wedding songs | wedding music
July 16th, 2007Next we have ‘My spirit sang all day’ by Gerald Finzi, and ‘Ave Maria’ by Franz Biebl. Finally there is ‘Tota pulchra es’ by Michael Leighton Jones.
If none of those classics is quite right for you but you are still interested in the magic of an acappella sound when you are signing the register, then you might like to consider an alternative that was certainly not around in William Byrd’s day, or even Charles Stanford’s…unless of course you happened to be the reigning monarch. This is the option of actually having something composed specifically for you…much as Diana might have done had her friendship with Elton come much earlier in her life. Many composers offer this service, at a price, but generally there is then a further challenge of finding a choir to learn the piece and the costs involved in so doing. However, there is also the option, as provided by Bella Acappella, (And perhaps others, but the author has yet to find them) of having your names and wedding vows recorded for you in a beautiful wedding anthem before your big day. A recording you can then keep, like your photos, forever.
So, even for those of us who perhaps cannot afford to have Elton singing at our wedding, there are some beautiful pieces of music to choose from, and if you like, you may choose to have a piece that’s written specially for you.