Wedding Drums/my own topic...Crystal Cyr

My husband and I got married on the beach in Venice,Florida. It was, honestly, the best day ever. We were lucky to have perfect, seventy-five degrees and sunny, weather. I loved the rhythmic splashing of the waves on the shore. I am a musician, and a lot of my bridal party was musically inclined. With this in mind, Clint and I chose to use drums and percussion instruments as our procession music. I believe that percussion instruments are somehow more connected to people than some other instruments may be. This is true since all people have hearts, which keep their own rhythm. Internally, people are very rhythmic. While everyone in the world may not feel a certain connection with non-percussive instruments, I believe that all people can identify with rhythmic, percussive instruments and sounds. That day on the beach Cody, our best man, started off the ceremony with the big djembe. He laid down a solid andante beat. Andante is a slow walking tempo. As each bridesmaid or groomsman processed down the beach they added the sounds of their instrument. The instruments that the bridal party played included the agogo bell,bongos, chimes, ocean drum, cabasa, box drum, and a smaller djembe. As I processed the percussionist bridal party crescendoed, gradually got louder, until I was standing next to my fiancé. Then, at Cody's cue, everyone abruptly stopped playing. All that was left was God's drum resonating sounds of turning waves upon the shore, and my future husband standing in front of me. That was my best day ever.