wedding song categories
Prelude Music: Are the longest pieces and accommodate
early arriving quests.
Processionals: Have convenient stopping points so
the music can end gracefully when the bride reaches the altar.
Classical Processionals
- Bridal Chorus
- Ode To Joy
- Trumpet Voluntary
- Pachelbel Canon in D
- Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring
Hawaiian Processionals
- The Hawaiian Wedding Song
- Blue Hawaii
Meditations: Are played in the middle of the ceremony.
Classical Meditations
- Estudio
- Greenselves
- Romance
- Yield Not To Temptation
- Amazing Grace
Hawaiian Meditations
- Hawaiian Vamp (good for lei exchange or butterfly release.)
Recessionals: Are long enough, some with repeats,
to allow the bridal party to exit and people to mingle while still hearing music.
Classical Recessionals
- Minuet In G (J. S. Bach)
- Wedding March (Mendelssohn)
- Kemp's Jig
- The Harmonious Blacksmith
- Spring (from the Four Seasons)
Hawaiian Recessionals
Alternative Musical Selections for Ceremony and Reception
- Love Story
- Can't Help Falling In Love
- Sunrise, Sunset
- La Paloma
- Pua Mana (Sea Breeze) - ukulele solo)
- Pua Lilia - ukulele solo
Kauai Wedding Music. Classical and Hawaiian slack-key.
To hear samples of the songs on this page go to listen.
I have placed the songs in suggested categories because of their length or because of their convenient stopping points. However, you should feel free to use the songs in whatever category you choose.
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