Music for your Cermony

 

There is nothing better than music to add dignity and to create the right atmosphere at your wedding. Music sets the mood during your ceremony and sets the pace throughout your evening celebrations. Deciding which music should be played at your wedding and whether it should be played by musicians or by a DJ is one of the more important decisions you need to make when planning your big day. Hit the right notes and your wedding day will be enjoyed and remembered by all.
 

 

If you are getting married at an approved premise, you will be permitted to have either recorded or live music. Marriages at approved premises do not have the time constraints of register office marriages. Therefore, you have much greater freedom in deciding the number of pieces you wish played. Indeed, you may wish to replicate the format of a church marriage service and have a prelude, a processional and a recessional. You can even have music played at other points during the ceremony itself

 

Listed below are many of the popular and traditional classical music pieces you may wish to consider playing during your service. The pieces are classified by their suitability for each section of a service that follows the same format of a church service. However, at a civil wedding, there are few restrictions on the type of music allowed (so long as it is non-religious and does not detract from the solemnity of the occasion).

The Prelude
This is music that is played while guests assemble in the venue's marriage room until the bride party arrives and can last up to about 20 minutes. This music sets the mood for the ceremony to come and should be positive and joyous.

Popular classical music played during the prelude include:

Canon in D by Pachelbel
Sheep May Safely Graze by Bach
Pavane by Fauré
Meditation from Thais by Massanet
Chanson De Matin by Elgar
Morning from Peer Gynt Suite by Grieg
Salut D'amour by Elgar
1st Movement from Eine Kline Nachtmusik by Mozart
Minuet by Boccherini
Air from the Water Music by Handel
Air on the G String by Bach
Berceuse from Dolly Suite by Fauré

The Processional
This is music played for the bridal party's procession into the marriage room. One piece of music is chosen, which should be stately and regal and last the duration of the walk to where the ceremony will be conducted.

The most popular classical pieces of music played during the processional are:

Wedding March from Lohengrin by Wagner
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba by Handel
Grand March from Aida by Verdi
Wedding March from the Marriage of Figaro by Mozart
Trumpet Voluntary (Prince of Denmark's March) by Clarke
Trumpet Voluntary by Stanley
Trumpet Tune by Purcell
Air from the Water Music by Handel
The Rejoicing from Music for the Royal Fireworks by Handel
Salut D'amour by Elgar
Hornpipe from the Water Music by Handel
Spring from the Four Seasons by Vivaldi

The Signing of the Register
Whilst signing the register, there will be time for one piece of music to be played - maybe two pieces if you are having photographs taken during the signing.

Suitable classical pieces to choose from are:

Canon in D by Pachelbel
Air from the Water Music by Handel
Pavane by Fauré
Meditation from Thais by Massanet
Air on the G String by Bach
Morning from Peer Gynt Suite by Grieg
Chanson De Matin by Elgar
Salut D'amour by Elgar
Dome Epais from Lakme by Delibes
4th Movement from Eine Kline Nachtmusik by Mozart
Sheep May Safely Graze by Bach

The Recessional
As you leave the marriage room, walking arm-in-arm as husband and wife, you will want a piece of music that is triumphant, joyful and celebratory.

Traditional recessional music includes:

Wedding March (from a Midsummer Night's Dream)
by Mendelssohn
Radetsky March by Strauss
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba by Handel
Trumpet Voluntary (Prince of Denmark's March) by Clarke
Trumpet Voluntary by Stanley
Trumpet Tune by Purcell
Spring from the Four Seasons by Vivaldi
Brandenburg Concerto No 3 by Bach
The Rejoicing from Music for the Royal Fireworks by Handel
Grand March from Aida by Verdi
Overture from The Marriage of Figaro by Mozart
Hornpipe from the Water Music by Handel
3rd Movement from Sonata in D by Purcell

 

 

DJSPACEBAR can work with yourselves and the venue to ensure that the sound equipment is unobtrusive and is correctly setup before the moments occurs. We have access to all the above information and can work with you and your venue to ensure that the ceremony runs as prompt and smooth as you expect.
 

