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I can tell you what we played at my wedding last year, but these songs will probably not be to your taste. This was a small, intimate wedding (about 10 people plus five dogs running around like crazy -- it was fun!) held at a friend's lakeside home.

Before the ceremony: Beethoven, Symphony #7, 2nd movement. This is a somber piece, slow tempo, a little bit dark in a minor key, but melodious.

During the ceremony: Pachelbel Canon. Yes, I know -- talk about trite, traditional, overused, etc. But the Canon is one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written -- that's why it is trite, traditional, overused, etc. We kept the volume very low, almost subliminal in the background during the exchange of the vows.

After the ceremony: Beethoven, Kreutzer Sonata for Violin and Piano, 3rd movement. This is a bright, up-tempo piece that practically defines the word "recessional". It's hard to listen to it without feeling happy. While it was playing we marched around the living room while the guests threw rose petals at us and cascaded us with soap bubbles.

All in all, a very low-key, informal, no-stress, lots of fun event.

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