December 2014 – Castell Coch, Cardiff
1) Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
2) My Immortal – Evanescence
3) Music of the Night – Phantom of the Opera
4) All I Ask of You – Phantom of the Opera
5) Concerning Hobbits – Lord of the Rings
6) Edward Scissorhands Theme Tune (The Ice Dance) – Danny Elfman
7) Hedwig’s Theme – Harry Potter
8) Pachebel Canon in D – for build up to Bride’s entrance
9) Wedding Plans (Twilight Eclipse OST) – Howard Shore – for build up to Bride’s entrance
10) A Thousand Years – Christina Perri – Bride’s Entrance
11) You Belong to Me – Vonda Shepard / The Duprees – for signing of the Register
12) Moon River – for signing of the register
13) At Last – Etta James – for Exit of Bride & Groom
14) Runaway – The Corrs – for Exit of Bride & Groom
December 2014 – Bisham Abbey
CEREMONY: VIOLIN ONLY
Whilst guests arrive:
Air on the G String – Bach
Jesu Joy of Mans Desiring – Bach
The arrival of the queen of Sheba – Handel
Adagio in G Minor – Albinoni
Spring – Vivaldi
anything else similar at your discretion as time requires
Walking down the aisle:
The Prince of Denmark’s March (Trumpet Voluntary) – Clarke
Signing the Register:
A Thousand Years – Christina Perri
I’m Yours – Jason Mraz
Can you feel the love tonight – Elton John
Exit
Marry You – Bruno Mars
DRINKS RECEPTION: VIOLIN AND PIANO (1.5 hours)
For the drinks reception, some songs we would love to hear are as follows:
Don’t want to miss a thing – Aerosmith
Skyfall – Adele
Titanium – David Guetta
Stay with me – Sam Smith
Rude – Magic
Counting Stars – One Republic
Jar of Hearts – Christina Perry
Rather Be – Clean Bandit
December – Laundon, Oxfordshire
12.30pm – 1:00pm Guests arriving
your choice – A mixture of classical and contemporary music that you enjoy playing.
Pre entrance music:
Kissing You, Des’ree
Entrance music (1:00pm)
Glasgow Love Theme
Bride will walk down first, then the bridesmaids following. The aisle is quite short (approx. 10 to 12 rows) so happy for you to start/end the music how you think it will best fit for entrance music.
Hymns below
Signing of the register
Clair de Lune by Debussy
A Thousand Years by Christina Perri
Exit music
John Legend – All of Me
(then music of your choice if people are still milling around!)
Hymn 1: “We Pledge to One Another” (to the tune of Thaxted)
Hymn 2: One More Step Along The World I go
Hymn 3: “Jerusalem”
November – Easton Grange, near Ipswich
2pm Ceremony violin
ENTRANCE
Pachelbel Canon
SIGNING OF REGISTER
Butterfly Waltz – Brian Crain
The Merry Go Round Of Life (theme from Howl’s Moving Castle) – Joe Hisaishi
EXIT
Married Life (from film Up) – Michael Giacchino
Drinks reception piano
- Beach Boys – God only knows
• The Kinks – Waterloo Sunset
• Joy Division – Love will tear us apart
• David Bowie – Life on Mars
• Guns & Roses – Sweet Child of Mine
• Arcade Fire – No Cars Go
• The Temptations – My Girl
• Game of Thrones theme
• The Darkness – I Believe in a Thing Called Love
• Madness – It Must be Love
• Supremes – You Can’t Hurry Love
• Beatles – Here Comes the Sun
• The Lovin Spoonful – Summer in the City
• Pharrell – Happy
• Let It Go – Frozen soundtrack
• Bob Dylan – Any that works
• Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
• Arctic Monkeys – Mardy Bum
• Band of Horses – No One’s Gonna Love You
• Beck – Loser
• Black Keys – Gold on The Ceiling
• Blur – Tender or any other songs that would work
• Bruce Springsteen – Thunder Road or others that work
• The Clash – Train in Vain (Stand by Me)
• David Bowie – Changes
• David Bowie – Oh You Pretty Things
• Florence and The Machine – You’ve Got The Love
• Kate Bush – Wuthering Heights
• The Killers – Somebody Told Me
• Kings of Leon – Use Somebody
• Mark Ronson – Valerie
• REM – Nightswimming
• Simon & Garfunkel – The Sound of Silence
• Vampire Weekend – Anything that would work.
