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music at ceremony question...

mdavis580mdavis580 member
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We are having our wedding in a park where we are not allowed amplified music. I am trying to figure out a way to have music for the ceremony but a musician is a little out of the budget. Any ideas?
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  • itzMSitzMS member
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_ceremony-ideas_music-at-ceremony-question?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:10Discussion:d6f51f23-7855-4ec8-a9d2-d89b1558228bPost:2a111134-29a9-4252-a018-ed8564b1aa3d">Re: music at ceremony question...</a>:
    [QUOTE]My sister had her FI's niece play the flute solo.  It was very pretty.  If nobody in your family is talented, <strong>ask the local high school band director to recommend a student.</strong> My daughter hired a harpist.  I am a retired church organist, so she wanted something different than I used to play.  Cost was $350.
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    This is an AWESOME idea. I would've loved to do this when I was in high school. <img src="http://cdn.cl9.vanillaforums.com/downloaded/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-smile.gif" border="0" alt="Smile" title="Smile" />
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  • Avion22Avion22 member
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    If you have a nearby university with a music school, you may be able to find students from there, too.  Guitar, flute, harp, and violin would all sound lovely.  You may even be able to find a student string quartet.  You'll still probably have to pay a few hundred dollars, but most are probably looking more for experience and recommendations than for a lot of money.   

    I know you said you can't use "amplified" music -- but can you ask about using a small boom-box or iPod with speakers as long as you keep the volume to a minimum?  I don't see how this would be any louder than live musicians.  It's worth asking about anyway.
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  • QueerFemmeQueerFemme member
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    We had a flautist at a park also. It was not amplified and sounded amazing.

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    Websites/blogs where our wedding has been featured:

    http://www.dapperq.com/2013/11/a-very-dapper-wedding/

    http://www.onabicyclebuiltfortwo.com/2013/10/wedding-christina-g.html

    http://4realequalityweddings.com/2014/05/16/g-christina/

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