My first wedding song! - Crits & mix ears needed

Kinda like it
The piano reminded me of this
http://youtu.be/LXqMzmFSX_4

Make it stand out by ditching the keys and do a string quartet instead with some glockenspiel or chimes

Cian,
 
Nice work.   Vocals are really good.  To me the piano sounds more like a placeholder or sketch in the context of the overall production.    There are spots where I would leave the piano or piano fills but  I hear some basses, cellos,  violas and violins in this song.   Maybe some acoustic guitar??   I like the orchestral percussion at the end and you could also add some random percussion a little earlier in the song as well.   The song itself is really great and I am sure your friend is going to love it.  

Regards

+1 to the above - great song!
 
Arrangement/mix-wise I also think it needs something more at "your bride".   As yet another alternative, maybe try E piano and upright bass for the first section, with strings coming into to bump things up at the "your bride" line, and then percussion (but punchier) about where you have it now?

I'm sure your friend will be honored. There are many good suggestions in here already. My only one is to lessen the delay and reverb on the vocal.

Beautiful song and the vocals are superb.  I agree with Rimshot above.  I wouldn't change a thing!

Guys,
 
Thanks for getting back, only got a moment to revisit this.
 
The song is originally written for a solo piano song at the church hence the piano prominence. Although a standard band type accompaniment might work, I avoid that direction, I would prefer a more church, epic style ambient In light of that here is another version filled up with some flute, strings and cello, needs some tightening up in places but let e know if you prefer this or not.
 
https://soundcloud.com/cian-mcgovern/singing-on-your-wedding-day-1/s-YirvA
 
Jimyoyo - good to see you back writing. I would go the direction your are talking about for sure, however the keys must stay in terms of the live solo performance (in some form)
 
Guitarpima - I agree about giving more beef down the middle but I dont wanna go the kit route to be honest, not in a church setting
 
Mark - more of your suggestion in here now. Altough perhaps you could point a few spots where the piano should take a real back seat
 
Soundregion - Thanks for that viewpoint, I purposefully picked tubular bells for that feel but I guess it does do xmas aswell, anyone else get distracted by that?
 
Steve - little bit more as you suggested now, altough punchier, mmmm how, dry it up with less low end timpani?
 
mgh - yes right call on arrangment. Ive filled it our more now. hokum, how dare you! pushing boundaries, its a special day!
 
Stringjammer, I have taken down the delay on a few spots for sure and noticed a few more spots also
 
Rimshot/Fred/Rico - Thanks fellas, sometimes the "correct" overproduced song can lose my own identity and at the end of the day he's gotta know that I done it with the instruements I had chosen. But I have gotten some good feedback here.
 
Cheers
 
Cian

What a nice thing to do for your friend, Cian.  I think he will feel honored.  I actually liked the delay and reverb on the vocal.

Awesome, thanks fellas
 
more tweaks29/06/16
https://soundcloud.com/ci...-wedding-day-2/s-ejG1x
 
Cian

Wow, you have a wonderful voice! You're clearly an accomplished musician and a very good songwriter, too. Your friend is a very lucky man.
LJ

Serious Noize, skinnybones & Beagle, thanks you v much your feedback.
 
Im never fully happy with anysong so always keen to get feedback on anything. This still needs a tighten up in places which I will get to. If anyone felt anything on the master either, EQ choices that would be great too
 
Cian