Catholic Brides!!! I need some help!

I think the bride should always have her own song.

here are some ideas.... and just talk to your chapel and officiant to ok them...

http://catholicweddinghelp.com/index.htm

Prelude/candle lighting:

Time for Joy

Where There Is Love

Household of Faith http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K03ORzv3Jpg&feature=related

Grow Old with Me http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPBAtXCM3AI

I will be here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xFTRbM6NsA&feature=related

Only God could love you more http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbNTYLfB6xQ

The Wedding Song (there is love)

Seating parents/grandparents:

The Father Says I Do http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLwJKafo2vI

A Parent’s Prayer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMi4b0abidI&NR=1

Processional:

Jesu, Joy of man's Desiring - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6BPTCveWH8&feature=fvst

Canon in D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvNQLJ1_HQ0

Trumpet Voluntary - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKuN3J3rM7Q&feature=related

Trumpet Tune - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vH9iDbUn7SU

Alleluia: Celtic Alleluia - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3xfp-y6Mso

Unity candle:

We Have Love

Whereever you go

Communion:

How Beautiful http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJfSp_rceFs&feature=related

In this very room - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVbRK9VAMKg

Any regular communion song will work too...

Song of the Body of Christ

One Bread, One body

Taste and See

You are mine

I will raise you up

Recessional:

Trumpet Voluntary

Hornpipe

Alleluia by MOzart

Joy

More....

Steven Curtis Chapman's "I will Be Here" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1KsGtMZ9HI

"This Day" by Jadon Lavik http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFGzf2KUPh8

Selah's (or Rascal Flatts') "God Bless the Broken Road" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZp6pmgbZyU

Phil Wickham's song, "Divine Romance" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBDLAZFLfIM

"loving every minute" by stereo motion http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_z1koCSbO5k

"Beloved" by Tenth Avenue North http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CUGTIWCFyo

Dave Barnes "God Gave Me You" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hQK6GIrpYU

I was told that no outside music would be allowed. I'm very trusting of the music director there for him to play what is appropriate. Do you have a church you regularly attend to? Maybe you can ask the music director there for examples, or advice since you are not getting it from the person marrying you two.

I wish I could just let my ceremony musician play what he thinks is best, but he is of a different faith and they play and listen to christian rock, etc. I think I'll give him a list of songs that I like and see if he knows any and go from there.

With our church there was a music director and he let me lsiten

to a few different songs that could be used during the ceremony but

we had a mass. For our bridal party we used cannon in d which is classical

so im sure you can just use a classical piece and the reg here comes the bride

played when i went in...

Okay thanks! Yeah, I was listening to some really beautiful piano pieces and was like "I doubt this would be a problem. It's not like I'm asking to play Bruce Springsteen or something ."

Sounds like they'll be pretty lenient! My church allowed some classical songs (like Canon in D, Trumpet Voluntary, Trumpet Tune, Air, etc) but they were very adamant about the traditional "here comes the bride" not being appropriate. I would definitely pick a separate song for myself.

As you have rightly put it, it all depends on the church and how traditional/strict they are.

The Catholic Church I am getting married in in a week's time, play classical wedding songs like Wagners wedding march or Bach C dur, etc as well as typically Catholic ones. Nothing too modern as per your comment. So best to get the music you want onto your ipod or something and let the church listen and decide.

The music arrangement in general and sequence of songs do not matter. Since you are not having a mass, there will be no obligation for "standard" catholic mass songs to be sung, so you are free to choose which song you want and when.

Again, as long as you agree that with the church priest, or whoeveer you are talking to, in advance, it all is going to be fine. I certainly wish you all the very best! :-)

Hope this helps! If you need any more info, please just shout ;-)

I am walkiing down to a differnt song that my bridal party. We are doing the old fashion catholic ceremony so the girls are walking down to Canon in D and I am doing Wagners Wedding March

I agree with the ladies. My church was also very strict on not brining outside music into the wedding. Again, it does depend on what the church will allow. We recently had a meeting with our singers and they came with a wealth of musical selections and suggestions. Something else to think about is if you want to do some latin songs, since there are a lot of latin sons within the Catholic church. As far as the songs, my bridal party will be walking down to a different song then I am. I will be walking down to Canon in D.

Rm2288 we share wedding dates and apparently a very similary ceremony!! Congrats!!

Actually, an "old fashioned Catholic ceremony" would not permit Wagner's Wedding March.

Um ok

Sorry, Kristin, that wasn't meant as a criticism. You are of course free to use any music that works for you, your FI, and your officiant. I was just concerned that if your officiant was in fact old fashioned, he might not allow use of that piece.

The Archdiocese of San Diego, where we were married, also didn't allow either Wagner or Mendellson. Both of them are pieces that are played during operas... one in fact was actually played during a RAPE scene in the opera. So the Catholic Church does not allow them to be played unless you are in a very liberal archdiocese.

*Sigh* It just sucks. I wish I could play a piano version of something beautiful - we were thinking flightless bird, american mouth by iron and wine or marry me by train. I guess even though there aren't words we can't get away with it.

Churches vary and so do officiants. Some require liturgical music, in others, anything goes and in some it's okay as long as it is offered in a reverent manner. You definitely do not need to change the music for the bride.

For lots of information and suggestions, please visit this page on my web-site.

http://hudsonvalleyharpist.webs.com/ceremonysuggestions.htm

Best wishes

I didn't even think about that.. we are having a catholic wedding which i went back and forth on because I remember being little sitting in mass picturing my wedding but then there is the crazy cost and the precana classes but I realized I would regret it if we didnt have the church. I didnt even think about the music I was actually just about to call the prist to set up the rehearsal and to find out if we can write our own vows. FH wants too and im scared I will just cry the whole time lol but thanx for reminding me to ask about music