Traditional or Classic:
The Wedding Song - the Song that everyone knows means to look at the back of the room/yard/church/field to catch the first glimpse of the blushing bride in all her glory. It's a beautiful song, and you really can't go wrong with that.
Classic:
Pachelbel's Cannon in D Major is also a perfect Bridal Entrance song. It's beautiful, it's graceful and classic, anyone would look amazing walking down the aisle on their wedding day to it.
Non-Traditional
Truth be told, this is my favorite, category. I love when a couple makes their wedding all their own - like this couple:
I can't help but smile like an idiot every time I see this video! That is clearly a couple that truly knows how to have fun! There's something so great about starting off this very special day in a way that fits you to a tee!
Another great wedding entrance song (or in this case, exit song) is from one of my favorite movies - Love Actually, I remember watching that years ago, and saying "yes - that's what I want at my wedding" but unfortunately YouTube through my Blogger is refusing to post that specific video, so you'll just have to look it up the title of the video is "Love Actually Wedding". But Basically as they start to exit the church they hear a choir singing "Love Love Love" a-la Beatles "All you need is Love", and then little by little musicians pop up from the crowd all around them and add to the song - trumpets, guitar, flutes you name it. It's wonderful, and any use of the Beatles to celebrate love is A-Okay with me!
Which now brings us to my own wedding. I didn't go traditional, not at all actually. We were getting married in Mexico on the beach - there wasn't much about our wedding that was traditional, except that I wore a white dress. I requested that the wedding party, and guests all go barefoot - including Ben and I (have you ever tried to wear any sort of shoe while walking in the sand? I mean really, it doesn't work) and I walked down the aisle to the Imperial March. That's right - I'm Darth Vader.
The reason for this song has a bit of a story behind it - for one, every time I see a father walk their daughter down the aisle, I get a little choked up because I always knew I wouldn't have that for my wedding. In fact, as soon as I get to that part in any wedding I get tears in my eyes (even watching the video above, as soon as it gets to the bride walking alone, I get a little teary), and I was adamant that I wasn't going to cry walking down the aisle - so clearly I was going to go for a fun song (sorry Pachelbel...). The second part of this, is that I have always loved the Star Wars movies, especially the first scene where you hear this song - it's so powerful! Like you know something big is about to happen!! That's how that song always makes me feel, and I always had the thought of "wouldn't that be awesome if someone walked down the aisle to that song?!?" - and when my wedding was approaching, I decided that that someone was going to be me. I wanted to show our family and friends that we are here to have a great time, that it's a awesome day, and we were making it our own.
Ben and I didn't tell anyone - I told my bridesmaids about 2 minutes before we walked down the aisle so they weren't thrown off, but to everyone else it was a surprise. Ben told me later that right when the song started, Graham, one of his grooms men, turned to him and said "see, this is why I love you guys!". It worked - I wasn't crying - in fact, I was laughing, and I can't think of a better way to start a new life with someone than that!
I had another idea for a great entrance song the other day - the Turtles "Happy Together". It starts out slow with the Bridesmaids walking down the aisle "imagine me and you, I do...", and when it gets to the chorus, that's when the Brides comes down. How perfect would it be to walk down the aisle to marry your best friend hearing "I can't see me loving nobody but you, for all my life!" And then it fades out once she's up there, and when they go to leave you bring up the ending with the ba ba ba ba "so happy together" part! .... I doubt I'm doing this song any justice - just listen to it, and what I'm saying will make sense!
Long story short, I love when couples make their special day, just a little bit more special by customizing it to them - you only get married once (that's my point of view anyway), might as well have a little fun!
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