Wedding Music
- Prelude
Soft background music performed while guests are being seated. If you do not have particular requests for this music, select a category of harp music you would like performed (for example, light
classical music or popular love songs).
- Processional
Begins when the officiant and the groom approach the altar. The bridesmaids (along with the groomsmen who may join them) continue to walk to this selection. Traditionally, this is a majestic piece
played at a pace that is easy to walk to. For non-traditional weddings or smaller wedding parties, this selection need not have a majestic sound, but should retain an easy walking tempo. This piece
ends when the entire wedding party reaches the altar.
- Bride's Entrance
Traditionally, the bride enters to fanfare music that announces her arrival (most often, Here Comes the Bride). Again, for non-traditional weddings or small weddings, other music may be chosen to
suit the bride's taste, as long as it sounds good played at an easy walking pace. This piece ends when the bride reaches the altar. When there are no other bridesmaids, other than the maid or
matron of honor, the bride sometimes elects to enter to the same piece of music as the maid or matron of honor .
- Recessional
A triumphant, almost quickly paced piece played as the newlyweds walk up the aisle as husband and wife, followed by the wedding party
Sample Wedding Music
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Sample Music List
- Rachmaninoff Themes from the 2nd Piano Concerto
- Pachelbel - Canon in D
- Hamlisch - The Way We Were
- Heyman & Young - When I Fall in Love
- Kenny G - The Wedding Song
- Wagner - Bridal March
Wedding Ceremony Suggestions
Below is a list of commonly requested selections to provide assistance in planning your own wedding program. Feel free to inquire about your favorite selections...the only limiting factor being
the availability of sheet music and playability on the harp.
| Traditional |
Processional Bridal March, Lohengrin |
Richard Wagner |
| Alternative Processionals |
Canon in D
Largo (Winter, Opus 8, No. 4 The Four Seasons)
Largo from the Opera "Xerxes"
Prince of Denmark's March (Trumpet Voluntary)
Trumpet Tune
Wedding Cantata |
Pachelbel
Antonio Vivaldi
G.F. Handel
Jeremiah Clark
Jeremiah Clark
J.S.Bach |
| Traditional Recessional |
Wedding March |
Felix Mendelssohn |
| Alternative Recessional |
Alegretto (Spring, Opus 8, No. 1 The Four Seasons)
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Ode To Joy |
Antonio Vivaldi
J.S. Bach
Beethoven |
| Additional Ceremony suggestions |
Ave Maria
O Perfect Love Hymn Tune
Two Candles
The Wedding Song
Wedding Prayer |
Franz Schubert
Joseph Barnby
Sonny Salsbury
P. Stookey
Dunlap |
| Popular/Love Song Suggestions |
All I Ask of You (Phantom of the Opera)
Always On My Mind
Ballerina Girl
Beauty and the Beast
Endless Love
I Don't Know How To Love Him (Jesus Christ Superstar)
My Heart Will Go On (Titanic Theme)
One Hand, One Heart (West Side Story)
Prayer (performed by Celion Dion & Andrea Bocelli)
Save the Best for Last
Somewhere
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Theme from Terms of Endearment
The Way We Were
Through the Eyes of Love (Ice Castles Theme)
Tonight I Celebrate My Love
What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life
When I Fall in Love
Where Is Love |
Andrew Lloyd Weber
Wayne Thompson
Lionel Ritchie
Alan Menken
Lionel Ritchie
Andrew Lloyd Weber
James Horner
Leonard Bernstein
Sager & Foster
Waldman & Lind
Leonard Bernstein
Heyman & Young
Michael Gore
Marvin Hamlisch
Marvin Hamlisch
Masser & Goffin
Michel Legrand
Heyman & Young
Lionel Bart |
Venues (Performance Locations)
The following reception halls and churches represent a partial list of locations where Tara has performed.
Contact Tara for new location requests.
Reception Halls
| Brandt House, Greenfield, MA |
Radisson Cromwell, Cromwell, CT |
| Carriage House, Springfield, MA |
Shuttle Meadow Country Club, Kensington, CT |
| Chateau Provost, Chicopee, MA |
Silverscape Designs, Northampton, MA |
| Chez Josef, Agawam, MA |
St. Clements Castle, Portland, CT |
| Deerfield Inn, Deerfield, MA |
St. Joseph's College, West Hartford, CT |
| Delaney House, Holyoke, MA |
Springfield Country Club, West Springfield, MA |
| Farmington Club, Farmington, CT |
Stanley Park, Westfield, MA |
| Four Columns Inn, Newfane, VT |
Storrowton Village, West Springfield, MA |
| Helen Hills Hills Chapel, Northampton, MA |
Summit House, Hadley, MA |
| Hopbrook Tavern, Simsbury, CT |
The Mayflower Inn, Washington, CT |
| Hotel Northampton, Northampton, MA |
Twin Hills Country Club, Longmeadow, MA |
| Log Cabin, Holyoke, MA |
UMASS Faculty Club, Amherst, MA |
| Lord Jeffrey Inn, Amherst, MA |
Wadsworth Mansion, Middletown, CT |
| Ludlow Country Club, Ludlow, MA |
Wyckoff Country Club, Holyoke, MA |
| New Haven Country Club, Hamden, CT |
Yankee Pedlar Inn, Holyoke, MA |
Churches
| All Saint's Church, Ware, MA |
North Haven Congregational Church, North Haven, CT |
| Barre Congregational Church, Barre, MA |
Our Lady of the Elms College Chapel, Chicopee, MA |
| Cornerstone Chapel, Northampton, MA |
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| Emanuel Church, Newington, CT |
Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Easthampton, MA |
| First Congregational Church, Granby, CT |
Sacred Heart Church, Springfield, MA |
| First Congregational Church, Hadley |
Saint. George's Church, Chicopee, MA |
| First Congregational Church, Vernon, CT |
Saint. Mary's Church, Brookfield, MA |
| Grace Lutheran Church, West Springfield, MA |
Saint. Mary's Church, Westfield, MA |
| Helen Hills Hills Chapel, Northampton, MA |
Saint. Michael's Church, East Longmeadow, MA |
| Holy Trinity Church, Wallingford, CT |
Saint. Stanislaus Church, Chicopee, MA |
| Hope Methodist Church, Belchertown, MA |
Saint. Thomas' Church, West Springfield, MA |
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