Do I have to walk down the aisle to "Here come the bride?"?

Question

Honestly I don't want to I don't want to be that traditional. I want a nice song playing as I come down the aisle I just don't want that song?

Answer 1

Not at all, its not a mandatory song.

There are lots of options you will find, from the traditional (canon in D, trumpet voluntary) to the not so traditional(modern day music of your favorite artist).

I would do a search on Yahoo of wedding music, you can usually find sites that categorize music into each different part of the day. Look at ceremony music and see if anything strikes your fancy.

Best Wishes!

Answer 2

There are no wedding police who will arrest you for not using the wedding march. Your marriage won't be voided by the state if you don't use it. You don't *have* to do anything that you don't want music-wise.

Personally, I used Pachbel's Canon. But, if you want something more uptempo, try

James Brown "I Feel Good"
A song with your name in it
Queen "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
Bon Jovi "You Give Love a Bad Name"
Beach Boys "God Only Knows"


Or, find a classical music compilation and see if there's a song that you like

Or, get a Charlie Parker or Miles Davis album and give it a go

Or, watch some movies with beautiful soundtracks and see if there's a song you'd like. The name will be listed in the credits. I had a friend use music from Cold Mountain and it was lovely.

Or, if there's a more modern song that you like, see if you can find an instrumental recording of it and use that. Or, hire a violinist or harpist to play for your wedding. Something like "Something in the Way She Moves" or "You and Me" (Lifehouse).

Answer 3

No you dont have to walk down the aisle to here comes the bride. For our wedding, my husbands dad wrote a song lyrics and all and played it as the wedding party and I walked down the aisle. I think it made it very unique. Its your day, have it your way

Answer 4

My heavens, I never have been flashed, but I did unintentionally flash a few folks once. I was in the hospital some time back and decided to take a stoll to the vending area. Well, I wasn't thinking about what I was wearing and, let's just say that those hospital gowns don't leave a lot to the imagination on the backside. The nurse came up from behind me and put a blanket over my shoulders . . . I was wondering why it was a little drafty back there!

Answer 5

No, you don't. It's just the "traditional" song that is normally used, but this is your wedding, your special day, and you can walk down the aisle to whatever you feel would be appropriate and would make you the happiest.

Answer 6

You don't have to if you don't want to. I've known many people who choose all kinds of different music for their weddings. For more information on the traditional wedding march:

The "Bridal Chorus" from the opera Lohengrin, by German composer Richard Wagner, is the standard march played for the bride's entrance at most formal weddings in the United States and at many weddings throughout the Western world. In English-speaking countries it is generally known as the "Wedding March" (though actually "wedding march" refers to any song accompanying the entrance or exit of the bride, most often Felix Mendelssohn's "Wedding March") or "Here Comes the Bride". However, it is rarely played at Jewish weddings, as Wagner was a known anti-Semite. It is also not used by the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod because of various factors, but most especially due to the perceived pagan connotations of Wagner's plays. [1]

from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here_Comes_the_Bride

Answer 7

Gurl, I know people that have walked the isle to Here and Now...as a matter of factly, my aunt didn't even walk down the aisle to that song...I HATE that song so much.

Answer 8

Certainly not. I know one bride who walked down the aisle to Star Wars Imperial March. I don't think that is your style however.

http://www.wedalert.com/songs/ceremony/index2.asp
Quick perusal of music I like: "In My Life", "Julia Florida", "Simple Gifts"

Answer 9

It's your wedding, you choose the song. I have seen many weddings where the bride and grrom choose a song that's special to them. They play the Mendelsohn version at the end when everyone is leaving if they want, but its not required.

Answer 10

I do not want this song because people attending the wedding will think "Here comes the bride, short fat and wide-because I am. No, I am going to pick another song. Something classical, but not this song.