Wedding Day Music
Before the Ceremony, Prelude Songs (When the Guests Arrive)
These are played while your guests are gathering, before the ceremony actually begins. These songs set the tone for your wedding. Decide if you want just instrumentals or if you would prefer songs that are sung by famous artists. Many brides like instrumentals that are either contemporary or traditional, but if you would rather have jazz or country, the choice is yours.
For this music, please let us know the type of music you like and if there are 2-3 songs you want us to add to our play list.
Here are the types we have:
- Jazz love songs from the 1940’s – 1960’s – Frank Sinatra, Eta James, Ella Fitzgerald, and Louie Armstrong
- Upbeat jazz music with horns and the saxophone and no signing. The songs are love songs like You Mean the World to Me, My Girl, and Always and Forever
- County love songs. These are songs like Living on Love by Alan Jackson, I Cross My Heart by George Straight, and Feels Like Today by Rascal Flatts
- Indie love songs. These are songs like Sea of Love by The Covers Record, We are Going to be Friends by Jack Johnson, and Wild Horses by The Sundays
- Modern love songs. These are songs like If I Ain’t Got You by Alicia Keys, Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran, and Come Away With Me by Nora Jones
- Oldie love songs. These are songs like Baby, I Love Your Way by Peter Frampton, These Arms of Mine by Otis Redding, and Ain’t No Mountain High Enough by Marvin Gaye
- Traditional wedding songs. This is classical wedding music like Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring and Arrival of the Queen of Sheba.
- Caribbean and Reggae songs. These are songs like Could you be Loved by Bob Marley and Red Wine by UB40.
If we are missing a type we’d be happy to add something news.
Walking Down the Aisle, Processional Music (Bride’s Song)
This is the music that is played as the wedding party and bride enter. You can either select the same song to be played for both or select a separate song for the bridal party and another song for the bride.
For a good selection of instrumental piano favorites, go to http://www.pianobrothers.com/music/ADayToRemember/weddingcd.asp
Here are a few you might like to check out:
- Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring – Bach
- Canon in F – Pachelbel
- A Thousand Years – Piano Guy
- Make You Feel My Love – Adele
- Better Together – Jack Johnson
- Kissing You – Des’ree
- Marry Me – by Train and Martina McBride
- Marry You – Bruno Mars
For a few more modern songs see https://www.weddingwire.com/wedding-ideas/music/20-processional-songs-that-cue-all-the-tears you can listen to the songs at the bottom of the page too.
For 100 more songs see the Knot’s list here https://www.theknot.com/content/ceremony-processional-selections you can listen to the songs also.
Walking Up the Aisle, Recessional Music (Mr and Mrs Song)
This is the triumphant music that you and spouse will use as you joyously exit the ceremony. According to The Knot, these are the tunes that will make your guests want to stand up and cheer. Here are their top 35 selections:
Traditional/Classic Recessional Wedding Music
1. Allegro Maestoso (from Water Music Suite), (George F. Handel)
2. Brandenburg Concerto No. 1, Allegro, (Johann S. Bach)
3. Brandenburg Concerto No. 4, Allegro, (Johann S. Bach)
4. Coronation March (from Crown imperial), (Sir William Walton)
5. Fugue in E-Flat Major (from St. Anne), (Johann S. Bach)
6. Hallelujah Chorus (from The Messiah), (George F. Handel)
7. Hornpipe (from Water Music Suite), (George F. Handel)
8. Ode to Joy, (Ludwig van Beethoven)
9. Spring, Allegro (from The Four Seasons), (Antonio Vivaldi)
10. The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, (George F. Handel)
11. Toccata (from Symphonie 5, opus 42), (Charles-Marie Widor)
12. Trumpet Tune and Bell Symphony, (Henry Purcell)
13. Tuba Tune in D, (Craig Sellar Lang)
14. Wedding March (from A Midsummer Night’s Dream), (Felix Mendelssohn)
Contemporary Recessional Wedding Music
15. Beautiful Day, (U2)
16. From This Moment On. (Cole Porter)
17. Linus & Lucy (Peanuts Theme), (Vince Guaraldi)
18. Oh! You Pretty Things, (David Bowie)
19. Signed, Sealed, Delivered, (Stevie Wonder)
20. Sunshine of My Life, (Stevie Wonder)
21. The Long and Winding Road, (The Beatles)
Religious/Sacred Recessional Wedding Music
22. Oceans, Hillsong United
23. Joy, (George Winston)
24. Now Thank We All Our God, (Johann S. Bach)
25. Psalm 19, (Benedetto Marcello)
For more selections, see http://www.weddingwire.com/wedding-songs or http://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/Recessional-Songs-Weddings-34778185#photo-34778185
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