Wedding Processional Music

The bride's entrance song is a very crucial moment in your wedding - it is the bride's big moment. The moment when you will see your friends and family stand from their seats and turn around to see you walk down the isle to your groom. The wedding processional music (bride's entrance song) sets the tone for this moment. Choose a piece of music that you like, something that has meaning to you both, perhaps a song with lyrics that you treasure, a song that reflects your wedding day formality or the traditions you hold dear. Also keep in mind that you need to practice a little to the song in order to know how fast or how slow to walk.

If there are two songs you would like to use for your wedding processional music, then perhaps use one for the entrance of your wedding party (bridesmaids, groomsmen and flower girls) and then start another song just as you enter. This is a lovely way to emphasise the moment when the bride walks down the aisle.

When choosing your wedding processional music you also have a few decisions to make. You need to decide whether or not you want a recording or a live version of your chosen song. A recording gives you more scope and many different versions of some songs to choose from, and you can practice on the song beforehand to get your timing just right. If you choose to have the song performed live, then you must make sure the performer/s can play the song, or if not, that they are willing to learn it and can get the appropriate sheet music.

You also have to decide whether you want to use traditional classical wedding processional music, instrumental music or something contemporary. This will depend on many factors, including what your church allows you to have, the mood you want to create, the theme of your wedding and your own tastes. Please also don't think that traditional neccessarily means boring. There is a certain endearment to adhering to tradition, but it is also not for everyone. The choice is totally up to you and what you want for your big day.

This is a big moment in your wedding and make sure you take the time to listen to many songs before you choose the right wedding processional music for you. Below are the links to all the different categories of processional songs:

• Traditional Classical Wedding Processional Music
• Instrumental Processional Music
• Contemporary Processional Music

Tell us about the song you chose to walk down the aisle to...

Have you already chosen the perfect wedding processional music? Please share with us all which song you chose to walk down the aisle to.

Tell us why you chose this specific wedding processional music... is it a traditional choice, is it "your" song, do the words mean something to you, does it pay tribute to your heritage?

If you want to add the lyrics or embed the Youtube video to the song you chose that would also be wonderful.