There is nothing better than music to add dignity and to create the right atmosphere at your wedding ceremony. Carefully chosen wedding music and reception songs set the mood and the pace throughout your celebrations. Deciding which songs should be played at you wedding and whether it should be played by musicians or by a DJ is one of the more important decisions you need to make when planning your big day. There are four sections of your church ceremony that you need to consider music for. They are: The Prelude, The Processional, The Signing of the Register and The Recessional. We have listed below some of the more popular wedding music and reception songs that are played during each section.

The Prelude
This is music that is played while guests congregate in the church and wait for the bride to arrive. The wedding music and reception songs set the mood for the overall ceremony to come and should be positive and joyous. Unless you have particular music in mind, the organist will usually play a selection while your guests assemble. Popular music played during the prelude includes:

• Canon in D by Pachelbel
• Greensleeves by Williams
• Ave Maria by Gounod
• The Swan by Saint Saens

The Processional
These wedding music and reception songs are played for the bride's arrival and the bridal party's procession down the aisle. One piece of music is chosen, which should be stately and regal and last the duration of the bridal party's journey to the groom at the altar. The most popular pieces of music played during the processional are:

• Wedding March from Lohengrin (aka Here Comes The Bride) by Wagner
• Trumpet Voluntary (Prince of Denmark's March) by Clarke
• Grand March from Aida by Verdi
• Trumpet Tune by Purcell
• The Rejoicing from Music for the Royal Fireworks by Handel
• Morning from Peer Gynt by Grieg

The Signing of the Register
During the time spent in the registry, the organist will be willing to play any suitable wedding music and reception songs of your choice, whether traditional or modern. You may wish, for example, to have some music played that has a special meaning to you both. This is also the appropriate time where you can make your ceremony unique by arranging to have a friend, relative or group entertain your guests by singing or playing your own choice of music and tunes. If you propose doing this, please get your minister's approval before you make any bookings. If you opt for the church organist to play traditional music, the following pieces are popular:

• Ave Maria by Schubert
• Flower Duet from Lakmé by Delibes
• Exsultate Jubilate by Mozart
• Three Clock Pieces by Haydn
• Clair De Lune by Debussy

The Recessional
As you walk arm-in-arm down the aisle you will want the organ to bellow out wedding music and reception songs that are triumphant, joyful and celebratory. Traditional recessional music includes:

• Wedding March from a Midsummer Night's Dream by Mendelssohn
• Pomp and Circumstance March No 4 by Elgar
• Rondeau by Joseph Mouret
• Grand March from Aida by Verdi
• Ode to Joy by Beethoven
• Finale from Symphony No.1 by Widor

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