Music for The Ceremony

PROCESSIONAL - Entrance of Bridesmaids and Bride.  Often this is a march but think bold and dramatic.  You will only need one song for this.  You can have one for the Bridesmaids and a separate one for the Bride.

ELEMENTS OF THE CEREMONY - Times during the ceremony that you want music to highlight (lighting unity candle, sand ceremony, giving flowers to the mother, etc.) or have songs included by themselves (ethnic or religious traditionals, etc.). Not all weddings have music during the ceremony but if you are going to be doing any action where you are not talking, music can help create the perfect backdrop.

RECESSIONAL - Music played while the Bride, Groom, and Bridal Party leave. This should only take 1 song.

POSTLUDE - Music that creates the transition from the formal ceremony to the festive reception. The celebratory music continues as the guests leave.  This will take up to 15 minutes.  It takes longer if you greet the guests as they leave the ceremony or if you have a large number of guests.  You will need 2 to 7 songs.

Microphones for The Ceremony

It's the whole reason everyone is there. It's the most important element of your wedding day - the wedding ceremony! You want everyone to feel connected to the monumental step you are taking. You want everyone to follow along and feel all the emotions you are feeling. But, let's face it. Most people are not trained in public speaking. Even if you are, you are facing each other or the officiant, not the guests. Even if you were to focus more on projecting your voice than being in the moment, you wouldn't be heard yelling your vows. Don't even start with the officiant. Sure, they always tell us they can project their voice loud enough to be heard in the back row with a river flowing by and nature chirping alongside the ceremony. But, do you want them yelling with you standing inches away from them? Of course not. You also might have readers who are not comfortable with public speaking.

That's where we come in. When you hire Occasions for your ceremony, we provide 2 clip-on style lavalier wireless microphones. We put one on the officiant and one on the person getting married with pockets in their outfit. We also provide a hand-held wireless microphone on a stand if you have a reader.

Please note, live musicians use different mixers than DJ's. They need different cords, inputs, and more microphones than DJ's. Therefore, we cannot accomodate live sound reinforcement for musicians. If you're having a friend provide music, we can discuss exceptions to this policy. Most of the time, live musicians do not provide microphones for the service. We are often hired for the ceremony just to provide microphones. We have no problem working alongside musicians in this way. The set up, work, and time involved is the same so there is no change in price for providing music or microphones for the ceremony.