Hymns Recommended by The Church of England (Part 7/7)

This is the seventh and final instalment of the hymns recommended by the Church of England website.

7) Now Thank We All Our God (Nun Danket Tune)

This recording is now available on the Well Known Hymns page.

Check back next week for more recordings of music for civil ceremonies.

Hymns Recommended by The Church of England (Part 5-6/7)

I have been away from the internet for a day, so here are instalments 5 and 6 together.

5) Lord of All Hopefullness
6) O, Praise Ye The Lord

These recordings are now available on the Well Known Hymns page.

If you would like to discuss your music requirements with me in person, then I shall be exhibiting at the Churchgate Hotel wedding fayre this weekend in Old Harlow.

Hymns Recommended by The Church of England (Part 4/7)

Instalment number four!

4) Lead Us Heavenly Father Lead Us (Manheim Tune)

This is now available on the Well Known Hymns page.

If you would like to discuss your music requirements with me in person, then I shall be exhibiting at the Churchgate Hotel wedding fayre in Old Harlow.

Hymns Recommended by The Church of England (Part 3/7)

Day three - almost half way there!!

3) Father Hear the Prayer We Offer

This is now available on the Well Known Hymns page.

P.S. A big hello to all of the brides to be that I met at the Shire Hall wedding fayre yesterday. I hope that you find this guide really useful!

Hymns Recommended by The Church of England (Part 2/7)

Here is the second hymn that we have recorded from the Church of England's recommended ceremony music page.

2) Come Down O Love Divine

This is now available on the Well Known Hymns page.

Hymns Recommended by The Church of England (Part 1/7)

I stumbled across the Church of England's recommended ceremony music page.

Over the coming week, I will upload a hymn a day until we have got a recording of all of the hymns that they recommend for church weddings on our guide.

1) The King Of Love My Shepherd

This is now available on the Well Known Hymns page.

Love Divine (Blaenwern Tune)

I have uploaded the second tune for the well known hymn, Love Divine.

It can be found on the Well Known Hymns page.

I would like to thank Nina for suggesting that we should record this version.


USEFUL INFORMATION:

Both versions of the hymn will last the same length of time and are set to the same words.

However, the music for the Blaenwern tune is twice the length of the music in the J. Stainer version.

This means that when you create your order of service, the lyrics should be split into 3-4 verses for the Blaenwern or 6-8 verses for the J. Stainer (depending on how many verses you choose to sing).

Completely Legal :-)

After a thorough discussion with a helpful advisor at PRS, we have discovered and obtained the correct license we require for posting recorded clips of music in our audio library.

We are now the proud holders of a PRS for Music Online Exploitation Licence (Licence Reference: LE-0002239).

Happy listening :)

James

Contributors

We would like to thank everybody who has contributed to this blog.

Our thanks also extends to the kind staff at wedding venues and fellow wedding suppliers who have offered to recommend this guide to their clients.

If you would like to support us further by placing a link to "www.weddingmusictips.co.uk" on your website then we would be happy to link back to you on our contributors page.


CONTRIBUTORS

James Hughes: PianoDJ.co.uk - Music for Weddings

Annie Richards: A Bride Needs - Make Up Artist, Wedding Floristry, Tiaras and Helpful Advice for Your Wedding

Lisa: UK Wedding Belles - The UK's Online Guide for Brides with a Free Wedding Magazine!

Karen Loftus: County Hotel - A Wedding Venue in Chelmsford with a Choice of 5 Function Rooms and Packages to Meet Your Needs and Budget!

Jo: Ivy Hill Hotel - The ideal wedding venue for your big day. The beautiful house and the elegant landscaped gardens are a perfect backdrop for your celebrations, whether your party is for 2 or 250 guests.

Sonia Hatcher: Ameliste - A wedding registry that provides a free service to create a wedding website and a flexible wedding list.

Espie Estrella: Pianist and Songwriter - An about.com blog about Music Education and all things musical. Espie has kindly linked to us from her articles about ceremony music for weddings.


NOTE: We are not responsible for the content of any of the external links on this page.

About Us

WHO AM I?

My name is James Hughes and I am the managing director of PianoDJ.co.uk.

My company specialises in providing experienced pianists, DJs and bands to play at weddings across Essex and the surrounding counties.

I am a musician and I play the organ, piano and drums at a professional level.

I also work as a wedding DJ and I have been doing this since 2006.


WHY HAVE I CREATED THIS FREE GUIDE?

Over the last three years, PianoDJ.co.uk has regularly provided live musicians to play at both civil ceremonies and church weddings.

