Wedding party processional music

Another issue to consider in selecting wedding music for a wedding party’s processional is the number of people involved in it plus the distance they will be walking to the site of the ceremony.  Mostly, the issue is the walking distance.  Our musicians have played at weddings where the wedding party had to walk a fairly long aisle distance, and the piece for their processional music that was chosen by the bride was a short one.  In such situation musicians usually repeat the piece as many times as needed until the processional comes to conclusion.  

Personally, I would suggest selecting a longer wedding processional piece if your bridal party is more than four people.  

The same can be said for a bride’s processional music choice: a wedding piece that will be long enough for the entire bride’s walk without a need to repeat it.  For that reason Pachelbel’s Canon in D became a favorite for many brides and bridal parties. It is pretty, sounds fantastic with three or four instruments, well known and long enough to be played without repeats for long processionals.

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