One of my favorite activities for January is to go back over my previous year of weddings, recording their music selections, and seeing what comes out on top as the most-requested songs for the year! I also love looking back over the pictures from the events I’ve played, and seeing all the exciting places I’ve been able to share my harp music over the past twelve months.
If you are planning a wedding, now is a great time to contact me to discuss the music for your ceremony, reception, and rehearsal dinner!
2018 started for me with a January 3rd destination wedding on the beach in Boca Chica, Panama. Not bad, especially as I left behind a snowstorm!
Along with all the weddings in both magnificent and intimate venues (everything from a yacht at Chicago’s Navy Pier to a backyard concert in Manhattan, Kansas), I partnered with a flautist from Bahrain to play a series of performances for the Gulf Brands Expo in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Lots of passport stamps for me – and the harp – this year!
Going beyond just a “Top 10” list, the listing below includes ALL of the music chosen by my couples in 2018. Each list has the most popular pieces at the top, and the numbers in parentheses tell you how many times I have played that song for that particular moment of a ceremony. Click on the songs highlighted in blue to hear a sample of me playing those pieces on the harp.
Bridal Processionals (entrance music for the bride):
- Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride) (10)
- Canon in D (9)
- Trumpet Voluntary (2)
- Can’t Help Falling in Love (2)
- A Thousand Years from Twilight (1)
- As the World Falls Down (1)
- Away in a Manger (1)
- Bridal March from Skjevik (1)
- Concerning Hobbits from Lord of the Rings (1)
- Cosmic Love (1)
- Eyes on Me from Final Fantasy VIII (1)
- Halo (1)
- Have I Told You Lately that I Love You (1)
- Hymne (1)
- Ode to Joy (1)
- Prelude in C (1)
- Sadie (1)
- Songbird (1)
Family seating:
- Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (2)
- Have I Told You Lately (2)
- A Thousand Years from Twilight (1)
- All My Loving (1)
- At Last (1)
- Bless the Broken Road (1)
- Can’t Help Falling in Love (1)
- Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You (1)
- Come Sail Away (1)
- Edelweiss from The Sound of Music (1)
- Just the Way You Are (Bruno Mars version) (1)
- The Luckiest (1)
- Trumpet Voluntary (1)
Wedding party processional:
- Canon in D (13)
- Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (4)
- A Thousand Years from Twilight (1)
- All is Said and Done (1)
- And I Love Her (1)
- At Last (1)
- Away in a Manger (1)
- Bridges and Balloons (1)
- Concerning Hobbits from Lord of the Rings (1)
- Drops of Jupiter (1)
- Fields of Gold (1)
- Have I Told You Lately that I Love You (1)
- Hornpipe in G Major (1)
- Hymne (1)
- I Love How You Love Me (1)
- Love Me Like You Do (1)
- Marry Me (1)
- Perfect (1)
- Pour toi mon amour from Braveheart (1)
- Prelude in C (1)
- Sheep May Safely Graze (1)
- The Luckiest (1)
- Zelda’s Lullaby (1)
Mid-ceremony interludes (for the unity candle/sand, etc.):
- Hallelujah (2)
- Perfect (2)
- The Prayer from Quest for Camelot (2)
- A Thousand Years from Twilight (1)
- All My Loving (1)
- Amazing Grace (1)
- Arioso (1)
- At Last (1)
- Ave Maria (1)
- Can’t Help Falling in Love (1)
- Collide (1)
- Eyes on Me from Final Fantasy VIII (1)
- Have I Told You Lately that I Love You (1)
- Lord’s Prayer (1)
- Marry Me (1)
- O Holy Night (1)
- One Love (1)
- Prelude in C (1)
- Reverie (1)
- Silent Night (1)
- Somewhere in Time (1)
- Theme from Love Story (1)
- When God Made You (1)
- Winter from The Four Seasons (1)
Recessional:
- Wedding March (16)
- I’m Yours (3)
- Here Comes the Sun (2)
- Somewhere Over the Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz (2)
- A Thousand Years from Twilight (1)
- At Last (1)
- Bless the Broken Road (1)
- Can’t Help Falling in Love (1)
- Fanny Power (1)
- From this Moment On (1)
- Great Day (1)
- In My Life (1)
- Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (1)
- Joy to the World (1)
- No Quarter (1)
- Prelude in C (1)
- Sheep May Safely Graze (1)
- Somebody to Love (1)
- Stairway to Heaven (1)
- Trumpet Voluntary (1)
If you are planning your wedding, please visit my website: The Classic Harpist. I work with couples from across the globe to customize their wedding music, and play music from classical to rock ballads to Bollywood hits to Irish reels. Contact me to get started putting together your wedding music plans!