Music Selection

Choosing your Music

Music selections are chosen to enhance each party or event. You may simply say “Play the crowd,” and I will use my experience to play appropriate music. Or, you may request songs to be played - even as far as providing the entire play-list for the evening. Your “play” and “no-play” lists will always be respected and adhered to.

If you need help choosing any of the thousands of available slow dances or party songs, contact us to set up an in-person consultation - all the songs are pre-loaded on the iMac - ready for you to hear!

Below are some ideas for those “hard-to-choose” songs for the wedding ceremony and parent dances. Many are available on Apple iTunes if you wish to hear a sample.

Wedding Ceremony Music

Prelude (seating music played just before the ceremony, including seating of parents)

Air from Orch. Suite No.3 (G String, J.S. Bach)
Sheep May Safely Graze (J.S. Bach)
Reverie Debussy (flute & harp)
Claire de Lune (Debussy... flute & harp)
The Wedding Song (Paul Stooky)
Trio For Two Flutes and Harp (Berlioz)
Andante (from Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, J.S. Bach)
Jesu Joy Of Man’s Desiring (J.S. Bach)
Serenade from String Quartet in F (Haydn)
Greensleeves (Anon., J. Bream, guitar)

Processional (walking up to the alter)

Cannon in D Pachelbel
Bridal Chorus "Here Comes The Bride" (Wagner, organ)
Trumpet Voluntary, Prince of Denmark’s March
(Clarke, Canadian Brass)

Recessional (walking out at the conclusion of the ceremony)

Wedding March Mendelssohn (organ or brass)
Water Music: Allegro maestoso (Handel, Canadian Brass)
The Masterpiece (Rondeau) (Mouret, trumpet)
Trumpet Concerto in C (Vivaldi)
Rondeau (The Masterpiece) (Mouret)
Trumpet Tune & Ayre (Purcell)

Parent Dances

Good for either Bride or Groom

Unforgettable Nat King Cole, Natalie Cole
Times of Your Life, Paul Anka
Through the Years, Kenny Rogers
Have I Told You Lately, Van Morrison/Rod Stewart
Wind Beneath My Wings, Bette Midler
Shower The People, James Taylor
What A Wonderful World, Louis Armstrong
These Are The Days, Van Morrison
Sunrise Sunset, from Fiddler On The Roof
Because You Loved Me, Celine Dion
The Wonder of You, Elvis Presley
In My Life, Beatles, Bette Midler

Bride

Butterfly Kisses, Bob Carlisle (long or short versions)
Daddy’s Little Girl, Al Martino, Mills Brothers
Turn Around, Harry Belafonte
Thank Heaven For Little Girls, Maurice Chevalier (from Gigi)
A Song For My Daughter, Mikki Viereck
One More Time, Mikki Viereck
Father’s Eyes, Amy Grant
I Loved Her First, Heartland

Groom

Biggest Fan, (The) Backstreet Boys
Boy Of Mine, Bing Crosby, Bobby Morganstein
A Song For My Son, Mikki Viereck
Softly, As I Leave You, Frank Sinatra
I Am Your Child, Barry Manilow
Mama, B Street Bombers
Mama, B.J. Thomas
Mama, Il Divo
My Son, Tony Kenny
A Song For Mama, Boys II Men
The First Woman Of My Life, Paul Todd

Remember, you can choose one of your parent’s favorite songs, one that they may have sung to you as a child, or any song that brings fond memories.

Other ideas may be found by googling "bride/father" or "groom/mother" dance.

Our wedding was wonderful! You did a fantastic job with the music. You did just what I asked by staying low key. I can’t thank you enough. You even got everyone’s name right!