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Wedding Music Guide and Song List

Ceremony music is the first impression your guests receive and is important in setting the mood for your wedding day. It's a chance for you to show your
guests that you appreciate their joining you on a most important day. When they hear beautiful live Music
they know they are in for a joyous celebration of your marriage.

I offer music for classical, religious, festive, folk and contemporary weddings. I am very willing to work with you to provide customize music that will bring you
joy and help you express your beliefs, whatever they may be.

Ceremony music is divided into segments for the Prelude, Processional, Bride's Entrance, Ceremony, Recessional, and Postlude. Below I'll describe each with
suggested pieces for various types of weddings.

The Prelude is the first 20-30 minutes of music performed as your guests arrive and are seated. The music chosen for the prelude sets the mood of the wedding
and should be gentle and easy to listen to.

Classical
Violin Concerto #8 (Vivaldi)
Air (from The Water Music - Handel)
Concerto #1 (from The Four Seasons,Spring -Vivaldi)

Religious
Amazing Grace (Walker)
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Bach)
God is my Shepherd (Antoni Dvorak)
From A Foreign Land, Op15 (Schumann)

Festive
Hornpipe in D (from The Water Music - Handel)

Romantic
Greensleeves (Traditional)

Contemporary
Unchained Melody
At Last (Etta James)
In My Life (The Beatles)
From This Moment (Shania Twain)
The Rose (Bette Midler)
What A Wonderful World (Louie Armstrong)
Celtic Medley (Various)
Can't Help Falling In Love (Elvis Presley)
The first time ever I saw your face (Flack)
You are so Beautiful (Cocker)

The Processional

Here you get everyone's attention and set the stage for the entrance of the bridal party and the bride and groom. The piece must have a clear cadence or
rhythm for the bridal party to walk to. The music continues until the carpet is rolled out completely. A quick tempo classical piece works wonderfully
here. The rhythm and melody of Pachelbel's Canon in D have made it a very popular choice for the Processional.

All
Canon In D Major (Pachelbel)
The Prince Of Denmark's March (Trumpet Voluntary) (Clarke)

Festive
Hornpipe in D (from The Water Music - Handel)

The Entrance of the Bride

The shift of the music sets the stage for the first glimpse of the bride, the most magical moment of the wedding day. The volume will increase and the music
will instantly proclaim your entrance.

All
Bridal Chorus (from Lohengrin - Wagner)
The Prince Of Denmark's March (Trumpet Voluntary) (Clarke)

Ceremony Body

You may choose to have a short piece of music played prior to a reading or during the lighting of a unity candle. This piece should be soft and gentle.

All
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)

Contemporary
Unchained Melody
From This Moment (Shania Twain)
The Rose (Bette Midler)
Celtic Medley (Various)
The first time ever I saw your face (Flack)
You are so Beautiful (Cocker)

The Recessional

The peak of the ceremony music is the recessional. You are now married and the celebration begins. A majestic, triumphant piece of music accompanies your
walk to a new beginning.

All
Ode to Joy (from 9th Symphony - Beethoven)
Wedding March ( from A Midsummer Night's Dream - Mendelssohn)

Festive
Bourree in D minor (De Vissey)

Contemporary
What a Wonderful World (Armstrong)

The Postlude

Music continues until your last guest has been greeted by the receiving line and exited. The postlude selections should continue to be joyous and triumphant.

All
Trumpet Tune and Air (Purcell)
Kemp's Jigge (Boydston)

Contemporary
In My Life (The Beatles)
What A Wonderful World (Louie Armstrong)

On to the cocktail hour...

At the cocktail hour the mood you chose to set at the ceremony should be continued and elevated to start the celebration. The primary goal of cocktail hour
music is to create ambiance while family and friends converse and relax before the reception begins. Selections here can continue to be elegant but a bit
more lively. Typically you will blend elegant music with more festive and contemporary pieces as the hour progresses toward the reception. Some of the
pieces not selected for the ceremony work wonderfully during the cocktail hour. Here are some suggestions;

For Elegant Weddings
Violin Concerto #8 (Vivaldi)
Air (from The Water Music - Handel)
Concerto #1 (from The Four Seasons,Spring -Vivaldi)

Festive
Hornpipe in D (from The Water Music - Handel)
Kemp's Jigge (Boydston)
Fisher's Hornpipe (Traditional)

Romantic
Pavane (Faure)
Greensleeves (Traditional)

Irish
Rose of Allendale (Traditional)
The Irish Washer Woman (Traditional)
Celtic Medley (Traditional)

Italian
Tarantella (Traditional)

Jewish
Jerusalem is Gold

Contemporary
Someone to Watch Over Me (Baker)
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Have I told you Lately (Van Morrison)
Unchained Melody
The Wind Beneath My Wings (Midler)
At Last (Etta James)
In My Life (The Beatles)
From This Moment (Shania Twain)
The Rose (Bette Midler)
What A Wonderful World (Louie Armstrong)
Celtic Medley (Various)
Can't Help Falling In Love (Elvis Presley)
The first time ever I saw your face (Flack)
You are so Beautiful (Cocker)
You've got a friend (King/Taylor)

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