We had our meeting with the musical director at the church tonight. When I heard we were meeting with a musical David Clarke, I immediately hoped it was the famous British drummer who brought the world some pretty groovy rock hits back in the 60's with four of his good friends (and that he had added an "e" to the end of his name to avoid his throngs of middle aged fans). Alas, it was not the same Dave Clark, but instead a man who was every bit as interesting and probably ten times as kind. We discussed our plans for the prelude, processional, ceremony, and recessional. We've got the church organist at our disposal for the "traditional" wedding music, but I also want to make it something unique and personal that means something to Molly and me. I've got one of my best childhood friends and his fast fingers ready on the guitar, but now the quest is on to find the right music that Dan can bring to life. We have a little bit of freedom with our procession and recessional music, and I think I've got some great ideas. What I'm looking for from the group are some suggestions for a song/hymn to use during the ceremony. David suggested we do one sing-a-long hymn (evidently Lutherans expect group participation and not just a captive audience during the service (something new every day)) and then pick a song for the unity candle/whatever with the caveat that if the song has lyrics, they have to be related to the gospel. This, my friends, is NOT my area of expertise. I'm going to Google "non-churchy church songs" because I really do want to find a song that meets both David's requirement but that still has meaning to us. To help jump start the process, I'd greatly appreciate some suggestions of hymns and/or songs that you've heard at weddings that you think might tickle my fancy. Feel free to throw them in the comments below or as a reply to the FB post. We'll consider this an exercise in wellness for the soul and the ears. I'm looking forward to hearing what you've got to offer!
Jeff
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