Choosing Your Ceremony Music

Do you need some help with your ceremony music? We are happy to express your love in music and set the tone at your wedding ceremony with your personal tastes in mind. We wanted to update our list of most requested songs because we know it can be a challenge to find the right song and it is time to start planning for the upcoming wedding season. Here’s a guide to choosing your wedding ceremony music from what we have found that our clients have asked about and chosen over the past couple of years.

We’re here to help you make your ceremony music sound like you. As you plan your wedding day, you will be making choices for the musical elements of your special day and for the ceremony, your musical choices might set the tone for the rest of the celebration in the prelude and your walks down the aisle. You will make at least two important choices namely, your processional and recessional songs. You want to feel the music as you walk down the aisle. Are you a classical or contemporary couple? Finding wedding processional and recessional songs are often a combination of both. There are a few factors that work really well in deciding on those songs. You want the piece to be recognizable without vocals. We typically will play instrumental only. You also want to add a sense of romance for your grand entrance and a joyous, celebratory song for your recessional. Here we bring you a list of requested processional and recessional wedding songs.

Processional:

Canon in D, Jeremiah Clarke
Bridal March, Wagner
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, Bach
Ode To Joy, Beethoven
Somewhere Over The Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwoʻole
A Thousand Years by Christina Perri
Just the Way You Are by Bruno Mars
Make You Feel My Love by Adele
Marry Me by Train
Blackbird by The Beatles
Edelweiss by Julie Andrews, The Sound Of Music
Chasing Cars, Snow Patrol
Come Away With Me, Nora Jones
My Girl, The Temptations

Recessional:

Trumpet Voluntary, Jeremiah Clarke
Signed, Sealed, Delivered by Stevie Wonder
All You Need is Love, The Beatles
Rhythm Of Love, Plain White T’s
Happy Together, The Turtles
Ho Hey, The Lumineers
Here Comes The Sun, The Beatles
Better Together, Jack Johnson
Beautiful Day, U2
This Is Love, Bob Marley

We have a list of classical music in our play list under ceremony and tons of modern love songs that have been selected by many of our clients over the years in both the ballads and dance categories. Go see what might fit your style and contact us with any questions.

Image by Greta Tucker Photography – Abigail and John, September 2017