Ceremony Music with words??

awilliam1

Is this weird....?? The whole theme of our wedding is very untraditional and we are having our DJ do the ceremony music as well.  We don't want the traditional music for the ceremony and have picked out a few songs we really like, but I am just not sure if we should try to find instrumental versions.  I have never been to a wedding where they havent played the traditional church music so I feel so lost with this untraditional ceremony thing.

klynn13

I think the words can be very meaningful. I am doing a piano version of "Your Song" by Elton John for the bridal party, but for my entrance I am using "The Luckiest" by Ben Folds, words and all. The only bad part is if some verses aren't fitting. We edited "The Luckiest" down to 1.5 minutes of the pieces we liked. Do what feels right!

geekybridetobe

Depending on the lyrics, I think words are fine. Like pp, you might have to edit a song down, just to make sure that there aren't any questionable lyrics. Also, I would still make sure the song is more mellow when you do have words, or at least played softly.

SEWF

I'm using "I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz as my processional song, so obviously I see nothing wrong with lyrics during the ceremony.

You could check out Vitamin String Quartet. They do lots of contemporary music without the words. There is tons of their music on ITunes and Amazon.

colstj1

As long as it's pretty fitting I think it's just fine to use original songs

asialee2

I'm not doing your typical "wedding march" my songs all have lyrics! If they have special meaning to you, (first dance when you started dating or what not, ) maybe mention it in your programs. 

Its your wedding so if there is a song that you both love and has meaning, go with it!  

awilliam1

Thanks guys! None of the songs I am using have any questionable lyrics, but I was just unsure about whether this is something that a lot of people do. Like I said, I have only been to very traditional weddings and ours is not at all. I think for some of the songs I am using, taking away the lyrics would take away the whole meaning.  Words it is!