Another vote in support. I had though strings at a point, but your use of horn and bells was a better option. I wouldn't change it, particularly if the grand musical production feeling (think Broadway)is a pay off the effect b you want to achive. Your frI end will be truly honored by your work.

Rick

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

I love the new version! Very nice arrangement!

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.

I love it!  This could easily be a standard, Cian.  It's a little derivative of the free form diatonicism one hears on broadway these days so that will put it squarely in our period.

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

Not my genre or style of music at all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Probably a good thing though considering the situation and content. 
 
I don't play that instrument, but you are really talented listening to this. Very EPIC and Anthem and lot's of feelings mixed in. As I suspect it should be. 
You have a great voice and music and MIX are really sounding great to me. 
I absolutely love the BIG sound from the small orchestra vibe you are getting with this tune. That's the same kinda thing I am going for with my own music, but it's hard to do when you don't sing and you are a one man band. 
WOW MAN! You are posting this as : "What do you think"? I am left wondering : "Where can I hear more?". 
I liked hearing the air between everything going on, not a mush of things. 
Enjoyed hearing this one very much, I hope you do great with this one and thank you for sharing it hear!
 
 

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

nice work, Cian - no comments that haven't already been made and answered.
 
 

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