When it came to choosing the music for these wedding ceremonies, we regularly found that couples:

~ were stuck for inspiration
~ had heard a piece but did not know what it was called
~ wanted to hear how their favourite song would sound arranged for the piano or organ

This guide is a response to these problems and I hope that it will become a valuable tool for all couples who are looking to book live music for their wedding ceremony.


WHAT IS THE CATCH?

There is no catch!

This guide is available to everybody - not just the couples who have booked PianoDJ.co.uk to provide the musicians for their wedding.

Wedding Pianists near Chelmsford
Wedding Pianists near Harlow

If you are looking for musicians for your wedding then please do check www.PianoDJ.co.uk and do not hesitate to get in touch.


WHO MAKES THE RECORDINGS?

The recordings have kindly been made by the pianists who work for PianoDJ.co.uk.

Well Known Hymns

For church weddings, you will need to choose 2-3 hymns for your wedding service.

All of our recordings are just of the instrumental part and do not have any singing.


WELL KNOWN HYMNS

All Things Bright and Beautiful (Music by W. Monk)
Amazing Grace
And Did Those Feet In Ancient Times (Jerusalem)
Be Still for the Presence of the Lord
Come Down O Love Divine
Father Hear the Prayer We Offer (Sussex Tune)
For the Beauty of the Earth (Dix Tune)
For the Beauty of the Earth (England's Lane Tune)
Give Me Joy In My Heart
Great is Thy Faithfulness
I Danced In The Morning (Lord Of The Dance)
Lead Us Heavenly Father Lead Us (Mannheim tune)
Lord Of All Hopefullness
Love Divine (Blaenwern Tune)
Love Divine (Music by J. Stainer)
Make Me A Channel Of Your Peace
Morning Has Broken
Now Thank We All Our God (Nun Danket Tune)
O Perfect Love
O Perfect Love (Highwood Tune)
O, Praise Ye The Lord (Laudate Dominum Tune)
One More Step Along The World I Go
Praise My Soul The King Of Heaven
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
The King of Love My Shepherd Is
The Lord's My Shepherd (Crimond Tune)
The Lord's My Shepherd (to the Tune of Brother James's Air)

Departure of the Bridal Party

RECORDINGS

All pieces with (cc) have been approved for civil ceremonies.


Traditional

Arrival of the Queen of Sheba by G. Handel (cc)
Grand March (from Aida) by G. Verdi (cc)
Hornpipe (from Water Music) by G. Handel (cc)
Ode to Joy (from Symphony No. 9) by L. Beethoven
Spring by A. Vivaldi (cc)
Toccata (from Symphony No. 5) by C. Widor
Trumpet Tune by H. Purcell (cc)
Trumpet Voluntary by J. Stanley (cc)
Wedding March by F. Mendelssohn (cc)

Modern

A Thousand Miles by Vanessa Carlton (cc)
Angels by Robbie Williams
Basket Case by Green Day
Don't Wanna Miss A Thing by Aerosmith (cc)
Endless Love by Lionel Richie (cc)
Everything by Michael Buble (cc)
I Get The Sweetest Feeling by Jackie Wilson (cc)
I Luv You by The Ordinary Boys (cc)
I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston (cc)
I'm Yours by Jason Mraz (cc)
If I Ain't Got You by Alicia Keys (cc)
Is This The Way To Amarillo? by Tony Christie
Just The Way You Are by Billy Joel (cc)
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now by Starship
Rule The World by Take That (cc)
Up Where We Belong by Joe Cocker (cc)
When I'm 64 by The Beatles (cc)
Your Song by Elton John (cc)

Signing of the Register

RECORDINGS

All pieces with (cc) have been approved for civil ceremonies.


Traditional

Air (from Water Music) by G. Handel (cc)
Clair de Lune by C. Debussy (cc)
Chanson de Matin by E. Elgar (cc)
Fur Elise by L. Beethoven (cc)
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring by J. Bach
Minuet by L. Boccherini (cc)
Morning (from Peer Gynt Suite No.1) by E. Grieg
Prelude in C by J. S. Bach (cc)
Saint Anthony Chorale by J. Haydn
Sleepers, Wake! by J. S. Bach
Variations by G. Handel (cc)