• Clean Bandit – Extraordinary or anything else if it works.
No other Beatles or U2
November – Portsmouth Royal Marines Museum
Ceremony
Entrance: Pachelbel
Register: All you need is love; Grow old with me (Tom Odell)
Leave: One Day like This
Drinks reception
Somewhere over the rainbow
Circle of life
Make you feel my love – Adele
Rule the world – take that
All of me – john legend
Hallelujah – Leonard Cohen
Viva la vida – coldplay
I’m yours – Jason Mraz
Let it be – Beatles
My girl – the temptations
Let it go (Disney’s Frozen song)
November – Aldermaston
Arrival: classical music
pachabel canon for entrance of bride, then for register signing ; edelweiss, Louis Armstrong what a wonderful world and Jason Mraz I’m Yours, then exit song elbow – one day like this.
Whilst guests arrive just a selection of classical music please.
October 2014 – Hurley
Music: (piano)
Various music leading to…….
Bring Him Home
People
Hero
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
15.00 ceremony
Music:
Air on the G (piano)
Close Your Eyes – Michael Buble
Reading:
The Art of Marriage – Matthew
Marriage Vows
How Long Will I Love You – Ellie Goulding
Reading:
Sonnet 116 – Charlotte
Signing The Register
Music: (piano)
From This Moment
Ava Maria
Because You Loved Me
Exit:
For Once In My Life – Stevie Wonder (recording)
October 2014 – High Wycombe
Walking in
Ellie Golding: how long will I love you
Walking out
Stevie wonder: Sunshine of my life
Signing songs
John legend: All of me
Bruno Mars: Just the way you are
kc and jojo: All my life
Guest arrival songs
John legend: ordinary people
James Morrison: you give me something
Beyoncé: halo
Luther and Mariah Endless Love
Etta James: at last
Steve wonder: Isn’t she lovely
October 2014 – Battersea
God only knows
Stand by Me
When you say nothing at all
I just called to say I love you
Have I told you lately that I love you
Over the Rainbow
When a man loves a woman Sitting on the Dock of the Bay You can’t hurry love
Lough Erin
4 Seasons
Nessun Dorma
…maybe just before ceremony
Pachelbel
One day like this
Air on a G string
…maybe just after
Signed sealed Delivered
Jesus Joy
But really just use your discretion…..there is a big Scottish contingent and if you knew a Geordie one…’Keep yer feet still Geordie Hynnie’ or perhaps a Lindesfarne number
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October 2014 – Cliveden
Fur Elise. Beethoven
Ariosa Bach
Ave Maria Bach
Brandenburg concerto no 1 Bach
Jesu joy of mans desiring Bach
Romantic piece no 1 Dvorak
Air on the g string. Bach
Canon in d major
The arrival of the Queen of Sheba Handel
Prince of den marks March Jeremiah Clarke
Trumpet tune in d Clarke Purcell
Clair de lune Debussy
O mio bambino caro Puccini
Sheep may safely graze Bach
Music for the royal fireworks Handel
Rondeau Jean mouret
Selection no 3 hornpipes Handel
Spring from 4 seasons Vivaldi
Cavallaria rusticana Mascagni
Wedding March: Pachelbel
Signing: Fur Elise
Departure: Spring Four Seasons
September 2014 – Marlow
Featuring songs
Maybe it’s because I’m a Londoner
Dear old blighty
Consider yourself (from Oliver twist)
Wouldn’t it be lovely (My fair lady)
Ohm pah pah (Oliver twist)
I’d do anything (Oliver twist)
Who Will buy (Oliver twist)
It’s a long way to Tipperary
Pack up your trouble’s
In the quartermaster’s store
The Lambeth walk
Don’t dilly dally
Underneath the archers
When you smiling
Knees up mother brown
Chim chimney (Mary Poppins)
You are my sunshine
Nelly dean
Feed the birds (Mary Poppins)
Show me the way to go home.