Please note, you must get the prior approval of the superintendent registrar that will be officiating at your wedding for all music you wish to play during your service.

 

 

Recommendations:

 

DJSPACEBAR recommends this CD if you are looking to listen to music for your civil  ceremony .

 

REVIEW: This is great album for the civil ceremony. It sets the tone, mood and ambience throughout the early part of the wedding day. Not only does it contain all the well used and loved favourites, it has lots of other choices. It's very well recommended and all DJSPACEBAR customers get access to this cd as well as the other tracks shown above for their ceremony planning process. Please enquire.

Track List

1. Cantata No. 147, 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben' - Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
2. 12 Concertos for Violin and Strings - Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
3. Panis angelicus- Composed by César Franck
4. Messiah - Composed by George Frideric Handel
5. (The) Bluebird - Composed by Charles Villiers Stanford
6. Cantata No. 208, 'Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd' (Hunt Cantata) - Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
7. (4) Orchestral Suites - Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
8. (6) String Quintets - Composed by Luigi Boccherini
9. Trois Gymnopédies - Composed by Erik Satie
10. Orfeo ed Euridice - Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck
11. Canon and Gigue in D - Composed by Johann Pachelbel
12. Lohengrin - Composed by Richard Wagner
13. Three Trumpet Ayres - Composed by Jeremiah Clarke
14. Music for the Royal Fireworks - Composed by George Frideric Handel
15. Coronation Anthems - Composed by George Frideric Handel
16. Solomon - Composed by George Frideric Handel
17. Pictures at an Exhibition - Composed by Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
18. Te Deum - Composed by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
19. (The) Indian Queen - Composed by Henry Purcell
20. Praise my soul, the King of Heaven - Composed by Sir John Goss
21. Immortal, invisible, God only wise - Composed by Anonymous
22. Dear Lord and Father of Mankind - Composed by Hubert Parry
23. Jesus Christ the Apple Tree - Composed by Elizabeth Poston
24. Cantique de Jean Racine - Composed by Gabriel Fauré
25. Requiem - Composed by Gabriel Fauré
26. Pelléas et Mélisande - Composed by Gabriel Fauré
27. Vesperae solennes de confessore, 'Solemn Vespers' in C - Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
28. Ave verum corpus in D - Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
29. Ave Maria, 'Ellens Gesang III' - Composed by Franz Schubert
30. Thaïs - Composed by Jules Massenet
31. 12 Concertos for Violin and Strings - Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
32. Samson - Composed by George Frideric Handel
33. Water Music - Composed by George Frideric Handel
34. Symphony No. 5 in F minor - Composed by Charles-Marie Widor
35. Crown Imperial - Composed by William Walton
36. Jubilate Deo in C - Composed by Benjamin Britten
37. (A) Midsummer Night's Dream - Composed by Felix Mendelssohn

 

 

 

 

Music during the Wedding Breakfast

Before your wedding breakfast, whilst your guests arrive, locate their seats on the master table plan and settle at their tables. During the meal, playing a selection of ballads, love songs and background music that would be unobtrusive to your guests helps create the right ambience for your wedding reception.

DJSPACEBAR can work with you to help create a warm, romantic atmosphere while your guests dine at the wedding breakfast. We can work with you to provide appropriate audio support with our unobtrusive equipment.

 

DJSPACEBAR can help create playlists of 2 different types during the wedding breakfast. Here are some of our recommendations 

 

Playlist 1: should be choice of smooth romantic music and maybe a selection of light jazz, contemporary music

 

Playlist 2: after the speeches, the tempo of the music changes so music is a bit more dynamic and upbeat, this sets the mood in preparation towards the evening reception.

 

Music during the Evening

Want some ideas for music that could fill the gaps during your favourite tunes?Having music that covers these ages is essential to everyone enjoying themselves.   Check out our article here to help you along.

 

Your special day only happens once!, make the most of it and ensure your guests have a GREAT TIME