Whether you’re a learner or a professional, most harpists will, at some point, get asked to play at a wedding.
Whether its for the arrival of the guests, the entrance of the bride, during the signing of the register or the recessional, it’s important to find the right piece of music to create the perfect atmosphere.
It can often be hard to find lever-harp friendly arrangements, so here are some arrangement’s that I often use
Johann Pachelbel’s celebrated Canon in D is one of the most popular requests for weddings. This arrangement has versions for small harps (26 string) and 34 string lever harps
“A Thousand Years” from the movie Twilight has become a recent wedding classic. This arrangement by Michelle Whitson Stone is available in an Intermediate or Advanced version for lever harp.
My Love is like a Red Red Rose
For a Scottish wedding, this is one of the most famous love songs ever written. This arrangement is suitable for elementary or intermediate players.
“Perfect” by Ed Sheeran, is another contemporary love song that has become very popular with brides. This arrangement by Amy Turk works for pedal and lever harps.
Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride)
The "Bridal Chorus" from the 1850 opera Lohengrin by Richard Wagner, is often played for the bride's entrance at weddings. In English-speaking countries, it is generally known as "Here Comes the Bride". Wagner’s piece was made popular when it was used as the processional at the wedding of Victoria the Princess Royal to Prince Frederick William of Prussia in 1858. This arrangement has elementary and intermediate versions, and is suitable for small harps with 22+ strings
