Need wedding ceremony music ideas?
I’ve mentioned before that seeing other couples’ ceremony music choices can be very helpful when you’re looking for ideas. I’m thrilled whenever I find a great example that I can use for later reference.
Earlier this week I stumbled across Sarah’s blog where she wrote about her ceremony music selections and thoughts about planning the music for her church wedding.
Imagine how excited I was when I read how she wanted to avoid overused music. She even planned to incorporate a little bit of Christmas music to match the season. As I recommend in the article “Music for Christmas Weddings”, she was careful to not overdo it.
I was even more excited when I read that she had discovered Wedding Music Unveiled and liked our recurring theme of avoiding overused music! It’s always nice to hear when things you’ve written resonate with readers.
Anyway, I wanted to pass along a summary of her music choices and encourage you to read her post at her blog to see more about her selections and to hear what she has to say.
Sarah’s wedding ceremony music choices
Her prelude music is where she chose to place her Christmas music. As I suggested in my Christmas wedding music article, she limited her Christmas music to the prelude. She chose to use settings of three traditional carols and an excerpt from the “Christmas portion” of Handel’s Messiah (see her post for more details).
For her bridal party processional, she had narrowed her choices down to music of Bach and Handel.
Her bridal processional is Clarke’s Trumpet Voluntary in D (for more about this piece, see the article “Jeremiah Clarke’s Trumpet Voluntary in D”).
She hadn’t decided on her recessional when she wrote her post, but had narrowed her choices down to music of Bach, Handel and Stanley.
I think that even though some of her choices weren’t finalized in the article, her ceremony will sound wonderful. It will have a very Baroque “flavor” and the Christmas music will complement that nicely (especially, as she wraps up her prelude with the Baroque, Christmas-themed excerpt from Messiah).
Congratulations, Sarah!
Let’s hear your thoughts
What do you think of her article or her wedding ceremony music choices? Leave us a comment and share your thoughts. Your comments are always welcome and appreciated!
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Thanks so much for the post and for the compliments! I too am thrilled with the music and I very much appreciate your blog- it helped me make decisions! After speaking with the organist (and getting a bit reality checked- which was ok!), here are what our final choices were:
Prelude:
Prelude in G Major (Bach)
Sheep May Safely Graze (Bach)
Still, Still, Still (Austrian carol)
Lo How A Rose (Brahms)
Preparation of the Unity Candle
Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring (Bach)
Bridal Party Processional
Water Music, Air (Handel)
Bridal Processional
Trumpet Voluntary (Clarke)
Hymn of Praise
Joyful Joyful (Mozart)
Recessional
Allegro Maestoso (Handel)