Has that big day finally arrived? Whether you're having a small "immediate family only" gathering or a talk-of-the-town grand celebration, you have no doubt spent countless hours working out all of the details. Now, even if you have entrusted many "day-of" details to a professional planner, your mind is spinning as the clock ticks toward the moment when you'll be walking down the aisle. It's full speed ahead as all elements finally come together, and you take your place behind closed doors that will soon swing open to anxious guests. So, what happens next?
As your hired musicians, we have provided pre-ceremony music while your guests have been seated, and have performed your chosen selections to seat special family members and to usher in your wedding party. Now, we begin the introductory bars of that special piece that is just for you - for your shining once-in-a-lifetime moment. For some reason, the adrenalin tells you that it's time to move, and in you come, at that same "full speed ahead" pace that has been your rule of thumb all day. We've hardly started the music, and you have raced to the alter! Alas, there was no "savor the moment"!
As your hired musicians, we have provided pre-ceremony music while your guests have been seated, and have performed your chosen selections to seat special family members and to usher in your wedding party. Now, we begin the introductory bars of that special piece that is just for you - for your shining once-in-a-lifetime moment. For some reason, the adrenalin tells you that it's time to move, and in you come, at that same "full speed ahead" pace that has been your rule of thumb all day. We've hardly started the music, and you have raced to the alter! Alas, there was no "savor the moment"!
Well, here's where being familiar with a musical notation called a "fermata" comes into play. Often referred to as a birdseye, this symbol tells a musician to pause or hold a given note longer than what is notated. Typically, this symbol will be used on a final note to stretch out an ending, to almost force listeners to savor or hold onto the emotional effect the music has expressed. As a bride, I would like to suggest that you add a fermata to your day, just before you make that special entrance. Although everything in your being will tell you to hurry, take one deep breath and HOLD/PAUSE! Then, give your guests that grand step-by-step walk that will allow them to really share your joy and glow. You won't regret it, and that "pulling back" mode will help you "set the brakes" so that you can truly enjoy your entire day.
So, breathe in, PAUSE, and savor that "all eyes on you" bridal moment!
So, breathe in, PAUSE, and savor that "all eyes on you" bridal moment!
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