Due to COVID19, NO guest musicians until further notice.
As in any celebration, music in a wedding Mass or ceremony is a very important element. It is a most powerful communicator. Great care should, therefore, be taken to choose music that is highly fitting and proper to this holy and sacred occasion.
Certain music is clearly inappropriate for Church use. Music with no religious significance is not allowed before or during a wedding Mass or ceremony. Though a song or piece of music may be popular on the secular scene, may genuinely speak to you, and be replete with references to love, it nevertheless has no place at divine worship. Examples of this are “We’ve Only Just Begun” or “A Thousand Years.”
You should contact the Director of Music Ministries to set up a meeting in order to go over music appropriate for the church.
The parish Director of Music gets the right of first refusal on all weddings in our parish. If our music director is unavailable to provide music for your wedding and you will instead hire other musicians, they should be professionals who are familiar with the Catholic liturgy and will care for church equipment. The couple will be responsible for any damages incurred by outside musicians to the church and its equipment. The choir loft may only be used by large groups and must be left in the condition it is found. All music must still be approved by the director of music.