Wedding Music

Please refer to the Wedding Ceremony Guidelines for detailed information about planning your wedding liturgy at St. Edward Catholic Church. To help you select your wedding music, listen to samples of the music by clicking on the links below. After reviewing the music, fill out the Wedding Music Selection Form.
If you have any questions, please contact Phillip Quick, Director of Music – 501-831-2625 or phillip_quick@yahoo.com

Prelude

Prior to the beginning of the wedding liturgy, there is a prelude consisting of about 10-15 minutes of music as guests arrive and are seated. Music during this time is selected at the discretion of the musicians and encompasses a combination of pieces that mirror the festive nature of the occasion as well as the quiet dignity of prayerful reflection.
Mandatory selections are marked with an asterisk (*). Others are required if you are having Mass.

Processional* (usually instrumental)

Responsorial Psalm*

Relates directly to the readings you have chosen.
  • 33 – Happy the People Refrain: Happy the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.
  • 33 – Let your Mercy Be on Us (Haugen) Refrain: Let your mercy be on us, O God, as we place our trust in you.
  • 34 – Taste and See Refrain: O taste and see the goodness of the Lord.
  • 103 – The Lord is Kind and Merciful (Haugen) Refrain: The Lord is kind and merciful.
  • 128 – Blest are Those who Love You (Haugen) Refrain: Blest are those who love you, happy those who follow you, blest are those who seek you, O God.

Offertory/Preparation of the Gifts (must be congregational; i.e. found in the hymnals)

Select only if Mass is being celebrated.
  • Christ be Our Light - Farrell
  • Servant Song - McGargill
  • The Summons - Kelvingrove
  • Ave Verum - Mozart
  • I Received the Living God
  • I am the Bread of Life
  • The Gift of Love - Hopson
  • Hymn of Joy - Beethoven
  • Gift of Finest Wheat
  • Panis Angelicus - Franck

Communion (must be congregational; i.e. found in the hymnals)

Select only if Mass is being celebrated.
  • I Received the Living God
  • Seed Scattered and Sown - Feiten
  • One Bread, One Body - Foley
  • Table of Plenty - Schutte
  • Gift of Finest Wheat
  • Taste and See
  • Ubi Caritas - Hurd

Recessional* (instrumental)

If you chose one of these pieces for your Processional (beginning of liturgy), you must select a different piece for the Recessional (end of liturgy).
Wedding Music Selection Form