Please share your ceremony songs. What are you walking down to?

This is prob a stupid question but should you have music playing in the background when you say your vows, do the unity candle ceremony, minister blessings, etc?

I've been to several weddings but can't remember if ithere was music playing in the background.

Anywyas, please share your ceremony song line up....

TIA!

processional = trumpet voluntary by J Clark
recessional = allegro maestoso by GF Handel

procession--cannon in d

and yes we are thinking of having ave maria played during our vows, and one hand one heart during our candle lighting

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I'd like to know too..I'm trying to decide what music I need for going down and up the aisle. My organist said he can do the wedding march softly while the wedding party is coming down and then when I enter he'll start it up louder as my grand entrance...and when we leave he'll play the ending of the wedding march...I don't know if that's good to do or do I have two songs...I'm also having a vocalist who will be singing 'I believe in miracles' (the song whitney houston sung) when we are doing out unity candles...

oh, I'd like to share my music selection experience with everyone....

we selected all the music for the ceremony, and THEN we listened to the organist play it....

guess what? We changed our minds about several songs! Each musician plays a song differently, and has different strengths and weaknesses....

My advice, if you haven't already, listen to your musicians before you make your final selections...

processional: when i fall in-love
vows: all i ask of you (phantom of the opera)
recessional: not sure yet!

nontrad. selection-

BP processional- Van Morrisons 'Warm Love'
My entrance- Van Morrisons 'Crazy Love'
Sand ceremony- Buffett's 'Salty Piece of Land'
Recessional- James Taylors 'How Sweet It Is'