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Arrival of the Guests

Music to set the scene




   
 
 
 
 
Carolan's Concerto
Vivaldi Concerto for Two Violins
 
 
 
 
 
Trumpet Voluntary
Pachelbel's Canon
La Rejouissance from Royal Fireworks Music 
Bridal Procession

The arrival of the bride is
always the most anticipated
moment in the ceremony.
Your entrance can be marked
by your choice of music. Most
choose stately music such as Clarke's
Trumpet Voluntary, others the more
upbeat Arrival of the Queen of
Sheeba or the slow Canon by
Pachelbel. Or you may have your
own special piece (Pulp Fiction?)

Lighting of the Candle

As this part of the ceremony is
fairly short some choose to continue
the Bridal Procession music.
Otherwise you could choose Winter
from The Four Seasons, Largo from The
Messiah or Air on a G string
 
 
Air on a G string
Winter
 
Offertory

Choices include Worthy is
the Lamb from The Messiah,
Ag Críost an Síol or Jesu Joy
of Man's Desiring.

 Sign of Peace

Flower Duet from Lakmé or
Gabriel's Oboe are popular at
this point of the ceremony.

 

 

Gabriel's Oboe
I Vow to Thee My Country
 
 
 
 Nimrod

Communion

At this point you can mix the
type of pieces: hymns, arias
or instrumental works.

 

Signing of the register

Now the choice gets even wider.
And there will be as many it
takes until...
Everything I do
 
 Wagner's Wedding March
Mendelssohn's Wedding March
Spring from The Four Seasons

 

Final Procession

Music for the Final Procession is usually
fairly lively and uplifting. Traditional bridal
marches such as those by Wagner and
Mendelssohn are popular, but you may also
choose Spring from The Four Seasons or
the March from Scipio.

 

 

Bach, J.S.
Air on a G String
 
Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring from Cantata 147
Canteloube 
Bailero from Songs of the Auvergne
Chopin
Etude No.3 in E major
Clarke, Jeremiah
Trumpet Voluntary
Delibes
Flower Duet from Lakme
Elgar
Nimrod from Enigma Variations
Faure
Pie Jesu
Franck
Panis Angelicus
Gluck
Melodie
Handel
Arrival of the Queen of Sheeba
 
Finale from The Water Music
 
Lascio chio Pianga from Rinaldo
 
La Rejouissance from Royal Fireworks Music 
 
March from Scipio
 
Largo
 
Worthy is the Lamb from The Messiah
 
We Shall Feed His Flock from The Messiah
 
Halleujah Chorus from The Messiah
Holst
I Vow to Thee My Country from The Planets
Ivanovici, J.
Waves of the Danube
Mascagni
Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
MacDowell
To a Wild Rose
Mendelssohn
Wedding March
Morriconi
Gabriel's Oboe from The Mission
Mozart
Ave Verum Corpus
March from The Marriage of Figaro
Adagio from Clarinet Concerto (theme from Out of Africa)
Pachelbel
Canon
Puccini
O Mio Babbino Caro from Gianni Schicci
Schubert
Ave Maria
Schumann
Traumerei from Kinderscenen
Sibelius
Finlandia
Vivaldi
Spring from The Four Seasons
 
Winter from The Four Seasons
 
Concerto for Two Violins 
Wagner
Bridal March
Webber
Pie Jesu
Woodhouse, Charles
Processional March
   
traditional
Ag Criost An Siol
 
Be Not Afraid 
 
Here I Am Lord
 
The Lord is my Shepherd
 
On Eagles Wings