When it comes time to sign the register at your wedding ceremony, be sure to have enough music to cover the time it will actually take. Various wedding celebrants have tricks to cut down the time it will take to complete this formality, but you should plan for 7 to 8 minutes worth of music, at least.
Chances are it won’t take quite that long, but I have seen it go for as long as ten minutes, and happen in under five minutes.
Whenever I am part of the ceremony service, I either extend the chosen track so it’s well over ten minutes long (just in case!) or I have 2 songs mixed together. It’s not that silence is a terrible thing, but wouldn’t you rather the music didn’t fade out while you’re still completing the signing process?If you have a live musician playing, they probably know how to extend the song if they’re playing instruments. If you have someone singing over a backing track, have another song ready to go.
I hope this helps!
Wedding DJ + MC