Wedding Day MUSIC PROGRAM

Our music ministers here at CCSB are honored to be a part of your wedding ceremony! We look forward to working with you on creating a beautiful musical program to complement the liturgy and celebrate with you in song. Please fill out the questionnaire below to begin the music selection process. Once this is submitted, our Director of Music, Ashley Powers, will reach out to you 6-8 weeks prior to your service to confirm or assist with selections, as well as answer any other questions.

Please find a Spotify playlist here to listen to the below music selections.

A wedding ceremony is a liturgy in which we are celebrating the Sacrament of Matrimony, and therefore all music selected must be liturgically appropriate. Pop or secular music is not allowed within a liturgy of the Catholic church, and music, as a form of prayer, must be offered by musical ministers present for your ceremony. An essential element of any prayer is that it comes from the person who is offering it, and therefore recorded music would not be appropriate.

Standard wedding instrumentation is one cantor and one pianist. The cantor fee is $200 and the accompanist fee is $250 and may be submitted here. Musicians’ fees are not included in the wedding fee paid to the church. To add another layer of music and beauty to your ceremony, you may request two cantors to sing in harmony, and/or an additional instrumentalist such as violin or cello, subject to musicians’ availability and additional fee per musician.

All musicians for your ceremony will be contacted, arranged, and scheduled by the music director. Should you request to have family musicians or outside musicians present for your ceremony, a music coordination fee of $200 will still be due, as our professional music staff assist in planning your liturgy and will be present for your ceremony.

Name

First Name

Last Name

Wedding Date

YYYY

How many are in your bridal party?

Please list number of bridesmaids, groomsmen, flower girls or ring bearers, etc.

What are your wedding colors?

ENTRANCE PROCESSION

The wedding begins with the entire wedding party processing into the sanctuary, escorted by the celebrant and Book of Gospels. According to the traditional wedding rite, one musical selection is chosen for the procession. However, if you have a large wedding party, or otherwise prefer to have separate pieces during the procession, please number your selections accordingly (#1 for the attendants, #2 for the bride’s entrance). If you prefer, you may choose a favorite hymn to be played as an instrumental or sung by the cantor as your processional. This must be a hymn in the standard Catholic repertoire (i.e., something you may find in a hymnal here at CCSB) and must have sheet music available to be legally obtained. During the Lenten season, any hymn containing “Alleluia” may not be included. Please note this in the “other” option below! Begin by selecting Option 1 from the drop down menu:

Entrance Procession - Option 1 Other

Entrance Procession - Option 2

Entrance Procession - Option 2 Other

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

The responsorial psalm, led by the cantor, is sung after the first reading of scripture. The selections below represent the seven psalms typically proclaimed at Catholic weddings. View the full text of the psalms linked below this form. Readings for your liturgy will be discussed with your presider, but they may also be found linked below if you’d like to view as you are selecting your psalm. Please select one.**

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

The Gospel acclamation is a sung response that precedes the gospel reading. During all seasons of the church except Lent, this will be “Alleluia.” During the Lenten season, this will be “Praise to You, Lord Jesus Christ.” Please check one:

Alleluia

Praise to You, Lord Jesus Christ

PRESENTATION OF THE GIFTS (only needed if your ceremony will be a full mass with reception of communion)

A hymn or sacred solo*. Select one:

Other Hymn Option

RITE OF COMMUNION (only needed if your ceremony will be a full mass with reception of communion)

A hymn sung by the cantor accompanies the reception of Holy Communion. Select one:

Other Hymn Option

DEDICATION TO THE BLESSED MOTHER (optional)

Check one:

Yes, we are doing this.

No, we are not doing this.

IF YES, DEDICATION TO THE BLESSED MOTHER

RECESSIONAL

Music for the recessional accompanies the wedding party and guests as they exit the sanctuary. A festival instrumental selection is performed during this time. Please indicate your choice. If you prefer, you may choose a favorite hymn to be played as an instrumental or sung by the cantor as your recessional. This must be a hymn in the standard Catholic repertoire. (i.e., something you may find in a hymnal here at CCSB.) During the Lenten season, any hymn containing “Alleluia” may not be included. Please note this in the “other” option below! Select one:

Other Hymn Option

Any other questions or requests? Please send them here! We look forward to connecting with you!

**View the full text of the psalms here. Readings for your liturgy will be discussed with your presider, but they may also be found here if you’d like to view as you are selecting your psalm.