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Getting married in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) offers a unique opportunity to tailor every aspect of your ceremony, including the music, to reflect both your personal style and the diverse cultural background. Here are seven tips to help you personalize your wedding ceremony music and make sure that your special day is as unique as your love story.

Your wedding ceremony music is more than just a background; it's a soundtrack to one of the most important days of your life. By personalizing your wedding ceremony music, you're creating an atmosphere that’s uniquely yours, setting the stage for a day full of love, celebration, and memories that will last a lifetime. Remember, the team at DJ XTC Entertainment is here to help you every step of the way, ensuring your wedding sounds exactly like you dreamed it would. Contact us a let's get your planning started.

As you, the wedding couple, take your final walk down the aisle as newlyweds, everyone will be watching and cheering. That’s why you must use the perfect song for this beautiful moment!

Make your grand exit even more memorable with one of these five popular songs for a wedding recessional!

Some of these are classics that bore through time to remain relevant and special for decades. We can’t wait to see which of them you’ll pick for your wedding recessional!

• “Here Comes the Sun” by The Beatles

This classic feel-good song is perfect for basking in the post-ceremony glow. As you walk hand-in-hand back up the aisle, let the beautiful lyrics of “Here Comes the Sun” fill you with pride and joy for crossing this incredible milestone in your lives.
 

• “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours” by Stevie Wonder

Look no further than this Motown staple for a fun and upbeat recessional. Many couples use this as a wedding recessional song, and we have a feeling you’ll follow that route too!
 

• “I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do” by ABBA

This ABBA hit is another excellent choice for a fun and festive recessional. It will have everyone in a celebratory mood!

Enjoy the moment and let the happy lyrics carry you away as you walk back up the aisle arm-in-arm!

• “Can’t Help Falling in Love” by Elvis Presley

Here we have a timeless ballad perfect for couples who want a classic recessional song. The romantic lyrics and slow melody will make your grand exit even more special. It’s a song loved by one and all, and we had to include it in this list!
 

• “A Thousand Years” by Christina Perri

This modern love song has been the go-to for couples looking for a unique recessional song. The beautiful lyrics and slow tempo make it a perfect way to end your ceremony on a romantic note.

No matter what type of couple you are, there’s a perfect song for your wedding recessional. So, choose one of these five popular songs, enjoy your moment in the spotlight, or book a professional wedding DJ to create a beautiful piece customized for you. Do you mind if we give it a go?

DJ XTC Entertainment is here to play a lovely song for your wedding recessional and delight you throughout the special day! We celebrate couples of diverse backgrounds. So, if you have particular songs you want that reflect your culture and you as a couple, we’ll be all too happy to play them for you!

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​To ensure that your wedding day is the best it can be it’s important to ensure that you include all of the important elements in a timely fashion. This means that you need to have at least a basic list and schedule of events, often known as a “wedding ceremony timeline.”  While there is no standard wedding ceremony order, there are elements that need to be present. We will go over what’s needed and optional ones below.
 
First, determine whether you want your attendees to sign the wedding certificate or marriage license. This is not that common anymore, but it is an option to consider, especially if you have a small, more intimate wedding. Consider whether you want literature, love poetry, or religious wedding readings to be read during the early part of the ceremony.
 
The wedding processional is the entrance of a partner, the wedding party, and the second partner. Determine what romantic ceremony music is to be playing, especially when the second partner starts walking in. Do you want to have more of a traditional flavor, such as “Here Comes The Bride,” or do you want more contemporary music such as Natalie & Nat King Coles’ “Unforgettable”?
 
Decide how you will exchange your wedding rings. Will you state standard wedding vows, or will you write and state your own specific vows?  
If you plan on doing your own specific vows, decide on whether you want to go over them together before the big day.  This is especially true if you come from different faiths, as you may want to incorporate different religious references in your vows and want to be sure you are unified in your vows ahead of time.
 
Decide upon how the ceremony will be recognized. Will there be a community commitment to support the marriage or an officiant (priest, rabbi, etc.) present to officially recognize it and bless the marriage? After this recognition and declaration of the marriage, the couple usually seals their first kiss as a married couple. They then leave down the centre aisle. After a period of time, the attendees will leave.
  
