My aisle song?

Question

For the song to walk to the aisle to, I'm thinking of using Led Zeppelin - The Rain Song. It's a very beautiful piece of music with lyrics that can be interupted in many different ways. The song is about 7 and 1/2 mins long and I'm trying to decide which part of it to use. I like the middle where it's all instrumental, but I'm also thinking about using the lyrics too. (about 5 mins into it, it really picks up. While I love that part, it's not what I want to use)

My questions are :

1. What is your interpretation of this song?

2. How long should the song be when being used to walk down the aisle to?

3. How do I isolate a part of the song and have it flow seamlessly?

4. Should I use the lyrics or just the instrumentals?

Song :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8Gf9LT5_Ww&feature=related

Lyrics:

http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/The-rain-song-lyrics-Led-Zeppelin/2EDA8DFCC8DE6F2D482568870002E979

Answer 1

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Answer 2

check out this site http://www.365weddingsongs.com for  wedding songs.

It has ton of wedding songs which have videos/lyrics for you to choose from first dance,cake-cutting, march-in and even for your montage.

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Thanks.

Answer 3

I like the beginning but don't care for the part where the words kick in.  If I were you I would visit a Best Buy or any store like that and pick up a audio editing CD.  The one I have is Roxio RecordNow 9 Music Lab.  I bought it last year when I was coaching my daughter's cheerleading squad.  We used it to piece together songs for the competition dance.  The song could not be longer than two minutes so I took out the pieces I wanted to use and it blends them together seamlessly.  It is very easy to use, too.  I highly recommend purchasing one and playing with the song a bit.

This music should be played only as long as it takes the Bride to reach her place at the front of the assembly, next to the Groom. Very important: This music should be continued through the point where the Bride’s escort hands the Bride off to the Groom, the escort has returned to his/her seat, and the Bride looks like she’s comfortable, and ready to proceed with the ceremony. If the Bride’s veil or dress needs to be adjusted, then the music should continue through that adjustment. Bottom line: the music continues until whatever needs to be done has been done to get the Bride standing comfortably next to the Groom, ready to proceed with the ceremony. The song should then be ended or faded in an appropriate spot. If there is a "fanfare" before the main processional song, it should be one that lasts no more than 25 seconds max. Most fanfares are short pieces between 10 and 20 seconds long. One of the main reasons for a fanfare is to create a dramatic effect just before the entrance of the bride, and we think that once you get beyond 25 seconds you’ve extended the fanfare a bit too long and the dramatic effect begins to fade.

Here is a site that answers all questions about the ceremony.  I have found it very helpful.

http://www.songsforyourceremony.com/diff...

Let us know how the music turns out :0)  Good luck!