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Religious Ceremony Wedding Music

A Bride and Groom may choose to recite their vows in a church setting with a Ceremony. The Religious Ceremony is often a shortened or abridged version of a Catholic Mass or a Protestant Service.

Musical walkthrough with a String Quartet:

The string quartet as we know it was “invented” by Joseph Haydn during the 1750s. A string quartet consists of two violins, viola and cello.

Prelude Music for a String Quartet:

This is the music that the String Quartet will play as your guests are being seated. Some people have very definite ideas about programming, others leave it completely to my musicians.

Processional Music for the Bridesmaid:

Canon in D - Johann Pachelbel
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring – J. S Bach

Processional Music for the Bride:

The Bridal Chorus - Richard Wagner
Trumpet Voluntary - Jeremiah Clarke

Music for Candle lighting Ceremony or the Moment of Reflection:

Time to Say Good Bye – Sartori/Peterson
Ariosa - J.S. Bach

Recessional Music for the Bride and the Groom:

The Wedding March – Felix Mendelssohn
Ode to Joy - Ludwig van Beethoven's

Musical Walkthrough with a Harp

While thinking about what instruments to have at your wedding it is important to consider both the venue and the number of guests attending. If you are having a small wedding in an intimate setting , the harp alone, or with one additional instrument such as flute, violin, or cello, can be the perfect compliment.

Processional Music for the Bridesmaids:

Recently, I was hired for a wedding where the bride had only a maid of honor and a ring bearer. The ring bearer was a little boy who took his job so seriously and walked so slowly, that it took him almost three minutes to go down the aisle! The combination of the innocence of the little boy and the simplicity of a solo harp playing Pachelbel’s Canon was just so touching….it made the ceremony.

Canon in D - Johann Pachelbel (Harp solo)

Processional Music for the Bride:

The Bridal Chorus - Richard Wagner (Harp and Violin)

Music for Candle lighting Ceremony or a Moment of Reflection:

The Swan - Camile Saint-Saens (Harp and Cello)

Recessional Music for the Bride and the Groom:

The Wedding March - Felix Mendelssohn ( Harp and Violin)