here comes the bride...ugh:(

[mindyish]

I do NOT want to march down the aisle withthe traditional "here comes the bride" tune. Something about it just ...erks me. I have seen several movies where they didnt use that but 2 other songs have been used...I dont know the names of them. Anyone know the other tunes that have been used?

Mindy

[nmb082005]

I do NOT want to march down the aisle withthe traditional "here comes the bride" tune. Something about it just ...erks me. I have seen several movies where they didnt use that but 2 other songs have been used...I dont know the names of them. Anyone know the other tunes that have been used?

Mindy


You can use any song you want to for your walk down the isle, I am using Cannon in D (this could be one you are thinking about because it has become a pretty popular song for the procecisional).

[Kelly1Mickey]

I do NOT want to march down the aisle withthe traditional "here comes the bride" tune. Something about it just ...erks me. I have seen several movies where they didnt use that but 2 other songs have been used...I dont know the names of them. Anyone know the other tunes that have been used?

Mindy

I am with you on this..I don't want to use "Here Comes the Bride". nmb is probably right in you are thinking about Canon in D. I think I will be using something completely different, but I am not sure.

[maybride]

My church made me aware that the "here comes the bride" song is frowned upon by our Diocese because of the opera it comes from. Something about it being about adultery or something sinful like that. Anyway, I will be using "Canon in D" as it sounds so regal and vibrant. You should talk to your ceremony musician for other options. I think it sounds great on the piano but you might prefer it on an organ instead. Like every other aspect of wedding planning, the options are endless!!!

[2become1]

Wow. I'm not the only one??!! I am 2 weeks away from my wedding...and still looking for a song to walk down the aisle to. I've been told by everyone that the song is totally at the bride's discression. I have chosen "Canon in D" for my bridesmaids. I actually heard about a bride that used "The Great Adventure" by Steven Curtis Chapman...I applaude her! Does anyone have any ideas? I would much rather have a love song than a fanfare type song.
Jamie

[mary-kathy]

Um.. I actually don't like Pachaebel's Cannon to me it's as common as the wedding march from Handel's Messiah (the traditional wedding march). We are using Antonio Vivaldi's Flute concherto. I love classical music so I had a hard time deciding. Make sure it has a fast enough beat, but not to fast. You want to make the moment last. :)

[reecey]

I do NOT want to march down the aisle withthe traditional "here comes the bride" tune. Something about it just ...erks me. I have seen several movies where they didnt use that but 2 other songs have been used...I dont know the names of them. Anyone know the other tunes that have been used?

Mindy


what movies did you see this in? :) Might help to figure out the song :)

[taylorsmom]

I am using Pachaebel's Canon for either my Bridesmaids or I. I love that song, that is my cell phone ring too! I also bought a cd with wedding ceremony music on it so the other one I will just pick from the cd. Who would have thought this would have been so hard to decide on!

[Rev_Hansen]

There are several to choose from, here are just a few of the most common used we've heard.

Water Music, Hornpipe (Handle)
http://www.samscars.com/hndlwater.mid

Another popular one is the theme to Chariots of Fire
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Agency/8525/chariots.mid

Everything I Do I Do It For You - Bryan Adam
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Agency/8525/everyido.mid

Love Is All Around (4 Wedding and a Funeral) - Wet Wet Wet
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Agency/8525/loveis.mid

If you like harp music, this may intrest you as well.
http://www.harpguy.com/audio/wedding.mp3

There's all sorts of music out there.. any good music store can also be of great help in selecting something for your wedding as well.

[mindyish]

I think i was thinking about ave maria, but im not sure i wanna use that.

[reecey]

I think i was thinking about ave maria, but im not sure i wanna use that.


I'm thinking I'm going to just use the instrumentals from God Blessed The Broken Road by Rascall Flatts. I love the instrumentals in that song.

[nmb082005]

I think i was thinking about ave maria, but im not sure i wanna use that.

I love ave maria, it has such a wonderful sound. We will have this in our wedding either just intrumental or have some one sing if I can find someone with the right voice.

[SOM Z28]

I think I may use Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #3. I really like that piece. Another thing I love is the song at the beginning of 'Meet the Fockers'... it's called 'We're Gonna Get Married' by Randy Newman. I'm really thinking I might use that...it's cute and has a good sound to it. It might be a good song to play while the guests are being seated, if not for my walk down the aisle.

