We are painstakingly searching for an alternative song that we can use for a wedding march instead of the tacky traditional wedding march. Bonnus question - why the hell are planning peoples wedding so difficult!
2006-09-23 03:53:23 · 35 answers · asked by Bavaro_Runner 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
We already know you don't like number 12, but the rest can be helpful.
Wedding planners seem to be difficult because they ask too many questions, but hey, they have to ask about everything in order for your wedding to be just as you dream it will be.
Good luck!
Traditional/Classic
1. "Air" (from Water Music Suite), (George F. Handel)
2. "Bridal Chorus" (from Lohengrin), (Richard Wagner)
3. "Canon in D" (Johann Pachelbel)
4. "Procession of Joy" (Hal Hopson)
5. "Rigaudon" (Andre Campra)
6. "Spring" (from The Four Seasons), (Antonio Vivaldi)
7. "Te Deum" (Marc-Antoine Charpentier)
8. "The Prince of Denmark's March" (Jeremiah Clarke)
9. "Trumpet Tune" (Henry Purcell)
10. "Trumpet Voluntary" (Jeremiah Clarke)
11. "Trumpet Voluntary" (John Stanley)
12. "Wedding March" (from The Marriage of Figaro), (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
Traditional Alternatives
13. "Canzon V" (Giovanni Gabrieli)
14. "Coronation March for Czar Alexander III" (Peter I. Tchaikovsky)
15. "Overture" (from Royal Fireworks Music), (George Frederic Handel)
16. "Promenade" (from Pictures at an Exhibition), (Modest Mussorgsky)
17. "Romeo and Juliet Love Theme" (Tchaikovsky)
18. "Sinfonia" (from Cantata No. 156), (Johann S. Bach)
19. "Toccata" (from L'Orfeo), (Claudio Monteverdi)
20. "Trumpet Tune in A-Major" (David N. Johnson)
21. "Sonatas for Organ, Op. 65, No. 3 (con moto maestoso)," (Felix Mendelssohn)
22. "Winter," Largo, (from The Four Seasons), (Antonio Vivaldi)
Contemporary
23. "Appalachia Waltz" (Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, Mark O'Connor)
24. "Sunrise, Sunset" (from Fiddler on the Roof), (Sheldon Harnick & Jerry Bock)
25. "The Look of Love" (Dionne Warwick/Burt Bacharach)
26. "The Vow" (Jeremy Lubbock)
27. "To A Wild Rose" (Edward MacDowell)
28. "Flatbush Waltz" (Andy Statman)
29. "Wedding Processional" (from The Sound of Music), (Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein)
Religious/Sacred
30. "All People That On Earth Do Dwell" ("Old 100th" hymn)
31. "Dona Nobis Pacem" (16th century hymn)
32. "Hanava Babanot" (A Love Song), (Neeman)
33. "St. Anthony's Chorale" (Franz Joseph Haydn)
34. "Hymn Fanfare from The Triumphant" (Francois Couperin)
35. "Scalero de Oro" (traditional Sephardic)
2006-09-23 05:10:17 · answer #1 · answered by White 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
any piece of music can do as a weeding march, it doesn't have to be religious - in fact classical pieces are often the best, get to some online clips of classical and have a listen, you maybe surprised. Failing that, ask the organist at the venue for other ideas as they are likely to have played a multitude of entrance songs, they may even give you a demonstration!
Bonus answer to Bonus question - weddings are so hard to plan so people will pay stupid amounds of money to 'the wedding planner' if they weren't then the wp's would be out of a job!
2006-09-23 05:14:06 · answer #2 · answered by tspoonteddy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I used the song from Phanton of the Opera called "All I ask of You" I hate the wedding march too. Look up the song. Various people sing it, but the lyrics are very beautiful.
People get too wrapped up in a party that will last ONE day. That's why we chose Vegas. Nice hotel chapel (Monte Carlo) and a wedding planner all for $450.00. Never regreted it!!
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2016-04-22 13:42:12 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Trumpet voluntary is often used as an alternative. I remember going to a wedding at the time of the film Muriels Wedding and the couple used Abba's I do, I do, I do as in the film.
2006-09-23 04:07:10 · answer #5 · answered by emread2002 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The wedding April
2006-09-23 03:58:02 · answer #6 · answered by dunc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We had Trumpet Voluntary
If you are using anything other than the wedding march it's a good idea to prompt a few reliable friends to stand as soon as they hear the opening bars as the olds will stay sitting otherwise
2006-09-24 10:34:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im a wedding coordinator and recently did a wedding where they used the music that juliet walked down the aisle to, (leo di caprio version) very moving it had everyone in tears, planning weddings are stressful but the result is worth it
2006-09-24 02:36:41 · answer #8 · answered by die_tryin2006 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Trumpet Tune" is a very good alternative and I am sorry that I cannot remember who wrote it, but any organist worth their floor pedals should know.
People have huge emotions tied up in a wedding ceremony and want everything to be perfect and memorable and way to grand for words. It makes it pretty difficult to make a decision or to think beyond the grandeur - as it what is reasonably affordable or honestly do-able.
2006-09-23 03:58:21 · answer #9 · answered by Road Warrior 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do you have any musical friends? We have a friend who is a voilinist and left it up to him.
He ended up playing a song from Braveheart that was really nice. Not too crazy, but not the normal, you know?!
Yeah- planning does suck! good luck!
Just remember, its basically a big party. Don't take everything over-seriously and you should be fine!
Oh and a PS- Have a Tide to Go pen on the day! A bird pooped on my friends wedding dress, and the Tide to Go got it out!!! Just hand one to the maid of honor to carry that day!
2006-09-23 06:05:31 · answer #10 · answered by kermit 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