What song did you walk down the aisle to?

[ErlingHaalandsManBun]

My DD is getting married next year and we have been discussing songs for her to walk down the aisle to.

She is quite 'alternative' and not at all 'soppy' (her words not mine!) and doesn't want anything too lovey dovey.

So what did you chose and why? I may get some sneaky good ideas for her 😜

For reference when I married my DH I walked down to Chaka Khan 'Love Me Still'

Same. And we’re a family of musicians that have played hundreds of weddings!

Annie’s Song, John Denver

Clair de lune

My sister is a harpist and got asked for “On My Own” from Les Mis once! 😂😂😂

I’m surprised that people haven’t heard ‘ here comes the bride’ at a wedding. I guess a lot changed in the 90s and when people could get married wherever they wanted to , it probably changed a lot of the dynamics around the music you had and so on.

court house? Nothing.

wedding mass? Not sure yet. But we will be accompanied by our piper (on smallpipes). We’d prefer something classic (and definitely instrumental) but we haven’t decided yet 😅

How can the instrumental be deemed religious?!

DS plays in a classical guitar ensemble who do an arrangement of Pachabel’s cannon that segues into Memory by Maroon 5. It’s lovely.

Chicago by The Staves

My granddaughter walked down the aisle to music from Lord of the Rings. Beautiful and moving.

The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba.

Do you mean the piece by Wagner? That isn’t necessarily appropriate in some religious settings either, seeing as it was written for an opera and is distinctly secular.

Kenny Gee

I had Arrival of the Queen of Sheba. A friend had Raindrops from Jupiter by Train, which worked well.

My Girl, Otis Redding.

Not married but I think Ludovico Einaudi would be lovely to walk down the aisle to - probably I Giorgni.

John Denver and Pavarotti, perhaps love.

Haven't a notion, it was 37 years ago. The morning of the wedding I remember someone asked what our songs were and we both looked at each other blankly. When young family members ask us the same question these days as they plan their weddings, we're equally baffled. There's so much planning and organizing these days, we just went with the flow.

Traditional church wedding, and walked down the aisle to The Prince of Denmark’s March (Trumpet Voluntary) composed by Jeremiah Clarke.

We walked out to the traditional Wedding March (Mendelssohn).

we had the theme to
the princess bride
such beautiful music then on the way out we had
The Cure it’s Friday I’m in love

Truly madly deeply by Savage Garden

My last wedding (2nd) was in a farm orchard on a lovely sunny summers day and we had Fields of Gold by Eva Cassidy - beautiful!

I had Gabriel's Oboe by Ennio Morricone. Love that piece of music

In to Let There Be Love, by Nat King Cole.

Out to Bring Me Sunshine by Eric & Ernie.

Oh that’s a great choice. DH suggested we use The Good, The Bad & The Ugly, I vetoed that!