[Cashy98]

Gosh... I'm kinda partial to "here comes the bride". That's prbably because that's what my music box plays. My FH gave it to me when he proposed and it had my ring inside... it was a nice touch. I guess I've never heard of anyone using another song. Oh well... I guess I haven't been to THAT many weddings in my life. Only about 4 or 5. :confused:

[Kelly1Mickey]

Gosh... I'm kinda partial to "here comes the bride". That's prbably because that's what my music box plays. My FH gave it to me when he proposed and it had my ring inside... it was a nice touch. I guess I've never heard of anyone using another song. Oh well... I guess I haven't been to THAT many weddings in my life. Only about 4 or 5. :confused:

What a sweet way for him to present the ring! I would use it too if I were you!

[SarahK]

I do NOT want to march down the aisle withthe traditional "here comes the bride" tune. Something about it just ...erks me. I have seen several movies where they didnt use that but 2 other songs have been used...I dont know the names of them. Anyone know the other tunes that have been used?

Mindy

I am considering 2 trumpet tunes for my processional.

1. Trumpet Voluntary (prince of Denmark's March) - This is pretty popular and may be what you've seen in movies... either that or Canon in D whihc is also very popular.

2. Trumpet Tune & Air - If you have seen Mona Lisa Smile, this is the processional song for the wedding in that movie.

My suggestion is to go to Amazon.com and look up classical wedding cd's. They usually have sound clips to listen to and it will be helpful to hear whats on the cd's before you purchase them. Also, ultimatewedding.com has a page devoted to wedding music and even a list of most popular songs for 2005.

Reecy- God Bless the Broken Road is such an amazing song. I'm excited to hear that you're using it as your processional. I'm planning to use it at my first dance song. ;)

[blazinangel1702]

Trumpet Voluntary is the processional that my mother walked down the aisle to and when I first started to play the flute, I learned to play it and I was practicing it at home and my mom was like "hey that sounds really familiar!" and so she looked through all of the cassette tapes that we have and found the recording from her wedding and we listened to it. So that is the song that I am going to walk down the aisle to. and We are also using "God Bless the Broken Road" by Rascle Flatts as our first song, we broke up several times before we finally got together for the last time, and finally realized that the feelings we had were true... We just love that song...and we are both huge country fans...lol

[kyzmit]

I'm surprised I haven't seen anyone suggest this yet, but... have you considered the Irish Wedding Song? It's beautiful, fun, and - although well known - fairly unique. You just have to find a good version of it.

Speaking of... Anyone know where I could find a good version? :confused: The Celtic Wedding Music CD I bought... really really bites.

[Lynn Keen]

Mindy,

I'm a 'wedding singer' and I can't TELL you how many times I discourage brides from using the Bridal March in their wedding. It's not that it isnt a beautiful piece, it is. However, I find that brides want to make their ceremonies more personal and take more memorable music as part of their ceremony. I offer Trumpet Voluntary, or even the Processional song from The Sound of Music. If you have a good sound person, they can make a tape of that song and fade in and out at the appropriate places so that you don't actually have the vocals in it.

I have gotten to the point where I am so frustrated with music available for weddings that I have written my own. Specifically for the Unity Candle portion of the service. A beautiful little tune which expresses the joining of two people together and done in a small amount of time to not have everyone standing up fiddling their thumbs while waiting for the singer to finish. :-)

I am certainly available to you to talk about what songs you might like and how they would fit into your ceremony without overwhelming the timing or occasion. :-)

Lynn Keen
www.lynnkeen.com

I do NOT want to march down the aisle withthe traditional "here comes the bride" tune. Something about it just ...erks me. I have seen several movies where they didnt use that but 2 other songs have been used...I dont know the names of them. Anyone know the other tunes that have been used?

Mindy

[sandstar]

Gosh... I'm kinda partial to "here comes the bride". That's prbably because that's what my music box plays. My FH gave it to me when he proposed and it had my ring inside... it was a nice touch. I guess I've never heard of anyone using another song. Oh well... I guess I haven't been to THAT many weddings in my life. Only about 4 or 5. :confused:

I kind of like here comes the bride too. my wedding is not going to be too traditional so i figgured that could make it a little more traditional. i can understand why you like it, thats a cute way to propose

[loveatfirstphp]

I think i was thinking about ave maria, but im not sure i wanna use that.

That is the same song that my finace's parents walked down the aisle to and I am including it is part of my ceremony as well.

[sandstar]

That is the same song that my finace's parents walked down the aisle to and I am including it is part of my ceremony as well.

Thats a nice idea, especially if they are still together. i think i need to talk to the parents about their songs, thanks for the idea

[KutlassSierrrrrrrra]

We went with Pachabel for the bridal party and Here Comes the Bride for the bride. Traditional, but it was nice.

If I'd had a bit more time, I would have talked the organist into doing "Don't Stop Believing" for the bridal party. That would have been fun. Got a real laugh out of that during the Wedding Singer.

