Wedding Ceremony Music Suggestions
Below is a list of suggested pieces from Hannah’s repertoire for each part of the ceremony. This is not a comprehensive list, merely a guide from which a couple might go about choosing the music they want to make their ceremony special. See wedding ceremony music for more details about hiring Hannah to play in your wedding.
Prelude:
- A mixture of Classical and Celtic selections. (10-15 minutes)
Processional Suggestions:
- Canon in D, Johannes Pachelbel
- Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, J.S. Bach (also recessional)
- Prelude in C, Bach
- Trumpet Voluntary, Jeremiah Clarke (also a lovely recessional)
- Greensleeves, Trad. English
- Bridal March from Lohengrin (Here Comes the Bride), R. Wagner
- Prelude in C, J.S. Bach
- A Time for Us, From “Romeo and Juliet,” Music by Nino Rota
Recessional Suggestions:
- Trumpet Voluntary, Jeremiah Clarke
- Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desirings, J.S. Bach
- Wedding March (From “A Midsummer Night’s Dream), F. Mendelssohn
- Spring, Opus 8, No. 1, Vivaldi
- Mairi’s Wedding, Traditional Irish
- The Star of the County Down, Traditional Irish
- Purple Heather/Princess Nancy—Traditional Irish Jigs
- Flatwater Fran, Waltz, Trad. Scottish
Unity Candle or Special Music Suggestions:
- Ave Maria, Schubert
- A Thousand Years, Christina Perri
- Be Thou My Vision, Trad. Irish (Recessional or Unity Candle)
- The Gentle Light that Wakes Me, Phil Cunningham (modern Scottish tune)
- Moon River, From Breakfast at Tiffany’s
- Sunrise, Sunset, Jerry Bock (Fiddler on the Roof)