Classical Geeky Wedding Music

Around where I come from (New York) the music for when the bride walks down the aisle is always ‘Bridal Chorus‘ from Richard Wagner’s opera Lohengrin, and the music when the new couple runs off is Mendelssohn’s Wedding March from ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream.’ (With maybe a dozen of the exact same exceptions including Bach’s Jesu Joy.)

Not my own, however. I picked a favorite classical piece that I wanted for the middle of the mass, and the choir director switched it and played it at the exit. This is a sore point for me because then I didn’t get to hear it since I was outside shaking hands during the whole thing. (I had a full classical choir at my wedding, and it was this gorgeous a capella piece with six part harmony and…nevermind.) However, it also meant that Mendelssohn wasn’t playing. Yay, for bucking tradition!

Don’t get me wrong. I love Felix Mendelssohn. And Wagner is hilariously dramatic. But why does everyone have to have the same music? What can a geeky couple choose for their classical wedding music? Depends on the mood of your wedding.

Let’s say you want dramatic. For your bride’s walk, you could choose a tune that brings to mind warrior maidens:

And for the couple’s happy trip back down the aisle to dominate the world:

If you like noble, let’s try this. You could even ask someone to do a British Accent saying:

Marriage: the final frontier. This is the voyage of the relationship (INSERT NAMES HERE.) Their continuing mission: to explore each other’s strange habits, to create new life without destroying our civilization, to boldly go where many geeks have gone before.

and the couple can go off into the universe with style:

Perhaps you’re more lighthearted. Here’s a good one to dance up the aisle with:

And the couple can usher people to the party with this:

Those are my geeky picks. Imagine a bride and groom reading this right now and needing help. Did you have some alternative wedding music? Do you have suggestions? Post them below!