[Kikki]

I found that when I go to weddings and they don't play the classic
"here comes the bride" song, people forget to stand. I went to one a while ago that no one stood, and another one this last month. The pastor had to tell everyone to stand. I was a yuck part that turned the ceremony from romantic to not that exciting. Just a pointer to put on the table. I'm doing the classic song just cause I'm traditional, but I thought about doing another song like most of you gals cause I like the idea.

[Jen062406]

I'm thinking I'm going to just use the instrumentals from God Blessed The Broken Road by Rascall Flatts. I love the instrumentals in that song.

That song is so beautiful. :)

[Lacey]

There are several traditional "wedding marches" for the bride to make her enterance to. We in this country are most familiar with The Wedding March (Here Comes the Bride) from the German Opera Lohengrin by Richard Wagner. However there are a couple of other "traditional" wedding marches to look into that people will recognize. The is "The Wedding March" from A Midsummer's Night's Dream by Mendelssohn and "Trumpet Voluntary" ("Prince of Denmark" March) by Clarke.

If you are stumped by classsical music, go to Barnes and Nobel or Borders and ask for them to recommend some good wedding music CDs. These will give you a sampling as to what is out there in the world of wedding music. Also don't be afraid to try new things or incorporate what you want to hear. I perosnally love U2 so for our recessional we are playing Beautiful Day I am one of the few women in the world that when they hear Wagner's "Wedding March" doesn't get goodebumps, I get sick. I would rather claw out my own eyes than here that on my wedding day. I am trying to decide between Gounod's Ava Maria or Beethovan's Ode to Joy

[Arien]

We're not using "Here Comes the Bride" for two reasons: 1)We just don't like it, and 2)It's from a Wagner opera called "Lohengrin", in which a bride breaks a promise to her groom and dies brokenhearted. Not exactly the happy image we want for our wedding.

We're actually considering using Michael W. Smith's "I Will Be Here For You". Here's the lyrics, for those who don't know the song:

When you feel the sunlight
Fade into the cold night
Don't know where to turn
I don't know where to turn
And all the dreams you're dreaming
Seem to lose their meaning
Let me in your world
Baby, let me in your world
All you need is someone you can hold
Don't be sad, you're not alone

Chorus:
I will be here for you
Somewhere in the night
Somewhere in the night
I'll shine a light for you
Somewhere in the night
I'll be standing by
I will be here for you

In this world of strangers
Of cold unfriendly faces
Someone you can trust
Oh there's someone you can trust
I will be your shelter
I'll give you my shoulder
Just reach out for my love
Reach out for my love
Call my name and my heart will hear
I will be there, there's nothing to fear

Chorus


We haven't decided for sure. We're still considering several ideas.


I found that when I go to weddings and they don't play the classic
"here comes the bride" song, people forget to stand.


Seriously?! I've never seen that happen. People usually seem to know that the bride enters after the flowergirl and/or ringbearer. ;) The funny thing is, every wedding I've been to that has had a separate song for the bride's entrance, you could tell they suddenly cut to a new song, and it sounded very jarring. For FH's brother's wedding this past weekend they played The Prince of Denmark's March for the bridal party, then cut it off in the middle to start Here Comes the Bride. I found it to be very disruptive to the whole flow of things, which is why we are using the same song for the bridal party and me.

[Kikki]

We're not using "Here Comes the Bride" for two reasons: 1)We just don't like it, and 2)It's from a Wagner opera called "Lohengrin", in which a bride breaks a promise to her groom and dies brokenhearted. Not exactly the happy image we want for our wedding.

We're actually considering using Michael W. Smith's "I Will Be Here For You". Here's the lyrics, for those who don't know the song:




We haven't decided for sure. We're still considering several ideas.





Seriously?! I've never seen that happen. People usually seem to know that the bride enters after the flowergirl and/or ringbearer. ;) The funny thing is, every wedding I've been to that has had a separate song for the bride's entrance, you could tell they suddenly cut to a new song, and it sounded very jarring. For FH's brother's wedding this past weekend they played The Prince of Denmark's March for the bridal party, then cut it off in the middle to start Here Comes the Bride. I found it to be very disruptive to the whole flow of things, which is why we are using the same song for the bridal party and me.

I don't know, it's just something I've noticed, and it was weird to see it happen.

[Arien]

Maybe it just depends on what everyone in your particular circle is used to. One thing I've learned on wedding boards like these is that customs and traditions can vary widely from area to area. I've found that things I take for granted as normal have sometimes never been heard of by some other brides I've met online, and things that are extremely common in some areas are totally foreign to my family and friends and I. Like real estate, it sometimes seems to be all about location, location, location, lol! :)

[Kikki]

Maybe it just depends on what everyone in your particular circle is used to. One thing I've learned on wedding boards like these is that customs and traditions can vary widely from area to area. I've found that things I take for granted as normal have sometimes never been heard of by some other brides I've met online, and things that are extremely common in some areas are totally foreign to my family and friends and I. Like real estate, it sometimes seems to be all about location, location, location, lol! :)

Yeah I agree, but one of these wedding was in Arizona, and the other was a latino wedding, and they do things different at their weddings. And I wasn't close with any of these people. It has a lot to do with the fact that some people don't like tradition and they break it, no problem with that.

