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walking down the aisle music?

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lucychoobs · 28/03/2011 15:21

im stuck on what to use walking down the aisle. i dont like the traditional wedding song so i want something a little different, could anyone give me any ideas? my sister is using the romeo and julliette theme tune, gutted! she got it before me lol x

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ChessyEvans · 28/03/2011 15:23

We had Handel's Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, very rousing but it's quite long so depends how long your walk will be (I had a staircase to contend with!).

TattyCatty · 28/03/2011 15:28

Queen of Sheba for me too - good job it was long as my cathedral length veil got whipped up in the wind (got married outside) and we had to spend an extra couple of minutes faffing about whilst my bridesmaid gathered up said veil and trooped along behind me holding onto it for dear life, whilst one of my other bridesmaids carried two lots of flowers. Not quite the serene stroll that I had envisaged..........

nickelbabyhatcher · 28/03/2011 15:29

church or civil?

I walked down to the tune Woodlands - which is the tune for Tell out my soul.

(my DH played it on the organ as i walked in cos he's dead clever)

nickelbabyhatcher · 28/03/2011 15:30

but he immprovised on verses 2 and 3.

thumbwitch · 28/03/2011 15:32

I prefer the Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, I have to say. Much better than "here comes the bride" cos I always think of "big fat and wide", like we used to sing at school Children are horrible though.

Anyway. Pachelbel's Canon is nice too - my friend used that one to get married by a lake in America - scored for (very cold) cello and viola. It sounded great!

SnapFrakkleAndPop · 28/03/2011 15:33

A trumpet voluntary? Purcell and Clarke are both quite traditional.

What musical reousrces do you have available?

nickelbabyhatcher · 28/03/2011 15:34

to me, it has to be a proper fanfar entrance.

I love the Queen of Cheba and Pachelbel's canon, but they just don't sound like entrance music to me.

it's got to be wake up! i'm here!

nickelbabyhatcher · 28/03/2011 15:34

wake up! i'm here

nickelbabyhatcher · 28/03/2011 15:35

Sheba not Cheba.

prettybird · 28/03/2011 15:35

I walked out to the organ bit in St Saen symphony No 3 in C Minor - it's the tune used in Babe (also known as the song If I had words

BoattoBolivia · 28/03/2011 15:36

We had 'dancing queen' but the instrumental version from the film Muriel's wedding. Then we signed the register to I do I do I do, also Abba! In fact the while soundtrack to that film is great!

Ormirian · 28/03/2011 15:38

I love .

You have to play the first bit as a sort of introduction bit to let the congregation know that you are going to make an appearance, and then try not to gallop down the aisle.

You do need a shit-hot organist mind you, or a full orchestra

slug · 28/03/2011 15:41

Loaded by Primal Scream. It starts with a sample "do you know what we're going to do now? We're going to have a party, we're going to get loaded"

It got a laugh

Ormirian · 28/03/2011 15:42

Brilliant slug! I love loaded, it's on my running playlist.

BoattoBolivia · 28/03/2011 15:43

Just have a listen..it's beautiful..and your guests will remember it!!

nickelbabyhatcher · 28/03/2011 15:44

Orm - i just thought i was a bit horse-galloping!
my DH is a shit-hot organist....

SnapFrakkleAndPop · 28/03/2011 15:48

How on earth would you arrange that for organ?! I had to do an organ arrangement as part of my orchestration final and still have nightmares about the relatively easy piece we were given.

If we hadn't had a church wedding I'd have had of Vivaldi's Summer.

thumbwitch · 28/03/2011 15:49

Orm, that's a fantastic piece of music, but I can just see the bride cantering up the aisle as well!
Perhaps Ride of the Valkyries would be a good option?

Ormirian · 28/03/2011 15:50

Oh yes....to go with the dress desinged around the leather breast plate.

We had that bit of the Karelia suite as ours but as going out music when it was a bit more seemly to gallop .

nickelbabyhatcher · 28/03/2011 15:52

nickelbabyhatcher · 28/03/2011 15:53

(played by the other organist - thought it wouldn't work so well if DH played it that time! )

lucychoobs · 28/03/2011 15:53

Wow thanks for all your posts. goin to look them all Up. its Not a church wedding so anythin goes. i was thinkin of the titanic theme song also. hymn to the sea. its got some nice bag pipes half way threw. its a scottish wedding so i quite like that idea. i also love eva cassidy song bird but think i might like to keep that for our first dance. that's all i have at the moment lol. x

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GColdtimer · 28/03/2011 15:53

My DH recorded a guitar instrumental versionof back to the oldhouse by The Smiths. Like this but slower and on the guitar It was beautiful.

Ormirian · 28/03/2011 15:54

Yes that's v nice.

Dad and I ransacked our collections of favourite classics for stuff that didn't normally get played. We had a part of the Bruch Violin concerto too. And a bit of Bach. And the theme tune for Match of the DAy for DH's benefit

SnapFrakkleAndPop · 28/03/2011 15:55

Ohhh Titanic would be really sad and weepy though!

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