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I was wondering about that myself. I'm using our DJ for the ceremony and reception. We are getting married outside and the DJ said he could set up speakers and set the recording up. Also we'll be having a relatively short ceremony so I didn't feel like paying for expensive (at least the ones I saw) live music. So I voted for the pre-recorded.
My cousin did the pre-recorded route for her outdoor wedding last summer, and it was perfect. I think its kind of cool because you can really make it personal and play your favorite songs - which is harder to do when you're hiring someone.
@ Redstar, That is great the your DJ is going to do that. Our wedding is going to be fairly short as well and I hate to spend $300-$400 for just a few songs.
@Farmers Daughter, That is exactly what we want. We LOVE music and would like to choose from our favorite songs.
This has been a big one for me. I feel like I should have a string quartet or something, but that is just not me. This is the one area, for some reason, that I am questioning what I want vs. what people will expect.
We're going pre-recorded, because I can pick something that is ME, not something that people expect or recognize. What that will be is beyond me. It seems all of the really beautiful songs I like are sad, or about death when I listen to them! For example, Iorn and Wine-Naked as we came (god, which I am now realizing sounds a lot dirtier than it is) is awesome, but it is such a downer for a wedding song. I want something that says, woo-hoo let's do this! But not in an over-the-top kind of way. Man this one is a toughy.
@ Kingcake, This is the ONLY thing that I am having trouble deciding on. My parents said that they would pay for whatever I want, but pre-recorded music is more our style and saves money. I am with you, I am just not a string quartet kinda girl. Funny- I tend to like a lot of sad songs as well!! I am forever reading song lyrics and realizing that songs that I like could in no way work for a wedding.
I wanted pre-recorded.
J wanted to use the pipe organ.
We compromised and are asking 2 friends to play piano + spanish guitar (it's a married couple). But we'll probably use prerecorded for pre-ceremony, and I really want to do our recessional song prerecorded. :)
Our solo guitarist isn't very expensive for pre-ceremony all the way through cocktail hour. ($400 I think). Our wedding is also outdoors so he's bringing a speaker. Musicians can learn whatever you want as long as it works for their instruments. My feeling is that a musician has more control fading music out at the end of the aisle or during parts of the ceremony so the timing works better. On the other hand we're having a band for the reception so we would have had to set up a separate sound system and find someone to run it. As far as whether it seems cheap to go prerecorded - no one is even going to think about it.
I think I'm going to ask my cousin to play guitar and sing. I have absolutely nothing against pre-recorded music but I just looooove the sound of acoustic guitar. I have very fond memories of my dad playing growing up, and because he can't play during the ceremony (he'll be a bit busy with the walking me down the aisle and all), I thought it would be really nice to have my cousin play. But, I hope to do somewhat nontraditional songs. My current top pick for a recessional is "All I want is You" by Barry Louis Polisar (but my fam is still trying to wrap their head around it) hehe. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQESZszV0Sg
I am so glad to hear that you guys don't think that it will seem cheap. It makes me feel better!
@Corgi, I would LOVE it at a wedding if I heard that song! We are planning on very non-traditional music, so I totally get it! I say got with it for sure. =)
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I am trying to decide what to do about ceremony music. I am having a semi-formal (kind of casual) outdoor wedding in a state park under a large rotunda. There is electric, so whatever I choose will work. I would love to save money and do pre-recorded music but don't want to seem "cheap" (for the record I do not think that it is cheap- just afraid guests may think so). How do you feel about pre-recorded vs. a soloist?