What music should I choose for each part of the ceremony?
Here are some ideas for you:
Beforehand: (Mood - light and joyful)
Selections from Watermusic - Handel
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - Mozart
Tango - McLean
Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring - Bach
Minuet - Pachelbel
Gigue - Handel
Serenade - Hadyn
Recessional: (Mood - rejoicing, bright)
La Rejouissance - Handel
Alleluia - Mozart
Wedding March - Mendelssohn
Queen of Sheba - Handel
Spring from Four Seasons - Vivaldi
Brandenburg Concerto 3 or 5 - Bach
Bridal Entrance: (Mood - majestic and alerting guests of Bride's arrival)
Canon - Pachelbel
Trumpet Tune - Purcell
Trumpet Voluntary - Clarke
Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride) - Wagner
Afterwards: (Mood - romantic, light and easy)
Moon River - Mancini
What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? - Legrand
Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve
Don't Stop Believing - Perry
Soul Bossa Nova - Quincy Jones
Candle Ceremony: (Mood - peaceful, emotional, romantic)
Romance from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - Mozart
Air - Gluck
Lullaby - Hofeld
Looking for something unique?
Ascendit Deus - Mancini
Maharaja - Spata
Let the Bright Seraphim - Handel
Chosen Kallah Mazeltov - Monday
Dance for the Fairies - Purcell
Signing the Register: (Mood - reflective, calm)
Romance - Eine Kleine Nachtmusic - Mozart
Lullaby - Hofeld
Air - Bach
Winter from Four Seasons - Vivaldi
Meditation from Thais - Massenet
Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring - Bach