Hello,
    I'm Kenneth A. Farnum,. Jr., Organist at St. Mary Star Of The Sea on City Island.
Here are some of the most important questions that I will ask you when we meet
concerning the coordination of the music for your upcoming Wedding.
 
 

The First Questions...
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Names of Bride & Groom:





Phone & E-Mail(s):
Home / Work / etc.





Mailling Address:










Wedding Date & Time:





Church Name / Address / Phone(s):





Priest / Minister presiding:





Full Mass or Only Ceremony?





Misc. request(s):











*PLEASE NOTE:
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Remember to buzz, ring or send someone from the BRIDAL PARTY to tell me one minute before
the Parents/Grandparents are ready to be escorted down the aisle,
so I may have the appropriate Music ready to play.


Please give us your Home & Work phone & email addresses.
Dress Rehearsals are not included in the standard quoted price.

Late Fees:
More than 1 hour and 20 minutes after Wedding Start Time, additional fee(s) of $100/per person, per hour
is required for singer and/or musicians to remain to perform.
This would have to be paid in cash at the start of the additional time.
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Other
Request:                          
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Request:                          _____________________________________________________________
Request:                          
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Request NOT to Play:     _____________________________________________________________
remember: I must have your address, home & work phone numbers (if possible, e-mail).


Important QUESTIONS
 
Will you have Printed Programs
Will you have a Runner placed before Bridal Party or before the Bride?
 
If you have the Unity Candle, where in the service will it be? 
If you have the Presentation Of Flowers, where will it be?

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How many Ladies are processing in the Bridal Party?  
Do you have Ring/Coin Bearers/Flower Girls processing before the Maid/Matron Of Honor? 
(assuming the Maid/Matron Of Honor is the last person processing before the Bride)

What is the CUE for Parents/Grandparents/Guardians/etc. processing before Bridal Party?
Buzz, Ring or Send BRIDAL PARTY MEMBER to tell me one minute before the Music Planned is to start
(before Parents/Grandparents are ready to be escorted down the aisle) so I may have the appropriate Music ready to play.

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 Music for Seating any Parents/Grandparents/etc.?  
 Music for the Bridal Party Procession?                                    
 Music for The Bride?      

 Responsorial Psalm recited by Bridal Party or sung?  
 Will there be a 2nd Reading before the Gospel?      
        Our Singer will intone the Celtic Alleluia - unless otherwise specified.

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OPTIONAL Music for the Post-Sermon Meditation 
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 Music after the Vows/Ring Ceremony?    
 Music during the Unity Candle Ceremony and/or during the Presentation Of Flowers Ceremony?    


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ONLY if you have a FULL MASS - MASS PARTS will be sung
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 Music for the Offertory?  
 Music for the Communion? 
 Music for the Post-Communion Mediation (good for LARGE attendance)? 

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 Music for the Recessional March? 
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(as of: 12/12/11)
Wedding Music Questionnaire
for Wedding Planner
from:    FarnumA440@aol.com (Kenneth A. Farnum, Jr.)


I must have your address, home & work phone numbers (if possible, e-mail).

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*PLEASE NOTE:
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MOST IMPORTANT!!!

Someone MUST be sent to tell me one minute before
Parents/Grandparents/Guardians are ready to be escorted down the aisle.
This is the ONLY way I will know when all the music is to begin.


Please give us your Home & Work phone & e-mail addresses.
Dress Rehearsals are not included in the standard quoted price.

Late Fees:
to remain more than 1 hour and 30 minutes after Wedding Start Time, additional fee(s) of $150/per person, per hour
is/are required for singer and/or musicians to remain to perform.
This (if requested) must be paid in cash before the start of additional time.
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Other
Requests:           
_____________________________________________________________

Misc Request:           _____________________________________________________________

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as of: __________, we need to know...
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Wedding Date & Time:



Church Address/Phone(s):






Names of Bride & Groom:



Mailing Address:



Phone & E-mail(s):
Home / Work  






Important request(s):



Misc. request(s):






Will you have

___ only The Ceremony   ___The FULL MASS (w/Communion) 


If you have a MASS,
(to plan Communion Music)

Approx., how many church guests are expected
___ A few  /___ Average /___ many


If you have

___ The Unity Candle, where in the service will it be ____________
___ The Presentation Of Flowers
, where will it be _____________


Will you have

Printed Programs: Yes=___  / No=___ / Not sure=___


The Celebrant(s):

Fr./Deacon: _____________





MOST IMPORTANT!!!

Someone MUST be sent to tell me one minute before
Parents/Grandparents/Guardians are ready
to be escorted down the aisle before the Bridal Party.  This is the ONLY way I will know when all the music is to begin.





How many

___ Parents/Grandparents/Guardians/etc. processing before Bridal Party


Will you have

The Runner placed ___ before Bridal Party ___ before Bride processes


How many

F=__ / M=___ Bridesmaid's or Couples processing in Bridal Party


How many

___ Ring/Coin Bearers/___ Flower Girls before Maid/Matron Of Honor   


Maid/Matron Of Honor

last person processing before the Bride Yes=___  / No=___


Important note(s):








            Some of Ken's Wedding Links...
                Sample Music for a  Full Wedding Mass

                Some Wedding Music Planing Questions
 
                Most Popular Wedding Music Selections

 
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   Kenneth A. Farnum, Jr.    
                             PO Box 211
                             City Island, New York 10464-0216

                 (718) 885-2480
(home)          (917) 805-4699 (cell)