September 2014 – Middlesex University
- The Beatles – Yellow Submarine
- The Beatles – A Hard Days Night
- The Beatles – Hey Jude
- The Beatles – All you need is love
- The Beatles: Let it be
- The Animals – We gotta get out of this place
- Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody
- Queen – A Kind of Magic
- Queen – I want to break free
- Theme from Chariots of Fire
- Emeli Sande – Next to me
- Simon May – Eastenders Theme
- Hubert Parry – Jerusalem
- God save the Queen (Anthem not Sex Pistols)
- Tom Jones – What’s New Pussycat
- Shirley Bassey – Goldfinger
- Mary Poppins –Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
- Mary Poppins – Chim Chim Cher-ee
- Shirley Bassey – Diamonds are Forever
- Coldplay – The Scientist
- Monty Norman – James Bond Theme
- Ian Dury – Hit me with your rhythm stick
- The Kinks – Waterloo Sunset
- Dexy’s Midnight Runners – Come on Eileen
- The Kinks – Days
- The Troggs – Love is all around
- The Kinks – Lola
- Spice Girls – 2 become 1
- Spice Girls – Wannabe
- Eric Idle – Always look on the bright side of life
- John Lennon – Imagine
- John Lennon – Instant Karma
- Joy Division – Love will tear us apart
- Take That – Back for good
- Led Zeppelin – Stairway to heaven
- Moody Blues – Go now
- Sousa – The Liberty Bell (I know this one’s American – but it makes people think of Python)
- The Move – Blackberry Way
- Peter Gabriel – Salisbury Hill
- Kate Bush – Wuthering Heights
- Rod Stewart – Sailing
- The Small Faces – Itchycoo Park
- T Rex – Children of the Revolution
- Cliff Richard – Summer Holiday
- Rolling Stones – Satisfaction
- Rolling Stones – Paint it Black
- Elton John – Candle in the Wind
- Elton John – Rocket Man
- David Bowie – Life on Mars
- David Bowie – Heroes
- The Clash – London Calling
- The Jam – That’s Entertainment
- Oasis – Don’t look back in Anger
- Oasis – Wonderwall
- Oasis – Live Forever
- Adele – SkyFall
- Adele – Someone like you
- Adele – Rolling in the deep
- Amy Winehouse – Rehab
- Madness – Our House
- Georgie Fame – Yeh, Yeh
- Leona Lewis – Bleeding Love
- Lulu – Shout
- Jessie J – Price Tag
Verve – Bittersweet Symphony
September 2014 – Bushey Sports Club
Godfather theme
You song Elton John
Bolero (Andre Rieu)
Come what may (moulin rouge)
All you need is love ( Beatles)
In the name of love (U2)
I will always love you (Whitney Houston)
How long will I love you (Ellie Golding)
Can you feel the love tonight (Elton john)
Algretto (bond)
Gymnopedie no 1 (Nigel Kennedy)
Shine ( bond)
Strange paradise (bond)
Lara’s theme
Red hot ( Vanessa Mae)
Cinderella waltz (Andre Rieu)
Skaters waltz (Andre Rieu)
Ronda a la Turk
Roses from the south (Andre Rieu)
Carnival Venice (Andre Rieu)
Second waltz
Tea for two (Andre Rieu)
Huljic victory (bond)
Concerto no 1 e major ( Nigel Kennedy)
John Lewis advert 2011 (classical music one called shadow)
I can’t help falling in love with you ( elvis Presley)
Portuguese Love Theme
September 2014 – Lains Barn, Wantage
1,00 Guests seated
Simon Jordan’s choice – please may you pick a mixture of classical and contemporary music that you enjoy playing and that will fit in with the ceremony.
Pre-entrance music (track before the entrance music)
Bach – Air on a G string
[or is this a bit much for pre-entrance music as I know it’s normally used for entrance music]
Entrance music (1:30pm)
Desree – Kissing You – SENT
Bridesmaids will walk down first, then the bride will walk down. The aisle is quite short (approx. 10 to 12 rows of chairs) so happy for you to start/end the music how you think it will best fit for entrance music.
[Do you normally start playing before the bridesmaids walk in or do you start as soon as they step onto the aisle?]
Signing of the register
Elbow – One Day Like this – I will bring this with me
[Do we need any more music for this section? I notice some people put 2-3 songs but I didn’t realise it lasted this long.]
Exit music
Jack Johnson – Better Together
Drinks reception
After all the guests have exited their seats, the venue will be asking them to line up by the main barn doors ready for throwing confetti as Sara and Paul walk through the doors. If the ceremony is Plan A please may you continue playing after the ceremony (as you won’t have to move)(subject to any breaks you need), but if it’s Plan B this could be the perfect time to move the instruments and then you can start playing again as soon as you’re ready.
