Hilton Ocala Wedding Giveaway

The Hilton Ocala is sponsoring a Memorable Moments Free Wedding Giveaway on July 30, 2009 from 6-8 pm! Come try for the grand prize, check out the Hilton Ocala, and meet some of the best wedding vendors in the area--for free! This event is a combination Giveaway/Bridal Show.

You can find details on Ocala Hilton's website. You can find out even more on their FaceBook page. This is an amazing, top-notch prize, and will be held in one of the finest venues around!

I'll be playing live reception music for part of the evening on the Hilton's grand piano at this incredible event, and my wife, Becky, and I will both be available to answer questions (or just say hello), check Eric's availability for your wedding, reception, and/or rehearsal dinner, and book events! You can find out more about me on my website.

I'm one of the wedding vendors donating my services for the Free Wedding Giveaway. If I'm not already booked, the winner of this phenomenal Giveaway will win my services playing piano for their wedding ceremony.

I'm also pleased to announce (drum roll...)

A 15% discount for any couple who books me for their wedding at the Wedding Giveaway! So bring your checkbook--a 50% deposit secures the time for your event.

If you're planning a wedding, or know someone who is, this is a wonderful opportunity to meet vendors, get some fresh wedding ideas, and maybe even win the Giveaway!

Brian and Nicole's wedding - March 28, 2009

A beautiful wedding at the Baughman Center on the UF campus!

They picked most of their songs from my complimentary Wedding Ceremony Music Guide and Nicole also had a unique request... She asked that I check out the song "River Flows In You" (a song that was in contention to possibly be "Bella's Lullaby" on the Twilight movie). She wanted to know if it would make a good entrance song for the wedding party (all but the bride). After I tweaked the ending a bit (to make it have a joyful end, rather than a dark/sad one), it made a BEAUTIFUL entry song. As always, I make entry songs end just as the last person is stepping into place, so they "fit" exactly right. I did a little research on this song: it was written by Yiruma, a South Korean composer, and you can find it all over the internet because so many fans of Twilight wanted it chosen for Bella's Lullaby (it wasn't, but works much better for a wedding entry song than the one in the movie would).

So, here are their choices. Maybe you'll get some ideas for your own ceremony:

• Prelude music (as guests are being seated, beginning 30 minutes before the ceremony) - my own mix of great love songs and classical songs, with something for every generation and from several different musical styles.
  
• Seating of the family - Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, by Bach
  
• Wedding party entrance - River Flows in You, by Yiruma
  
• Bride's processional - Canon in D, by Pachelbel
  
• Recessional (as wedding party exits) - traditional Wedding March from Midsummer Night's Dream, by Mendelssohn

Great mix of classics and contemporary! Thanks, Nicole, for the great song idea - I'll be recommending this song for other weddings, too!