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Trying to map out the music selections for your big day, from your walk down the aisle to the last song of the reception, can be overwhelming! Local music and entertainment experts share their picks for the best in every category.

Processional Selections

1. “Canon in D” –Johann Pachelbel
2. “Trumpet Voluntary” –Jeremiah Clarke
3. “Trumpet Tune” –Henry Purcell
4. “Wedding March” –Richard Wagner and “Wedding March” –Felix Mendelssohn
5. “Te Deum” –Marc-Antoine Charpentier
6. “Rigaudon” –Andre Campra
7. Selections from “Water Music” –Handel
8. “Rondeau” –Jean Joseph Mouret
9. “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring” –Johann Sebastian Bach
10. “Sheep May Safely Graze” –Johann Sebastian Bach

Contemporary Processionals

1. “Here, There and Everywhere” –The Beatles
2. “Con Te Partiro” –Andrea Boccelli
3. “You Raise Me Up” –Josh Groban
4. “Can’t Help Falling in Love With You” –Elvis or Ingrid Michaelson
5. “At Last” –Etta James

-Carolina Chamber Players

Selections for Harp

Traditional:

1. “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring” –Johann Sebastian Bach
2. “Rondeau” –Jean Joseph Mouret
3. “Canon in D” –Johann Pachelbel
4. “The Gift of Love” –arr. Hopson
5. “Ode to Joy” –Ludwig van Beethoven

Contemporary:

1. “Love Story” –Taylor Swift
2. “I Won’t Give Up” –Jason Mraz
3. “Flightless Bird, American Mouth” –Iron & Wine
4. “Beautiful Day” –U2
5. “Lucky” –Colbie Caillat

-Harp Occasions

Recessionals

1. Handel - Hornpipe Finale, from Water Music
2. Mendelssohn - Wedding March, from A Midsummer Night's Dream
3. Handel - La Rejouissance, from Music for the Royal Fireworks
4. Handel - The Entrance of the Queen of Sheba, from Solomon
5. Mozart - Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, movement 1 (Allegro)
6. J.S. Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, 3rd movement (Allegro)
7. Mozart - Divertimento No. 3 in F, movement 1 (Allegro)
8. Mouret - Rondeau
9. Beethoven - Ode to Joy
10. Purcell - Trumpet Tune

-Carolina Strings

First Dance Songs

1. “At Last” -Etta James
2. “Have I Told You Lately” -Rod Stewart or Frank Sinatra
3. “Making Memories of Us” -Keith Urban
4. “Me & You” -Kenny Chesney
5. “The Way You Look Tonight” –Frank Sinatra or Tony Bennett
6. “True Companion” -Marc Cohen
7. “I Can’t Wait” -Runner
8. “God Bless the Broken Road” -Rascal Flatts
9. “Then” -Brad Paisley
10. “I Won’t Give Up” -Jason Mraz

-Split Second Sound

Father/Daughter Dance Songs

1. “I Loved Her First” –Heartland
2. “My Little Girl” –Tim McGraw
3. “My Girl” –Temptations
4. “Butterfly Kisses” –Bob Carlisle
5. “What A Wonderful World” –Louis Armstrong
6. “My Wish” –Rascal Flatts
7. “Cinderella” –Steven Curtis Chapman
8. “The Way You Look Tonight” –Frank Sinatra
9. “Isn't She Lovely” –Stevie Wonder
10. “Because You Loved Me” –Celine Dion

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