Wedding Day Soundtracks

                                                                                         

It can be difficult to choose the most appropriate music for certain elements of your wedding day. If you’re having trouble finding the right soundtrack for your day then here are ten suggestions for each part of your wedding - from walking down the aisle to the dance floor finale!

Processional music for a religious wedding:

Picture the scene - the organ strikes up, the congregation get to their feet & turn to watch you glide down the aisle. This is your grand entrance so make sure you choose a piece of music that is fitting of the moment.

1.Air in F - Handel
2.Arrival of the Queen of Sheba - Handel
3.Ave Maria - Gounod
4.Bridal Chorus - Wagner
5.Canon in D - Pachelbel
6.Pastoral Symphony - Handel
7.Prince of Denmark’s March - Clarke
8.Sheep May Safely Graze - Bach
9.Sleepers Awake - Bach
10.Trumpet Concerto - Torelli

Recessional music for a religious wedding:

As you walk up the aisle for the first time as husband & wife you want music which is uplifting, after all having pledged your eternal love to each other, you about to start married life with the party of a lifetime!

1.Air on the G String - Bach
2.Autumn, The Four Seasons - Vivaldi
3.Hornpipe, Water Music - Handel
4.Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring - Bach
5.Ode to Joy - Beethoven
6.Processional To Te Deum - Charpentier
7.Trumpet Voluntary - Purcell
8.Sonata in G - Tartini
9.Spring, The Four Seasons - Vivaldi
10.Wedding March - Mendelssohn

Processional music for a civil ceremony:

Civil ceremonies tend to be less formal so you have something of a free reign when it comes to your choice of music, however, you should still choose something special. Make sure you avoid anything with a religious reference though.

1.Bach to Basics - Paul Mottram
2.Because you Loved Me - Celine Dion
3.Salut d’Amour - Elgar
4.Clair de Lune - Claude Debussy
5.Close to You - The Carpenters
6.Day Dream Duet - Tim Garland
7.Romance - Christopher Slaski
8.In My Life - The Beatles
9.Trumpet Voluntary - Clarke
10.When You Say Nothing At All - Ronan Keating
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Recessional music for a civil ceremony:

Now it is celebration time so let loose & set the scene for the rest of your day.

1.All You Need is Love - The Beatles
2.Belle Vie - Paul Mottram
3.Laudamus Te - Vivaldi
4.Signed, Sealed, Delivered - Stevie Wonder
5.We’ve Only Just Begun - The Carpenters
6.Can’t Get Enough of Your Love Babe - Barry White
7.The Prayer - Andrea Bocelli & Celine Dion
8.This Will Be An Everlasting Love - Natalie Cole
9.Walking on Sunshine - Katrina & The Waves
10.What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong

The Wedding Reception - First Dance:

The first song you choose when you take to the dance floor as man & wife, is really a personal choice, but if you are stuck then here is a selection of easy-to-dance-to numbers!

1. The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra
2. Endless Love - Mariah Carey & Luther Vandross
3. Hero - Enrique Iglesias
4. Truly, Madly, Deeply - Savage Garden
5. Unforgettable - Nat King Cole
6. Come What May - Nicole Kidman & Ewan McGregor
7. Baby Can I Hold You - Boyzone
8. At Last - Etta James
9. You Raise Me Up - Westlife
10. You’re Still The One - Shania Twain

The Wedding Reception - Final Knees Up:

When your party finally comes to an end send your guests home with either a smoochy number or a sing along track.

1.Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now -McFadden & Whitehead
2.Celebration - Kool & The Gang
3.I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
4.Never Forget - Take That
5.New York, New York - Frank Sinatra
6.Champagne Super Nova - Oasis
7.I Found Lovin’ - Fatback Band
8.I’ll Stand By You - The Bangles
9.Tonight, I Celebrate My Love - Peabo Bryson & Roberta Fleck

About the author:
Georgina Clatworthy is a dedicated full time writer who composes informative articles related to wedding favors and wedding. She is connected with 1WeddingSource, today’s leading wedding social networking planning site.

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