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Popular choices of wedding music

Here is a list of popular music played at weddings to help you with your own choice. It is imperative that you are in contact with your organist well in advance of the wedding to ensure that he is provided with copies of pieces he may not own, or be familiar with. If you need a contact number for your organist, please contact the Church Office .

When choosing hymns it is advisable to choose those with appropriate words, and those which may be easily recognised by your guests. If you are unsure which music to choose for the signing of the registers, it works very well if you choose a third hymn to be sung. This will keep your guests happy whilst you’re gone!

We regret that we are unable to lend out hymnbooks-these may be perused after Sunday services. Photocopies of hymns are available on request.

Popular Hymns:

All things Bright and Beautiful

Praise my Soul the King of Heaven

Give me Joy in my Heart (Sing Hosanna)

Lead us Heavenly Father

Lord of all Hopefulness

For the Beauty of the Earth

Love Divine all Love’s Excelling

Lord Jesus Christ (Living Lord)

Jerusalem

I Vow to Thee My Country

Incidental music (during the signing of the registers)

Pachelbel Canon

Whiter shade of pale

Jesu Joy of man’s desiring

Processional music:

Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin by Wagner (Here comes the Bride)

Largo from Xerxes by Handel

Trumpet Tune in D by Purcell

Trumpet Tune by Stanley

Trumpet Voluntary by Jeremiah Clarke

Wedding March from a Midsummer Night’s Dream by Mendelssohn

Hornpipe from the Water Music by Handel

These examples are the popular choices, but if you have other favourites, please remember to keep the organist and administrator informed of your plans to avoid problems.

Please contact the Church Office for more information

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