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Not sure yet, but I'm collecting options and here are some I like:
At Last, Etta James
Rush, SheDaisy
Crazy Love, Van Morrison
Truly, Madly, Deeply, Savage Garden
I Want to Grow Old with you, Westlife
and...Come Away with Me, Norah Jones (although it's a little slow)
Listen to Canon in F by the O'Neill Brothers online at amazon.com. It's a nice way to step away from Pachabel's Canon in D.
I used Cannon in D only because I had always dreamed of walking down the isle to it since I saw Father of the Bride in middle school. But my husband and the bridal party walked in to Falling in Love in a Coffee Shop by Landon Pigg. It was beautiful!
I'm having the traditional Bridal March played on a harp by my cousin. For my bridesmaids I'm having Lara's Theme from Dr. Zhivago, it's such a pretty song and sounds amazing on harp. For the recessional, I'm having Spring from Vivaldi's Four Seasons.
I didn't think I'd be the type to have the traditional song, but when I heard it on harp I fell in love with it. It sounds so different. PLUS, in your case, a harpist might be cheaper than a string quartet.
i'm walking down to Hymne by Vangelis......its such a beautiful song.
we're going to have it played by string duo.
I'm (think-its still 10 months out) I'll be walking down the ailse to Fade into You by Mazzy Star.
The whole wedding party including myself walked down to Debbie by Michael Nyman. I used piano music from movies (Pride & Prejudice, Wonderland, Amelie) throughout the ceremony, it was fun to have nontraditional music like that!
I walked down to "Sometimes” by Gabrielle it's on the sundtrack to Love Actually. I thought it was a nice pace and didn't have any words.<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'">
I walked down to Canon in D because I always wanted to
Bridal party: Storybook Love from The Princess Bride
Recessional: Walking on Sunshine by Katrina & The Waves
I am walking to Canon in D but the girls are walking down to Moon River by Henry Mancini from Breakfast at Tiffany's. I have a pianist/organist/vocalist all in one and then added a violinist. That is a nice addition if a whole string quartet is not in your budget. It was not in mine.
I like the idea of "O Fortuna" from Carmina Burana for walking down the aisle and "Halleilujah" or "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" for walking out. Dramatic, although not romantic. :) I don't do traditional very well.
I walked down the aisle to the Bridal Chorus otherwise known as "Here Comes the Bride" played on a huge honkin' church organ. So predictable but it sent shivers down my spine. LaLaLa - Whether you go for something traditional or more creative, I would suggest walking down to something different than your bridesmaids so that there is a distinct transition and cue that you're on your way. You are after all, the BRIDE! I say bask in it a little bit and have your very own song.
"Aria di Mezzo Carattere" from Final Fantasy VI, played on harp and violin.
I'm walking down the aisle to a song called "Twenty Four" by Switchfoot. The bridesmaids/flowergirls will begin down the aisle at the beginning of the song and then I'll come in around the middle...I say go for Leona Lewis if you like it! Don't do something just because it's what everyone else does.
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"Bonniebelle101"- I am going to walk down the isle to Falling in Love at a Coffee Shop! I have not found a lot of people who even know this song, I am glad you picked it. We are cheating a little bit because my DJ cut out the main lyrics the "falling in love at a coffee shop" It just didn't fit. I love how it turned out and can not wait.
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My bridal party walked to a jazzy guitar version of "Moon River" and I walked to "Tennessee" by Hans Zimmer (from the "Pearl Harbor" soundtrak)
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My processional will be Israel Kamakawiwo'ole's "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", and my recessional, set to start immediately as we kiss, will be "Just Like Heaven" by The Cure. And now I'm tearing up thinking of those moments!
Canon in D for me....Have a Little Faith for the bridal party. Recessional - Bright Side of the Road by Van Morrison.
I'm using the 'Jig' from the Little Mermaid. :]
Our recessional will be James Brown's 'I Feel Good.'
My fiance and I are trying to make our wedding day as different as possible... :) We both love music, and we are trying to incorporate all of our favorite songs...
My wedding party is walking down to: I love your Existence, by Goot
I am walking to: 18th Floor Balcony, by Blue October
We are walking out of the ceremony to: Jessie's Girl, by Rick Springfield...as my fiance's name is Jesse.
:)
I don't think I'm going to do this, but I went to a wedding last year for a family friend and the bride walked down to "How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria" from The Sound of Music! It was different, cute, and absolutely perfect!
