Consider the atmosphere

When choosing the most suitable music for your wedding you should consider the atmosphere you'd like to create.

You may want to use the following as a guide when choosing music for your ceremony:

Calming and serene
String quartet, harpist, harp & flute, piano and saxophone, classical guitar
Enchanting
Harpist, harp and flute, singer
Light and uplifting
String quartet, pianist, piano & violin, guitar and flute
Light background music
Piano, piano and violin, piano and sax, string quartet, classical/jazz guitar
Fun and bubbly
String quartet, singers or choir, guitar duo, guitar and flute, piano and violin
Formal
Organist, string quartet, singer, harpist
Dramatic
String quartet, choir, bag pipes
Traditional
Organist, bag pipes, string quartet, singer

You may want to use the following as a guide when choosing music for your party or evening reception:

Fun and dancy
Rock & pop covers band, soul & R&B band, Rock n' roll or swing jive band, tribute band, 70's or Funk band, Latin & salsa bands
Smooth or sophisticated
Jazz band, swing jive band, Latin & salsa band, classical ensemble, piano and violin/sax
Light background music
Jazz band, classical ensemble, solo or duo guitar, vocal guitar/piano duo
Something different
Steel band, Irish band, Latin & Salsa band, Swing Jive band, world music ensemble, interesting tribute artist, barber shop quartet
Formal
Jazz band, string quartet, classical ensemble, solo or duo guitar, singer or choir, piper
Traditional
Irish band, bag pipes, classical ensemble, singers or choir

Of course, most of the artists listed above are capable of adapting their music to fit a wide range of atmospheres. These notes are intended only as a guide to show which types of artist are suitable for the majority of event themes.

If you have any questions what so ever please don't hesitate to call us direct or email our help desk: help@alivenetwork.com

In the next section we'll take a look at what points you may need to consider when choosing music which will appeal to all of your guests.
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