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Our DJ is just going to fade the song out when I get to the end of the aisle. Is it possible to have yours fade out?
We are doing an instrumental, and our DJ is going to fade it out. This alone makes the DJ money worth it (I was stressing about it too).
How big is your bridal party? My 3 flower girls and 2 BM and I are all walking to the same song, so that will help.
@Encore: We're doing an iPod instead of a DJ, so that's not an option, sadly.
@nmsoonerbride: I have three bridesmaids, a matron of honor, and a flower girl, so with all of them walking, it'll take up their entire song (Sunrise Serenade by Glenn Miller).
Okay. Maybe you could edit the song to be just a little shorter (cut out some of your non favorite parts), and then wait a little while before staring down the aisle. I would find it VERY awkward to stand at the front for more than 15 seconds or so. However, if that wouldn't be awkward for you, then don't stress it. It will give you and Mr. Grape a chance to gaze lovingingly at each other (my FI and I would just start cracking up if he had to quietly look at each other for that long)
@JennyW1: I need to figure out who'd be able/willing to do it, but that's an option, too. :)
@nmsoonerbride: I'm sure Mr. Grape would be able to figure out how to cut it down better than I could! I agree that we'd be laughing out loud if we had to just stand there and stare at each other for longer than a few seconds because he makes these faces at me when we're trying to be serious...it'd be funny but awful at the same time. I'll ask him about it when he gets home today.
If you're not shy, you can also make a moment of it, a la "The Office" or this uber-cool twinkle-toes couple (even if you'd never in your life have the chutzpah to do something like this, it's so fun to watch):
@JennyW1: That was totally awesome! I would never have the guts to do that, but it was very cool.
you can download an editing software online like Audacity....then you can edit the song to fade when you want it to....save it as a new mp3 file then just play it....
if you don't want to tackle it, i can do it for you....just private message me...
You could come in and wait for a bit before you start walking. I did that, and it helped. I had a musician though, who cut out the music at the appropriate time.
Maybe you could have a friend nearby who will stop it at a good time in the music approximately when you think you'll get to the front?
I was going to give the same advice as MamaHusky. Fade it out yourself and save the file to your iPod.
Also, you can account for a few more seconds to get situated at the end of the aisle, but probably not so long as to let the rest of the song play out. You don't want the beginning of the ceremony to be awkward for you or your guests!
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I just practiced walking the length of our "aisle" (about fifty feet) in our apartment (which is down and back once--tiny space, lol) and found that it only takes about a minute. I could try going a little slower, but I don't want it to look really weird. I'm using "Moonlight Serenade" by Glenn Miller for my processional and don't want there to be an extra 2 1/2 minutes of music.
Should I:
- Try coming in a little bit later in the song--even a 30 second delay might help?
- Try walking even slower
- Not worry about it--music overlap isn't a huge deal, and I could use it to get situated properly at the ceremony spot, hand my bouquet over, etc.
I do have to come down about 3-4 steps from the foyer of our venue into the room, so that might take up some extra time, too, especially if I'm sort of hiding on the stairs to the upper level (out of sight).
We're having an iPod instead of a DJ, so fades aren't an option. I have four ladies in my party, but since there are only three groomsmen, the fourth will be walking down with her daughter (the flower girl). The song I've chosen for them is Glenn Miller's "Sunrise Serenade," and the entire song will probably be used.
In addition...did you have any extra music in your processional, meaning your walk didn't take the entire length of the song? How'd you handle it?