| When planning your wedding ceremony music, a | | | | "Wedding March" by Mozart |
| common questions wedding planners receive is, | | | | |
| "How many songs to be performed during the | | | | Ceremony - music performed for the duration |
| ceremony and where should they go?" There are | | | | of the ceremony. |
| no hard set rules and there is no wrong way | | | | |
| to do it. The following is a useful set of | | | | Songs frequently used are: |
| guidelines you can use while planning your | | | | |
| wedding reception music. | | | | "Coronation March" by Walton |
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| Prelude - music performed prior to the | | | | "Ode to Joy" by Beethoven |
| beginning of the wedding ceremony, while | | | | |
| arriving guests are being seated. For the | | | | "Trumpet Tune in C" by Purcell |
| prelude, you may select a pianist a guitar | | | | |
| player or a string quartet. The music played | | | | "Triumphal March" by Grieg |
| in the prelude is more often than not | | | | |
| instrumental. | | | | Recessional - music performed as the wedding |
| | | | party leaves the ceremony site. For many, |
| Common classical songs include: | | | | this part of the ceremony is considered the |
| | | | most exciting. You're husband and wife. All |
| "Air on a G String" by Bach | | | | your ceremony guest will stand as you make |
| | | | your way out of the gathering place. |
| "Ave Verum Corpus" by Mozart | | | | |
| | | | There are many choices for this music and |
| "Water Music (Air)" by Handel | | | | some songs include: |
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| "Serenade" by Schubert | | | | "Brandenberg Concerto No. 4" by Bach |
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| Processional - music performed while the | | | | "Exsulate, Jubilate" by Mozart |
| wedding party enters the wedding ceremony | | | | |
| site. The processional is meant to announce | | | | "Rigaudon" by Campra |
| your arrival. The guests will stand as you | | | | |
| make your way toward the center point. | | | | "The Four Seasons" by Vivaldi |
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| Common processional pieces are: | | | | Postlude - music performed as the guests exit |
| | | | the ceremony site, which is normally the same |
| "Canon in D" by Pachelbel | | | | music played during the prelude. |
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| "Concerto in D Major" by Vivaldi | | | | Regardless of what music you choose, be sure |
| | | | they can be performed by a traditional |
| "Trumpet Voluntary" by Clarke | | | | musical instrument such as piano, organ, |
| | | | guitar, or flute or harp. |