Ceremony Music Ideas

I wanted to play certain songs while guests wait and then have certain processional music:

Songs while they wait...
American authors - best day of my lifeBrian McKnight - back at oneEvan Ross and Ashlee Simpson - I do

Processional ...
Dan and Shay - speechless (instrumental)

Bride walk down ...
Ed Sheeran - tenerife sea

Exit song..
Colbie caillat - I do

Processional - "In My Life" By the Beatles

Bride March - Star Wars Theme/Bridal March Mashup

Recessional - "God Only Knows" By the Beach Boys

Our wedding is Disney themed so we have instrumental Disney music playing while guests are arriving. Processional and bridal march will be “how does a moment last forever” by Celine Dion from Beauty and the Beast Live Action Movie. Recessional is “Something that I want” by Grace Potter from Tangled.

Pre ceremony, we're playing Pachelbel Meets U2, which is a lovely piece for a processional, and Bach's Aria in G, an instrumental of Schubert's Ave Maria, and possibly the instrumental Close Your Eyes from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Nice weird mix. Our actual processional songs are two pieces by the University Dublin Choir that are meaningful to FH and I. The recessional will be the Final Fantasy theme, the orchestral version.

I'm torn on this too. I do not want traditional music played. As of right now (could very well change), I am walking down the aisle to I Choose You - Sara Bareilles, and then our exit music is Dog Days Are Over - Florence & The Machine. I'm clueless as to what my BMs will walk down to.

Processional: "God Only Knows" by the Beach Boys

Bride March: "The Simple Song" by The Shins

Recessional: Star Wars Theme by John Williams

Here was my list.

Canon in D by Pachelbel – while guests are being seated

Speechless by Dan & Shay – starting with my Parents walking in until bridal party is finished

A Thousand Years by Piano Guys – When I walked down

i think every bride struggles with this a bit so sit and listen to everything a few times.

I'm going to walk down to the Vitamin String Quartet cover of Storybook Love (princess bride)
They have a lot of great albums we'll be using for a pre-ceremony playlist too!