Ceremony Wedding Music

Choosing wedding music tracks can be a bit frustrating, because there are no set rules as to which music is played at a wedding. Some couples prefer to choose instrumental music for their ceremony, meanwhile others choose to use music with lyrics. If you are having a tough time choosing your wedding music, the following is a list of popular wedding music tracks:

Prelude (Before the Ceremony)
During the prelude, the time in which guests are arriving and are being seated, the room fills with excitement and anticipation as friends and family await the arrival of the bride and groom. Traditional songs such as; Air - Orchestral Suite in D Major (Johann S. Bach), On Wings of Song (Nancy Enslin), Perfect Love (Sir Joseph Barnly), and Ave Verum Corpus (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart), are often played. Contemporary music includes tracks such as; Only Time (Enya), Can You Feel the Love Tonight (Elton John), Truly (Lionel Richie), and Everything I Do (Bryan Adams).

Ceremony (Entrance of Wedding Party)
As the parents, wedding party, groom, and then the bride make their entrance and walk down the isle, traditional wedding songs such as; Canon in D (Johann Pachelbel), Elvira Madigan Theme (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart), and The Four Seasons (Vilvaldi) are played. For a non-traditional wedding, songs such as; From This Moment (Shania Twain), In My Life (Beatles), and Right Here Waiting (Richard Marx) are common choices. As the bride makes her entrance, Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison) is a very popular song to be played.

Ceremony (Interlude)
The music that is played during the interlude should be chosen to signify that something special is about to happen. This is the part of the wedding when the Unity Candle is lit, signifying the joining of two families. Popular traditional wedding music tracks include; Amazing Grace (Lari White), Ave Maria (Beethoven), Time for Us "Romeo and Juliet Theme" (Harp). Contemporary wedding music tracks include; Forever (Kenny Lattimore), My Best Friend (Tim McGraw), and Grow Old With Me (Mary Chapin Carpenter).

Recessional (After Ceremony)
Recessional music is festive, filled with joy. The music chosen should reflect the happiness shared by all as the bride and groom take their first steps as husband and wife. Traditional wedding songs that celebrate this joyous time are; Wedding March (Felix Mendelssohn), Ode to Joy (Beethoven), and Alleluia Chorus (George Frederick Handel). Contemporary selections include; Beautiful Day (U2), I Feel Good (James Brown), Walking on Sunshine (Katrina & the Waves), and I Got You Babe (Sonny & Cher).