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Catholic Music Wedding - Non-Secular music?

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My fiance and I have decided to get married in the Catholic Church, as both of our families are very involved and we both are confirmed. Although we are very excited for a beautiful and meaningful ceremony, I am really struggling with the idea that I may not have much say in my processional song.
We plan to use Catholic music for all parts of the wedding except for when I walk down the aisle, when I want to have my close friend (a classically trained pianist) play "A Thousand Years" instrumentally. This is something I have wanted for a couple years and am having trouble letting go of.
Has anybody has success in getting non-secular music for small pieces of their ceremonies?
We plan to use Catholic music for all parts of the wedding except for when I walk down the aisle, when I want to have my close friend (a classically trained pianist) play "A Thousand Years" instrumentally. This is something I have wanted for a couple years and am having trouble letting go of.
Has anybody has success in getting non-secular music for small pieces of their ceremonies?
Re: Catholic Music Wedding - Non-Secular music?
Remember, this isn't just a meaningful ceremony if you're Catholic, this is a Sacrament and most likely a Mass.
Some music directors/parishes are more strict than others, you won't know who you're dealing with until you reach out. Good luck.
Secular music is not religious music. Some Catholic churches often have additional rules that prohibit certain religious music, and it must be liturgical. It was supposed to have changed at Vatican II, but there are still some old style churches. This is not universally enforced, so talk to your music director.
http://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/the-mass/general-instruction-of-the-roman-missal/index.cfm
Steven Warner has some songs you might like, if you like the instrumental Thousand Years.
You know that this sounds like someone who says they're an expert on (pick a culture) because they know people from that culture.