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Wedding Ceremony
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Picture This Photography
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Ceremony music plays an important role in the
ceremony. Be sure to select ceremony music that corresponds to the type of ceremony you are
having. Check with your officiant to ensure that your selections are appropriate.
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This music is played while guests arrive and
are seated.
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Courante from Three Lute Dances (Francisque)
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Adagio from Sonata in E-Flat (Mozart)
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Allegro from Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G (J.S. Bach)
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Air from Water Music (Handel)
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This music begins when the mother of
the bride is seated and continues while the bridesmaids and bride
walk down the aisle.
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Wedding March from Lohengrin (Wagner)
"Here Comes the Bride"
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Trumpet Voluntary (Clarke)
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Prelude to Te Deum (Marc-Antoine
Charpentier)
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Canon in D (Pachelbel)
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Trumpet Tune (Stanley)
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You may include music during the
ceremony, this may be a favorite hymn, instrumental or even a
contemporary love song.
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Jesu,
Joy of Man's Desiring
(J.S. Bach)
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Allegro from Spring (Vilvadi)
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Ave Maria (Schubert)
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The Call from Five Mystical Songs (Vaughan
Williams)
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Sheep May Safely Graze (J.S. Bach)
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This is played while the bride and
groom make their exit. This should be uplifting to reflect the
celebration to follow.
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Wedding March from A Midsummer Night's Dream
(Mendelssohn)
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First movement from Brandenburg Concerto No.
1 in F (J.S. Bach)
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Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (Handel)
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Tip: Consider hiring a
wedding
musician to perform at your ceremony.
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