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Nictoni Posted: Jul 19, 2005 08:31 PM+

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Posted: Jul 19, 2005 08:31 PM

for anyone getting married at catholic church

What are y'all doing for the music at your ceremony? I want something beautiful. I'm sure the church has a organist but what are some other options?

BCC72206 Posted: Jul 19, 2005 08:34 PM+

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Posted: Jul 19, 2005 08:34 PM

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Are you getting married at the St. Patrick's in Huntington? (I looked at your profile!) I just went to a wedding there this past weekend and it was AMAZING. They had the organist & a singer. Both were beautiful and the church is gorgeous!!! You don't need much more than that!

CalJoe0124 Posted: Jul 19, 2005 08:36 PM+

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Posted: Jul 19, 2005 08:36 PM

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I am getting married in a Catholic church and we are having an organist and singer of choir, have not decided yet.
You can always do a string quartet or harp or something like that.

Nictoni Posted: Jul 19, 2005 08:38 PM+

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Posted: Jul 19, 2005 08:38 PM

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We are getting married at St. Patrick's in Smithtown. I see your having your reception at the Bellport Country Club, we live up the road from there. It is a beatiful place. I know a singer with a traditional organ should be fine, I just wondered what other options there are. Thanks!

halloweenbride04 Posted: Jul 19, 2005 08:41 PM+

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Posted: Jul 19, 2005 08:41 PM

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We had a string trio and the sound filled the church beautifully.

steflily Posted: Jul 19, 2005 08:43 PM+

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Posted: Jul 19, 2005 08:43 PM

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See if your church has a handbell choir. They are beautiful and so different.

We are having handbells. I've played handbells for almost 10 years and wouldn't get married without them.

suebride Posted: Jul 19, 2005 08:57 PM+

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Posted: Jul 19, 2005 08:57 PM

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we had an organist, a soloist and a harpist...

MrsStefan Posted: Jul 19, 2005 10:39 PM+

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Posted: Jul 19, 2005 10:39 PM

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We are having an organist but I know having trumpet players in a nice touch. My brother does it for weddings in Virgina and its amazing

Jackie&Justin Posted: Jul 19, 2005 10:54 PM+

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Posted: Jul 19, 2005 10:54 PM

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We are having the whole choir sing and theres a keyboard......

bass, drums and guitars that we prob wont need

julybride06 Posted: Jul 20, 2005 10:19 AM+

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Posted: Jul 20, 2005 10:19 AM

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We are getting married in a Catholic church and even if we bring in our own music we still have to pay for their people. Just make sure something like that can't happen to you as well (If you don't go with the 'house people') I have also heard from other girls that adding the trumpeters for when you arrive and leave was a great touch!

dpli Posted: Jul 20, 2005 12:29 PM+

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Posted: Jul 20, 2005 12:29 PM

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Posted by julybride06

We are getting married in a Catholic church and even if we bring in our own music we still have to pay for their people. Just make sure something like that can't happen to you as well (If you don't go with the 'house people') I have also heard from other girls that adding the trumpeters for when you arrive and leave was a great touch!

This was true for us too, so I didn't even consider hiring outside musicians.

belle22274 Posted: Jul 20, 2005 12:32 PM+

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Posted: Jul 20, 2005 12:32 PM

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We're using the church organist and cantor, and adding a trumpet. I love the sound of horns in church!

curliegirl Posted: Jul 20, 2005 01:04 PM+

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Posted: Jul 20, 2005 01:04 PM

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We are using the church organist for the bridal procession, and the church is allowing me to have a DJ do the rest of the music, which I wanted to be a little different.

july06bride Posted: Jul 20, 2005 01:06 PM+

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Posted: Jul 20, 2005 01:06 PM

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Posted by Nictoni

We are getting married at St. Patrick's in Smithtown. I see your having your reception at the Bellport Country Club, we live up the road from there. It is a beatiful place. I know a singer with a traditional organ should be fine, I just wondered what other options there are. Thanks!

i am getting married at st pats in smithtown too and have been to weddings there

you can have the adult choir possibly... or contact the adult choir and maybe have just one or two singers from there, the voices are amazing!

we are also adding trumpeteers

wendyz06 Posted: Jul 20, 2005 01:23 PM+

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Posted: Jul 20, 2005 01:23 PM

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I have heard that in my church a past bride used a harpist.

Melbernai Posted: Jul 20, 2005 01:49 PM+

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Posted: Jul 20, 2005 01:49 PM

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We had the church singer and organist, but had a good friend of mine do the song during the unity candle lighting, which was definately the highlight of the ceremony. most churches allow you to have an alternative to thier organ/singer, but you still have to pay the organist/singer anyway because they have a contract with the church and also because they act as 'coordinators' on the day of the wedding. I know that our singer was the one who told us all when to start down the aisle and made sure we were all doing what we should be doing.