[Arien]

Yeah I agree, but one of these wedding was in Arizona....


When I say location, I don't necessarily mean state, country, or even city. I think it's much more localized than that. For example, in my neighborhood most of the neighbors have lived there for 30 years or more. We all seem to have similar tastes. We're all friends, and we know what to expect from each other. But when I travel to other cities in Arizona I find that things are sometimes very different from what I'm used to, even though it's in the same state. By "location", I mean more like your social circle. I guess that's not really a location, is it?

But I have also found that geographical location can play a part. For example, the type of wedding you have in the hot and humid summers of New Orleans would probably be very different than a wedding you'd have in Anchorage Alaska, and Icelandic weddings are probably not identical to Australian ones. And of course, a wedding in Melbourne can differ from one in Sidney. I think it's really all about social circles and family expectations.


I'm actually really traditional about some things (like my father will be walking me down the isle), but not about others (like we're not having a Maid of Honor or Bestman). I'm kinda wierd about music. It has to flow. I can listen to a song repeatedly and not have a clue what the lyrics say because I care more about the music itself, how it flows, the melody, etc. I guess that's why it bothers me so much to change songs in the middle of the wedding march. It's very noticeable to me and I find it jarring. That's just me. ;) My ex-husband is exactly the opposite. He couldn't care less about the music itself, he listens for the lyrics. He rarely listens to instrumentals for that reason. He's all about the lyrics.

Of course, as a wedding guest I feel that it's up to the couple to have whatever music they want. If they want screamingly loud speed metal, then that's their perogative. I won't necessarily enjoy myself, because that's not the type of music I like, but I'm certainly not going to hold it against them. The wedding is the bride's and groom's day, not the guests' day, right? :)

[cryssi]

I always feel kind of gypped at a wedding when they don't play the bridal march! LOL I had Canon in D for the bridesmaids processional, and Wagner's Bridal march for me. Of course, it was not a traditional, formal wedding, so it was nice to have the expected music. We had a pianist, so it was very beautiful. We used Mendelsson's wedding march for the recessional.

I think everyone should use what suits them best, whether it be "traditional" or avant garde... :)

[Arien]

I think everyone should use what suits them best, whether it be "traditional" or avant garde... :)


Agreed! :D

[calico4sr]

here is an old thread that i found. I thougth i would bring it to the surface of the forum for a little while. I hope it helps with some music issues that you ladies might be having. GREAT TREAD!!!

[derynleslie]

I don't really like any of the old traditional classical music (don't get me wrong I do like classical though) but for our wedding it's an outdoor ceremony and to use that type of music I think would make it feel to stuffy and enclosed. So for my processional I'm planning on going with the song "This years love" by David Gray, it's got lyrics and you might recognise it from movies like "Crazy/Beautiful" and "The Girl Next Door". It's so beautiful. I just have one question, does anyone have an opinion or advice on whether or not to use the processional for your bridesmaids as well as yourself???? Help!

[dlcarmen]

Advice I've heard is to use a "grander" song for bridal entrance. It is still stately enough so that you don't have to sprint down the aisle (the recessional is used for that).

My FH is a musician so he made his own arrangement of the tune Lauda Anima (aka Praise My Soul the King of Heaven). It uses organ, bell choir, and choir. Don't know if we can afford it, though. The organist he wants to use lives in either Carolina or Georgia and we would have to pay his way!

My friend used us musical friends to sing for the bridal recessional (literally "da-da-da-da-a, da-da-da-d-a-a, da-da-dee-da-a-a-a" etc. It was great and people loved us!

[Renee1339]

for my processional i am using the theme song form the movie The Princess Bride. i looooove that movie and the song is soo simple, yeat beautiful... im not sure what im using for my bridesmaids though... before i thought of the PB song i was going to use a version of canon in D that is played on electric guitar. its different , but has a nice sound and you can still tell what song it is. i though of using that for my b-maids but im not sure if the songs will flow well together. any advice is welcome :)

[lhall426bfcf]

I'm not getting married in a church....so I'm having a guy play the guitar and sing during the ceremony. I thought I'd give him some nice italian guitar samples to play when I walk down the aisle.

[AprilBride]

I walked out to "At Last" by Etta James... and everyone knew to stood because the ringebearer and flower girl went... and well it's common sense the bride comes next.