Wedding Ceremony Music: 45 Wedding Ceremony Prelude Songs

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Kick off the ceremony with a pleasant wedding(wedding dress 2012) prelude featuring music that moves and inspires you. Plan for about 30 minutes of music to play while guests find their seats and wait for the excitement to begin.

Traditional/Classic
1. "A Rose Is Gently Blooming," Op. 122, No. 8, (Johannes Brahms)
2. "Adagio for Strings" (Samuel Barber)
3. "Air on the G String" (Johann S. Bach)
4. "Aria, Bist du bei mir" (Be thou near me), BWV 508, (Johann S. Bach)
5. "Awake My Heart with Gladness," (Flor Peeters)
6. "Chorale in A Minor," Adagio, (Cesar Franck)
7. "Concerto in D Minor," Adagio, (Tomaso Albinoni)
8. "Largo" from (Xerxes), (George Frederic Handel)
9. "Perfect Love" (Sir Joseph Barnby)
10. "Rhosymedre" (Ralph Vaughan Williams)
11. "Serenade" (from String Quartet Op. 3 No. 5), (Franz Joseph Haydn)
12. "Serenade" (Franz Schubert)
13. "Sheep May Safely Graze" (Johann S. Bach)
14. "Sonata in G Minor for Flute and Organ" (George F. Handel)
15. "Toccata in E Minor" (Johann Pachelbel)
16. "Violin Concerto in A" (Franz Joseph Haydn)
17. "Water Music" (George F. Handel)

Traditional Alternatives
18. "Carolan's Welcome" (Irish Traditional)
19. "Concerto Grosso in D Major," Op. 3, No. 6 (Vivace), (George Frederic Handel)
20. "Courante" (from Three Lute Dances), (Anthoine Francisque)
21. "Gymnopedie No. 1" (Erik Satie)
22. "Nessun Dorma" (from Turandot), (Giacomo Puccini)
23. "Nocturne in E Flat" Op. 9, No. 2, (Frederic Chopin)
24. "Oboe Concerto in D Minor," Adagio, (Alessandro Marcello)
25. "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun" (Claude Debussy)
26. "Romance" Op. 44, No. 1, (Anton Rubenstein)
27. "Sei Lob und Preis mit Ehren" (Johann S. Bach)
28. "Sonata in E Flat," Adagio, (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
29. "Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Major," Allegro assai, (Johann S. Bach)
30. "Vocalise" (Sergei Rachmaninoff)

Contemporary
31. "All I Ask Of You" (from Phantom of the Opera), (Andrew Lloyd Webber)
32. "Angel Eyes" (Jim Brickman)
33. "Evergreen" (Barbra Streisand)
34. "Longer" (Dan Fogelberg)
35. "Paris Nocturne" (Dan Fogelberg)
36. "The Gift" (Jim Brickman)
37. "Truly" (Lionel Richie)
38. "Wedding(pink prom dress) Song" (The Band)
39. "You and I" (Stevie Wonder)

Religious/Sacred
40. "Ave Verum Corpus" (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
41. "Benediction Nuptiale" (Camille Saint-Saens)
42. "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" (from Cantata 147), (Johann S. Bach)
43. "Liebster Jesu, Wir Sind Hier (Blessed Jesus, We Are Here)," BWV 633, (Johann S. Bach)
44. "Praise To The Lord" (Johann G. Walther)
45. "Prelude" on the "Old 110th," (John Joubert)

Wedding Ceremony Music: 35 Wedding Recessional Songs

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After your officiant pronounces you husband and wife, you'll want to follow up with a triumphant fanfare. Your wedding(flora gown) ceremony recessional music should inspire your wedding guests to stand up and cheer you on as you make your way down the aisle. Here are 35 favorites:

Traditional/Classic Recessional Wedding Music
1. "Allegro Maestoso" (from Water Music Suite), (George F. Handel)
2. "Brandenburg Concerto No. 1," Allegro, (Johann S. Bach)
3. "Brandenburg Concerto No. 4," Allegro, (Johann S. Bach)
4. "Coronation March" (from Crown imperial), (Sir William Walton)
5. "Fugue in E-Flat Major" (from St. Anne), (Johann S. Bach)
6. "Hallelujah Chorus" (from The Messiah), (George F. Handel)
7. "Hornpipe" (from Water Music Suite), (George F. Handel)
8. "Ode to Joy" (Ludwig van Beethoven)
9. "Spring," Allegro, (from The Four Seasons), (Antonio Vivaldi)
10. "The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba" (George F. Handel)
11. "Toccata" (from Symphonie 5, opus 42), (Charles-Marie Widor)
12. "Trumpet Tune and Bell Symphony," (Henry Purcell)
13. "Tuba Tune in D" (Craig Sellar Lang)
14. "Wedding March" (from A Midsummer Night's Dream), (Felix Mendelssohn)

Traditional Alternative Recessional Wedding Music
15. "Badinerie" (from Orchestral Suite No. 2), (Johann S. Bach)
16. "Concerto grosso in D Minor," Op. 2, No. 3 (Presto), (Francesco Geminiani)
17. "Rondeau" (from Abdelezar), (Henry Purcell)
18. "Rondeau" (theme from Masterpiece Theater), (Jean Joseph Mouret)
19. "Sonata in G Major" (Giuseppe Tartini)
20. "Triumphal March" (Edvard Grieg)
21. "Variations on the Kanon by Pachelbel" (George Winston)

Contemporary Recessional Wedding(wedding dress 2012) Music
22. "Anthem" (Suzanne Ciani)
23. "Beautiful Day" (U2)
24. "From This Moment On" (Cole Porter)
25. "Linus & Lucy" (Peanuts Theme), (Vince Guaraldi)
26. "Little Martha" (Allman Brothers Band)
27. "Oh! You Pretty Things" (David Bowie)
28. "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" (Stevie Wonder)
29. "Sunshine of My Life" (Stevie Wonder)
30. "The Long and Winding Road" (The Beatles)

Religious/Sacred Recessional Wedding Music
31. "Exultate, Jubilate" (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
32. "Joy" (George Winston)
33. "Now Thank We All Our God" (Johann S. Bach)
34. "Now Thank We All Our God" (Sigfried Karg-Elert)
35. "Psalm 19" (Benedetto Marcello)