_If there's one point in a church wedding ceremony we love here at Singers4Weddings, it's that expectant hush just before the bride enters to walk down the aisle in all her glory!

Often before the ceremony, the organist will be playing gently in the background, your guests will be chatting, and we'll be watching the door like hawks. It's always an exciting moment when we see the vicar or priest signal to us that the bride has arrived and the organist quickly wraps up the piece they are playing.

At that moment of silence, everybody realises your wedding ceremony is about to begin, and you can sense the excitement and anticipation. Here she comes!

But what piece of 'walk down the aisle' music do you chose?

Many brides we speak to are not aware that they don't have to walk down the aisle to organ music or a recording; we can sing you in instead! Most experienced wedding ceremony singers such as ourselves are experts in ensuring that whatever is sung is long enough for you to walk down at a gentle pace, but not too long so you are standing at the altar for agonising minutes waiting for the singing to finish! 

Almost any traditional sacred or traditional song is suitable, and favourite 'down the aisle' songs include the 'Ave Maria' by Schubert, 'Panis Angelicus' by Franck, or the 'Pie Jesu' from Lloyd Webber's Requiem. (An unusual choice but such a lovely piece of music.)

Most UK brides enter to the Bridal March by Wagner, otherwise known as "Here comes the bride", which is originally a chorus from Wagner's opera "Lohengrin". So, if you want to start your wedding with a twist on tradition, walk in to this familiar tune sung by our professional opera signers, for a thrilling start to a memorable ceremony!

_When we agreed to sing at Lesley-Anne's wedding, we knew she was marrying into an Italian family, but not that she was marrying a local footballing star!

Her hubby Salvatore Bibbo is goalkeeping coach for Reading FC, and although we've never seen him in action on the football pitch, he certainly cut a fine figure as he walked down the aisle!

We had a bird's eye view of the whole ceremony at Holy Ghost in Basingstoke; as so many guest attended, we were squeezed onto the organ loft balcony overlooking the church. It was a moving experience, not least because we were right next to the organ pipes and when organist Nick Woods hit the low notes, we could literally feel them rumbling the floorboards!

For the lighting of the marriage candle, we sang "All I ask of you" from "Phantom of the Opera". Rather than organ accompaniment, we used a full orchestral backing track played through our high quality mini PA beside us in the balcony, which worked a treat in the acoustics of the church.

Despite a cloudy sky, the bride looked simply gorgeous in her full wedding dress  and sparkling jewellery, and the gentlemen guests in their super-smart Italian suits almost outshone the ladies!

_Good news for all Farnborough, Camberley, Sandhurst, Farnham, Hampshire & Surrey brides to be this weekend - just look at this weather forecast for your wedding!

Hope you all have a wonderful day!

(Image from the Met Office: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/)

_By popular demand (OK, one bride asked!), we have created a short demo video of us singing in various locations, and pics of unusual places we've sung in over the years. Simple click on the link below, or see our Wedding Music Audio page.