the mood. The other day while we were discussing music for the ceremony, I was excited that we actually agreed on a song for the wedding party processional. My fiancé and I defiantly have very different styles when it comes to picking out the music, the first thing he said after listening to the song was, “That’s great baby, I like the beat” I looked at him with the “say what?” look. I said “The beat, did you even listen to the words?” Nevertheless I realized that music for me when picking our wedding and reception is much more than just the beat. I want our guest to be able to listen to the words of the songs, and feel as if they are getting a intimate peek at our relationship through song. One of the hardest things for me at this moment when it comes to planning is not the invitations, picking out the right food, the favors, the dress. To me the hardest thing is picking the right song to walk down the aisle to for the Bride Processional. Before I got engaged I told you I had every single song picked to a tee, even my special “bride song”.

Now that it’s four months away, I still am not sure. Say what you want but to me next to the vows, the most intimate moment of my wedding will be walking down the aisle with my father towards my future husband. I want a song that expresses all the love, and joy, and happiness I feel as I walk towards him in preparation to become his wife. So right now I am back and forth between two songs, and only a few people have heard my choices. I know, I’m keeping my song choice under tight security, much like my wedding dress I want that to be a surprise for everyone on that day. I know that looking at bridal websites like forblackweddings.com has helped me as to given me different music choices for our wedding ceremony and reception. Just the other day I know I emailed the list of songs for the Mother-Son dance for the reception from forblackweddings.com to my fiancé to help him with his music selection. I really want to know from my brides to be and those that have already jumped the broom, is there really “Magic in the Music”? Did you know right away what your special “bride song” would be? What type of music are you incorporating in your wedding ceremony and reception?


Happy planning

Elizabeth