Ceremony Music

Re: Ceremony Music

• fpaemp2011 member

  

  January 2011 edited December 2011

  This is what we're doing:
  
  Seating of the Grandparents/Parents- "Parent's Prayer" (iTunes says it's Steven Curtis Chapman, but it doesn't sound like him- I purchased a track by Praise Hymn Tracks)
  
  Processional- "Alla Luce Del Dio" acoustic version from iTunes- Wedding Music Experts
  
  Congregational Hymn- The Doxology (after the processional...before "Please be seated)
  **some of my friends who have gotten married in the past year or so have had 1 or 2 Praise & Worship songs following the Unity Candle/Sand.  If they did communion, they did it after the Unity {whatever} before the P&W songs. 
  
  We're also using:
   "Love Never Fails" by Brandon Heath
  "A Page is Turned" by Bebo Norman
  "When I Say I Do" by Matthew West
  
  Also appropriate for a wedding:
  Matthew West- "Waiting for You," "The Day Before You," and "Hold You Up"
  Andrew Peterson-"Dancing in the Minefields"
  Jimmy Needham- "Light of Day"
  Warren Barfield- "Love is Not a Fight"
  

  
  
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• naomikb member

  

  January 2011 edited December 2011

  Do they have to be hymns or are church-friendly classical pieces okay too?
  
  We are using:
  Bach - Air on G String
  Bach - Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring
  
  Other good wedding-friendly pieces are:
  Panis Angelicus
  Ave Maria
  Handel's Water Music
  
  Did you want something more modern?

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• SaraAndrew2010 member

  

  January 2011 edited December 2011

  I have a list of all the music we used in my bio at the bottom of the "Ceremony" page.

  My wedding bio: http://saraandrewbio.weebly.com/

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• DramaGeek member

  

  January 2011 edited December 2011

  I don't remember everything we used, but here's what I do remember.
  
   "Always," (song here) which I sang at my grandma and step-grandpa's wedding, played on the harp. For the seating of the grandparents.
  
  "There is Love" by Paul Stookey, (song here) sung by my cousin, accompanied on guitar, for the seating of the mother's and the candle lighting.
  
  "Doubly Good to You" sung by my cousin, accompanied by guitar (song here, lyrics here) - we did change the lyric from If you find love to Now you've found love.  This was some part of the processional, but I can't remember if it was just H and our pastor or who else.
  
  "Love" from Disney's Robin Hood (song here), on the harp.  This was the BP processional
  
  "Candle on the Water" from Pete's Dragon (song here), played on harp.  That's what I walked to.
  
  "I Will Be Here" by Steven Curtis Chapman (song here), for the unity candle/signing of the license/first communion as husband and wife.  Sung by my cousin and her husband as a duet, accompanied on guitar.
  
  "Take Me Out to the Ball Game, "recessional, played on the organ.  Our guests spontaneously joined in, it was awesome.
  
  Our first dance, which I've seen people use as part of their ceremony, was Steven Curtis Chapman's "What I Really Want to Say" (song here)
  
  FWIW, I really wanted to walk down the aisle to Morning is Broken but for some reason got talked out of it.  I can't remember why.

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• kellya01

  

  January 2011 edited December 2011

  One favorite that we aren't using is Sheep May Safely Graze (Bach, I think).

  
  

  We also have Air on a G string and that is gorgeous for violin to play as well.  

  
  

  Not sure what else in addition to all of the suggestions above, but if I think of anything I'll come back!! :-) 

  July 16, Our Wedding Day, is also International Juggling Day!
  

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