To ask what music you would have at your wedding ceremony?

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Doesn't matter if you're already married, never getting married...I just need help and inspiration! I've listened to so much and can't find anything I like. I need to find some new stuff so I am crowdsourcing, hoping someone comes up with a gem.

What would you walk in and out of your ceremony to? (Civil, not church).

In- Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Out- Hornpipe from Water Music

Both by Handel

Walked into Andrea Bocelli The Prayer. Out to the traditional one (can't remember but it was a church wedding). While we signed the register we had Somewhere Over the Rainbow and Wonderful world by Israel Kamakawiwoʻole

In with "Dance me to the end of love", Madeleine Peyroux and out with "Our love is here to stay" Rod Stewart

We had the tune from Amelie.

Nothing as I got married in a park.

Unless you count the sound of a rat scurrying around in the bushes behind me....

In - Calon Lan

Out - Men of Harlech

In - Elgar
Out - Widor’s Toccata

Hymns were Praise my Soul the King of Heaven
Love Divine
Thine be the Glory (it was Easter Monday)

Signing the register: Extract from Messiah and My Heart Ever Faithful

All live music by friends and family

Most recent wedding I went to, the couple had a piano DJ and he was really good. My friend walked in to A Thousand Years and it was magical.

In - can't remember

Out - the fast jazzy movement from Sibelius's Karelia Suite, skilfully re-arranged from the full orchestral score to the organ

In - A thousand years by The Piano Guys

Out - Gravity by Embrace
😊

I’m an atheist but got married in a Catholic Church. So all the music had to have God in it, no time for any of this popular music from the hit parade!

I got my own way with the string quartet at the reception.

Walked in to At last by Etta James
Walked out to signed sealed delivered stevie wonder.

I actually can't remember my filler songs.

First dance was Sam smith latch the acoustic version.

We picked instrumental music from one of my favourite films. Quite a few people asked us about it as they thought they recognised it, but couldn’t place where from.

Bridgerton had some lovely classical versions of pop songs for inspo!

Halo by Beyoncé worked well - heard some buskers play it. And Ed Sheeran - Perfect

Our first dance was to the Wannadies You and Me Song but it would work as part of the service.

In: The Finnish Line by Colm Mac Con Iomaire

Signing the register: Set Sail by Colm Mac Con Iomaire

Out: Friday I'm in Love by The Cure

We were very traditional
In: The Bridal Chorus, Wagner
Out: The Wedding March, Mendelssohn
Signing the register: Clair de Lune, Debussy

Have a lovely time 🥂

I walked in to Can't help falling in love with you - Samantha Harvey

We walked out to Darling - the beach boys

Up the beach - Kissing You, Des’ree (instrumental version)
Register signing - Somewhere Over The Rainbow - israel kamakawiwo'ole
Down the beach - Signed, sealed, delivered - Stevie Wonder
First dance - You & Me - Lifehouse

Still have my wedding playlist somewhere, 11 years ago next week.

I’d have You Don’t Own Me by Lesley Gore

On repeat.

First marriage we had a harpist.

Second marriage we had no music at all. 7-minute ceremony that covered the legal basics. Then drove away with “I miss the misery” playing loudly in the car.

In was Pavane by Faure (its the beginning of an S club 7 song!)
Out was Wings of a Dove Madness.

Walked in (together!) to the acoustic version of Every Thug Needs a Lady by Alkaline Trio, which is/was just gorgeous and makes me smile every time I hear it now.

Walked out to 25 to Life by Masked Intruder which was more fun than soppy!

I watched Notting hill last night. she by elvis Costello is also a good one

"It's getting better every day" by The Mamas and Papas