Some popular choices for a Wedding Ceremony
Guests assembling - usually music with a calm feel
Some examples:Air from the Water Music, Handel
Air on a G String, Bach
Arioso, Bach
Cavatina (from the Deerhunter) Stanley Myers
Gymnopedie No. 1 Eric Satie
The Girl with the Flaxen hair, Debussy
Chaconne, Jeremiah Clarke
O Mio Babbino Caro, Puccini
Eleanor Plunkett, O’Carolan (18th century Irish)
Music from The Four Seasons, Vivaldi
Also gentle love songs including
I Can't help Falling in Love with You
When I Fall in Love
The First Time Ever
and many others
For the processional/bride’s entrance - often stately and dignified- Some examples:Air (from Water Music) Handel
All in a Garden Green stately Elizabethan English tune
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, Handel
Bridal Chorus (Here comes the Bride) Wagner
Canon in D (very short version) Pachelbel
Claire de Lune, Debussy
Chaconne Jeremiah Clarke
Gabriel’s Oboe (from The Mission)
Lady Gethin O’Carolan
Trumpet Voluntary (Prince of Denmark’s March) Jeremiah Clarke
Trumpet Tune Purcell
Variations on a Theme by Mozart (short version) Anon arr. Le Dentu
Music from Lord of the Rings
For the recessional/ exit of bride and groom - upbeat and joyful!- Some examples:Arrival of the Queen of Sheba Handel
Chaconne Jeremiah clarke
Harp Concerto (1st Movement) Handel
Trumpet Voluntary (Prince of Denmark’s March) Jeremiah Clarke
Variations on a Theme by Mozart Le Dentu
Wedding March (The traditional recessional) Mendelssohn
Carolan’s Concerto, O’Carolan
Mairi’s Wedding Trad. Scottish
Examples of tunes that have been requested for signing the register:Amazing Grace (Church weddings only)
Air from Derry (Danny Boy)
Ave Maria, Schubert (Church weddings only)
Breton Tune
Canon in D (Complete) Pachelbel
Castle on a Cloud from Les Miserables
Cavatina from The Deerhunter
Fields of Gold
Song Bird, Eva Cassidy (instrumental or sung)
You Raise Me Up
Greensleeves
Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring Bach (Church weddings only)
Misty
Moon River
Times Like These, Foo Fighters
Elizabeth can also sing during the signing
Background Music:
Classical music including
Air on a G String J.S.Bach
Arioso, J.S.Bach
Gavotte from French Suite no. 5, J.S.Bach
Prelude in C J.S.Bach
Adagio for Strings, Samuel Barber
Fur Elise Beethoven
Mandolin Sonata, Beethoven
Mazurka no.2 Chopin
Chaconne, Jeremiah Clarke
Giga, Corelli
Claire de Lune, Debussy
The Girl with the Flaxen Hair, Debussy
Flower Duet (from Lakme), Delibes
Sonatina in F, Dussek
I Giorni, Einaudi
Nuvole Bianche, Einaudi
Nimrod (from Enigma Variations) Elgar
Air from the Water Music, Handel
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, Handel
Harmonious Blacksmith, Handel
Harp Concerto, Handel
Gabriel's Oboe, Morricone
Adagio from Clarinet Concerto in D, Mozart
Aria, Ridente la Calma, Mozart
Variations on a Theme, Mozart (Arr. Le Dentu)
Cavatina (from the Deerhunter) Stanley Myers
Canon in D (Pachelbel’s Canon) Pachelbel
Sonata No. 4 in D, John Parry
O Mio Babbino Caro, Puccini
Hornpipe, Purcell
Gymnopedie No. 1, Eric Satie
Andante from Concerto for 2 Mandolins, Vivaldi
Music from The Four Seasons, Vivaldi
plus lesser known music by Arne, Bochsa, Dussek,
Nadermann, Scarlatti and other composers.
Popular Jazz standards and music from film and stage Ain’t no Sunshine
All I ask of you Love
Music from Amelie
Angel of Music
Angels
Annie’s Song
Ashokan Farewell
As Time Goes By
Autumn Leaves
Beatles Songs - includingAll My Loving
All You Need is Love
And I Love Her
Eleanor Rigby
Here There and Everywhere (Beatles)
Hey Jude
In My Life
Let It Be
The Long and Winding Road
Yesterday
Beauty and the Beast Black Orpheus
Blue Moon
Braveheart - A Gift of a Thistle
Can You Feel the Love Tonight?
