Catholic Wedding Music?!?

I think both Ode to Joy and Canon in D are gorgeous classical pieces. I'd guess both might meet the church's requirements. Either would also be amazing on an organ!

Oh that's a good point! We are having an organ and I definitely want to use it to it's fullest haha!

Thank you! We are using Ave Maria in the ceremony itself an Be Thou My Vision was one I was considering! I'll have to listen to the others!

I'm also having a Catholic wedding and have been thinking about "O God Beyond All Praising" for the recessional. A friend used it for her recessional at a Catholic wedding several years ago, and I loved it! It is set to the same tune as the main theme of the 4th movement (Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity) from Gustav Holst's The Planets. The 1st & 3rd verses are traditional for weddings.

I played piano for a friend's Christian wedding in 2015, and used the main theme from Xerxes (opera) for the processional, and Simple Gifts (from Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring) for the recessional.

That sounds very interesting, especially the "O God Beyond All Praising!" I'll have to listen to that! I appreciate the advice