To achieve just the right tone for the ceremony, you may want to take your cues from the site or location of the ceremony because the architecture and decor can give you a hint about what would sound appropriate. For example, if you are in a large, Gothic cathedral, loud and thundering organ music would not sound out of place, but if you were in a formal garden, anything too loud and harsh just would not fit. A garden requires a light touch like a string quartet so choose you music to fit in with your surrounding.

Another way to select your music is to have it match with your wedding theme or style. If you are in the south having your festivities to fit in with a partying or light atmosphere, you may want to try some New Orleans style jazz to play up the southern inspiration. Or the music could fit in with the time of the year such as “Summertime” to reflect a hot and humid summer night or “Hazy Shade of Winter” to accompany you down the aisle on a frigid January afternoon. If you are having a wedding that reflects your heritage or family, then try ethnic musical selections or any of a variety of rock or pop songs that you find romantic or features a bride’s name (like the Beatles’ “Michelle”). Don’t feel limited in your selections because even Broadway show tunes or movie theme songs can express your romantic feelings while making a bold statement.