The parts of the ceremony for which we usually play music are:

Prelude - 30 minutes while the guests arrive.
Processional for bridal party - Entrance of bride's attendants and any ring bearers and flower girls.
Processional for the bride - Entrance of the bride.
Signing - Bride, groom, two witnesses, and officiant sign the NS Marriage Registration Form, and any religious marriage record.
Recessional - Joyous exit! Guests applaude as bride & groom, bridal party and immediate family exit the ceremony site.
Postlude - A few short selections after the Recessional, while the guests leave. 

For ceremonies which contain a mass, we will usually play during the Communion.

The pieces which most brides and/or grooms select are the Processional, Signing, and Recessional music. We will choose a mix of other selections while guests arrive and leave, but let us know if you have favorites from our repertoire, and we will be sure to include them.

You can have any song/piece at any part of your ceremony, the below categories are just suggestions. If you are having a religious ceremony, check with your officiant to make sure they have no objections to your music selections.

Most of the classical sample clips here are us, The Cortland Quartet (as violin, violin, viola, cello). The other titles link to YouTube videos of other musicians. (Click on "groups" in the menu above to hear sample clips of different size groups). Not all pieces of music are listed here. Be sure to ask if your favorite piece of music is available!

Click on the white titles to hear samples.

Processional Music (entrance)
Classical
Canon in D, Pachelbel
Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin "Here Comes the Bride", Wagner
Trumpet Voluntary (Prince of Denmark's March), J. Clarke
Ave Maria, Schubert
Timeless
Can't Help Falling in Love Elvis (1961) We can also play this with a piano track that sounds like the Haley Reinhart version.
Only Time Enya (1998)
Romance
Tale as Old as Time from Disney's Beauty and the Beast Ashman and Menken (1991)
Love Story Taylor Swift (2008)
Sweet
Somewhere Over the Rainbow Arlen/Harburg Israel Kamakawiwo'ol ukulele version (1990)
Simply the Best Knight & Chapman unplugged version Noah Reid (2020)
Yellow Coldplay (2000)
Beloved
A Thousand Years Christina Perri (Twilight 2011)
All of Me John Legend (2013)
Perfect Ed Sheeran (2017)
Hallelujah Leonard Cohen (1984)
I Won't Give Up Jason Mraz (2012)
Signing Music
Classical
Duet from Lakmé, Delibes
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, J.S. Bach
Air on a G String, J.S. Bach
Ave Maria, Bach-Gounod
Vintage
La Vie En Rose Edith Paif (1945)
Stand By Me Ben E. King (1961)
Moon River Henry Mancini (1961)
Lean on Me Bill Withers (1972)
It Had To Be You Frank Sinatra (1949)
Unforgettable Nat King Cole (1951)
At Last Etta James (1960)
Romance
Lover Taylor Swift (2019)
Can You Feel the Love Tonight Elton John (1994)
Concerning Hobbits from Lord of the Rings Howard Shore (2002)
Recessional Music (exit)
Classical
Spring from The Four Seasons - first movement, Vivaldi
The Wedding March, Mendelssohn
Hornpipe from the Watermusic, Handel
Ode to Joy - Symphony No. 9, Beethoven
Happy 60's
All You Need is Love The Beatles (1967)
When I'm 64 The Beatles (1967)
Happy Together The Turtles (1967)
Sweet Caroline Neil Diamond (1969)
Here Comes the Sun The Beatles (1969)
L-O-V-E Nat King Cole (1964)
Rock
Don't Stop Believing Journey (1985)
The Best Knight & Chapman original rock version Tina Turner (1987)
Viva La Vida Coldplay (2008)
Beloved
What a Wonderful World Louis Armstrong (1967)
Bittersweet Symphony The Verve (1997)
Marry You Bruno Mars (2010)
Best Day of My Life American Authors (2013)
Rather Be Clean Bandit (2014)
Wildest Dreams Taylor Swift (2014)
Is your favourite love song not here? Not all pieces of music are listed here. Be sure to ask if your favorite piece of music is available!
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