How To Plan Your Wedding Prelude Music:

The wedding prelude music is the songs that will be played before the actual ceremony while your guests are making their way to their seats and while they wait for the arrival of the bride.

It is also your guests' introduction to your celebration.

Whether your ceremony is taking place outdoors, or in a church, the sound of music always creates a great sense of expectation. Your prelude music will help set the tone and the mood for the rest of the wedding ceremony while filling in the time before the processional.

This is probably one of the most neglected parts of your wedding soundtrack. But remember that it also plays an important role and your guests should never be greeted by silence.

Below are a few examples of pre ceremony music that will work perfectly as wedding prelude music whether you are going for something formal and traditional, or modern and contemporary:

Traditional/Classical Wedding Prelude Music:

Traditional or Classical Wedding Music for the ceremony prelude is best suited to more formal church weddings as it is the style of music that has been used in churches and for weddings for many decades.

It can also lend a nice air of formality and tradition to a more contemporary setting.

Below are a few lovely examples of Classical Wedding Prelude songs and you have to option to listen to them and download them from either Amazon mp3 or Itunes:

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Air on a G String - Bach
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - Bach
Sheep May Safely Graze - Bach
Arioso - Bach
Allegro from Brandenburg Concerto - Bach
Air from Water Music - Handel
Brandenburg Concerto 2 - Bach
Courante (from Three Lute Dances) - Antoine Francisque
Spring (from the Four Seasons) - Vivaldi
The Swan - Camille Saint-Saens
Clair de Lune - Claude Debussy (as heard in Twilight)
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun - Claude Debussy
Ave Maria - Schubert
Nocturne in E Flat - Chopin
The Prince of Denmark's March - Clarke
Canon in D - Pachelbel
Bist du bei Mir (You are with Me) - Bach
Wachet Auf - Bach
Meditation (from Thias) - Jules Massenet
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee - Beethoven
Moonlight Sonata - Beethoven
Waltz (from Sleeping Beauty) - Tchaikovsky
Greensleeves - Ralph Vaughan Williams
Marriage of Figaro - Mozart
Minuet - Mozart

Non Traditional/Contemporary Wedding Prelude Music:

If you are not a traditional type of couple, you are having your wedding in a non-traditional setting (like a garden or a beach) or you prefer more modern songs with lyrics to set the mood for your wedding ceremony, then choose from our list of beautiful Contemporary Wedding Ceremony Prelude Music.

Click on the song name to open a page with the lyrics or listen and download them directly from Amazon mp3 or Itunes:

CLICK TO SEE LYRICS	DOWNLOAD - AMAZON	DOWNLOAD - ITUNES
Always - Atlantic starr
This Very Moment - Kci & JoJo
Butterflyz - Alicia Keys
Love - Musiq (Soulchild)
Tonight I Celebrate My Love - Peabo Bryson feat. Roberta Flack
You and I - Stevie Wonder
Gift of Love - Bette Midler
The Rose - Bette Midler
Someone To Watch Over Me - Ella Fitzgerald
When You Say You Love Me - Josh Groban
The Prayer - Andrea Bocelli
I Do (Cherish You) - 98 Degrees
If - Bread
We've Only Just Begun - The Carpenters
Everything I Do (I Do It For You) - Bryan Adams
The One - Elton John
Waiting on an Angel - Ben Harper
Don't Know Much - Linda Ronstadt feat Aaron Neville
Come Away With Me - Norah Jones
I Honestly Love You - Olivia Newton-John
Adore - Prince
Hero - Enrique Iglesias
All The Way - Frank Sinatra
Amy Grant - Say Once More
I Will Be Here - Steven Curtis Chapman
Ton of Love - Chris Cagle
When I Said I Do - Clint Black
Lady - Kenny Rogers
Look at Us - Vince Gill
Bless The Broken Road - Rascal Flatts
Your Love Amazes Me - John Berry
Goodnight Sweetheart - David Kersh
China Roses - Enya
May It Be - Enya
Only Time - Enya
Wedding on the Mountain - Robin Spielberg
Since You Asked - Judy Collins

Wedding Prelude Music CD's:

If you don't want to pick your wedding prelude music song by song then perhaps a cd with some light instrumental music will work well for you.

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