The Knot Guide to Wedding Vows and Traditions – Readings, Rituals, Music, Dances, and Toasts . When planning for the big day, it’s very easy to get caught up in beaded white dresses, boutonnieres, and how many platters of mini crab cakes to order, but the most important part of the wedding is the most-often overlooked–the ceremony itself. (more…)

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You have been dreaming about this special day since you were a child. You have been discussing details with your friends for months now, and now that the big day is finally a reality, you want the very best with as little stress as possible.

Now take a moment and think about this: what is the single most important ingredient, the one thing that will create and set the mood for the whole function, from before the ceremony until after the reception? Is it your dress? Surely it will be beautiful, but it will impress and then be a dress again. Is it the food? Naturally you would expect great food, but consuming it takes up only about 25% of the time spent at most weddings. Could it be the flowers, the preacher, the venue…?

I believe the single most important factor that will determine the mood and therefore the success of your wedding, is the music.

It starts as early as 30 minutes before the ceremony and continues in some way or form until the end of the reception. Therefore I think it is the most important consideration you should make when organising your special day, apart from making sure you are getting married to the right person, of course! (more…)

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