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I honestly don't know, but I do know that it has to be approved religious music. You can't walk to Pachabell's Canon, or Chris Brown.
Miss Paisley I asked the wedding coordinator and the priest at our church your exact question and they told me no for two reasons, one was because they weren't equipped for it, and the other was exactly what monitajb said above also. It has to be approved. We were able to get a Phantom of the Opera song played during the unity candle lighting but I don't think our priest was too keen on that. Oops. ;)
I really wanted Beyonce's version of Ave Maria played at our wedding during the presentation of the flowers and was heartbroken when I realized it wasn't meant to be but the singers we hired to do the ceremony were so awesome that I'm glad I couldn't have it my way.
Good luck, have fun planning and congrats to you both! :)
Music must be approved and yep- it pretty much has to be "music in Catholic worship". Most churches don't allow "secular" music i.e. Chris Brown, Celine Dion and so on. Secular music is never allowed at any time during the sacramental rites ceremony.
and I quote... ' "Liturgical music should always express the Paschal Mystery theme" and "the liturgy is a complexus of signs expressed by LIVING human beings" and should not be replaced by recorded music" '
**HOWEVER,** SOME churches do allow instrumental (i.e. acoustic guitar, piano music on CD- no lyrics) or as mentioned Pachabell's Canon ONLY as part of the prelude (walking in) and postlude (leaving). BUT- that depends on the church where the ceremony will be held at
If you'd really like to have "our song" played, it won't happen. Instrumental, maybe- and that will be based on who you talk to and your reason for wanting that type of music. If it's due to budget issues, maybe they will understand and allow it.
Hmmm... should you call and ask? Depending on the importance of "secular" music being played at your ceremony, I think it best to set up a meeting and discuss it in person. Ultimately, your priest will have the final say.
click on ink below for more helpful info on do's and don't's for music, etc. in a Catholic church:
www.thebestsongs.net/catholic_wedding.html
Hope this helps :)
p.s. let me know if the link doesn't work. I can try to copy and paste the info for you if you need. It's long though!
p.s.s Our Catholic church does allow tasteful classical music and some instrumental so it doesn't hurt to ask!
It depends on your church. We used pre-recorded music for the processional and recessional. In fact, I walked down the aisle to Pachabel's Canon, and our recessional was the Beatles' "All You Need is Love." Different parishes have different rules on this, so it would be best to ask your priest or parish secretary about your church-specific rules.
Thanks JustaNavyWife and Mrs.Spring for that info, I am glad my comments weren't the last word.
**reposted** for some reason it "disappeared" on me too. Soo here it is again!
Music must be approved and yep- it pretty much has to be "music in Catholic worship". Most churches don't allow "secular" music i.e. Chris Brown, Celine Dion and so on. Secular music is never allowed at any time during the sacramental rites ceremony.
and I quote... ' "Liturgical music should always express the Paschal Mystery theme" and "the liturgy is a complexus of signs expressed by LIVING human beings" and should not be replaced by recorded music" '
**HOWEVER,** SOME churches do allow instrumental (i.e. acoustic guitar, piano music on CD- no lyrics) or as mentioned Pachabell's Canon ONLY as part of the prelude (walking in) and postlude (leaving). BUT- that depends on the church where the ceremony will be held at
If you'd really like to have "our song" played, it won't happen. Instrumental, maybe- and that will be based on who you talk to and your reason for wanting that type of music. If it's due to budget issues, maybe they will understand and allow it.
Hmmm... should you call and ask? Depending on the importance of "secular" music being played at your ceremony, I think it best to set up a meeting and discuss it in person. Ultimately, your priests will have the final say.
click on ink below for more helpful info on do's and don't's for music, etc. in a Catholic church:
www.thebestsongs.net/catholic_wedding.html
Hope this helps :)
p.s. let me know if the link doesn't work. I can try to copy and paste the info for you if you need. It's long though!
p.s.s Our church allows classical and some tasteful music other than just instrumental- so it doesn't hurt to ask.
mine wouldn't have allowed it. But I was able to walk down to Pachelbel's Canon. We had to use the church's organist for our music, and then if we wanted other musicians we had to get them through the church too and pay for them.
thanks for all the advice and input on this. we have a meeting with our priest in two weeks to discuss everything, but I wanted some advice on this question before we went in. all of you ladies have so many great things to share!! so glad to be a part of this site!
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Does anyone know if Catholic churches allow you to play recorded music for the entrance and recessional songs during the ceremony?