Part of
the Ceremony
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Suggested
Selections
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Preludes
Played while people are being seated. If
you're having a singer, songs (listed below) are often
sung here.
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*Canon in D – Pachelbel
*Air on the G String – Bach
*Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring – Bach
Arioso in C – Handel
("Thanks Be to Thee")
*La Cavalliera Rusticana - Mascagni
(listen at about 1.5 minutes into the recording - you'll
recognize it from TV)
*Bist du Bei Mir - Bach
*Air from "Water Music" - Handel
*Arioso - Bach |
Songs
May be sung just about any time
before or during the ceremony. See also Unity Candle and Flowers below.
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One Hand, One Heart (from West Side
Story)
All I Ask of You (from Phantom of the Opera)
The Wedding Song “There is Love” (needs a guitarist)
Grow Old With Me (John Lennon)
The Gift of Love
The Lord’s Prayer (Malotte)
Longer (Dan Fogelberg)
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Bridesmaids’ Processional
Played while the bridesmaids, flower
girl(s), and ring bearer(s) are coming down the aisle.
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Usually chosen from the Preludes
listed above or from the Bride’s Processionals listed below…
just be sure the bride’s music is “bigger” than the bridesmaids’
music!
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Bride’s Processional
For the majestic entry of the
beautiful bride!
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*Bridal Chorus – Wagner (“Here Comes the
Bride”)
*Trumpet Voluntary – Purcell
*Trumpet Tune – Purcell
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Unity Candle/
Flowers to the Mothers
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O Perfect Love (or other hymn, sung or played)
The Lord’s Prayer – Malotte (sung)
*Ave Maria - Schubert
*Ave Maria - Bach/Gounod
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Passing of the Peace
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Songs:
My Peace – Routledge
Let There Be Peace on Earth
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Communion
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Usually chosen from the individual church’s
traditional communion music, or may choose from the Songs listed
above.
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Recessionals
Played while the bride, groom, and
wedding party exit down the aisle. If you have a large number of
guests, you may want to request a second recessional be played while
they exit.
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*Wedding March – Mendelssohn (the traditional
exit)
*Ode to Joy – Beethoven
*Rondeau – Mouret (also known as "Masterpiece
Theatre")
Wedding March #3 – Bloch
*Largo from Xerxes – Handel
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Instrumental Music
(optional for Preludes, Processionals, Solos, and
Recessionals)
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Ashoken Farewell (Theme from Ken Burns’
Civil
War)
Selections from "Water Music" - Handel
Selections from "The Four Seasons" - Vivaldi
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