Wedding Ceremony Music

Wedding Ceremony Prelude Music

The Prelude Music for the Wedding Ceremony sets the tone and mood for the entire ceremony. The prelude music is the music that is playing before the ceremony, as guests arrive and are seated by the ushers. Prelude music is almost always performed by live musicians, and may either be solely instrumental or performed by a vocalist. Wedding ceremony prelude music song selections may include religious or gospel music, classical music, pop, jazz/blues, or country songs – or a combination. It’s important to ensure that the music is appropriate for a religious ceremony and suitable for performance is a house of worship. Before finalizing any of the song selections for your prelude music at your ceremony, be sure to consult with your wedding officiant to ensure that your church will approve of your choices. What they say goes!

Wedding Ceremony Interlude Music

Musical interludes function to enhance the ceremony with symbolic meaning or to build mood around important moments during the ceremony. Wedding ceremony interlude music may be religious music, classical music, or appropriate pop/jazz/country songs. Some churches put restrictions on the types of songs you can use during a wedding ceremony, so be sure to ask your officiant whether any such restrictions apply.

Wedding Ceremony Processional Songs

The Wedding Ceremony Processional Music introduces the bride when bride makes her entrance and embarks on her walk down the aisle. The start of the processional music signals that the ceremony is about to begin. The processional music begins to play, and then the bridesmaids begin to make their way up the aisle, one by one, followed by the bride and her father (or whomever is escorting her down the aisle and giving the bride away). It’s important that the music you choose for the professional be in keeping with the fact that this is a religious ceremony and you are in a house of worship. Many churches have strict restrictions of the types of music and songs they will allow for the processional. Some churches require that processional music be of a religious nature and do not allow ”popular music”. Every church is different, however, and each has its own rules, so do be sure to talk to your Orange County ceremony officiant (minister, priest or rabbi) to ensure you are clear on what types of music they will allow for the processional. Remember, the church makes the rules when it comes to what type of wedding ceremony takes place in the church.