Wedding Music

Leonard Bernstein

Enjoy this harmonious love song, but don't think of how the story ends!

César Franck

César Franck’s sugary motet is often sung at weddings.

Edward Elgar

For a military wedding, Elgar's athletic march would be a good choice.

Marc-Antoine Charpentier

The trumpet issues a summons in this lively march.

Jean-Joseph Mouret

If you have a good trumpeter, this would be a good exalting piece for the entrance of the bride.

Johann Sebastian Bach

Twinkling recorder sounds are set against a tranquil melody by Bach.

Derek Bourgeois

A quirky lopsided wedding march - tongue firmly in cheek.

Louis-James Alfred Léfébure-Wély

There is the whiff of the circus about this sortie (or 'exit music').

George Frideric Handel

A thrilling entrance piece for the bride - fast and exciting.

Malcolm Archer

There are many arrangements of this traditional air.

Jeremiah Clarke

This is an impressive piece, a call for the congregation to stand for the bride's entrance.

Felix Mendelssohn

The 'standard' wedding march - is it something of a cliché?