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Pick a different song for you - you totally want a grand entrance! (or I guess the new song could be for the bridesmaids - depends on what you want to walk to).
And you think Canon in D is overplayed? I'm walking in to Bridal Chorus! 
But I've never imagined entering to anything else!
You switch, because when the music switches, everybody knows to stand up to see you comin'!
The grooms parents, our grandparents and my mom came down the aisle to Canon In D by Pachelbel and the bridal party came down the aisle to Jesu, Joy of Man's Desire by Johann Sebastian Bach and I came down the aisle to Here Comes the Bride by The Hit Crew. I haven't been to a wedding where the same song was used for both, but I guess if you just let whomever was marrying you give a signal for your guests to stand when you came down the aisle it could be done! Good luck!
People have done it both ways. A lot of people use Canon in D for the bridesmaids and then switch to the Bridal Chorus for the bride's entrance (that's the "Here Comes the Bride" song). If you have a short aisle and small bridal party, another option is to use Canon in D for the whole entrance, and you can time your entrance at the part where the song picks up - if you have an organist, ask her to pull out all the stops at your entrance to make it more grand.
You certainly don't have to use Canon in D if you don't want to. If you have an organist or live musician at your ceremony, ask them what's in their repertoir for processional songs. If you're using pre-recorded music, then pick whatever you want!
We did Canon in D for the bridesmaids and switched to the Bridal March for me. Neither my mom or I were planning on using the bridal march but my husband was insistent that it was really important to him so that's what we did and it was lovely.
This leads me to another question: I was going to use the same song for the bridal party and myself...the aisle is short, so it seems silly to change songs, and I don't really want people to stand up when I come down the aisle, and I certainly don't want a grand entrance. Do you think it will confuse people if we use the same song? Should I just accept that people are going to stand?
@nmsoonerbride - I'd say you probably just have to accept that people will stand. Even if you don't change songs (the normal cue), when people see it it the bride coming through the door, they're going to rise to their feet.
Okay, I think I've decided that the bridal party will come in to Jesu, Joy of Man's Desire (thanks, stormy9973!) and my entrance will be to Pachelbel. I really like Clarke's Trumpet Voluntary, but think it's too grandiose for my 100 person wedding.
I am using 1 song for the entire entrance - but my violonist is going to hold a long note, and then pause when I am at the beginning of the aisle - then I will walk. I love the song we chose, so I want to be able to hear the whole thing (LOL). If I used 2 songs I wouldn't get to hear the song I love in its entirety.
i only have a moh and 2 bridesmaids and everyone knows im walkign down the isle to somewhere over the rainbow but its on electric guitar >=]
so yeah its a 5 min song but we have to walk to the isle and then walk down the isle its an outside ceremony
My bridal party entered to Canon in D and I wasn't crazy about the trumpet heavy, grand songs for myself, so I chose Sheep may Safely Graze. It's a beautiful, delicate song. There was also plenty of distinction between my song and the bridal party song. So, everyone knew that I was coming down the aisle.
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Do people typically use the same song for the bride's entrance as they do for the bridesmaids? I would think you would want to switch to a different song after the bridesmaids have walked down the aisle to signal the bride's grand entrance, but wasn't sure what was standard.
I love Pachelbel's Canon in D (I know, so overplayed, but it's so pretty), but am torn as to whether to use it for my entrance or the bridesmaids. Or both?