The Luckiest, Ben Folds, piano version. I get choked up every time I hear it, just thinking about it. Love that song.
i walked down to "Come What May" by Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman
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mthomps2, that's so cool! Yeah, I haven't heard of anyone who knows it either! Since I was picking the song I walked into and wouldn't allow any negotiations on it (even though he couldn't imagine me walking in to anything else), I decided it was only fair that he got to pick his own song without any negotiation from me. He went back and forth on a bunch of stuff, but one day we were watching tv and the diamond comercial that uses it came on. He started yelling, "That's it! That's the song! What song is that?!?!" We spent the next couple of hours searching the internet and finally found the comercial posted on youtube and got enough of the lyrics to find it. He never looked back! It was perfect for us, especially seeing how much time we spent hanging out together at coffee shops in high school. That's awesome that our DJ was able to make it perfect for you guys! Good luck and enjoy the moment! There's nothing like it!
Grooms & Ministers Entrance: "Fields of Gold" by Sting
Bridal Party: "All I Ask of You" by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Bride's Entrance: I walked down to "Cannon in D" by Pachabel also. It's always been my favorite piece of classical music.
Recessional: "You're My Best Friend" by Queen - which was amazing hearing it through the chapel! What a blast it was staying on the altar and hearing the opening and seeing everyones reaction to music they weren't expecting. Our wedding party danced up the isle and the pictures and video tape are great!
ahhh...music is one of my things to figure out this week.
2 months out, i've decided on Eva Cassidy's Songbird played on the viola for my entrance. my friend will play Broken Road for the processional.
i need to figure out all the other music though....
GL!
Bless The Broken Road by Rascal Flatts on the piano.
I'm not an organ type gal, they will play it a little inthe beginning as people are seated but thats it.
We're having a secular outdoor ceremony at a winery, and here is what we have picked:
Processional - "The Way I Am" - Ingrid Michaelson (for the bridal party and me, it's only 2 minutes, so it's perfect!)
Signing of the registry - "All I Want Is You" - Barry Louis Polisar (a song from the Juno soundtrack) - we almost chose this as our recessional, it's so cute!
Recessional - not picked yet, but will be Led Zeppelin (D'Yer Maker, Fool in the Rain, or All of My Love) - this is for my FH, he loooooooves Zeppelin.
I am pretty sure it will be "Sea of Love," the Cat Power version.
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First of all, yes I have heard "Footprints in the Sand" and it is AMAZING! She has such a beatiful and powerful voice and I think hearing that loud in a church would be spectacular.
I have no idea what I will walk down the aisle to, but I think you should check out a group called "Vitamin String Quartet" on iTunes. Essentially they perform and record string versions of popular songs. Their library of music extensive and there is something for everyone. I really suggest looking at it because I know they will have something you like.
Also, if you want to go the live route, why not look at a local college or university to see if their music program has any musicians willing to play on the cheap? There would probably be students close to graduating who are nearly professionals and would love the practice/exposure.
Good luck!!
I seem to be the opposite of most people here--I've been a classical/early music (pre 1600s) singer all my life so I'm going a little past traditional to obscure. :) The choir I sing with (and an organ) will perform "Personent Hodie" for our processional, and "Gadete, Gaudete" for our recessional. Both pieces are from the Piae Cantiones, a collection of medeival Latin songs form Scandinavia published in 1582. They are both christmas carols, so a fellow choir member wrote new lyrics for me--I just got them yesterday and they are so beautiful I cried! I have dreamed of having these songs at my wedding for years, and I am *so excited* even if they seem a little wierd to anyone else. :)
You can hear Personent (the original words, and with a brass quintent which we will not have) here: http://www.choralis.org/media/PersonentHodie.mp3 yay!
I say use what makes you happy! I think the organ sounds awesome, and it can sound drastically different depending on how it is played, but other great church musicians would include piano, harp, guitar, flute... I could go on. For a church, I do suggest live music, and I second the recommendation to ask at a local college music department. Talk to the professors; they will recommend the best students!
Im not sure about most of my music but I have a ton of songs picked out to choose from but my favorite is Ill Always Be Right There by Bryan Adams..its such a beautiful song, made me cry
I'm going traditional...Canon in D for processional....Bridal Chrous for my entrance...WEdding march for recessional. We are having a steel drum player and they all are so tradidtional, but sound so different on a steel drum.
Suteki de na from final fantasy x-2 =)
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Im getting married in a church next year and am trying to figure out what I should walk down the aisle to.
Traditionally..there is someone who plays the organ..but im not sure if I want to go down that route.
I was thinking about having someone sing a song, while someone else plays the piano.
And then I was thinking about having a string quartet..but having a string quartet can get pricey.
Has anyone heard of the Leona Lewis song called "Footprints in the Sand"? Its such a beautiful song.. I was thinking of walking down to this song and have the bridesmaids & flower girls start walking down to this song..so that by the time im to walk down, it would be at the mid-end of it. What do you think?
What are you walking down the aisle to?