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Steel Drum Music at your Wedding Ceremony

Having steel drum music for your wedding ceremony works really well.  I have played the steel drums at many weddings in my career and not only have the bride and groom loved hearing the music but all of their guests also loved hearing the tropical steel drum music being played. Many of them never have heard a steel drum band play at a wedding and are surprised at just how well the Caribbean music works for a wedding ceremony.

Typically what happens is that my client wants my steel drum band to play as the guests are arriving for their wedding. Usually about half an hour or so prior to the ceremony we normally play some mellow Caribbean steel drum music. This works really well to set the mood or vibe of the important event. The guests hear and see the steel drums being played as they are arriving and being seated and it immediately creates a great atmosphere. Then what normally happens is that we play some various steel drum music as the actual wedding ceremony begins. For the ceremony part of the wedding we usually have a few requests that the bride and groom want to hear as they and their wedding party walk down the aisle. This can be anything from Bob Marley's One Love, Over the Rainbow or more traditional wedding music such as Pachelbel's Canon in D and of course the traditional Wedding March by Mendelssohn.

Then sometimes the "married couple to be" may have a very specific request for the steel drum song that they want to be played as the recessional(they are pronounced as the newly married couple and walk back down the aisle). This can be anything but normally the couple wants a very upbeat and lively Calypso type of a song to celebrate their grand occasion.

My steel drum band Steel Tropics has performed at many different types of wedding venues. Anywhere from right on the sand at the beach, onboard yachts, backyards, wedding halls and a whole host of other sites. We always enjoy performing at wedding ceremonies because it is such a great occasion and it is so wonderful to see two young people getting married and starting on their life journey.

Having steel drum music for your wedding ceremony in my opinion works fantastic. You and your guests will all love it as it is sounds great, looks great, is different and frankly just flat out works really well for any type of a wedding ceremony. So try having steel drum music for your wedding ceremony!

 

About the Author

Tom Liston is a professional musician who plays steel drum music with his group the Steel Tropics Steel Drum Band

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