There may be pictures taken outside, as the wedding couple will enter a limousine, a horse carriage, or some other form of transportation to be taken to the reception hall where the reception will take place. There may even be a “Just Married” sign on the back of the vehicle.
     
For a wedding to have the special meaning it is intended to, it is important to set up a program of all of the elements that you want included in it and in the proper order. You want to decide upon the opening readings and/or music, as well as the music for the entrance of the wedding party.
 
All of these elements should be considered in order to ensure that your wedding ceremony will be as memorable as it should be for you, your partner and for all who attend.
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Couples who are of Italian descent may choose to incorporate a variety of Italian traditions into their wedding even if they have never even set foot on Italian soil.  This is a fun way to honour your ancestors with a nostalgic glimpse into the past.  The religious aspects, dances and food at a wedding may all hold traditional values.  

The dominant religion in Italy is Roman Catholicism.  Therefore a traditional Italian wedding would also be linked to a traditional Catholic wedding and would include a full Mass with the ceremony.  Although, not all Italians are also Catholics and if you and your future spouse are not Catholic you can still have a traditional Italian reception to celebrate your marriage.  Immediately after the wedding ceremony the couple may release a pair of white doves.  These doves symbolize the love and affection that the couple hold for each other.

There are a few other small traditions that apply to the ceremony.  One of these traditions is to adorn each entry way that the couple will pass through with elaborately tied ribbons. These ribbons are symbolic of the unity of the couple.  It is also customary for one partner to carry a small piece of iron in their pocket during the wedding ceremony.  This piece of metal is said to ward off evil spirits and ensure a happy future for the couple. The other partner may also rip the veil slightly.  This is said to bring good luck to the couple.  

The reception that follows the wedding ceremony is where the majority of Italian traditions take place.  It is customary for the guests to assemble in the reception room before the wedding couple arrive.  You should arrange for your guests to be served alcoholic beverages during this time.  The women are traditionally served sweet liquors while the men are served stronger drinks.  It is important that these drinks be served before the couple arrives at the reception because tradition holds that the guests offer a toast to the wedding couple the moment that they arrive at the reception.  

There are a few traditional dances that are typically performed at traditional Italian weddings.  The Tarantella is one example of these dances.  There are several different stories on the origin of this dance but most of the stories revolve around a spider bite.  In just about every version of the story, la tarantella was a dance that was performed either to counteract the venom of the spider or as an uncontrollable response to the venom.  In modern times this dance is performed as a way of wishing the couple good luck in their future together.  La Tarantella is a group, circle dance where the participants dance in a clockwise direction until the music speeds up and then they reverse directions.  These tempo changes occur several times and each time the tempos speeds up the group changes direction again.  This continues until it is impossible to keep up with the tempo of the music.  

No authentic wedding would be complete without a scrumptious feast featuring several courses.  A traditional Italian wedding reception begins with an antipasto course that features olives, pickled sweet peppers, mushrooms and cheeses.  That is followed by many other courses that include pastas, meats, soups, salads and desserts that are each accompanied by free flowing wine.  There are certain foods that have symbolic meanings.  For example guests are usually presented with an odd number of almonds.  The almonds represent the fact that marriage is often bittersweet.  They are presented in odd numbers that have different traditional meanings.  For example three almonds wish the couple luck with children while five almonds wish the couple monetary wealth.  

Another Italian wedding tradition is to have the couple break a glass or vase at the conclusion of the reception.  The Jewish faith has a similar tradition where the groom will break a wine glass at the conclusion of the ceremony but these traditions vary in their intentions and symbolism.  Jewish couples break a glass as a symbol of human frailty and the hardship that their ancestors have endured because of their faith.  An Italian couple, however, breaks a glass or vase for a completely different reason.  According to Italian tradition the number of pieces that the glass breaks into represents the number of happy years that the couple will enjoy together.  

It is fun for couples of Italian descent to incorporate traditional elements into their wedding.  Even if the couple only has distant relatives that originated from Italy and have never even been to Italy, it is still acceptable to follow these traditions.  Couples of other nationalities may also choose an Italian themed wedding just for the enjoyment of trying something different.

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