Bride Entrance in Catholic Church

Talk to your dj, or the church. I have no idea why we would have an answer for you, there's no set "aisle length".

The song is secular and won't be allowed to be used. If you look at catholicweddinghelp.com they'll have guidelines in which music you can use. Likely, you'll be able to use popular Christian music but it should focus on the sacrament of marriage in the church and be about the ultimate love of Christ.

That is why I was asking if having a song play for a 1:30 overall seems like a long time if it only takes 20 seconds for me to walk and I would wait :20 seconds before I began walking. Nothing to do with the aisle length as I already know how long it would take me to walk down it.

Thank you Monica for the helpful information!

Then yes, it seems way too long.

Your church will have guidelines for what songs they allow. Could you contact them and ask what they suggest?

I'm also getting married at a cathedral, and mine will not allow the use of secular music during the ceremony at all. They gave me a set list of songs I am able to choose from.

Your timing doesn't add up. If you play the song for 20 seconds before you walk, 20 seconds as you walk, then 10 seconds, that is only 50 seconds; so by your count yes 1:30 is too long. I would test it out for the timing and see if it feels too long.

Ah u can always use the instrumental

Yeah you should talk to the church before you get your heart too set on that song. Mine wouldn't allow it. I had to pick a song from the hymnal

I wish you luck but I think you're going to run into problems using that particular song. The Catholic Church doesn't allow secular music. Your priest will tell you for certain but you may want to consider something like Canon in D, Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring or Prince of Denmark's March (Trumpet Voluntary-sounds amazing on an organ). Again, best wishes!

Angel_D-- it still will not likely be allowed even if it's instrumental.... the reason why there's no secular music allowed is because the music in the church is supposed to be prayerful for Mass (always supposed to be pointing us to God)

Maybe you could look at songs that might be similar by Christian artists? But even then, most Catholic churches don't allow recorded music either, it has to be played and sung by someone in the church (again because it's prayerful it's supposed to be live and in the moment)

Oh gotcha, makes sense.

I've never been to a Catholic wedding where non-religious music was played. Catholic wedding ceremonies are in the form of a Catholic mass, with Communion rites and everything. You may want to consider finding a way to include this song in your reception instead.