Planning Your Wedding Music
 

Congratulations on your upcoming wedding! We are honored that you have chosen ICSJ, and are excited to welcome you into our “Family of Families,’ and to help you plan the perfect music for your wedding day. This Planning Your Wedding Music page is your online resource to facilitate your planning.  Please watch our brief Welcome Video then follow the Steps 1 through 4, below, to navigate through the process.

If you have questions along the way, please don't hesitate to contact Director of Music, Kate Ryan, by email or at 312-787-7174, ext. 7.  Please include both your names and the date and time of your wedding in the subject line of all correspondence.

 
 

4-Step Music Planning Process

  • Our Wedding Music Guidelines will assist your wedding music selection process and answer questions about appropriate music choices. Please carefully review these guidelines before planning your music and completing Steps 2 through 4.

    ▶︎ Review our Wedding Music Guidelines

  • The repertoire of wedding music at ICSJ is specially selected and varied. Please review our Wedding Music Samples page which is broken down by the major sections of your wedding liturgy or ceremony. Most of this repertoire can be heard at the Wedding Music Fairs (as noted in Step 3). We ask that you make your selections from the provided Wedding Music Samples.

    ▶︎ Visit our Wedding Music Samples page

  • Visit our ICSJ Wedding Musicians page for more information on our talented wedding cantors and musicians. Selection of your preferred wedding cantor(s) along with the information above is required for submitting your request to the Music Director.

    ▶︎ Visit our Wedding Musicians page

    Please note:

    ● Availability: Many of our cantors and musicians are busy professionals in music and other lines of work. We will do our best to accommodate your preferences but appreciate your flexibility in identifying your preferences, and, if necessary, a second or third choice.

    ● Wedding Music Fairs. Our Wedding Music Fairs are held in our church twice a year in November and March. These provide the opportunity for couples to hear the many talented and skilled cantors who sing for weddings, as well as strings, trumpet, and flute players from our approved list. Please contact Director of Music, Kate Ryan by email or at 312-787-7174, ext. 7, for upcoming dates and times. In the event you are unable to attend in person, videos of our musicians and singers can be viewed on our Wedding Musicians page.

  • When you've made all of your final music choices (Step 2) and selected your musicians and instrumentalists (Step 3), please complete the ICSJ Wedding Music Planner. Once this information is received, we will begin the process of booking your musicians, reviewing your materials, and confirming all of your selections. Once your musicians are hired, the Director of Music will schedule rehearsals and take it from there!

    ▶︎ Complete our Wedding Music Planner

Congratulations!