Modern

All I Ask of You by Andrew Lloyd Webber (cc)
Blue Moon by Rod Stewart (cc)
Come What May by Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman (cc)
Evergreen by Barbra Streisand (cc)
Falling by Alicia Keys (cc)
Have I Told You Lately by Rod Stewart (cc)
Heaven (Candlelight Version) by DJ Sammy (cc)
Hungry Eyes from Dirty Dancing (cc)
If I Were a Boy by Beyonce (cc)
I Only Want to Be With You by Vonda Shepherd (cc)
Isn't She Lovely by Stevie Wonder (cc)
Make You Feel My Love by Adele
Michelle by The Beatles (cc)
Moon River by Andy Williams (cc)
She by Elvis Costello (cc)
Truly Madly Deeply by Savage Garden (cc)
Yellow by Coldplay (cc)
Yellow/Clocks Medley by Coldplay (cc)
You Do Something To Me by Paul Weller (cc)

Entrance of the Bride

RECORDINGS

All pieces with (cc) have been approved for civil ceremonies.


Traditional Music

Air on a G String by J. Bach (cc)
Ave Verum Corpus by W. Mozart
Barcarole by J. Offenbach (cc)
Bridal March (Here Comes The Bride) by R. Wagner (cc)
Canon in D by J. Pachelbel (cc)
Dance of the Blessed Spirits by C. Gluck (cc)
The Flower Duet (from Lackme) by L. Delibes (cc)
Intermezzo (from Cavalleria Rusticana) by P. Mascagni (cc)
Ouverture by G. Handel (cc)
Prince of Denmark's March by J. Clarke (cc)


Modern Music

A Whole New World from Aladdin (cc)
Amazed by Lonestar (cc)
***Bridal Canon for Wedding March by Miranda Wong (cc)
*** Bridal March by Jonathan Cain (Journey) (cc) ***
Brighter Than Sunshine by Aqualung (cc)
Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol (cc)
Close To You by The Carpenters (cc)
Cry (from The Holiday) by Hans Zimmer
Friday I'm In Love by The Cure
From This Moment On by Shania Twain
Greatest Day by Take That
Halo by Beyonce (cc)
Here There and Everywhere by The Beatles (cc)
Kissing You by Desree (cc)
***Romantic Wedding March by Miranda Wong (cc)
Someone Like You by Van Morrison (cc)
The Way You Look Tonight by Rod Stewart(cc)
The Wonder of You by Elvis Presley (cc)
True Romance (Opening Theme) by Hans Zimmer (cc)
When You Say Nothing At All by R. Keating (cc)
You're Beautiful by James Blunt (cc)
You Raise Me Up by Westlife (cc)

Record Me A Piece

So, you have checked out our audio library and you think we have missed out a really important piece of music or a well known hymn?

Or perhaps you have a song that you really love and you would like to hear how it sounds played on the piano?

All you have to do is leave a comment on this blog with the name of the piece, the artist, your name and a contact email.

We will record the piece ASAP, upload it to the library and send you a message to let you know it is online.

(If you would prefer to do this in private, then please use the contact form on the PianoDJ.co.uk website.)

We look forward to hearing from you :-)

Welcome Message

Choosing your ceremony music can be a daunting task!

Perhaps you are stuck for inspiration, or maybe you know how the music sounds but you don't the name of the piece...

...this easy to use guide will take the stress out of choosing the music for your wedding ceremony.


OUR AIMS

The aim of this blog is to create a useful resource for couples who are in the process of choosing their ceremony music.

We plan to do this by offering good, useful advice and by providing an audio library with recordings of the most popular wedding music.


1) ADVICE

We are building relationships with important wedding specialists in Essex - wedding musicians, church ministers, civil registrars and wedding co-ordinators at civil venues.

This guide will be a place for these specialists to share their advice with you and offer you useful hints, tips and suggestions to consider when choosing your ceremony music.

On top of this, we will help you understand the legal regulations you must follow for civil ceremonies and any religious guidelines that should be abided by for church weddings.

We would like to invite you to comment on all of our posts with your thoughts and ideas - any useful suggestions will be added to the guide for future couples to read!


2) AUDIO LIBRARY

With many 1000's of pieces of music for you to choose from, selecting the perfect piece can be a bit of a minefield

Over the coming months, we will be working alongside churches, registry offices and wedding venues to create an extensive audio library with recordings of the most popular wedding ceremony music.

We hope that this will give you some much needed inspiration.

These recordings are all kindly created for free by the wedding pianists at PianoDJ.co.uk.

If you have suggestions of music to put in the audio library or would like to hear how your ceremony music would sound played on a piano, then add a comment on the "Record Me A Piece" post.

Your piece will be recorded ASAP!!



We look forward to working with you to create a really useful guide.

James