We are happy for the music in this section to be a mixture of what you think would work well for the event, but if possible could you also play the following:
Emile Sande – Next to Me
Elton John – Your Song
Bruno Mars – Just the Way You Are
The Calling – Wherever You Will Go
Snow Patrol – Chasing Cars
John Legend – Ordinary People
Coldplay – Viva la Vida
Kings of Leon – Use Somebody
Swedish House Mafia – Don’t you worry child
Coldplay – Paradise
Dire Straits – Romeo and Juliet
John Legend – All of Me
James Morrison – You Give Me Something
Jason Mraz – I’m Yours
September 2014 – Kelmarsh Hall
1.30 # During guest entrance and prior to bridal party arriving –
John legend – ‘ordinary people’ and ‘all of me’
Coldplay – sky full of stars
Bruno Mars – marry you
Alicia keys – if I ain’t got you
Passenger – let her go
One direction – little things
2.00 # entrance of the bridal party –
adele – make you feel my love
# Signing of the register –
Beyoncé – halo
Jason mraz – I’m yours
Coldplay – paradise
# walking out of the ceremony –
All you need is love – the Beatles
August 2014 – Manor by the Lake, Cheltenham
Violin:
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik*
Vivaldi – Spring*
Rather Be – Clean Bandit
Team – Lorde
Titanium – David Guetta
The Marriage of Figaro*
Piano:
Bob Acree – Sleep away
Hedwig’s theme – From Harry Potter*
Gershwin – Rhapsody in blue
Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen
Pharrell Williams – Happy
How long will i love you – Ellie Goulding
August 2014 – Ashridge House, Berkhamsted
1.30pm-2.00pm: Ceremony. Simon to play:
- Walk down the aisle:-
All of me-John Legend
- During Signing of Register (in following order):-
Kiss from a rose-Seal
Someone like you-Adele
Feel so Close-Calvin Harris
- 2.00pm-3.55pm: Drinks reception . Simon to play (violin): Upbeat Songs of your Choice
4.00pm-approx 6.00pm (with interlude at approximately 5.00pm for speeches): Wedding Breakfast. Simon to play (piano): Songs suggested by us/ Simon’s own choosing
Ideas for During Wedding Breakfast (Piano):-
Children-Robert Miles
Superstition-Stevie Wonder
Make you feel my love-Adele
Say a little prayer-Aretha Franklin
Happy-Pharell Williams
Just the way you are-Bruno Mars
Don’t know why-Norah Jones
If I ain’t got you-Alicia Keys
Lego House-Ed Sheeran
What a wonderful World-Louis Armstrong
We are young-FUN
Sitting on the dock of a bay-Otis Redding
My Girl-The Temptations
Ordinary People-John Legend
Stay-Rhianna ft Mikky Ekko
Clocks-Coldplay
Pricetag-Jessie J
The Monster-Rhianna ft Eminem
Wake me up-Avicii
All my Life-K-Ci and JoJo
At Last-Etta James
Empire State of Mind-Alicia Keys
Halo-Beyonce
Handbags and Gladrags-Stereophonics
I Gotta Feeling-Black Eyed Peas
I Want You Back-Jackson 5
Mirrors-Justin Timberlake
I’m Yours-Jason Mraz
Mack The Knife-Bobby Darrin
Think About Me-Artful Dodger into Fill Me In-Craig David into Flowers-Sweet Female Attitude
One Moment in a Time-Whitney Houston
Champagne Supernova-Oasis
Sex on Fire-Kings of Leon
Use Somebody-Kings of Leon
Unfinished Sympathy-Massive Attack
Always-Bon Jovi
Crazy in Love-Beyonce
I bet that you look good on the dancefloor-Arctic Monkeys
She’s so lovely-Scouting for Girls
Your Song-Elton John
You’ve got the Love-Florence and the Machine
Sweet Nothing-Calvin Harris
Moment for Life-Nikki Minaj
Don’t you worry Child-Swedish House Mafia
New York New York-Frank Sinatra
Sexual Healing-Marvin Gaye
I Heard it through the grapevine-Marvin Gaye
Rolling in the deep-Adele
Never too Much-Luther Vandross
Moves Like Jagger-Maroon 5
Under The Bridge-Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Aint No Mountain High Enough-Marvin Gaye
Read all about it-Emeli Sande
Happy-Leona Lewis
Mr Brightside-The Killers
I wanna dance with somebody-Whitney Houston
If I were a Boy-Beyonce
Sweet Child of Mine-Guns and Roses
Bohemian Rhapsody-Queen
Dancing on the ceiling-Lionel Richie
Wild ones-Flo Rider
What makes you beautiful-One Direction
Stronger-Kelly Clarkson
Take Care-Drake and Rihanna
