Music plays an important role in wedding ceremonies, so we've gathered together some of the most popular pieces to give you a place to start planning your own wedding ceremony music.
As the wedding guests arrive:
Air on a G String (Bach)
Sheep May Safely Graze(Bach)
Chanson de Matin (Elgar)
Salut d'Amour (Elgar)
Canon (Pachelbel)
Music for the bridal procession:
Bridal March from Lohengrin (Wagner)
Prince of Denmark's March (Clarke)
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (Handel)
Te Deum Prelude (Charpentier)
Trumpet Tune (Purcell)
Music for the recession down the aisle:
Wedding March from A Midsummer Night's Dream (Mendelssohn)
Overture from Fireworks Music (Handel)
Hornpipe from Water Music (Handel)
Prelude in C (Bach)
Theme from Pomp and Circumstance March (Elgar)
Signing of the register:
(Vocalist) Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
Panis Angelicus (Franck)
Laudate Dominum (Mozart)
Pie Jesu (Faure)
Pie Jesu (Andrew Lloyd Webber)
(Choir) Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Bach)
Brother James' Air (MacBeth Bain)
A Gaelic Blessing (Rutter)
All Things Bright and Beautiful (Rutter)
Hymns:
Praise My Soul
I Vow To Thee My Country
Amazing Grace
Lord Jesus Christ
Lord of The Dance
Morning Has Broken
At the Name of Jesus
O Jesus, I Have Promised
Dear Lord and Father of Mankind
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
Give Me Joy In My Heart
