Question about Wedding Music?

Question

A lot of people on here ask about songs for walking down the aisle to. I always thought people walked down the aisle to the tradtional, "Here comes the bride" or variations of that. But, i'm starting to believe that people are walking down the aisle to more mainstream, popular songs.

Is this right? Or am I confused about what these people are asking? I'm Catholic, we are only allowed to walk down the aisle to the traditional wedding music.

Answer 1

Here Comes the Bride is not set in stone, even in a Catholic church. I believe there are restrictions on some kinds of secular music, but even Here Comes the Bride is actually a secular tune, since it was written for Richard Wagner's opera Lohengrin. The most commonly used music for the recessional also comes from an opera, Mendelsohn's opera of A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Both were written late in the nineteenth century, and thus are not that long-standing as traditions go.

But there are many churches that allow a wider selection of secular music, and many couples who are not marrying in a church, or even using a clergyperson.

So, yes, there are a lot of brides walking up the aisle to something other than Wagner. Me? I was lead up the aisle by a bagpiper who played a lovely traditional Scottish tune called Highland Wedding. Pachelbel's Canon in D has been a very popular tune for wedding processionals for the last thirty or forty years. JS Bach's Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, and Purcell's Trumpet Voluntary are also popular, as are a wide variety of hymns and classical pieces.

And then there are people choosing songs they've heard and loved on the radio.

If you decide you're not wild about Here Comes the Bride, talk to your priest. I've been to Catholic weddings where that wasn't played, so you definitely have some choice.

Answer 2

I read in a church manual that the songs played in a church should be to glorify God-not for entertaining people attending the wedding.

There are a lot of people on this site that will try to talk you out of using Mendelson's wedding march, because you do hear this a lot when bride´s walk up the aisle, but I don´t think they know why this traditional song is chosen, and they are probably marrying somewhere other than a church.

Canon in D was played for my bridesmaids, Mendelson's wedding march was played when I walked up the aisle, Debussy´s Claire de lune was played during our unity candle ceremony, and Widor´s Toccato De La Symphonie No. 5 In F Major, Op.42 for the recessional. When I watch our video, I laugh that I almost picked less traditional music-I would have not liked this music now,and 50 years from now!

If you are not sold on the wedding march, consider The Prince of Denmark´s March (trumpet voluntary). All of these songs can be heard on Amazon music, and all are gorgeous.

Remember, make a joyful noise unto the Lord-NOT for your guests!

Answer 3

People are starting to customize their weddings to what they want. I have been to a few weddings where popular music was played as the bride walked down the aisle. Although, sometimes the bride just doesn't like Here Come the Bride, and wants to know some more traditional alternatives.

Answer 4

It is the tradition to walk down the aisle to "Here comes the bride." That's what I walked in on. Some people jus thave different opinions of what they walk in on. My sister's sister-in-law walked in on "I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing" by Aerosmith. This was a church wedding. It was very strange too. Since u are Catholic, I would walk in to the traditional song. Maybe this will help u a little.

Answer 5

It does totally depend upon what denomination church you are getting married in - a lot of weddings people talk about here are NOT church weddings.
I, like you, am Catholic, but we are Ukrainian Catholic and walked down the aisle to a traditional Ukrainian hymn to Mary, an instrumental played on a bandura, a Ukrainian stringed instrument.

Answer 6

I have been to several weddings where the bride has decided to use something different than the traditional wedding march. I picked a song that I just really loved and I walked to that. It was a simple Mozart piece and it was beautiful and perfect.

Find a song that you love and would be happy walking down to....you don't HAVE to follow any traditions.

We didn't do the garter or the bouquet, or feed each other cake. We just did whatever we wanted because it was our wedding.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

It's a matter of choice, no even as Catholic you can choose what song means the most to you and your loved one, Here comes the bride is tradition thats all.

Answer 9

Some love songs tell a story. Besides, the older you get, the more times you've heard the Bridal Processional song.

My choice is T.D.Jakes' "The Lady, Her Lover and Lord". Why? Because the words are appropriate for me - I have finally found my soul mate, the one God ordained for me. I want everyone to know that my life is now about the threefold cord - my Lord, my Love and me. The lyrics of the song reflect that.

Answer 10

I walked down to Schubert's Impromptu Op. 90 No. 3 on harp. It was absolutely beautiful. No one recognized the song, but it made the moment my own and unique. Go with something different! Stand out!