Set fire to the rain-Adele
Spongebob Squarepants Theme tune
#Beautiful – Mariah Carey
Hero – Mariah Carey
Butterfly – Mariah Carey
All I’ve ever wanted-Mariah Carey
Circle of Life-Elton John
Because of you-Kelly Clarkson
Diamonds-Rhianna
Endless Love-Luther and Mariah (Must play)
There you’ll be-Faith Hill
Forget you-Cee Lo Green
August 2014 – Addington Place
la vie en rose for bridesmaid walking in
elvis can’t help falling… for (bride walking down isle)
exit song- bruno mars marry you
all other songs are what we like and can be played in any order unless stated for reception
isn’t she lovely stevie wonder
faith hill there’ll you’ll be
somewhere out there (american tale)-
pachelbel
i dreamed a dream les mis
fly me to the moon
you got a friend in me toy story song
gymnopedie 1 erik satie
iris- goo goo dolls
elton john – crocodile rock
r.kelly – turn back the hands of time (reception)
alladin song – a whole new world
Elton John – can you feel the love tonight
Coldplay – sky full of stars
I wanna be like you – jungle book song reception
flo rida- whistle reception
danza kuduro reception
timber-pitbull & kesha reception
john legend all of me
colours of the wind- pocahontas
chopin sherzo no2
the smashing pumpkins- cherub rock reception
arcade fire no cars go
any other disney song is welcome.
August 2014 – Gosfield Hall, Essex
VIOLIN – drinks reception
| TRUMPET TUNE | HENRY PURCELL |
| TRUMPET VOLUNTARY | JEREMIAH CLARK |
| ARIOSO | J S BACH |
| JESU, JOY OF MAN’S DESIRING | J S BACH |
| AIR ON THE G STRING | J S BACH |
| LARGO | ANTONIO VIVALDI, FROM WINTER |
| RONDEAU | JEAN JOSEPH MOURET |
| AVE MARIA | FRANZ SCHUBERT |
| AVE MARIA | BACH-GOUNOD |
| SHEEP MAY SAFELY GRAZE | J S BACH |
| WATER MUSIC – AIR | G F HANDEL |
| WATER MUSIC – BOURREE | G F HANDEL |
| WATER MUSIC – HORNPIPE I | G F HANDEL |
| WATER MUSIC – HORNPIPE II | G F HANDEL |
| LA REJOUISSANCE | G F HANDEL |
| WACHET AUF | J S BACH |
| WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD | LOUIS ARMSTRONG |
| LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING | FROM ASPECTS OF LOVE |
| MEMORY | FROM CATS |
| THE GODFATHER THEME! | |
| IRISH AIRS | SOMETHING TWIDDLY PLEASE! |
PIANO – wedding breakfast
| MUSIC OF THE NIGHT | FROM PHANTOM OF THE OPERA |
| THINK OF ME | FROM PHANTOM OF THE OPERA |
| ALL I ASK OF YOU | FROM PHANTOM OF THE OPERA |
| GREATEST DAY | TAKE THAT |
| A TEAM | ED SHEERAN |
| AMAZED | LONESTAR |
| AT LAST | ETTA JAMES |
| CALIFORNICATION | RED HOT CHILLI PEPPERS |
| FALLING | ALICIA KEYS |
| A MOMENT LIKE THIS | KELLY CLARKSON |
| ALL OF ME | JOHN LEGEND |
| CLAIR DE LUNE | DEBUSSY |
| CHANSON DE MATIN | ELGAR |
| FUR ELISE | BEETHOVEN |
| MR BRIGHTSIDE | THE KILLERS |
| HANDBAGS AND GLADRAGS | STEROPHONICS |
| I DREAMED A DREAM | FROM LES MISERABLES |
| I GET A KICK OUT OF YOU | FRANK SINATRA |
| IT HAD TO BE YOU | FRANK SINATRA |
| IVE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN | FRANK SINATRA |
| MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE | ADELE |
| MOONDANCE | VAN MORRISON |
| STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT | FRANK SINATRA |
| TEARDROP | MASSIVE ATTACK |
| WITH OR WITHOUT YOU | U2 |
| YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE | STEVIE WONDER |
| YOU’VE GOT THE LOVE | FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE |
| YOU’RE NOBODY TIL SOMEBODY LOVES YOU | DEAN MARTIN |
| NOTHING ELSE MATTERS | METALLICA |
July 2014 – Stoke Place
1130-1230 ceremony
Welcoming the guests (from 11:30) – classical music – your selection
For bride’s entrance – Adele – make you feel my love
Congregation to sing – Madness – It must be love (with iPod)
Signing register 1) Louis Armstrong – what a beautiful world 2) Beatles – All you need is love 3) Elton John – Are you ready
Queen – don’t stop me now (to walk out to)
July 2014 – Clapham Common Church
Entrance: Chasing Cars
Exit: Greatest Day
Hymns: Praise my soul the King of Heaven and
Love divine all loves excelling.
