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Well, we're playing the Star Wars Throne Room Processional... if you're allowed secular music, why not play something by the Beatles or a song that is meaningful to you.
I'm having my girls walk to a Friedrick Chopin song. Nocture in C minor
We're having One Hand, One Heart from West Side Story. Even as an instrumental, it's a lovely processional.
I'm getting married in a Catholic church as well, and I spoke with the music director this morning and she told me I could choose any song I wanted, it didn't have to be religious. I'm not sure what song to use as my recessional, but I'm using Yiruma "river flows in you" (I think that's what it's called) as my bridesmaid processional.
I have a friend who used Sunrise, Sunset (from Fiddler on the Roof) for the processional in a Catholic church... mine were just the standard Canon in D and Bach's Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring though (boring, but they were beautiful when the string quartet played them!).
my girls walked in to "feels like home" by chantal kreviazuk and i walked into "the luckiest" by ben folds.
So in case your church prefers you don't use secular music--like mine--here are some ideas.
-Charpentier, "Prelude to a Te Deum"
-Bach, "Arioso" (also known as Air on a G String)
-Bach, "Sheep May Safely Graze"
We are using "Holy Holy Holy", this rendition in particular:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FpQuGRlNg8
It is really beautiful, different, and still goes with the religious ceremony!
The Vitamin String Quartet has a lot of really excellent recordings that would work. Popular songs and classics reworked so they sound more orchestral and lovely.
We used VSQ's All I Want Is You, a cover of U2's since that's my DH's favorite band. But when I was going through all their options on YouTube I found a ton that I thought were beautifully done.
Air on a G String
Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring
Sheep May Safely Graze (aka Flocks in Pastures, or a German title, by J.S. Bach)
Water Music (Handel)
Te Deum (Charpentier)
O God Beyond All Praising
We're using Jon Schmidt's arrangement of "Love Story Meets Viva La Vida". I'm kind of in love with that song
we are using the butterfly waltz by brian crain for the bridal processional
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqCdKOdX5FQ
and a walk through the forest by the same composer for the bridesmaids
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHztthKy4RE
How about "Bittersweet Symphony" Instrumental by The Verve http://youtu.be/gh9Or4IxnwM
I love how it starts out somewhat slow, then comes in the drums. Very fun and dramatic!
Or "Halo" instrumental by Florence & The Machine (originally sung by Beyonce) http://youtu.be/DwXv0_x8dRE, as of now this is what I'm using at my ceremony as the processional.
@Carnival_Bride: Wow, that's a beautiful arrangment! I might be adding this somewhere in my wedding! :)
My girls are walking in to "And the winner is..." from Little Miss Sunshine and I'm walking to Canon in D
I just realized that this post is listed under Catholic, so Bittersweet Symphony may not be the most appropriate song. Aren't they pretty strick about playing contemporary music?
My suggestions are probably unacceptable in that case, but if by chance your church allows you to play instrumentals/string quartets, kala_way 's suggestion is great. http://youtu.be/XjdITHk7Pr4 (String Quartet Tribute "All I Want Is You" by U2)
We used Handel's Air, from Water Music, for everyone but us, and his Music for the Royal Fireworks IV: La Rejouissance for the bridal processional.
I walked down the aisle to "Here Comes the Sun" and my bridal party walked to "Good Day Sunshine".
I recently went to a Catholic wedding where the processional was "Gathered in the Love of Christ" so everyone sang along like a regular mass, except for some portions which are just instrumental. It is based on Canon in D, which I know you said you didn't want, but this is something a little different. Then when the bride walked down they played Trumpet Voluntary I believe, and then finished with another verse of "Gathered in the Love of Christ". I thought is was beautiful.
I'm walking down to You Raise me Up by Josh Gracin. Maybe that works in a Catholic church? My methodist church is letting me use it, but Catholics are more strict, I think. I wanted Canon in D, but not for myself, so my BMs are walking to it. :-)
My processional was The King of Love My Shepherd Is, St. Columba melody. It's a beautiful version of Psalm 23 set to an Irish melody.
Im having the same exact problem..hopefully some of these posts help me out too! Im meeting with the woman on Saturday thats in charge of the music at our church and she told me to find some songs I like but I dont want anything too churchy, but not sure if I can choose non church songs
My girls walked into an instrumental of "over the rainbow" and i walked to an instrumental of "the luckiest" by ben folds. We had a string trio.
My girls are walking in to the piano version of Rascal Flatt's Bless the Broken Road and I'm walking to the piano version of Train's Marry Me.
We are walking to Promenade (Promenade at an Exhibition), by Modest Mussorgsky
@MissButterTart: When we were planning on having a schola, the music director pointing out that each Mass has its own entrance antiphon. This is actually supposed to be chanted, but can be substituted by a hymn which is typically what ends up happening at Sunday Masses. The only time you tend to hear the antiphons are on weekday Masses where there is no music. Than usually its just spoken aloud.
The antiphon is usually a short line of scripture that is chanted. Georgian chant is a type of music that does not depend on the words meeting the length of the notes. The words themselves are stretched or shortened as needed. You however would need to be working with someone familiar with chant. The guy who was going to do our music was going to send me files of suggestions he had that we could pick from, but instead he contacted me two months before our wedding and told me everyone he thought would be able to single for my wedding were no longer available. I ended up having a wedding with just an organist, but she had several stacks of music for us to choose from. It was a bit disappointing, but oh well. Water under the bridge.
As for what the Church requires in Church music: http://www.adoremus.org/1958Intro-sac-mus.html#anchor36287974
I never wanted the traditional wedding music. At our wedding we had a piano version of George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord" play when the grandparents/parents/wedding party walked down and a piano version of Lennon/McCartney's "Let It Be" played when I walked down. We also had a piano version of Lennon/McCartney's "In My Life" played during the unity candle and "I Will" for the recessional. (We are big Beatles fans if you can't tel lol) They ended up being really sweet and beautiful and we received lots of compliments on the music choice.
I'm actually a pianist in my (Catholic) parish and have played flute at a few weddings. I didn't want the "typical" songs either because I know there's so much more to liturgical music than "Canon in D." So early on in planning, I came up with a few Catholic-friendly hymns that work nicely as a processional:
Morning Has Broken (this is what I'm walking into; I'm having piano, guitar, and flute instead of an organ): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0TInLOJuUM
Simple Gifts (also known as Lord of the Dance, BEAUTIFUL on strings; any organist worth his salt can play it): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbCWUqSMiYo
Dona Nobis Pacem (I love this ukelele/cello version): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV1vwrBO0bE
I'm using all of these in my wedding. I chose them because they're spiritual without being overbearing; there will be a lot of different belief systems present at the ceremony and it's so important to me to not alienate anyone.
Wow, this is longer than I thought! I hope this helps even a little :)
P.S. We're going gospel for the recessional with this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It6K2Yx09Zk.
@AliceandtheOwl: I LOVE the song you're using for your recessional! It is one of my favorite songs to sing during mass!!!! I have always wanted a more modern hymn to walk out to!
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Hi Bees,
I am trying to plan out the music for the ceremony and getting zero help from the priest as far as what is and is not allowed. I'm wondering if anyone can suggest to me a list of songs for a processional OTHER than:
Canon in D
Trumpet Voluntary
Trumpet Tune
Ode to Joy
Ave Maria
It would be very helpful since I don't have any list to go off :(