Wedding Ceremony

Wedding Ceremony Music

Music plays an important role in the ceremony. Be sure to select music that corresponds to the type of ceremony you are having. Check with your officiant to ensure that your selections are appropriate.

Prelude

This music is played while guests arrive and are seated.

Courante from Three Lute Dances (Francisque)
Adaglo from Sonata in E-Flat (Mozart)
Allegro from Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G (J.S. Bach)
Air from Water Music (Handel)

Processional

This music begins when the mother of the bride is seated and continues while the bridesmaids and bride walk down the aisle.

Wedding March from Lohengrin (Wagner)
"Here Comes the Bride" Trumpet Voluntary (Clarke)
Prelude to Te Deum (Marc-Antoine Charpentier)
Canon in D (Pachelbel) Trumpet Tune (Stanley)

Durring the Ceremony

You may include music during the ceremony, this may be a favorite hymn, instrumental or even a contemporary love song.

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring from Cantana (J.S. Bach)
Allegro from Spring (Vilvadi)
Ava Maria (Schubert)
The Call from Five Mystical Songs (Vaughan Williams)
Sheep May Safely Graze (J.S. Bach)

Recessional

This is played while the bride and groom make their exit. This should be uplifting to reflect the celebration to follow.

Wedding March from A Midsummer Night's Dream (Mendelssohn)
First movement from Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F (J.S. Bach)
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (Handel)