Welcome to Sound In Motion's Wedding Ceremony Music Planning Page!
Here you will learn about the musical components of the typical wedding ceremony.
These are the parts of the ceremony that usually have some kind of music associated with them:
Seating of the parents (parents of the groom are seated, usher escorts mother of the bride to her seat)
The Prelude -
Procession of the officiant, the Groom, the Groomsmen, and the Ring bearer (if applicable)
Procession of the Bridesmaids and Flower girl (if applicable)
The Processional - Procession of the Bride (usually escorted by her father or her parents)
The Ceremony then begins. Most of the time, there is no music, but some people like music played during special prayers or "Moments of Reflection" that are part of their ceremonies, or perhaps during the lighting of a Unity candle, if applicable. I can easily accommodate this , and will be happy to talk to you about it when we meet to finalize your planning.
The last piece of music is:
The Recessional - the last music piece, led by the New Mr. & Mrs. as they leave the altar
Here are some pre-formatted ceremonies for you to choose from - they are complete and ready to go and have been carefully designed to fit together well musically and thematically.
Click on a song title to listen to an MP3 excerpt of each piece : )
Traditional Ceremony #1
Prelude:Canon in D- Pachelbel
Processional: Bridal Chorus - Wagner
Recessional: Wedding March - Mendelssohn
Traditional Ceremony #2
Prelude:Ave Maria- traditional
Processional: Trumpet Tune - Clarke
Recessional: Trumpet Voluntary - Purcell
Traditional Ceremony #3
Prelude:Air- Bach
Processional: Canon in D - Pachelbel
Recessional: Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - Bach
Traditional Ceremony #4
Prelude:Greensleeves (instrumental)
Processional: O Mio Babbino Caro (instrumental) - Puccini
Recessional: Morning Mood - Grieg
Classical, But Unique #1
Prelude:At The Cradle- Grieg
Processional: Clair De Lune - Debussy
Recessional: Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini - Rachmaninoff
Classical, But Unique #2
Prelude:Moonlight Sonata- Beethoven
Processional: Piano Concerto #2 - Rachmaninoff
Recessional: Symphony #2 - Rachmaninoff
Aria - The Operatic Ceremony
Parents Seating:Flower Duet- Delibes
Prelude: Che Gelida Manina - Puccini
Processional: O Mio Babbino Caro - Puccini
Recessional: Nessun Dorma - Puccini
Opera Goes Instrumental
Prelude:Intermezzo- Mascagni
Processional: O Mio Babbino Caro (instrumental) - Puccini
Recessional: Symphony #2 - Rachmaninoff
A Holiday Wedding
Prelude:Ave Maria- traditional
Processional: Greensleeves (instrumental)
Recessional: Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - Bach
"The Coast Of Andalusia" - Spanish Classical Guitar Ceremony
Prelude:El Noy De La Mare- J.Williams (traditional)
Processional: Vivaldi RV93 Largo - D. Tanenbaum & P. D'Agostino
Recessional: Sonata in D - J.Williams
Classical Guitar Duet Ceremony
Prelude:Bach Sinfonia Cantate #156- D. Tanenbaum & P. D'Agostino
Processional: Vivaldi RV93 Largo - D. Tanenbaum & P. D'Agostino
Recessional: Vivaldi RV93 Allegro - D. Tanenbaum & P. D'Agostino
Celtic Harp Ceremony
Prelude:O'Carolan's Dream- A.Frankfurter
Processional: Captain Kane - A.Frankfurter
Recessional: O'Carolan's Joy - A.Frankfurter
Classical Harp Ceremony
Prelude:Canon in D- K.Honey (Pachelbel)
Processional: Bridal Chorus - K.Honey (Wagner)
Recessional: Trumpet Voluntary - K.Honey (Purcell)
Jewish Ceremony Selections
Prelude:Dodi Li- traditional
Processional: still working on this - can play any other piece you like here...)
Recessional: Erev Shel Shoshanim - traditional
"Your Time Has Come" - Jazz Vocalists Ceremony
Prelude:As Time Goes By- F. Sinatra
Processional: At Last - E. James
Recessional: A Kiss To Build A Dream On - L.Armstrong
The Beatles Ceremony
Prelude:Here, There and Everywhere - Beatles
Processional: Something - Beatles
Recessional: All You Need Is Love - Beatles
Guitar Duet Ceremony
Prelude:Canzone per Carole- D. Tanenbaum & P. D'Agostino
Processional: Canzone per Franco - D. Tanenbaum & P. D'Agostino
Recessional: Piero's Theme - D. Tanenbaum & P. D'Agostino
...and some additional pieces:
Gymnopedies- Ciccolini (Satie)
It Had To Be You (instrumental) - H.Connick Jr.
Riguadon - K.Honey (Campra)
Song Of The Seashore - J.Galway (Narita)
When I'm 64 - Beatles