Music Suggestions
For your wedding you will generally need music for the entrance of the bride into the church, up to three hymns and music as you leave. You may also want to choose some music for during the signing of the registers, particularly if you are having the choir.
If you want to use recorded music played over the church PA for any part of your service then you will need to arrange this with whoever is leading your wedding service. But please let me know as well so that I am aware of the arrangements and know when I need to play the organ and when not to.
Select the tabs below for further details of organ and/or choir music suggestions.
If you want to use recorded music played over the church PA for any part of your service then you will need to arrange this with whoever is leading your wedding service. But please let me know as well so that I am aware of the arrangements and know when I need to play the organ and when not to.
Select the tabs below for further details of organ and/or choir music suggestions.
Before the Service
If you have particular music that you would like me to play as your guests arrive please discuss it with me. Otherwise quiet organ music of my choice will be played during this time.
Entrance of the Bride
The music for the entrance of the Bride should be a ‘striking’ piece to ensure that the congregation realise that the service is starting – it is their cue to stand up to welcome the bride! It only needs to be quite short (about 1 to 1½ minutes) so will often be an extract rather than a complete item.
It is very common to have recorded music played at this point, or the traditional "Here comes the bride..." played on the organ. If there is something else you would like at this point please contact me to discuss.
It is very common to have recorded music played at this point, or the traditional "Here comes the bride..." played on the organ. If there is something else you would like at this point please contact me to discuss.
Bridal March from Lohengrin - Wagner, R.
Hymns
It is normal to have either two or three hymns for your wedding. In choosing hymns it may be helpful to consider whether your guests are likely to know them. The list below includes hymns that have proved popular for use at weddings and is provided to help you choose, not to limit your choice. If you have favourites of your own that are not on this list please feel free to request them.
Please be sure to read the important notes on Copyright Issues relating to reproducing hymn words in your Order of Service.
Register Signing
I will play quiet organ music of my choice during the register signing unless you have let me know of any particular requests or other arrangements.
Leaving the Church
As the finale to the service this needs to be a ‘grand and triumphal’ piece. It can take quite some time for the congregation to leave the church so this will generally need to be a long item to avoid either endless repetition or finishing before the your guests have all left the church.
It is very common to have recorded music played at this point, or the traditional "Wedding March" played on the organ. If there is something else you would like at this point please contact me to discuss.
It is very common to have recorded music played at this point, or the traditional "Wedding March" played on the organ. If there is something else you would like at this point please contact me to discuss.
Wedding March from ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ - Mendelssohn, F.
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