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bday’s honeymooners more consumer-oriented
Mted Press International
IW YORK — Honey moon-
Ithe 1980s are much more
ner-oriented than in the
bys the travel editor of a
magazine.
Iiey try to match their in-
and expectations to the
[moon destinations,” Mary
Wagner, of Modern
de, sn an interview.
Ten years or more ago, new- Three new travel surveys just
lyweds might honeymoon where released by Modern Bride show
their parents had. newlyweds’ No. 1 source of in
formation in planning their
“They were just looking to be
together,” she said.
Today, she said, “Some have
been living together (before
marriage). They’re a little older,
they’ve traveler! more” and they
are more selective, looking for
activities to enjoy together.
wedding trip is friends or rela
tives.
More than 10,000 readers
were interviewed by Globe Re
search Corp. in three separate
12-month surveys for analyses
of annual and seasonal patterns
in honeymoon travel.
More than 7 1 percent of those
questioned about honeymoon
plans for 1982-83 said they
asked friends and relatives for
information, compared with
69.6 percent who used bridal
magazines. Brochures re
quested through bridal maga
zines ran a close third, with 57.9
percent.
Magazine articles about hon
eymoons used to talk about the
edding music goes 'baroque'
nited Press International
NEW YORK — This year’s
ides will be marching to a dif-
rent beat — probably Baroque
ne are the wedding days
n traditional music like
rd Wagner’s bridal chorus
■ “Lohengrin” began the
u cai , ireniony and Felix Mendels-
|n’s wedding march from “A
idsummer Night’s Dream” en-
ind gujjd it.
'gingcoifefhe vast majority of brides
tnagaa idtooms are sayng that they
nds,! knot want and will not have
tngs played at their wed-
;,"said Jere Farrah, a veter-
ganist for weddings and a
its and
vercui
ools, tissi
k-scratdie
Emily
mplete
j tte, thfit|
to the
iff member of New York’s
ies School of Music,
hey want stately, dignified
estive music for the reli-
is ceremony, and Baroque
of the 17th century by En-
French and German com-
s Fills the bill. Save the
ialtz for the reception.”
ddalsk The American Guild of
- weddkpnists notes both the Wag-
giftsp jand Mendelssohn pieces are
Mild be ten 19th century theater works
wlvwedi dcannot be considered sacred
of the; usic.
Bie Guild’s list of appropri-
wishestc# music of religious inspira-
excessbit* quite a bit of it from the
’ostsawipque period, includes the
;osendjf Mowing processionals:
ksloth‘‘Trumpet Voluntary” by
iah Clarke, “Jesu Joy of
s Desiring” by J. S. Bach,
rche Roinaine” by Gounod,
ch No. I” including Beeth-
Jri’s “Hymn to Joy” oy John
"Coronation March” by
m Walton, and “Rondeau”
[ean Mouret.
he list of recessionals in-
udes Clarke’s ‘‘Trumpet
R,” “Rigaudon” by Andre
‘ 1I , Ppra, “Sortie in F Major” by
'™$ar Franck, “Psalm XIX” by
umna. Ideuo ^ arce |j 0> “Fanfare”
1 ia j. Don McAfee, and “Toccata
1 Ia,n0 , fificate” by Gordon Young.
* true ? Icommended vocal solos in-
c f 0 ™ Be David Young’s setting of
tiding Ik* Lord’s Prayer,” “God of
rin S ! ive" by Milton Dietrich, “O
^“fectLove” by Phil White, and
indHt Qjf t 0 f Love,” an Amer-
r ‘ n S sa! ®°lk tune arranged by Hal
^ ‘ ie ' ll opson.
things Still a favorite for Catholic
in. s a ) ! Hidings is “Ave Maria” and,
ny s r Protestant weddings, “Oh,
: choose p m j se Mg ”
bies.si; y osl 0 f music is available
it by fa y records or tapes for the
lie mostp ffiet ceremony held in the
cic lays. Ime or garden. Record stores
attgefid'B tapes of wedding music
e pw ll able for the entire ceremony.
a v0 o|> man even borrow them from
(lianton ie libraries.
