Music For Your Wedding
Music for Your Wedding
This list of wedding music is by no means meant to be an all-encompassing list. There is so much music available for weddings. Please check with your parish’s director of music to see what his/her policies are in regards to wedding ceremony music. Each parish is unique in its allowance of either contemporary praise and worship or secular love songs within the marriage liturgy.
Many of these songs can be sung at different parts of your ceremony. I have merely listed them at the points at which I’ve most often sung them. The majority, for example, of the pre-ceremony songs can also be used during the ceremony for offertory or communion.
You can listen to most songs online, either by visiting my website, www.gabrielafrei.com,
or by searching for the song on YouTube. Enjoy!
This list of wedding music is by no means meant to be an all-encompassing list. There is so much music available for weddings. Please check with your parish’s director of music to see what his/her policies are in regards to wedding ceremony music. Each parish is unique in its allowance of either contemporary praise and worship or secular love songs within the marriage liturgy.
Many of these songs can be sung at different parts of your ceremony. I have merely listed them at the points at which I’ve most often sung them. The majority, for example, of the pre-ceremony songs can also be used during the ceremony for offertory or communion.
You can listen to most songs online, either by visiting my website, www.gabrielafrei.com,
or by searching for the song on YouTube. Enjoy!
Prelude
Love Song, Gabriela Frei Fiat, Gabriela Frei
Transfigure, Gabriela Frei What Love is This, Gabriela Frei
Transfigure, Gabriela Frei What Love is This, Gabriela Frei
All I Ask of You, Phantom of the Opera All The Way, Jimmy van Heusen
Always, Irving Berlin As I Kneel Before You, Maria Parkinson
Be Thou My Vision, traditional hymn Can You Feel the Love Tonight, Elton John
Come To Jesus, Josh Blakesley Come What May, Moulin Rouge
From This Moment, Shania Twain Hymne L’Amour, Josh Groban
Indescribable, Chris Tomlin One Hand, One Heart, West Side Story
Panis Angelicus, Cesar Frank Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, Bach
The Lord’s Prayer, Malotte O Mio Babbino Caro, Pucchini
Pie Jesu, Andrew Lloyd Webber The Power of Your Love, Twila Paris
The Rose, Amanda McBroom Set Me As A Seal, Matt Maher
She Moved Through the Fair, Irish melody So This Is Love, Cinderella
Testify To Love, Avalon That’s All, Aretha Franklin
Wedding Song, Paul Stookey What A Wonderful World, Ray Charles
When You Say You Love Me, Josh Groban You Raise Me Up, Josh Groban
And This Is My Beloved, Kismet My Soul Rejoices, Jackie Francois
Mothers’ Entrance
Ave Maria, Bach/Gounod or Ave Maria, Schubert
Hail Mary (Gentle Woman), Tom Kendzia and Timothy R. Smith
Bride’s Entrance – most brides choose to have instrumentals played for their entrance, something grand like the traditional “Here Comes the Bride” melody. However, some brides opt to have a song sung as they process.
Canon in D, Pachabel Here Comes the Bride (Traditional Melody)
Air On The G String, Bach Indescribable, Chris Tomlin
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, Bach Sheep May Safely Graze, Bach
Responsorial Psalm & Alleluia
You are free to choose any psalm response that you like, and I will provide you with a popular arrangement of it. The most popular psalms responses for weddings, as suggested by Together for Life, are Psalms:
33: The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.
34: I will bless the Lord at all times.
103: The Lord is kind and merciful.
128: Blessed are those who fear the Lord.
145: Our God is compassion to all creation.
148: Let all praise the name of the Lord.
The typical Gospel Acclamation, or verse for the Alleluia, is as follows:
If you love one another, God will live in you and you will live in God.
Unity Candle
The lighting of the unity candle lasts about 45 seconds or so, so I would recommend selecting the chorus of a song, such as Wedding Song or Come What May for example, to cover this time.
