Music

I think it is better to have a song that is too long than too short. I used the same song for my BMs walking down the aisle as my mum and I. The groom and groomsmen were already at the front. You could always try it out at your rehearsal.

I'm using the same song! We will be testing it out at the rehearsal. Our plan will be to fade it out, ideally at the end of the chorus, so we may play it for a few seconds before we start walking down.

For the wedding party, we are doing instrumental, so it can be faded easier.

For other ceremony music, we chose prelude and postlude songs. As well as the recessional for the wedding party. And a song during the signing of the register.

For the reception, we chose the song our wedding party is walking into the reception with, and a song for us to walk in to. We are also choosing our first dance song and the mother/son, father/daughter dances (if we end up doing this).

You'll only really need music for the processional and recessional. The rest should be managed by your DJ.

I think it's better to have a song that is too long, than too short. Especially when walking down the aisle. So if the song is too long, you can fade it down instead of just cutting it short with a hard stop. That way, it would make for a better transition with your officiant's welcome statement.

The fading could also be used if your wedding party will be walking down the aisle on a different song than yours!!