Civil ceremony wedding music...

We're having a piper playing as guests arriving.

Songbird by Eva Cassidy as I walk down 'the aisle'

haven't decided yet what we'll have playing during the signing of the register

Then our friend is playing some tunes on the piano for us as guests are mingling during champagne/canapes reception.

Can't you take a CD along to your venue to try it out and get a feel for it??

I may do that, i have a great list of questions for them. We are hopefully getting married outside and hadn't even thought how they would do the music as asumed wed have the quartet. I like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGhWRMGHHe8 or anything by vitamin string quartet for that matter.

We are having a string quartet.

Before I arrive we are having a mix of classical music (whatever is popular at weddings, I'm fairly ignorant when it comes to composers and titles).

Then Adele - Make you feel my love as myself and me bridesmaids enter.

Ours is a church wedding but we're not having church music (apart from the hymns!)

for guests coming in we are having a few classical pieces - pachelbel's canon, queen of sheeba, etc

walking in - over the rainbow (glee version)

signing register - one day like this (elbow) and the prayer (charlotte church/josh groban) - although this prob wouldn't be allowed, but songbird (eva cassidy) would be our other choice

walking out - she's so lovely (scouting for girls)

good luck deciding - i think that's been the most difficult part of the whole wedding planning!!

Oh yeah i love adele but OH doesn't so may have to fight him on that one!

Does anyone know could i have this version of 'hallelujah' as its only an intrumental version for a civil ceremony or not?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2pAnF1o_JY

Libby, re the string quartet - have you thought about approaching local collages/schools/6th forms? often the students doing music a-level need to get the experience as part of their a-level and are often fantastic - my friend had a string quartet from a local 6th form and they were amazing and they hardly cost anything....might be worth enquiring?!

String quartets can be expensive - and, well, a string quartet always sounds like a string quartet. A violin and piano mix is cheaper and much more versatile, and we can play anything you like - from Vivaldi to the Verve! We can play on through drinks receptions and wedding breakfasts so do give us a call if we can help. Good luck with your day!

Simon

We really struggled with our music as we had so many songs that we like but we settled with these

guest arriving - savage garden, truley madly deeply

myself & bridemaids arrival - canon in d

signing of the register - brian adams, everything i do & Humble pie - your so good for me

leaving as husband and wife - elbow, one day like this

we wanted modernish songs and songs which meant something to us

Hope that helps x

I'm having a choir singing hallelujah before we come in then happy together and each chorus has one section of bridal party coming in then say a little prayer for you on way out. Hallelujah is fine as it is not specicially religious.

Its funny how the same songs tend to be used.

I'm having make you feel my love while the guests are sitting down- but not adele's version-I was annoyed when she brought it out as I thought I had a really unusual choice that people wouldnt know, (I rarely have unusual music knowledge!!) ah well. also Tom Baxter's better, and one other, not sure what yet. I'm coming in to a really gentle version of canon in D, and we're going out to jack johnson better together. I cant decide what to have when we're signing the register. OH want something classical rather than a song, am currently thinking Debussy's clare de lune but it changes daily.

We're not having any music. Honestly, I remember my sister stressing over the music for her wedding a few years ago and not a single member of my family can remember even noticing it!! I've chosen music for evening and because I work in the hotel where we're having out wedding breakfast I've been able to choose the selection to be played during that... I'm not allowing myself to stress any further over music - I could obsess but being very restrained!