The guide below provides a starting point for choosing the music for your wedding. The possibilities are almost endless, so please let Jacqueline know about any requests or questions you have. Recordings of all of these pieces are available online.

Prelude

Pre-Ceremony Music: Jacqueline typically performs a selection of Classical and traditional music during the Prelude. If you have any specific song requests, please email Jacqueline.

Ceremony

Wedding Party Processional Music

This is typically one piece played during the entrance of the wedding party.  Common songs played during the Wedding Party Processional include:

Bach, Air on the G String
Massenet, Meditation from Thais
Mouret, Rondeau
Pachelbel, Canon in D
Satie, Gymnopedie No. 1
Jewish Music
Traditional Hymns
Popular Music

Bride’s Processional Music (piece played during entrance of the bride)

Wagner, Bridal March from Lohengrin. This is most common piece used for the bride’s entrance, it is the “here comes the bride” tune.

Other common choices include

Pachelbel, Canon in D
Purcell, Trumpet Tune
Clarke, Trumpet Voluntary
Bach, Air on the G String
Mouret, Rondeau
Satie, Gymnopedie No. 1
Jewish Music
Traditional Hymns
Popular Music

Additional Music during Ceremony

Sometimes there are places in the ceremony where additional music is requested, including during the lighting of a unity candle, during a sand or salt ceremony, etc.

Common choices for music during this portion include:

Jewish Music
Traditional Hymns
Popular Music
Romantic ballads
Classical selections

Recessional Music (piece played during the exit of the bridal party)

Mendelssohn, Wedding March from A Midsummer Night’s Dream.  This is the most popular and recognized recessional.

The following songs are also commonly played during the recessional:

Purcell, Trumpet Tune
Mouret, Rondeau
Handel, Concerto in Bb major, HWV 294
Irish jigs
Popular Music

Postlude

Post-Ceremony music:  Jacqueline typically plays an assortment of music including Classical, jazz, popular romantic, and Celtic jigs/traditional pieces. If you have any specific song requests, please email Jacqueline.