Music needs to be chosen to accompany all four parts of the wedding ceremony:

• The Prelude - while guests are being seated.
• The Processional - as the wedding party enters the church and walks down the aisle.
• The Interlude - as the bride and groom sign the register and photographs are taken.
• The Recessional - as the bride and groom walk down the aisle and out of the church.

Traditional suggestions and samples:

The Prelude 

• Water Music by Handel   
  
• Jesu, joy of man's desiring by Bach
  
  
• Air on the G string by Bach
  
• Canon in D Major by Pachelbel
  
• Sheep may safely graze by Bach
  

The Processional 

• Lohengrin Bridal Chorus by Wagner (Here Comes the Bride)
  
• Canon in D Major by Pachelbel
   
• Arrival of the Queen of Sheba by Handel
   
• Trumpet Tune and Air by Purcell
  

The Interlude 

• Ave Maria by Schubert
    
• Eline Kleine Nachtmusik by Mozart
   
  
• Alleluja by Mozart
  

The Recessional 

• Toccata from Symphony No.5 by Widor
    
• Wedding March from Midsummer Night's Dream by Mendelssohn
   
• Grand March of Aida by Verdi
  
• The Four Seasons by Vivaldi
  
  
  
  
• Toccata by Widor
   

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