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Music is crucial for completing your wedding atmosphere and therefore deserves just as much careful planning as the other aspects of your special day. Reserving people to provide music for both your wedding ceremony and reception is something that must be done early in your planning process. Common music choices for the ceremony include piano, organ, string group, harp, violin, trumpet, or any combination of these. For the reception, music can be provided by a simple piano player, a DJ, or even an elaborate 20-piece orchestra. Whichever you choose, here is a list of popular music selections for everything from the bride's walk down the aisle to the cake cutting.
The Processional
The bridal party and the bride make their entrance:
  1. "Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride)", by Lohengrin
  2. "Cannon in D Minor", by Pachebel
  3. "The Wedding March", from Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream
  4. "Trumpet Voluntary", by Clarke
  5. "Water Music", by Handel
  6. "Ave Maria", by Bach
  7. "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring", by Bach
  8. "The Four Seasons", by Handel
  9. "Fanfare", from The Triumphant, by Couperin
  10. "Arioso", by Bach
The Ceremony
Includes unity candle lighting:
  1. "A Wedding Prayer", by Williams
  2. "Wedding Song", by Stokey
  3. "A Little Night Music", by Sondheim
  4. "Ode to Joy", by Beethoven
  5. "The Lord's Prayer", by Malotte
  6. "One Hand, One Heart", from West Side Story, by Bernstein and Sondheim
  7. "On the Wings of Love", by Jeffrey Osborne
  8. "From This Moment", by Shania Twain
  9. "Give Me Forever", by John Tesh
  10. "Longer", by Dan Fogelberg
The Recessional
The bride and groom and the bridal party depart:
  1. "Trumpet Voluntary", by Clarke
  2. "Bridal Chorus", by Lohengrin
  3. "The Wedding March", from Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream
  4. "Hallelujah Chorus", by Handel
  5. "How Sweet It Is", by James Taylor
  6. "Then He Kissed Me", by The Crystals
  7. "What A Wonderful World", by Louis Armstrong
  8. "Unforgettable", Nat King Cole
Bride and Groom First Dance
  1. "At Last", Etta James
  2. "Endless Love", by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
  3. "Unforgettable", Nat King Cole
  4. "Gift", by Jim Brickman
  5. "The Way You Look Tonight", by Frank Sinatra
  6. "Forever and For Always", by Shania Twain
  7. "It Had To Be You", by Harry Connick, Jr.
  8. "It's Your Love", by Tim McGraw
  9. "When A Man Loves a Woman", by Percy Sledge
  10. "All I Need to Know-Me and You", by Kenny Chesney
Father/ Daughter Dance
  1. "A Song For My Daughter", by Steve Moser, Mikki Viereck, Ray Allaire
  2. "You've Got a Friend", by James Taylor
  3. "Butterfly Kisses", by Bob Carlisle
  4. "My Girl", by The Temptations
  5. "Isn't She Lovely", by Stevie Wonder
  6. "Have I Told You Lately", by Rod Stewart
  7. "I Hope You Dance", by Lee Ann Womack
Mother/ Son Dance
  1. "A Song for Mama", by Boyz II Men
  2. "I Wish You Love", by Natalie Cole
  3. "I Hope You Dance", by Lee Ann Womack
  4. "Blessed", by Elton John
  5. "You're the Inspiration", by Chicago
  6. "Because You Loved Me", by Celine Dion
Bouquet Toss
  1. "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun", by Cindy Lauper
  2. "Another One Bites the Dust", by Queen
  3. "It's Raining Men", by The Weather Girls
  4. "Man I Feel Like a Woman", by Shania Twain
  5. "Girls Night Out", by The Judds
Garter Toss
  1. "Let's Get It On", by Marvin Gaye
  2. "Macho Man", by The Village People
  3. "Pretty Woman", by Roy Orbison
  4. "Kiss", by Prince
  5. "Mission Impossible Theme", by Danny Elfman
  6. "You Sexy Thing", by Hot Chocolate
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