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One thing I’ve always known I wanted at our wedding was a string quartet. I went to a wedding with one when I was a kid, and since I haven’t been to that many weddings in my life, I grew up thinking that all weddings had a string quartet! Come to find out, it’s actually pretty rare these days. I was only able to find two options in the whole area we’re getting married in! Thankfully, I found The Candlelight Strings, and thanks to them, we will be experiencing some beautiful string music on our wedding day, courtesy of these smiling faces:

Before the ceremony, we want to keep it feeling very classic, so they will be playing a mixture of mu and Mr. Turtle’s favorite Classical and Baroque pieces, including some old wedding standbys, of course! We’re mixing it up a little bit for our ceremony, though.

For my walk down the aisle, they are preparing an arrangement of “Something” by the Beatles. (Like a few of the other bBee couples, the Turtles are big time Beatles fans!) “Something” has been Mr. Turtle’s song for me since high school, so I know that he is going to love hearing it at the wedding!

It should sound a little bit like this version, from The Vitamin String Quartet:

For the recessional, I am asking them to play “Viva La Vida” by Coldplay, which should sound a little bit like this:

For the cocktail hour and dinner, the string quartet will switch from Classical mode to more recognizable contemporary pieces. We are requesting a mixture of songs from old musicals, classic rock, Frank Sinatra-style crooner songs, and themes from some of our favorite movies and TV shows. This should create a more fun, upbeat atmosphere, while still being classy and old fashioned. Hopefully some of our guests will recognize the songs and enjoy hearing them played by a string quartet for a change!

Anyway, this is an aspect of our wedding that I am really looking forward to! I have a feeling that it won’t hit me that we’re actually getting married until I hear the strings begin to play before the ceremony begins.

Did you choose songs for the ceremony that carry special meaning for you?