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Made it! A good weekend deserves another, hopefully
Posted on 7/21/2008 at 11:10:19 PM
We lived!! So, I heard from more than one source that the GNR went over really well at Jessica’s wedding (thank you Jess for the idea!!). We had a grand time at Laurelhurst Park/Laurelhurst Club for Carrie and George. Skip commented that he thought my arrangement of “I Will” by the Beatles was good (ohh… gosh). I sang it at the ceremony and then K & G did the awesome-est thing: Usually the officiant says (for example): “George, do you take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife… etc etc.” But instead, they made a point to have him say, “George, will you… etc” and then the statement from C and G was, as in the song, “I will.” Sweeeet.
The cocktail hour was even better. All this time, I’ve really been enjoying having two instrumental sounds to choose from (flute and alto sax) during a jazz/swing cocktail set. And of course I did that, but then since we had Marilee as well, we also had violin. So all in all, it made for a really colorful little ensemble: flute, violin, alto sax, cello, and guitar. When flower girls come by twirling and dancing, we know we are doing our job (and they did).
Sunday was sweet. David and Doug played together as a cello/guitar duo, and David said that he really likes Doug and that he’s a joy to play with. I agree! Doug even rewrote the violin part to Canon in D for cello, so that he could play it for the processional, since the violin part is gorgeous and the cello part is, frankly, boring. Yay Doug!
Then Liz and Skippy and I (as a flute, violin, cello trio) witnessed one of the most beautiful weddings ever. Jess had chosen the Bach Arioso for her processional, and not only did she purposely walk slow enough to let us finish the entire piece (which is one of my very favorites ever ever ever by Bach), but then when she and Daudi carved their initials into their beautiful bay laurel tree in the backyard during the ceremony, they did it in exactly the amount of time it took Skip to play though Ave Maria. Wow. We had another piece on board in case it took extra time, but they just nailed it. On purpose? Just lucky serendipity? Either way, it was awesome.
Today I met with three brides/grooms and planned out ceremony music. I love the advance planning!! We had a great time and came up with good stuff for all three - David was there in his adjacent office as peanut gallery adviser on the subject of non-classical music and helped us come up with ideas for recessionals.
Speaking of recessionals. I’m really into this idea of using something like Guns N Roses or Journey or Beatles or the Police or whatever, instead of the classical recessionals.
Why? Well, this is personal, and a matter of taste, but I’m finding that more and more, I totally love the really traditional ones - the Mendelssohn Wedding March “there goes,” Vivaldi’s Spring, Handel’s Hornpipe, and my new favorite, La Rejouissance by Handel.
But if it’s not going to be one of those top 4 (there maybe another I’m forgetting…), then I say, lets RAWK out! I mean, who wouln’t want to hear a string quartet play Metallica? I mean, we just did Guns n’ Roses….