Wedding Music Suggestions
I’ve compiled the following list of commonly requested selections to assist you
in planning your program. Please click on the highlighted links to hear music
samples played by Alison Renee.
Prelude Music
Before the ceremony (approximately 20 minutes):
Ave Maria – Bach-Gounod
Ave Maria – Schubert
Dance of the Blessed Spirits – Gluck
Canon in D – Pachelbel
O Perfect Love Hymn – Barnby
The Wedding Song – P. Stookey
Theme from Jupiter – Holst
Celtic Prelude (Kean O’ Hara, Third Air) – O’Carolan
Largo (Winter, Opus 8, No4, The Four Seasons) – Vivaldi
Largo – Handel
The Prayer – Sager and Foster
Sunrise Sunset – Harnick and Bock
Arioso – J.S. Bach
Prelude in C – Bach
Ground in F with Variations – Purcell
Erev Ba – Lavanon/ Avissar
Erev Shel Shoshanim – Hadar
Sabbath Prayer (“Fiddler on the Roof”) – Harnick and Bock
Hava Nagila – Traditional
Artsa Alinu – Traditional
L’cha Dodi – Traditional
Processionals
(Entrance music for bridesmaids/ bride)
Canon in D – Pachelbel
Trumpet Tune – Purcell
Largo (Winter, Opus 8, No. 4 The Four Seasons) – Vivaldi
Bridal March, Lohengrin – Wagner
Ode to Joy – Beethoven
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring – Bach
Finale from Music for the Royal Fireworks – Handel
March from Scipio – Handel
Prince of Denmark’s March (Trumpet Voluntary) – Clarke
Hornpipe (from the ” Water Music”) – Handel
Recessionals
(Exit music for bride and groom)
Ode to Joy – Beethoven
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring – Bach
Wedding March – Mendelssohn
The Prince of Denmark’s March (Trumpet Voluntary) – Clarke
Trumpet Tune – Purcell
King William’s March – Clarke
Siman Tov – Traditional
Popular Love Songs
(Prelude, cocktail hour, etc.)
A Summer Place
All I Ask of You (Phantom of the Opera)
And I Love You So
Annie’s Song
A Time For Us
Evergreen
From This Moment On
Love Story
Hey Jude
Through the Eyes of Love (Ice Castles Theme)
My Own True Love (Tara’s Theme)
Never My Love
The Prayer
The Rose
Sunrise, Sunset
Wedding Song
The Wind Beneath My Wings
Watermark (Enya)
Moon River
Moondance
O Mio Babbino Caro
Theme from “Terms of Endearment”
Waves of the Danube
Send in the Clowns
Try to Remember
Music Box Dancer
I Don’t Know How to Love Him
Panis Angelicus
Your special requests can also be accommodated.