what did you walk down to the aisle to?

[MerlinsBeard]

I have a few ideas for a walkng down the aisle song/piece of music but i don't want to make a twat of myself by picking something really daft! (and secretly want to steal ideas for other parts of the ceremony!!)

What did you walk down the aisle to in your non-religious wedding?

[mummyplonk]

Eva Cassidy songbird in the end - wanted The Verve, Unfinished Symphony but got overriden,

[MerlinsBeard]

ooooh a garden

although its end of november so VERY chilly and nearest garden is about 1 mile away!!

[MaryBS]

Another church wedding, but like Ruby, it was the arrival of the Queen of Sheba. No way did I want "here comes the bride, 40 inches wide"

[MerlinsBeard]

nooo not here comes the bride!

[Tortington]

i had the trditional one everyone has - apart from on here becuase you are sooooooooindividual

[mummyplonk]

(mumofmonsters) worth having a listen to all of the Love Actually album for a wide selection of modern classical music.

[TillyScoutsmum]

Hi MoM

I'm walking in to an instrumental of Hoppipolla

I also did Queen of Sheeba for 1st wedding

What sort of things are you thinking of ?

[Marina]

Also church wedding, had Crown Imperial by William Walton

[mehgalegs]

Oh no, I can't remember and it was only nearly 5 years ago . Wanted Queen of Sheba but dad couldn't walk that fast.

Had Jesu Joy of Mans' desiring when we signed the marriage certificate and Charpentier te Deum on the way out.

[stayinbed]

i walked to bach aria in a minor
my dh to elgar's salut d'amour
was great

[Lauriefairycake]

I had a soprano sing Ava Maria

dead posh me

(twas only £100)

[kerryk]

elvis costello-she

dh did it at the last minute without me having a clue.

[Marina]

Mehgalegs, we had a top Cathedral organist in semi-retirement at our church at the time so we had the Widor Toccata to walk out to and he nearly blew the roof off
I love the Charpentier
So come on then MoM, what do you want? romantic, funny, wacky?
My favourite romantic songs are mostly in waltz time which is not that convenient: Take this Waltz by Leonard Cohen and A Man is in Love by the Waterboys

[mehgalegs]

Have remembered - Purcell Trumpet Tune.

Ahh, I want to get married again (to DH of course)

[MerlinsBeard]

mummyplonk, i don't really want a classical piece (unless i find a lovely one lol)

am not keen on queen of sheba but am sure dp could rearrange it

can i have an actual song? have not been much guidance from venue, i choose a song and registrar has the final say 7 days before the wedding

[Marina]

If it is a civil wedding then you get to choose any music you want, although the venue might get huffy if you want The Dead Kennedys or The Jesus and Mary Chain blaring out over their sunkissed terrace etc

[TillyScoutsmum]

you can have pretty much anything you want (providing its not religious in any way)....

[MerlinsBeard]

our walking out of the ceremony music is going to be tiny dancer elton john (but the dave grohl version)

the lyrics are appropriate (i was a dancer when i met dp and i was tiny too!)

i don't know WHAT i want! something nice lol! poss the same as our first dance tune which we still have chosen!

[PeaMcLean]

I got married to Frank Sinatra.

My Funny Valentine.

[LazyLinePainterJane]

I walked down the aisle to Sigur Ros. I think this might be the first and only time I will not have been the only person here to do so !

[noonki]

we had a polka on the way in (I am half Polish) and Bring me Sunshine (Morecambe and Wise) on the way out

made everyone smile