Procession Order & Ceremony Music

kosherbridenyc26

Hi Ladies, question for you...what song did you walk down the aisle to? what songs did you use to have your bridal party/grandparents/grooms walk down? I know erev shel shoshanim is a biggie as is jerusalem of gold....just want to see what others have donewe are having a modern orthodox wedding....procession order i was thinking of was: RabbiBrides GrandparentsGrooms GrandparentsGroomsmen Single File (there are five)Best ManGroom and his parentsBridesmaids Single File (there are five)Maid of HonorJunior Bridesmaid & Junior Groomsman walk down togetherME! And my parentsthoughts???

slbriz34

I'm using the standards Erev shel shoshanim and others; we have a smaller party, so I don't need to many songs. As to order, I'd have the jr bridesmaid/groom walk before the MOH.  If they were flower girl/ring bearer, then I'd have your ordering, but that's just me.  :-)  Looks good otherwise.

Knottie_22381855

Looks good if that works for you!  I think you have to make the processional work for you, as in my example below. Personally, I'm more of a fan of groomsmen and bridesmaids walking together because I like the look and don't like the bridal party taking a long time, but, you may not be able to do this for an orthodox wedding (mine was conservative).  Plus, in my case, we had a lot of spouses, and I liked them walking together.  This is what I did: RabbiMy grandmother, escorted by her son, my uncle2 junior groomsmen (brothers)Groomsman and bridesmaid (husband and wife)BM1 and bridesmaid (his brother/my sister)BM2 and bridesmaid (husband and wife)Groom and his motherMOH 1MOH 2 and ring bearer (her son, who didn't want to walk alone)2 flower girlsMe and my parentsOh, and we used the two songs you mentioned because they are my favorites.  Bridal party came in to Erev Shel Shoshanim and I came in the Yerushalayim Shel Za'hav.  Another hebrew song often used is Dodi Li.

Rachiemoo

Here is the music we used:Bridal party entrance: Erev Shel ShoshanimBride & parents: Dodi LiDuring ceremony, circling: Y’did NefeshRecessional music: Simon Tovi think the processional order you picked is perfect, it is exactly what i did except we had flower girls instead of the junior bridesmaid/groomsmen.  i actually very much prefer the single file bridesmaids and groomsmen, especially for a modern orthodox wedding.

Shoshie

Rabbis, Grandparents, groomsmen, DH's parents, DH: Instrumental version of U2's "Pride (in the name of love)Bridesmaids and my parents: "Erev Shel Shoshanim"Me: Instrumental of "Feed the Birds"Circling: "Sunrise/Sunset"Recessional - I asked for the Star Wars theme, but I think it was drowned out by Siman Tov V' Mazel Tov.

october010bride

To add to the other traditional song suggestions, my ceremony musicians perform a beautiful Shalom Aleichem Waltz. I had never heard before booking them but now that I have heard it I love it and plan on walking down to it. Here's the link if you're interested in listening to their version of it.. it's listed on the side under "inspirational" http://www.slavatolstoy.com/trio/index.html