Marriage is a sacred union between two people. The Catholic wedding is a sacrament and the music selected should be appropriate for the occasion. While many popular love songs may have a special meaning to the couple, they are better left for the reception.

The music at your wedding has the power to encourage or stifle the participation of the Assembly. The norm in the Roman Catholic Liturgy is participatory music, that is, the majority of music during the Liturgy should be sung (or at least singable) by the entire Assembly.

This is especially so if your are exchanging your vows in a Nuptial Mass, a Eucharistic Celebration. A little planning and some thoughtful choices can make your wedding a more meaningful and joyous occasion for everyone present

Music should be carefully chosen and should be suitable to the religious nature of the celebration. The text or lyric of a song is as important as the quality of the music. Try this link, Catholic Book of Worship III, to hear some of the traditional and current hymns.

Below you will find other appropriate music for this sacred occasion. Click on any underlined selection to hear a MIDI sampling of it. (We are still finding or creating MIDI files for some of these.) For consultation, further recommendation or advice, please get in touch with us, the Music Ministry of St. Mary's & the Missions. Phone 519-376-0778 and ask for Corry or Don.

Procession and Recessional
    Air from the Suite in D major (Bach)
    Arioso in G (Bach)
    Canon in D (Pachelbel)
    Holy, Holy, Holy
    Hymn of Joy (Beethoven)
    Largo from Xerxes (Handel)
    Sheep May Safely Graze (Bach)
    Trumpet Tune (Purcell)
    Trumpet Voluntary (Clarke)
    Walk Hand in Hand (Cowell)
    The Wedding Song

Vocals
    Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
    Ave Maria (Schubert)
    Beginning Today (Ducote)
    Bridegroom and Bride (Haugen)
    Faith, Hope and Love (Haas)
    Festival Alleluia (Jeffery)
    God Is Love (Haas)
    I Have Loved You (Joncas/Sorem)
    Like a Seal on your Heart (Landry)
    Lord of the Dance (Shaker Song)
    May God Bless You (Van Grieken)
    Not for Tongues of Heaven's Angels (Joncas)
    O Perfect Love (Barnby)
    Panis Angelicus (Franck)
    The Servant Song (Gillard)
    Walk Hand in Hand (Cowell)
    When Love is Found (Wren)
    Wherever You Go (Haas)

Preludes & Signing of Register
    Always and Forever
    From this Moment On (Twain)
    Perhaps Love (Denver)
    The Rose (McBroom)
    Sunrise, Sunset (Bock & Harnick)
    The Wedding Song
    Wind beneath my Wings