g band i At the other end of the spec-
lioiceO jmis the ceremony with a
life olden- ranc | real trumpets for the
the dial” 1 fares. Keep in mind that
r guard a | friends might consider this
etentious and best left to
inch diar aky.
clarity^ let an early station planning
^ music. Bride's maga-
recommends consulting
church organist or synago-
antor as soon as you have
tadate. If you are marrying at
tel or in a banquet room,
suit the manager about
igements.
you want a vocalist, violin-
tcordionist or string quar-
ur organist or the banquet
lager will suggest reliable
icians or you may have
ed friends or relatives who
irovide music. A local high
1 or music college can re-
mend student musicians,
emember, weddings are not
rt of an organist’s regular
and he expects to be paid at
$25 or $50. If he is a well-
<*n musician who plays in a
city church, he must be
tonsiderably more.
jst
DON’T KNOW
WHERE TO
EAT OUT?
Check the
Battalion ads!
Vocalists and instrumentalists
will ouote a fee for the occasion,
usually $50 and up.
No organist worth his salt will
want to play sentimental,
operetta-type love songs of the
Jeanette MacDonald-Nelson
Eddy ilk, but you may be able to
reach a compromise on such
tasteful family favorites as
‘‘Make of Our Hands One
Hand” or “Sunrise, Sunset.”
It is more usual now than in
the past for wedding guests to
sing hymns during the cere
mony, before the vows and after
the blessing. Attractive wedding
programs containing the lyrics
can be printed and placed in the
pews as souvenirs.
Keep such old favorites as
“Blest Be the Tie That Binds”
and “Love Divine, All Love Ex
celling” in mind. “Morning Has
Broken,” a Gat Stevens hymn
song, is a new contender for
popularity, according to Farrah.
For the reception, be sure to
check on the number of musi
cians who must be used in a par
ticular ballroom or reception
room to meet Musicians Union
requirements.
When hiring a band, get a cost
estimate and find out if the
musicians take breaks. It’s
cheaper if they do.
You’ll be paying a union mini
mum of more than $100 an hour
musician (and sometimes a
more for scale-plus musi
cians) in any American city,
especially on Saturday. The
bandleader gets 25 percent to
100 percent more than his
players.
Once you’ve picked your
band or small ensemble (four to
eight pieces are suitable for all
but huge receptions), huddle
with the leader on what kind of
music you want — old stan
dards, pop, rock, country, some
thing for all ages.
Spell out the music for the
bride and bridegroom’s first
dance, request numbers, any
ethnic music or dances, and sen
timental favorites that will stir
the memories of the bridal cou
ple’s parents and grandparents.
beauty of the destinations, Wag
ner said.
Now they give travel tips, in
cluding listing the most roman
tic restaurants and facillies such
as golf or tennis.
Honeymooners have become
travel consumers, and, Wagner
said, they are traveling farther.
More are going by plane than in
the past.
They also plan further ahead.
“We recommend starting to
plan your honeymoon when you
buy your dress,” she said, “and
make the booking at least four
months in advance.”
Honeymoon travel is a $1.9
billion market, the magazine
survey shows. In addition to air
fares and other travel expenses,
there’s luggage — a bride ac
quires an average of three pieces
of luggage with an average total
expenditure of more than $200.
Her fiance’s luggage expendi
ture adds another $200 or more.
The average wedding trip
costs $1,596, although couples
who honeymooned in the spring
of 1983 spent $1,663, one study
showed. These figures repre
sent travel within the continen
tal United States.
Honeymooners whose des
tinations were the Caribbean,
Mexico, Europe and other fore
ign places spent still more:
$2,421, on average, $2,480 in
spring 1983.
Some couples don’t take hon
eymoons. Only 97 percent of
Modern Bride readers ques
tioned in the surveys said they
planned to take a honeymoon.
Other findings:
• Florida is the No. 1 destina
tion in the continental U.S.,
chosen by 42.7 percent in 1982-
83. Outside the U.S., Hawaii led,
with 9.2 percent. Three-tenths
of one percent even chose
Alaska.
• Other favorite continental
U.S. destinations were Califor
nia and Pennsylvania, in second
and third place.
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