Bridal Party Processionals (Mothers, Groomsmen, Bridesmaids, etc.) (Typically, the mothers and grandmothers are seated to a piece of music with a slower tempo than the music selected for the processional of the bridal party.)
Bach, Johann Sebastian: “Air on the G String” from Suite No. 3 in D Major
Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring
My Heart Ever Faithful
Sheep May Safely Graze
Bach, Johann Sebastian /Charles Gounod: Ave Maria
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Ode to Joy
Franck, Cesar: Panis Angelicus from Messe Solonelle, Op. 12
Handel, George Frideric: Minuet from “Fireworks Music”
Simple Gifts
Bridal Processional (We’ve listed some of our most popular requests, but more so than any other part of your ceremony, this should be a piece of music that means something to you.)
Mendelssohn, Felix: Wedding March
Pachelbel, Johann: Canon in D
Purcell, Henry: Trumpet Tune
Wagner, Richard: Bridal Chorus
Unity Candle (Any piece of music with a slower tempo, quieter overall dynamic, or “introspective” feel works well here.)
Amazing Grace
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Arioso from Cantata 156
Be Thou My Vision
Handel, George Frideric: Largo from “Xerxes”
Massenet, Jules: Meditation from “Thais”
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Ave Verum Corpus
Schubert, Franz: Ave Maria
Recessional (Happy music! Brisk tempos, “upbeat” sound, major keys, louder dynamics.)
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Gigue from Suite no. 3 in D Major
Clarke, Jeremiah: Trumpet Voluntary
Handel, George Frideric: Hornpipe from “Water Music”
La Rejouissance from “Fireworks Music”
Mouret, Jean-Joseph: Rondeau from “Sinfonie des Fanfares”
Vivaldi, Antonio: Spring from “The Four Seasons”
Jewish Ceremony Music
Seating of Grandparents and Parents: Erev Ba
Processionals of Bridal Party: Jerusalem of Gold
Bridal Processional: Erev Shel Shoshanim
Recessional: Od Yishama
Other Classical Music
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Brandenburg Concerto no. 3 in G Major
Cello Suite no. 1 in G Major
March in D Major from Anna Magdalena Bach notebook
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Minuet in G
Boccherini, Luigi: Minuet
Brahms, Johannes: Hungarian Dance #5
St. Anthony Chorale
Delibes, Leo: Flower Duet from “Lakme”
Dvorak, Antonin: Humoresque
Grieg, Edvard: Gavotte from “Holberg Suite”
Gossec, Francois Joseph: Gavotte
Handel, George Frideric: Royal Fireworks Music
Water Music
Haydn, Franz Joseph: Presto from String Quartet in F Major, Op. 74, #2
Holst, Gustav: Theme from Jupiter
Loeillet, Jean Baptiste: Allegro
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai: Scheherazade Theme
Schubert, Franz: Andante from String Quartet in A minor, Op. 29 “Rosamunde”
The Trout
Schumann , Robert: Traumerei from Kinderscenen, Op. 15, #7
Telemann , Georg Philipp: Presto from Sonatina in F Major
Vivace from Sonata in F Major for flute
Vivaldi , Antonio: Spring and Autumn from “The Four Seasons”
Largo from “Winter”
Folk Songs (American and European)
Mark O’Connor: Appalachia Waltz
Arkansas Traveler
Bill Cheatham
Fisher’s Hornpipe
Garry Owen
I’ll Fly Away
The Irish Washerwomen
The Kerry Dance
Kesh Jig
Old Joe Clark
Si Bheag, Si Mhor
Swallowtail Jig
Dance Music (Waltzes and Rags, etc.)