July 2014 – Chorleywood / Tudor Barn Burnham
Before the Service (as guests are seated) – Violin
In whatever order:
| Have I told you lately | Van Morrison |
| One day like this | Elbow |
| Viva la Vida | Coldplay |
| Only Hope* | Switchfoot |
| Can’t help falling in love with you | Elvis |
| Ave Maria | Schubert |
| Bring him Home | Les Miserables |
| Everything I do* | Bryan Adams |
| Paradise | Coldplay |
| A Thousand Years* | Christina Perri |
12.00 Marriage ceremony
Service – Violin
Hymn 1 – In Christ Alone
Hymn 2 – Before the Throne of God Above
[Hymn 3 (Amazing Grace) will be played only by the organist]
Signing of the Register – Here is love vast as the Ocean
Be Still for the Presence of the Lord
13:00 Tea and cake at church whilst photos are being taken – please feel free to join in with refreshments during this time and stay as long as you like before you need to leave to get set up at the Tudor Barn.
14.00 Guests leave church to travel to the Tudor Barn
14:45 – 16:00 (approx.) Drinks reception at the Tudor Barn – piano music
Around 16:00/16:15 we will begin to move into the barn for dinner.
Drinks Reception at The Tudor Barn – Piano
In whatever order:
| Everything I do | Bryan Adams |
| Greatest Day | Take That |
| Somewhere | West Side Story |
| It’s all about you* | McFly |
| Something good* | Sound of Music |
| Songbird | Eva Cassidy |
| Marry You* | Bruno Mars |
| Fields of Gold | Phil Collins |
| Love Actually | Glasgow theme |
| Make you feel my love | Adele |
| Can you feel the love tonight | Elton John |
| This Year’s Love* | David Gray |
| Rule the World | Take That |
| I’m Yours* | Jason Mraz |
| Music of the night | Phantom of the Opera |
| My Girl* | The Temptations |
| Can’t Smile without you* | Barry Manilow |
| Going to the chapel* | The Shirelles |
| God only Knows | Beach Boys |
| Kiss Me* | Sixpence none the richer |
| Isn’t she lovely | Stevie Wonder |
| Every little thing she does is magic* | The Police |
| You give me something | James Morrison |
| Can’t take my eyes off you* | Andy Williams |
| About Time Theme* | Nick Laird-Clowes |
| Butterfly Waltz* | Brian Crain |
July 2014 – Lane End Conference Centre
2.00 in, 2.30 ceremony; drinks reception until 4.20.
