Music is what Feelings Sound Like....

2010, Singapore.... one of the most beautiful countries I've visited; it's just clean and tidy and perfect! I remember sitting in our hotel watching a fabulous couple get married and they looked wonderful!

I wasn't there for a wedding but rather some professional musical work (the best bit of being a professional musician...travelling to fabulous places!), judging a major youth music competition and that year myself and my now rather gorgeous partner Simon were two of the four-strong judging panel. The very talented musical soul that he also is, Simon had composed the test-piece for all the bands to play and the organisers had requested the music be composed with the festival theme in mind, which was "Music is what Feelings Sound Like..."

We worked with musicians from Malaysia, Singapore, China and New Zealand delivering workshops and musical activities on this theme, working in several different languages and it was a fabulous trip, which had been confined to the deepest darkest memory bank until I spied this picture on Facebook yesterday that bought it all flooding back.

I know you're wondering how in heavens my reminiscent waffle relates to music for weddings but it really does. I mentioned the other day that you MUST choose music for your wedding which you love, not what you think people want you to choose and this quote sums it up perfectly don't you think?

The music you choose for your wedding has to reflect not just you, but your feelings of the day: love, happiness, excitement and so on....

Every detail of your wedding day reflects your tastes and feelings, so why not your music too? Quite often it seems that musical contributions to the wedding service and reception are not considered until after every other detail is finalised if there is any budget left over, if even considered at all. A DJ for the evening reception comes high up the list of priorities but not music for the rest of the day, but I can't tell you how much of a difference great musical sounds make to the experience and enjoyment of you and all your guests and if it's live music all the better.

Music has a magical effect on us all, pulls at the heartstrings, makes the hair on your neck stand on end, creates and nurtures emotions like nothing else, surely you want that magic and emotion on your wedding day too?

To create the perfect ambience on your wedding day just let all your guests share in the music that YOUR feelings sound like, and they'll remember and hear the day  forever.

Love
Tabby xxx