| Prelude |
| The
best choices here are relaxing and not too demanding on the ear - your
guests will be arriving and this will help settle them before the ceremony
begins. Typically, you will need to choose around six pieces of music.
Ideally, the last piece needs to be in the same key as the processional
piece - this makes for a smooth transition as the bride enters. |
| Flower
Duet (Delibes) |
| Gymnopedie
No 1 (Satie) |
| Clair
De Lune (Debussy) |
| |
| Braes
of Locheil (Traditional Scottish) |
| Eilean
Aigais (The Isle of Aigas) (Scotland) |
| Fagail
Liasmore (Traditional Scottish) |
| My
Love is Like a Red, Red Rose (Burns, Scotland) |
| |
| Fields
of Gold (Sting) |
| Lady
(Lionel Richie) |
| Unchained
Melody |
| |
| Processional |
| The
most important thing is that the bride should feel comfortable walking
to the pace of the processional piece. Choose tunes with a steady rhythm
or stately marching pace. Unless you are absolutely set upon it, I wouldn't
recommend choosing something modern - pop music goes out of fashion
quickly and it's better to choose a piece that will stand the test of
time in your memory. |
| Bridal
Chorus (Wagner - the traditional wedding march) |
| Canon
in D (Pachelbel) |
| Jesu,
Joy of Man's Desiring* (Bach) |
| Chaconne
(Clarke) |
| Prelude
in C (Bach) |
| |
| Cainc
Dafydd Broffwyd (Traditional Welsh) |
| Star
of the County Down (Traditional Irish) |
| St
Kilda Wedding March (Traditional Scottish) |
| Signing
of the Register |
| It's
good to pick something gentle but cheerful here to keep your guests
entertained and upbeat. You will usually need two or three pieces. There
are usually only a few seconds in between the ending of the register
signing and the recessional. This means that ideally, the final piece
I play here needs to be in the same key as the recessional piece. |
| Dance
of the Blessed Spirits (Gluck) |
| Sheep
May Safely Graze (Bach) |
| St
Anthony Chorale (Haydn)* |
| |
| Inis
Siar (McNulty, Scotland) |
| Loch
Tay Boat Song (Traditional Scottish) |
| Sheebeg
and Sheemore (Carolan, Ireland) |
| |
| Wind
Beneath my Wings |
| May
it Be (Enya) |
| Endless
Love (Lionel Ritchie) |
| Recessional |
| The
final part of the ceremony and the most joyous. Choose something upbeat
and dramatic to celebrate your first steps together as a married couple.
|
| A
Leita Vita (Gastoldi) |
| Arrival
of the Queen of Sheba (Handel) |
| Finale
from 'Music for Royal Fireworks (Handel) |
| Trumpet
Tune (Purcell) |
| |
| Guilderoy
(Scotland) |
| Margaret's
Waltz (Traditional Scottish) |
| Miss
Margaret Graham of Gartmore's Favourite (Marshall, Scotland) |
| Peacock's
Feather (Ireland) |
| Wild
Ducks Nest (Traditional Scottish/English) |
| Y
Dydd (Traditional Welsh) |
| |
| *
Not suitable for civil wedding ceremonies |
| ** Best
to double check with the registrar regarding civil ceremonies, as this
is also used as a hymn tune |
