Choosing Music for Your Ceremony

Which parts of the wedding ceremony do we need to pick music for?

Most Wedding Ceremonies will have places for music at:
     - The Entrance of the Bride
     - The Signing of the Register (1-2 songs)
     - The End of the Ceremony

Depending on your service, there may also be room for songs:
- As guests are gathering
- At the beginning of the service
- During the readings (sometimes a psalm can be sung instead of said)
- During the Liturgy of the Word, Offertory and Communion in some church ceremonies

If I am having a church service, do I chose hymns or love songs?

Ultimately, you will need to run your song selections by the celebrant who is marrying you, but in general most celebrants allow:
Love Songs (or secular - non religious songs) at:
     - The Processional (where the bride walks down the aisle)
     - The Signing of the Registry (where the bridal party sign the legal documents)
     - The Recessional (where the bride and groom leave the church)

If your service is a Catholic Mass, it is suggested that hymns be chosen for:
     - Offertory and
     - Communion
and may also be selected in the place of
     - The Responsorial Psalm
     - The Gospel Acclamation
     - The Parts of the Mass

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