Classical Music

• Classical pieces offer a combination of beauty, familiarity and innovation as choices for a wedding processional. They can be a particularly good choice for an elegant, formal wedding. Some of the more popular classical songs for wedding marches include "Canon in D" by Pachelbel and "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" by Bach. If you have a piano player who can perform one of these pieces live, it will add to the effect of the music. However, using a recording will offer you the option of having the full orchestra sound, which will make your march sound bigger and more celebratory.
  
  

Love Songs

• Another popular choice for alternative wedding marches is love songs. You could use an older song that will sound familiar and romantic to all your guests, such as "What a Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong or "In My Life" by The Beatles. Or you could use a recent, popular song that has a special meaning for you and your fiance. Use a CD recording of the famous artist singing the song, or have a friend or professional singer do a live performance accompanied by piano or guitar. You can also find orchestral- or piano-recorded arrangements of many popular love songs, which will make your modern song sound more classic and traditional.
  
  

Write Your Own Song

• If you're creative and musically gifted, you might choose to write your own wedding march. Writing your own song ensures that your wedding march will be unique and meaningful to you as a couple. You could also ask a friend who has musical talent to write a song for you. To help them, give them ideas and suggestions of stories or phrases that are special to your relationship. If your budget includes it, you could even hire a professional musician to write a song for you. At <a href='http://www.songsmadeforyou.org/'>Songs Made For You</a>, you can hire a composer to write a song for your wedding.