Planning Music for Your Ceremony

Choosing music for your wedding can be minefield! To help you choose, below is a list of popular wedding music that we get asked for. Most people decide on at least three pieces of music for their wedding ceremony, one for the entrance procession, a second for the signing of the register and a third piece to exit. Some couples also choose a couple of hymns to sing during the ceremony.

Example wedding ceremony music

Entrance Music

• Bridal Chorus ("Here comes the bride") - Wagner
• Trumpet Voluntary - J. Clarke
• Canon in D - Pachelbel
• Suite from the "Water Music", No. 5 "Hornpipe" - Handel

Signing of the register

• St Anthony Chorale - Haydn
• Suite from the "Water Music", No. 3 "Air" - Handel
• No. 1 "Air" (from Suite No. 3) - J.S. Bach
• Ave Maria (Schubert)

Exit Music

• Wedding March - Mendelssohn
• Suite from the "Water Music", No. 5 "Hornpipe" - Handel
• Toccata from Symphony No. 5 - C. M. Widor
• Trumpet Voluntary - Clarke

Special requests

Virtually any song can be recreated in some way, simply send us your song title and a recording if you have one, and our musicians will write a custom arrangement for your wedding ceremony. Please make sure this is done well in advance of your wedding so the musicians have a chance to book a rehearsal to practice.

More example wedding music

We have set up a brand new site for you to browse wedding music samples to get ideas for every part of your wedding day:

www.WeddingMusicSamples.co.uk

Organist for your Wedding - Adam Hughes

Adam started his musical career as a violinist at the age of 8 and has played both jazz/classical piano and organ for the last 13 years. He has already performed at well over 2000 engagements all round Europe since the age of 13, including many weddings ceremonies and receptions.

Adam has played organ in large cathedrals (Winchester, Ely, Rochester) and is comfortable with most church organs. However, if there is not an organ available, and for civil ceremonies Adam can bring a portable electronic organ.

Contact us to check Adam's availability or to get a free quote.

Areas covered: London & South East

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Organist for your Wedding - Dale Hambridge

Dale started playing the piano at the age of seven and has been playing in public since the age of ten. He started his career as a classically trained pianist and soon took up organ as well. He studied with Philip Fowke at Trinity College of Music in London. He is currently resident pianist at the North Pole in Greenwich, London as well as performing in live engagements all over London and south of England. To date Dale has played hundreds of gigs as a solo jazz pianist, an organist for wedding ceremonies, a classical recitalist and an accompanist.

Contact us to check Dale's availability or to get a free quote.

Areas covered: London & South East

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Choice of musicians...

As well as organists (see below), we often get asked for different combinations of Musicians e.g. Keyboard & Trumpet or Organ & Singer, to perform Music during the wedding ceremony. Please contact us if you would like help choosing musicians, or if you'd like help choosing music. Good news! If you book musicians for your wedding ceremony at the same time as a band for your reception, you are eligible for a discount. Please browse our wedding packages.

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