Music: The Gift That Keeps On Playing

By Angela Ash

Music is life. Or life is music. Ok… it is one or the other.

What can express a moment quite like a haunting melody, always attached in your mind to that specific place and time? Music makes us happy. Music makes us cry. Music makes us laugh. Music makes us gasp for air. Music makes us FEEL. As Aaron Lewis so eloquently sings, “I need music to set me free, to let me bleed”. Music allows us to bookmark a beautiful memory with a song, ensuring that every time we hear it, we will be instantly transported tot hat specific corner of our hearts. Wow… if you think about it, music is like a time machine, only without a wacky professor or Michael J. Fox.

In searching to provide your guests or your attendants with a special keepsake, keep music in mind. The possibilities are endless.

One bride made cd’s for all of her guests, including the songs used at the ceremony. This provided a lasting memory, as well as potentially assisting any future brides with musical selections for THEIR special day.

Another bride created cd’s for her bridesmaids with her favorite songs. This is like giving a piece of yourself, and also a very sneaky way to make sure that everyone appreciates the new Three Doors Down song the way that you do.

Another great idea for a gift for your bridesmaids is to make a video collage of photographs of you and your girlfriends, set to music. There are many great programs out there so that you can do this yourself, or you can save time by having your videographer put something like this together. This is a very cost-effective idea. However, it is also a gift from the soul. This is a great way to say “remember when” and “thank you” all in one package… or dvd case. You could make just one dvd, with pictures of everyone included, or you could personalize one for each of your attendants.

Other brides simply give the gift of music. As that brides sometimes forget that often their bridesmaids are just as stressed out as they are, meditation or relaxation cd’s are a great gift idea. What better thing to give than peace?

However incorporated, music not only provides the soundtrack for your ceremony and your reception, but can provide lasting memories for years to come.