Berlin, Irving: Alexander’s Ragtime Band
Evans and Shields: In The Good Old Summertime
Friedman and Whitson: Let Me Call You Sweetheart
Lecuona, Ernesto: Damisela Encantadora
Lehar, Franz: Merry Widow Waltz
Meyer, Leslie & Goetz: For Me and My Gal
Joplin, Scott: The Easy Winners
The Entertainer
Maple Leaf Rag
Pine Apple Rag
The Strenuous Life
Strauss, Johann Jr.: Artist’s Life
You and You from “Die Fledermaus”
Vienna Life
Waldteufel, Emil: The Skaters’ Waltz
Ward and Palmer: The Band Played On
Pop/Rock Music
The Allman Brothers: Blue Sky
The Beatles: All You Need Is Love
Blackbird
Eleanor Rigby
Here Comes the Sun
Hey Jude
If I Fell
In My Life
Penny Lane
She Loves You
When I’m Sixty-Four
Yellow Submarine
Buena Vista Social Club: Dos Gardenias
Carmichael, Hoagy: Georgia On My Mind
Chrisette Michele: A Couple of Forevers
Cohen, Leonard/Jeff Buckley: Hallelujah
Coldplay: Clocks
Paradise
Viva La Vida
Yellow
The Corrs: Rebel Heart
Creedence Clearwater Revival: Proud Mary
David Crowder Band: How He Loves
Diamond, Neil: Sweet Caroline
Dylan, Bob: Lay Lady Lay
Foo Fighters: Everlong
Gabriel, Peter: In Your Eyes
India, Arie: Beautiful Surprise
INXS: Never Tear Us Apart
Journey: Don’t Stop Believing
Jackson, Michael: Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough
Smooth Criminal
John, Elton: “Your Song”
Kansas: Carry On Wayward Son
LaMontagne, Ray: You Are The Best Thing
Lennon, John: Imagine
Marsden, Gerrard: Ferry ‘Cross The Mersey
McCain, Edwin: Walk With You
Mraz, Jason: I’m Yours
Mraz, Jason /Colbie Caillat: Lucky
Muse: Starlight
Nirvana: Pennyroyal Tea
Oasis: Whatever
Wonderwall
Phillips, Phillip: Home
Phish: Free
The Curtain With
Postal Service: Such Great Heights
Queen: Bohemian Rhapsody
Somebody to Love
We Will Rock You
We Are The Champions
REM: Man On The Moon
The Rolling Stones: Wild Horses
Sande, Emeli: River
Lynryd Skynyrd: Free Bird
Sweet Home Alabama
Smith, Sam: “Stay With Me”
The Temptations: My Girl
Twain, Shania: “From This Moment On”
U2: All I Want Is You
Beautiful Day
Valli, Frankie: Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You
Van Morrison: Into the Mystic
The Verve: Bittersweet Symphony
Wonder, Stevie: Signed, Sealed, Delivered
Led Zeppelin: Stairway To Heaven
Jazz/Great American Songbook
Armstrong, Louis: What A Wonderful World
Berlin, Irving: Cheek to Cheek
Cole, Nat King: L.O.V.E.
Gershwin, George: I’ve Got Rhythm
Someone To Watch Over Me
Strike Up The Band
Summertime
They Can’t Take That Away From Me
Gordon, Mack and Harry Warren: At Last
Guglielmi, Louis: La Vie En Rose
Jones, Isham: It Had To Be You
Kosma, Jacques: Autumn Leaves
Lane, Ken: Everybody Loves Somebody
Secunda, Sholom: Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen
Music of Stage and Screen
Arlen, Harold: Over The Rainbow (from “The Wizard of Oz”)
Baerwald, David: Come What May (from “Moulin Rouge”)
Bock, Jerry: Sunrise, Sunset (from “Fiddler on the Roof”)
Bricusse, Leslie/Anthony Newley: Pure Imagination (From “Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory”)
Fenton, George: The Proposal (from “Ever After”)
Flaherty, Steven: Once Upon A December (from “Anastasia”)
Gardel, Carlos: Por Una Cabeza (from “Scent of a Woman”)
Giacchino, Michael: The Spirit of Adventure (From Disney-Pixar’s “Up”)
Gounod, Charles: Funeral March of a Marionette (from “Alfred Hitchcock Show”)
Jenkins, Karl: Palladio
Jones, Trevor: Main Theme from “Last of the Mohicans”
Kander, John: Theme from Cabaret
Knopfler, Mark: Once Upon A Time…Storybook Love (from “Princess Bride”)
Kondo, Koji: “Overworld” (Theme from “Legend of Zelda”)
Loewe, Frederick: Get Me To The Church On Time (from “My Fair Lady”)
Lunn, John: Theme from Downton Abbey
Mancini, Henry: Moon River (from “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”)
Mascagni, Pietro: “Intermezzo” from Cavalleria Rusticana (From “The Godfather”)
Menken, Alan: The Circle of Life (from “The Lion King”)
Theme from “Beauty and the Beast”
Perri, Christina feat. Steve Kazee: A Thousand Years, part 2 (from “Breaking Dawn”)
Piazzolla, Astor: Libertango
Portman, Rachel: Frank Churchill Arrives/End Credits (from “Emma”)
Purcell, Henry: Rondeau from Abdelazer (from recent “Pride and Prejudice”)
Rogers, Richard: Edelweiss (from “The Sound Of Music”)
Schonberg, Claude-Michel: I Dreamed A Dream (from “Les Miserables”)
Sun and Moon (from “Miss Saigon”)
Swift, Taylor feat. The Civil Wars: Safe and Sound (from “The Hunger Games”)
Ungar, Jay: Ashokan Farewell (from “The Civil War” miniseries)
Webber, Andrew Lloyd: Memory (from “Cats”)
Williams, John: Theme from “Indiana Jones”
Music from “The Patriot”
Theme from “Schindler’s List”