Prelude & Guest Arrival Music
Setting the tone before anything else begins.
The prelude plays as guests are seated, usually 20-30 minutes of background music that sets the tone before the ceremony starts.
Tips for choosing:
- Keep it in the background — conversational volume, not a performance.
- Match your ceremony's formality: classical for traditional, acoustic covers for relaxed.
- Save something a little more special for the moment immediate family is seated.
- Loop your playlist so it comfortably covers the full seating window.
Song Ideas Across Styles
Classical
Canon in D
Pachelbel
Classical
Clair de Lune
Debussy
Acoustic Cover
Thinking Out Loud (piano)
Ed Sheeran
Acoustic Cover
A Thousand Years (instrumental)
Christina Perri
Instrumental
River Flows in You
Yiruma
Acoustic
Fields of Gold
Sting
Strings
Air on the G String
Bach
Acoustic Cover
Marry Me
Train
Song suggestions to spark ideas — your DJ can help you find (or fine-tune) the right pick for this moment.
Want a full plan for your wedding day music?
Every Celebrations24 booking includes a planning session to walk through moments just like this one, together.
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