Concerning hobbits from lord of the rings (Guests assembling)
– River flows in you -Yiruma (Bridesmaids walking down the aisle – I have 6 bridesmaids)
– A thousand years – Christina Perri (Me walking down the aisle – maybe a shortened version of the song as the aisle isn’t very long)
Signing the register:
Tifa’s theme from Final Fantasy 7 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hWwMZ8yn_I
Aerith’s theme from Final Fantasy 7 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxRIxovS7nQ
May it be – Enya – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01dU6QO8PuU
Exit: tba
July 2014 – Bournville, Birmingham
2pm ceremony – violin during signing
violinist and pianist until 6pm
You’ll Never Walk Alone (before bride comes in)
Walk in: Groovy Kind of Love
Signing: Thousand Years – Christina Perri
Walk out: Wedding March
Dreams come true : eternity
God gave me you : brian white
Hero : mariah carey
there you’ll be : faith hill
your still the one : shania twain
from this moment : shania twain
make you feel my love :adele
chasing cars : snow patrol
anywhere for you : bsb
all i have to give : bsb
i promise you : bsb
as long as you love me : bsb
drowning :bsb
i’ll never break your heart : bsb
because you loved me : celine dion
let her go : passenger
arms of a angel : sarah mclachlan
jelous of the angel : jenn bostic
somewhere over the rainbow
cant help falling in love
canon in D : pachelbel
close to you : the carpenters
Disney tracks:
do you wanna build a snowman : frozen
let it go : frozen
love is a open door : frozen
see the light : tangled
tale as old as time : beauty and the beast
somewhere out there :fievel goes west
whole new world : aladin
kiss the girl : the little mermaid
part of your world : the little mermaid
July 2014 – Richmond, London
Violin 3.45-6.00;
Ceremony 4pm, then drinks reception until 6
Guest arrival – Simons choice – something elegant
Processional
We would like you to play a short wedding march intro before we walk through the garden gate up to the guests followed by Beneath Your Beautiful when we enter the venue.
Signing of the registrar – Adele make you feel my love
Recessional
Walking out after the ceremony into the garden – spring vivaldi followed by Simons choice.
June 2014 – Old Street and Farringdon, London
Entrance of myself and bridesmaids – On a day like this (Elbow)
During signing of register – Signed, sealed, delivered (Stevie Wonder)
Exit of bride and groom – Star Wars Theme song
June 2014 – Coworth Park, Ascot
Violin 3.45pm – 5.45pm
Piano 6.00pm – 8.00pm
Bridesmaids walking down aisle – Stand by me
Brides entrance – Make you feel my love
Signing of papers
- Snow Patrol – Chasing Cars
- John Legend – All of me
- KC & Jo Jo – All my Life
- Maxwell – Pretty Wings
Exit Song – Take That – Greatest Day
June 2014 – Chicheley Hall
Prior to Ceremony (guests’ arriving) 2pm – 2.30pm
Various modern day music (Maybe some Country music?) – we are very happy for you to choose a set list for this
2.30pm Entrance of the Bride
Thousand Years by Christina Perri
Approx. 2.50pm-3pm (during signing of the Register) we’ve based this on around three songs
During signing of the register;
I knew I loved you before I met you – Savage Garden
How long will I love you – Ellie Golding
A river flows in you
Exit song: Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol
3pm – 4pm Drinks Reception (4.15)
Again various modern day music – very happy for you to choose this set list (I’ve listed below some songs we had been thinking of, but will leave it to you as to whether you think they interpret well on the piano and if you feel some slightly more up-tempo songs may work better during the drinks reception)
Bruno Mars – Just the Way You Are
The Calling – Wherever You Will Go
James Morrison – I Won’t Let You Go
Take That – Rule The World
May 2014 – Poole
Guests arrive 12.00 – 1.00
Ceremony 1.00 – 1.20
Drinks reception 1.20 – 3.00
Total entertainment: 3hrs
Ceremony
Enter the guests: clarity
Enter the bride: Les Mis I Dreamed a dream
Book signing: Brian Crain Wind
Exit the bride and groom: Pachelbel – Canon
May 2014 – Beaconsfield
Music to be played while guests arrive – 3.15pm
Bach – Air on a G string
Elgar – Salut d’amour
Pachabel – Canon in D
Meditation – Thais
Sunrise Sunset – Fiddler on the roof
I’m Yours
Elbow – One Day Like This
A thousand years -Christina Perri
Saint Saens – The Swan for entrance of bridesmaids & flower girls
And
Moon River for entrance of me the bride with my mum
March 2014 – Surrey
- Guest Arrival 11:30am – Bach – Air on a G String; Handel – Water Music – Air; Frederic Chopin- Concerto for Piano Orchestra No.1 op.11; Beethoven-Moonlight Sonata; Massenet – Meditation Thais; Mascagni – Cavalleria Rusticana Intermezzo; Handel – The Arrival of Queen of Sheba; Beethoven – 5th Symphony.