Offertory Hymn
As I Kneel Before You, Maria Parkinson Pie Jesu, Andrew Lloyd Webber
The Prayer, Celine Dion and Andrea Bocceli
Communion Hymn/Meditation Hymn
Come To Jesus, Josh Blakesley How Beautiful, Twila Paris
Pie Jesu, Andrew Lloyd Webber Panis Angelicus, Cesar Frank
Set Me As A Seal, Matt Maher Taste and See, James Moore, Jr.
This is the Air I Breathe, Hillsong You Are Mine, David Haas
Processional – most couples choose to have instrumentals played for their exit. However, some opt to have a song sung as they exit.
Always, Irving Berlin As I Kneel Before You, Maria Parkinson
Be Thou My Vision, traditional hymn Can You Feel the Love Tonight, Elton John
Come To Jesus, Josh Blakesley Come What May, Moulin Rouge
From This Moment, Shania Twain Hymne L’Amour, Josh Groban
Indescribable, Chris Tomlin One Hand, One Heart, West Side Story
Panis Angelicus, Cesar Frank Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, Bach
The Lord’s Prayer, Malotte O Mio Babbino Caro, Pucchini
Pie Jesu, Andrew Lloyd Webber The Power of Your Love, Twila Paris
The Rose, Amanda McBroom Set Me As A Seal, Matt Maher
She Moved Through the Fair, Irish melody So This Is Love, Cinderella
Testify To Love, Avalon That’s All, Aretha Franklin
Wedding Song, Paul Stookey What A Wonderful World, Ray Charles
When You Say You Love Me, Josh Groban You Raise Me Up, Josh Groban
And This Is My Beloved, Kismet My Soul Rejoices, Jackie Francois
Mothers’ Entrance
Ave Maria, Bach/Gounod or Ave Maria, Schubert
Hail Mary (Gentle Woman), Tom Kendzia and Timothy R. Smith
Bride’s Entrance – most brides choose to have instrumentals played for their entrance, something grand like the traditional “Here Comes the Bride” melody. However, some brides opt to have a song sung as they process.
Canon in D, Pachabel Here Comes the Bride (Traditional Melody)
Air On The G String, Bach Indescribable, Chris Tomlin
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, Bach Sheep May Safely Graze, Bach
Responsorial Psalm & Alleluia
You are free to choose any psalm response that you like, and I will provide you with a popular arrangement of it. The most popular psalms responses for weddings, as suggested by Together for Life, are Psalms:
33: The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.
34: I will bless the Lord at all times.
103: The Lord is kind and merciful.
128: Blessed are those who fear the Lord.
145: Our God is compassion to all creation.
148: Let all praise the name of the Lord.
The typical Gospel Acclamation, or verse for the Alleluia, is as follows:
If you love one another, God will live in you and you will live in God.
Unity Candle
The lighting of the unity candle lasts about 45 seconds or so, so I would recommend selecting the chorus of a song, such as Wedding Song or Come What May for example, to cover this time.
Offertory Hymn
As I Kneel Before You, Maria Parkinson Pie Jesu, Andrew Lloyd Webber
The Prayer, Celine Dion and Andrea Bocceli
Communion Hymn/Meditation Hymn
Come To Jesus, Josh Blakesley How Beautiful, Twila Paris
Pie Jesu, Andrew Lloyd Webber Panis Angelicus, Cesar Frank
Set Me As A Seal, Matt Maher Taste and See, James Moore, Jr.
This is the Air I Breathe, Hillsong You Are Mine, David Haas
Processional – most couples choose to have instrumentals played for their exit. However, some opt to have a song sung as they exit.
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Good Online Resources
www.gabrielafrei.com
http://www.weddingwire.com/wedding-songs
www.amazon.com
Good Online Resources
www.gabrielafrei.com
http://www.weddingwire.com/wedding-songs
www.amazon.com
