Let's all knock on wood that the worse of this pandemic is behind us. All indications are that in Florida at least, we've rounded the curve. As a jazz band performing in Tampa, we've noticed our inquires for weddings and…
Feb 13 2021
Feb 20 2012
The First Dance
One of the most special parts of the overall wedding celebration is the first dance. It's here that you inaugurate your new marriage. The ideal time for this is right after you've been introduced for the first time to…
Feb 13 2012
Your Wedidng Prelude
The prelude is the period before the actual ceremony starts. During this time your guests are arriving, finding their chairs and getting settled in. The music that is played greets them and sets an ambient tone of beauty and…
Jan 30 2012
Top Five Tips For Great Reception Music
The reception is one of the most important parts of your special wedding day. It’s where you are introduced for the first time as an official married couple and friends and relatives get to celebrate that time with you.…
Dec 28 2011
The Grand Entrance To The Reception
After the cocktail hour music has completed, the band should quickly set up in the reception hall. Usually they will stop playing about 15 minutes before the start time of the reception in order to have time to set…
Nov 14 2011
The Cocktail Hour
The Cocktail Hour is that period of your celebration after the Postlude. Your guests have left the area where your ceremony occurred and are milling around, having a few snacks and drinks and anticipating the rest of the evening.…
Sep 19 2011
The Postlude
Congratulations! You're now husband and wife! You've left the church or other venue to the music of the recessional. Now your guests are in the event hall, smiling and talking about witnessing your great event. An abrupt ending of…
Aug 15 2011
The Recessional
Starting with the prelude your ceremony has been gently building to this exciting end. Your guests have been attentive and interested, but they too are looking forward to this point. Of course you are the ones who are most…
Apr 10 2011
The Interlude
The Interlude is defined as that point after your ceremony starts where there is a period of quiet reflection. This might include the lighting of the unity candle, the symbolic mixing of different colored sands, or other special observance. …
Apr 1 2011
The Processional
The last post concerned the music for the prelude, which is that period before the beginning of your wedding.
Next, we take up the processional. According to Dictionary.com a "procession" is: –noun
1. the act of moving…