- Ceremony Starts 12
- Bride Arrival – Pachelbel Canon
- Signing of the Register – 1) Truly Madly Deeply – Savage Garden 2) Rule the world – take that 3) Aretha Franklin – Say a little prayer for you..
- Exit Song – Michael Buble – Everything
April 2014 – Ipswich
Brides entrance – Glasgow love theme – Craig Armstrong (love actually theme)
Signing of register –
Christina Perri – thousand years
John Legend – all of me
Exit – Pharrell Williams – happy
April 2014 – Cookham Dean
Bride entrance: Pachelbel canon
Register: million bicycles in Beijing – Katie Melua
Latch – Sam Smith
Happy (Pharrell Williams)
Exit: Wedding March
April 2014 – Greenham
3.15pm Prelude
3.45 Ceremony
4.15-6.30 Drinks reception
Prelude, ceremony and drinks reception
Guests arriving please play your choice 🙂
– Bride entrance – ‘Arrival of the Queen of Sheba’
– Signing of register – Prince of Denmark March and Butterfly Waltz
– On leaving – Take That – Greatest Day
May 2014 – Haywards Heath
Below are examples of our taste of music. We are happy for you to play from this list, in
any order, your own arrangements and medleys are acceptable and also include similar
pieces as necessary.
Classical:
Salut d’amour Elgar
Chanson de matin Elgar
Vivaldi 4 seasons,
Air from, the water music Handel
J Strauss – Blue Danube and any other waltzes
Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring – Bach
Ode to joy – Beethoven
Sheep May Graze Safely – Bach
Fur Elise – Beethoven
O Sole Mio – Di Capra
Waltz from Sleeping Beauty – Tchaikovsky
Dvorak – The Largo Symphony 9
Grieg – Peer Gynt Suite “Morning”
Bach – Air on a G String
Puccini – from Tosca, E Lucevan le stelle
Bach – violin music
Movie themes
Cavatina
The way we were
A whole new world
Schindlers list
Somewhere out there
Go the distance
Be our guest
Beauty and the beast
Up where we belong
Broadway
Music of the night
All I ask of you
Don’t cry for me Argentina
Memory
On the street where you live
As long as he needs me
I don’t know how to love him
If I were a rich man
Can you feel the Love Tonight (Disney: The Lion King)
A whole New World (Disney: Aladdin)
Sunrise Sunset
On my own
Bring him home
I dreamed a dream
The impossible dream
Manning Sherwin – the Nightingale sang in Berkeley Square
Bernstein – Somewhere
True Love (Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly)
Rat Pack type songs :
What a Wonderful World
Fly me to the moon
I’ve got you under my skin
Moon river
Just the two of us
Can’t help falling in love
A moment like this
My way
The way you look tonight
Come fly with me
That’s life
Beyond the Sea
Bye bye blackbird
Embraceable you
Every time we say goodbye
I only have eyes for you
I’ve got you under my skin
The lady is a tramp
Smile
General :
Westlife songs
Wouldn’t it be nice – beach boys
Elton John songs
She
Eva Cassidy – songbird
Dirty dancing – time of my life
Robbie Williams – angels
What a wonderful world (Louis Armstrong):
“Everything I Do, I Do It For You” Violin Cover
A little help from my friends
Close to you (carpenters)
He ain’t heavy (hollies)
Wind beneath my wings, bette midler
Aker Bilk – Stranger on the Shore
The Carpenters
The Beatles
Classic Oldies
Queen
Abba
Louis Armstrong
Ray Charles
Glenn Miller
May 2014 – Cambridge
Entrance: Pachelbel Canon
Register: Choir followed by Boccherini Minuet
Exit: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
Reception – piano (3pm to 5pm)
May 2014 – Chertsey
While guests are being seated: Air on G string JS Bach
15:00 – ceremony in the green room
Ceremony – bridemaids etc entrance: Canon in D by Pachelbel
– Bride and father entrance: Here Comes the Bride
– signing the register: Can’t help falling in Love- Elvis, I’m Yours Jason Mraz
– you may kiss the bride: Grow Old with you – Adam Sandler from the movie Wedding Singer.
– exit: All you need is love beatles
15:30 – reception in the reception hall / gardens
Reception: Ave Maria, I wont give up: Jason mraz, Ordinary people: john legend.