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Church banned "here comes the bride" - ideas?
So at our last meeting with the pastor about our upcoming wedding we were told the traditional wedding march or "here comes the bride" is not allowed to be played at the church. Apparently the original meaning was about a homosexual couple that ended up in a failed relationship... who knows, I've never heard of this before but either way I now don't have a clue what to play walking down the isle! any ideas?
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Re: Church banned "here comes the bride" - ideas?
I was told the here comes the bride song was about a prostitude, so I am not allowed to use it either.I am using Ave Mara sung by Celine Dion.It's beautiful!
There was something about it being used in some spoofs, and some parodies-one by Victor Herbert, and some manic hallucination.
The usual reason given, however, for churches not allowing Lohengrin is that composer Richard Wagner was an avowed anti-semetic. Other reasons include it being a work from a secular opera, and only sacred music is allowed for ceremonies performed in a church.
But I'd be interested to see any indication of it being about homosexuality or that Princess Elsa was a prostitute.. That's new to me.
Anyway, other suggestions:
Suggestions for processional/recessional music
Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring-Bach
Air on the G String-Bach
Sinfonia-Bach
Prelude in C Major from the Well Tempered Clavier-Bach
Water Music-Handel
Trumpet Voluntary, aka Prince of Denmark’s March-Clarke
Trumpet Tune-Purcell
Canon-Pachelbel
Several of the Brandenburg Concertos-Bach
Joyful, Joyful-“Finale from Symphony #9-Beethoven
Claire de Lune-Debussy
Girl with the Flaxen Hair-Debussy
Psalm XIX-Marcello
Toccata in F Major-Buxtehude
Spring from The Four Seasons-Vivaldi
Autumn from The Four Seasons-Vivaldi
Sheep May Safely Graze-Bach
Fur Elise-Beethoven
[QUOTE]Love your list Trix1223! 90% of those are on my short list as well. I do have a few others: Reverie - Debussy Valse Romantique - Debussy Le Cygne (The Swan) - Saint-Saens These all have piano solo parts, or you can expand it to fit your needs as well. I know we're doing Le Cygne with piano and flute.
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We used The Swan during communion - so pretty!
Check out weddingwire for this one. Not only do they have a pretty extensive song list, they link to youtube videos to the songs so you can hear them.
I think I'm walking in to Vivaldi's Autumn
[QUOTE] So, ill have to stick with the more "music only" ideas. THANKS
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Try to find instrumental versions of your favorite songs if you can.
I'm using Apocalyptica's 'Nothing Else Matters' during the ceremony. The Metallica fans will get a kick out of it. The old folks won't recognize that innocuous bit of string music.