SEATING - The
first thing that you
will need music for at your wedding ceremony is SEATING. Your guests
will be entering the church or other venue and will be getting ready to
be seated for the ceremony. Here are a few song suggestions for the
SEATING portion of your
Kansas City wedding ceremony:
Air - George Frideric Handel (classical)
A Time For Us - (theme from Romeo and Juliet)
A Rose is Gently Blooming - Brahms (classical)
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major - Yo-Yo Ma
(classical)
A Lover's Concerto (Minuet in G Minor) - Johann
Sebastian Bach (classical)
24 Preludes, Opus 28 Number 7 in A Major Andantino -
Chopin (classical)
The Wedding Song (There is Love) - The O'Neill Brothers
(traditional folk)
Falling in Love - The O'Neill Brothers (piano)
These wedding ceremony seating songs are merely suggestions, you can
certainly make any kind of songlist you wish for your big day. Just make
sure that you choose enough songs to give your guests time to arrive at
the church or venue, mill around for a minute and find a seat or be
seated by the usher(s). We recommend about 45 minutes of wedding
ceremony songs for seating - just to be safe. You can always stop the
music when everyone is seated if you don't need all of the wedding songs
that you picked out. Better safe than sorry, we always recommend :) |
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WALKING DOWN THE AISLE
- WEDDING PARTY -
After your guests are all seated it is time to begin your actual wedding
ceremony. Here are some suggestions for songs to walk down the aisle to
for the wedding party, flower girls, etc. - in other words, anyone who
will be walking down the aisle EXCEPT the bride:
Canon in D Major - There are several different versions
of this (classical) song but the version by the English Chamber
Orchestra is great because it is 6 and a half minutes long and can
typically get everyone in the wedding party down the aisle before the
song is over.
Air from Water Music - Tafelmusik
(classical) - if you need a little bit of extra time to get your wedding
party down the aisle then you can have this song on back up just in case
:)
Obviously, you can personalize the aisle songs to go with whomever is
walking down the aisle. Some couples like to have a different song for
different people or groups of people, etc. Some couples take a more
modern approach and choose more modern music to walk down the aisle to,
this is great as well. Remember, it's YOUR wedding ceremony, so make it
your own and have some fun planning it out! |
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HERE COMES THE BRIDE
- When it's time for the bride to walk down the
aisle, the traditional song is called Bridal Chorus from
Lohengrin. That song is performed by SEVERAL different artists
so just get on
iTunes or
Amazon and sample different versions until you find the one you like
best.
Obvisously again, this is a personal choice and feel free to walk down
the aisle to any song you like, after all, it's your wedding ceremony :) |
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RECESSIONAL - After you hear the words "you may now kiss
the bride" then the music for your wedding ceremony
turns to what is known as the Recessional. The recessional lets everyone
know that the ceremony is over and gives the couple a nice song to walk
back up the aisle to. You should keep this music going for as long as
you think it will take your guests to be dismissed from the wedding
ceremony area, the couple exiting first, of course. The song that is
most used FIRST in this list of songs is Wedding March from a
Midsummer Night's Dream by George Szell. In the case of this
song there are several different versions besides the George Szell
version, so visit iTunes or Amazon and sample some of the different
versions of this wedding recessional song. Other songs to add to this
list might be:
Ode To Joy - Traditional (classical)
Trumpet Voluntary - Wynton
Marsalis (classical)
All You Need Is Love - The Beatles
Hallelujah - The Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Ave Maria - O'Neill Brothers |
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