The Ceremony

The Civil Ceremony:

Your guests arrive, take their seats. The Registrar is all ready, the Groom standing at the front, slighly nervous and then the Bride makes her Grand Entrance (the Processional). Somewhere, someone presses play on a portable CD player or in-houses system and a song blasts out, starting at the beginning. The Bride reaches her Groom and the music suddenly stops. The Ceremony takes place, then again, during the Register Signing, more music blares out, but has to be cut half way through because the photographs are over. Then skip over a few tracks so the happy couple can make their exit (the recessional)

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Whilst the guests are getting settled some gentle background music, chosen by the Bride and Groom is being played, each song nicely faded into the next without any pauses. The sound is coming from a discreet but high quality sound system. When the Bride is ready the Registrar gives me the nod and the Bride’s Processional Song starts to play, from a particular point in the song she likes. She makes her Entrance, stops when she reaches her Groom, pauses and the music gently fades away. During the Register Signing more specially selected music is played. This part of the Ceremony can be just a few minutes, or 10 or more minutes, depending on how quickly the photographer gets his shots, and the guests all get the photos they want. When they are ready, the Registrar announces their Exit and up fades their chosen song, again perhaps from a specific verse. The guests give a massive round of applause as the new Mr & Mrs make their Recessional, with their guests following. As the last guests leave, the music fades away.

Since offering the option of a managed ceremony music service it has quickly become one of our most popular additional services. It is especially popular at venues such as The Alnwick Garden, and others offering Civil Ceremonies as well as the Wedding Breakfast and Evening Reception. If required we can also supply radio microphones for your Ceremony, either handheld or lavalier (clip-on) types. For more complicated layouts we can install a professional conferencing microphone system using high quality condenser microphones to enhance the sound at the point of marriage and also for Readings etc.

Depending on the venue and timings I can either install a separate, discreet sound system or use our main system (without overhead lighting of course!). Usually microphones are not required but the price includes the provision of up to 2 handheld radio microphones. If your requirements are different just let me know. In stock I also keep Levalier (Tie Clip) microphones or can even install multiple Condenser microphones (the types used for conferences etc). For an ultimate level of cover 4 Condenser microphones can be used. 3 of these are placed on a special discreet stand (1 each for the Bride, Groom and Registrar) and another fitted to a lectern (which I can also supply) for Readings.