Wedding Music

There are several options here for you wedding music, you can choose something traditional or have a modern twist to the music and hymns you want to be played and sang at the ceremony, however a well selected combination and a quick consultation with your vicar will ensure a memorable occasion.

Make sure you finalise all the music and hymns with the vicar prior to publishing you Order of Service, select 2 or 3 hymns, a least 2 pieces of organ music to be played whilst your guest arrive, then comes the Bridal procession, hymns, any choir anthems or soloists whilst the signing is taking part, then finally the Wedding March.

Church Bells, may be part of the package but please check with the vicar before hand and book them if need be.

Hymns or Music as Guests arrive;

Air on a G string (Bach)
Sheep may safely graze (Bach)
Canon (Pachelbel)
Chanson de Matin (Elgar)
Salut d'Amour (Elgar)

Bridal Procession;

Bridal March (Wagner)
Trumpet Tune (Purcell)
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (Handel)
Prince of Denmark's March (Clarke)
To Deum Prelude (Charpentier)

Aisle Recession;

Prelude in C (Bach)
Overture from fireworks music (Handel)
Theme from pomp and circumstance march (Elgar)
Wedding March from A Midsummer
Hornpipe from water music (Handel)
Night's Dream (Mendelssohn)

Singing or Music whilst signing register;

Soloist
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
Pis Jesu (Faure)
Pis Jesu (Andrew Lloyd Webber)
Panis Angelicus (Franck)
Laudate Dominum (Mozart)

Choir
Jesu, Joy of man's desiring (Bach)
A Gaelic Blessing (Rutter)
Brother James' Air MacBeth (Bain)
All things bright and beautiful (Rutter)

Hymns;

Amazing Grace
Morning has broken
O Jesus I have promised
Dear Lord and father of mankind
Give me joy in my heart
At the name of Jesus
Praise my soul
Love devine, all loves excelling
Lord Jesus Christ
Lord of the dance
I vow to thee my country
And did those feet (Jerusalem)