Standard Wedding Ceremony Music Suggestions: 

As a resource to help you choose music selections for your wedding, we have provided audio sound clips of the melody of the following popular pieces. Simply click on the links below to listen. Note: Most of  audio samples listed on this page are Midi sound files, not recordings of the ensemble. Please refer to the Audio Demo page to hear actual recordings.

• Bach - Air on the G String
• Bach/Gounod - Ave Maria
• Bach - Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
• Beethoven - Ode to Joy - from the 9th Symphony, i.e. "Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee..." 
• Clarke - Trumpet Voluntary in D -  also know as the "Prince of Denmark March"
• Handel - Air -  from "Water Music"
• Handel - Hornpipe - from "Water Music"
• Mendelssohn - Wedding March - from "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
• Pachelbel - Canon in D
• Purcell - Trumpet Tune
• Schubert - Ave Maria
• Tchaikovsky - Love theme from Romeo and Julie 
• Vivaldi - Spring from the Four Seasons
• Wagner - Wedding March - The Bridal Chorus from the opera "Lohengrin"

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Two Standard Wedding Ceremony Set Lists

NOTE: These are suggestions and are here for your convenience only. You are NOT restricted to these set lists. Feel free to make your own list, or let us help you put together a list for your particular needs.

Set List #1

• Prelude:

  • Mozart - Eine Kleine Nachtmusick (Demo recording)

  • Vivaldi - Spring from the Four Seasons (Demo recording)

• Parent's Processional

  • Bach - Air on the G String (Midi sound file)

• Bride's Maids and Ring Bearer Processional: 

  • Pachelbel - Canon in D (Midi sound file)

• Brides Processional:

  • Clarke - Trumpet Voluntary in D (Midi sound file)

  • also know as the "Prince of Denmark March"

• Lighting of the Unity Candle:

  • Schubert - Ave Maria (Midi sound file)

• Recessional:

  • Mendelssohn - Wedding March (Midi sound file)

• Postlude:

  • Handel - Hornpipe - from "Water Music"  (Midi sound file)

Set List #2       

• Prelude:

  • Tchaikovsky - Love theme from Romeo and Julie  (Midi sound file)

  • Beethoven - Ode to Joy (Midi sound file)

• Parent’s  or Bride’s Maids Processional:

  • Bach - Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Midi sound file)

• Brides Processional:

  • Wagner - Wedding March (Midi sound file)

• Lighting of the Unity Candle:

  • Bach/Gounod - Ave Maria (Midi sound file)

• Recessional:

  • Purcell - Trumpet Tune (Midi sound file)

• Postlude:

  • Strauss - Tales from the Vienna Woods (Demo recording)