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For the full wedding mass, here are the spots that typically need to be filled:
PRELUDE MUSIC (STARTS 15-30 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE BRIDE'S ENTRANCE)- instrumental or vocal tunes or string quartet or piano or other instruments
- classical music and/or pop/jazz standards/ballads/love songs (Frank Sinatra, big band, new-age music, Enya, Kenny G, Jim Brickman, music from 'Amelie', 20's/30's/40's tunes, Gershwin & Cole Porter, ballads from 70's/80's/90's, modern ballads, any of your favorites, etc.)
- Sacred/Christian pop ideas: "Your Love is Extravagant"
SEATING OF THE MOTHERS/OTHERS AND BRIDESMAIDS' PROCESSIONAL (IT'S OFTEN BEST WHEN THIS IS JUST ONE SONG)- instrumental song
- I love putting Vivaldi here or Bach's Air on G or a little new-agey stuff
- A vocal song might be distracting here...I think you want people to witness the special people coming down the aisle
- Classic ideas: "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" by Bach, "Canon in D" by Pachelbel, "Autumn" from Vivaldi's Four Seasons, "Air on the G String" by Bach
- Other recent ideas: "Clair de Lune", Beyonce's "Halo", "Carl & Ellie" from Pixar's "Up", Dean Martin's "That's Amore", "Pure Imagination" from Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, "A Thousand Years", Ed Sheeran's "Perfect", etc. etc.!
- More recent ideas: Italian heritage: "Intermezzo" from Cavalleria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni
BRIDE'S PROCESSIONAL- instrumental song, look also at the tunes above for bridesmaids
- currently, my favorite is 'Lascia ch'io pianga' from Handel's 'Rinaldo' -- some say it's a little dramatic...but I think your walk down the aisle is supposed to be at least a little dramatic!
- Classic ideas: "Here Comes the Bride", "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" by Bach, "Canon in D" by Pachelbel
- Other recent ideas: "Morning Has Broken" , "Simple Gifts", "Game of Thrones" theme, "Coro" from Handel's Water Music, Feist's "Mushaboom".
RESPONSORIAL PSALM SUGGESTIONS- this is, ideally, a 'call & response' song, rather than a solo.
- Set Me As A Seal (Maher) -- contemporary, based on Song of Songs!
- God's Love is Everlasting (Tomaszek) - a little Irish in flavor, classic-sounding
- Hand in Hand (Angrisano) -- contemporary
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Let All the Earth (Angrisano) -- contemporary
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Psalm 118 is a good one for weddings
- This is the Day - by S. Hart & D. Liles
- This is the Day - by B. Fisher
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This is the Day - by S. Soper
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This is the Day - by M. Joncas
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This is the Day / Give Thanks - by T. Smith
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Celebration Series--more formal/classic-sounding settings:
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Let All the Earth Cry Out
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Let Us Rejoice
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The Earth is Full of the Goodness of the Lord
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God Has Done Great Things
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Blest Are Those
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I Will Praise Your Name Forever
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The Name of the Lord
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Other Psalms and recent ideas
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When Love is Found set to tune O WALY WALY
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Taste & See - by S. Angrisano
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GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (OR 'ALLELUIA')- I often recommend the Celtic Alleluia because it's familiar to a lot of Catholics so they usually end up singing along
- Another OLG favorite is the Alleluia from Mass of Joyful Heart by Angrisano.
- Another OLG favorite is the Alleluia from Misa del Mundo by J. Manibusan.
PREPARATION OF GIFTS- This is a spot for a relatively short instrumental or vocal song to accommodate the processional of the gifts to the altar.
EUCHARISTIC ACCLAMATIONS (HOLY, MEM.ACCL., GREAT AMEN, LAMB OF GOD)- I recommend the Mass of Creation setting by Marty Haugen because it's very familiar to most all Catholics in the U.S.
- The Mass of Renewal by Curtis Stephan is becoming well-known in the U.S., too.
COMMUNION- Music is needed here: either a liturgical/congregational song or a solo (contemporary or traditional).
- Classic ideas:
- Ave Maria (Bach-Gounod)
- Ave Maria (Schubert)
- Hail Mary, Gentle Woman (Landry)
- Panis Angelicus (C. Franck)
- Behold the Lamb (Willett)
Behold the Lamb of God (Dufford)
Bread for the World (Farrell) - Bread of Angels (C. Stephan)
Bread of Life (Fisher)
God Will Wipe Away Every Tear
Here At This Table - Here I Am, Lord (Schutte)
- Here I Am (Booth)
Gift of Finest Wheat - God with Us (Hart/Thompson)
- Hold On to Love (Manibusan)
In This Place (Thomson)
Look Beyond
I Am the Bread of Life (JM Talbot)
I Am the Bread of Life (Toolan) - Jesus, Remember Me (Taize chant)
- Morning Has Broken (Cat Stevens)
Prayer of St. Francis
Pan de Vida (Hurd/Moriarty)
Psalm 23 (Conry)
One Bread, One Body (Foley)
Our Blessing Cup (Joncas)
My Soul Is Thirsting (Angrisano)
Song of the Body of Christ - Simple Gifts
Table of Plenty
Taste and See (many settings)
O Taste and See (Haugen)
Taste and See (Angrisano)
Taste and See (Hurd)
The King of Love My Shepherd Is
Ubi Caritas
Unless a Grain of Wheat (Hurd)
We Are Many Parts
We Are One Body (contemporary)
We Come Today (contemporary)
We Praise You
We Remember
You Are Our Living Bread
- Classic ideas:
ADDITIONAL SONG DURING THE CEREMONY, IF WANTED/NEEDED- A) Unity Candle (if done)
- good place for a short-ish song, either instrumental or vocal
- it's good because it's happening in tandem with the movement of the ceremony--it's not a solo performance in the middle of everything.
- If you, however, have a song and a vocalist that you would love to highlight, now is the time
- B) Song after the homily
- this sometimes feels awkward--stopping and watching a performance
- If you, however, have a song and a vocalist that you would love to highlight, now is the time
- C) Song before/after vows
- this sometimes feels awkward--stopping and watching a performance
- If you, however, have a song and a vocalist that you would love to highlight, now is the time
- D) Song for presentation of flowers to Mary
- this is a lovely tradition in many cultures. The movement of the bride and groom to the Mary shrine is nicely accompanied by a sung or instrumental tune. Possibly a Marian tune:
RECESSIONAL (AN INSTRUMENTAL SONG HERE IS USUALLY BEST)- I've played everything from:
- the traditional Wedding March (Mendelssohn)
- to the Beach Boys' 'Wouldn't It Be Nice'
- to the old Appalachian tune, 'Simple Gifts'
- to Beethoven's 'Ode to Joy'
- to Enya
- to Handel's 'Royal Fireworks' or 'Water Music'
- to Stevie Wonder's 'Signed, Sealed, Delivered'
- to Three Dog Night's "Joy to the World"
- to Colbie Caillat's "I Do"
- to Queen's "You're My Best Friend"
- to Scarlatti "Sonata K119"
- to Disney's "Fantasmic" and "Spectromagic" themes!
- to Barry White's "You're My First, My Last, My Everything"
- to Frankie Vallie's "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You"
I have a large email network of singers and instrumentalists. If you'd like to think about adding some strings or a flute or a trumpet or a classical guitar or professional singers or anything else, let me know!
[And to the haters out there: bless your little hearts!]
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Thanks!
Ann Sager
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