Castle on a Cloud (Les Miserables)
Cavatina (from the Deer Hunter)
Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
Cinema Paradiso - Love Theme
Classical Gas
Don’t Cry for me Argentina
Eleanor Rigby
Songs by Enya including -
Marble Halls
Elvis Presley songs - includingI can’t help falling in love
Love Me Tender
Wooden Heart
Enya songs - includingOrinoco Flow
Marble Halls
Fields of Gold
The First Time Ever I saw your face
Fly Me to the Moon
Gabriel’s Oboe (The Mission)
Georgia
Greensleeves
Hallelujah
Have I Told You Lately
I don’t know how to love him
I got rhythm
Isn’t She Lovely
It had to be you
It's a Wonderful World
Just Say Yes - Snow Patrol
Last of the Mohicans - Main Theme
Leaving on a Jet Plane
Love Changes Everything
Love Story
Lloyd Webber - includingAspects of Love - Love Changes Everything
Cats - Memory
Evita - Don't Cry for Me Argentina
Jesus Christ Superstar - I Don't Know How to Love Himm
Pie Jesu
Phantom of the Opera including
All I Ask of You
Angel of Music
Think of Me
Music of the Night
Music from Lord of the Rings includingAniron
Concerning Hobbits
In Dreams
May It Be
Maria (West Side Story)
Make You Feel My Love - Adele/Bob Dylan
Marry You - Bruno Mars
My Heart Will Gp On (Titanic)
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
Memory
Misty
Moon River
The Music of the Night
My Favourite Things (West Side Story)
My Heart will Go On (Titanic)
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
Norwegian Wood
Nothing Else Matters (Metallica)
Phantom of the Opera
Pie Jesu
Runaway
Send in the Clowns
She
Smoke gets in your Eyes
Somewhere over the rainbow
Songbird
Summertime
Sunshine on my Shoulders
Sweet Child of Mine (Guns 'n Roses)
Take 5 (Dave Brubeck)
Tears in Heaven (Eric Clapton)
Think of Me
A Time for Us
Times Like These (Foo Fighters)
Unchained Melody
We Go Together (Grease)
We've Only Just Begun (Carpenters)
When I Fall in Love
When you say nothing at all
A Whole New World
Winter Winds (Mumford & Sons)
Wonderful tonight
Wonderwall
Yesterday
You'll Never Walk Alone
You Do Something to Me
You’ll Never Walk Alone
You’re Beautiful
Your Song (Elton John)
Disney songs - includingA Whole New World
Beauty and the Beast
Everybody Wants to Be a Cat
Traditional and Celtic Music
1. Irish Well known tunes and songs Including Brian Boru’s March
Carrickfergus
Cockles and Mussels
Danny Boy (Derry Air)
Fields of Athenry
The Foggy Dew
Give me your hand
Lark in the Clear Air
Last Rose of Summer
Morrison’s Jig
Monaghan Jig
My Lagan Love
The Parting Glass
The Quiet land of Erin
Sally Gardens
She moved through the Fair (Our Wedding Day)
Spancil Hill
Spinning Wheel
Star of the County Down
Rose of Tralee
When Irish Eyes are Smiling
Whiskey in the Jar
Women of Ireland
And less well known but lovely e.g.
The Butterfly
Chanter’s Tune
The Cuillin
Carolan’s Concerto (Mrs Power) (O’Carolan)
Carolan’s Farewell to Music (O’Carolan)
Eleanor Plunkett
Fear a ‘Bhata
Gander in the Pratie Hole
Hewlett (O’Carolan)
Inis Oirr
Miss Hamilton
Planxty Irwin (O’Carolan)
Princess Royal (O’Carolan)
Sean O’Dwyer
Si Beag Si Mor (O’Carolan)
And many more dance tunes, slow airs and songs.
2. Scottish including Auld lang Syne
Cock of the North
Ye Banks and Braes
Ca’ the Yowes
Calliope House
Cock of the North
Eriskay Love Lilt
Banks and Braes
Mairi’s Wedding
Dark Island
Da Day Dawn
Drunken Piper
Flower of Scotland
Gloomy Winter’s noo Awa'
Highland Cathedral
Isle of Aigas
Little Cascade
Loch Lomond
Mairi’s Wedding
My Home Town
My Love is like a Red Red Rose
Niel Gow’s Farewell to Whisky
Morning has Broken
Petronella
Roslin Castle
Scotland the Brave
Skye Boat Song
Will Ye Go Lassie Go
Also many songs by Robert Burns
and many other tunes and songs
3. Welsh Tunes Including All through the Night
The Ash Grove Bells of Aberdovey
Cader Idris (Sweet Jenny Jones)
David of the White Rock
Men of Harlech
Land of my Fathers
Merch Megan
Lady Owen’s Delight
The Rising of the Lark
Meillionen o Feirionnydd (The Clover of Merionnydd)
Helar Scyfarnog (Hunting the Hare)
Cysga Di Fy Mhlentyn Tlwas (Sleep My Pretty baby)
Y Bardd yn ei Awen (The Inspired Bard)
Breuddwyd Frenhines (The Queen’s Dream)
Y Crwtyn Llwd Hen Ferch Etan
and many others
4. Traditional English Tunes including Scarborough Fair
Greensleeves
The Water is Wide
and other less well known but equally beautiful songs and tunes including
All Things are quite Silent
The Banks of the Dee
A Blacksmith Courted Me
Brigg Fair Bushes and Briars
Enrico
Lovely Joan
Searching for Lambs
The Waterloo Dance
The Waters of Tyne
When I was in my Prime
New! Popular Christmas Music & Carols
Christmas is Coming
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Jingle bells
Let it Snow
Little Drummer Boy
Pastorale from “Christmas Oratorio” by Corelli
Rudolph the red Nosed Reindeer
The Twelve Days of Christmas
We’re Walking in the Air (The Snowman)
We wish you a Merry Christmas
White Christmas
Winter Wonderland
Auld Lang Syne
All Hail to the Days
The Angel Gabriel
Away in a Manger
Angels from the realms of Glory
Coventry Carol
Ding Dong Merrily on High
Down in Yon Forest (Corpus Christi Carol)
First Nowell
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Good King Wenceslas
Green Growth the Holly
Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Here We Come a Wassailing
Holly and the Ivy
I Saw Three Ships
I Wonder as I Wander
In the Bleak Midwinter
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
O Come All Ye Faithful
Silent Night
Sussex Carol
This is the Truth Sent from above
Tomorrow Shall Be my Dancing Day
Unto Us a Boy is Born
Wassail Wassail All Over the Town
We Three Kings
Wexford Carol
While Shepherds Watched
Wind through the Olive Trees