We have much beautiful music to choose from when putting together a Jewish wedding. Here is just a small selection of the main choices that are available; each text has many different musical versions. I am a seasoned professional singer and instrumentalist, and have been cantorial prayer leader for numerous services and communities; and as a published composer in the UK and USA, can also be commissioned to write a piece of music or setting of a sacred text especially for you; please get in touch about what music you would like for your wedding. You will see that I have composed settings for some of the wedding texts, but I am happy to do other musical settings of your choice as well.
Also, make sure you read on this site: Preparing for Marriage, the Jewish Wedding Ceremony Checklist, and Jewish Wedding Ceremony – the elements.
Processionals (arriving under the chuppah, and circling)
(also see additional solo pieces)
- Dodi Li (My beloved is mine)
- Erev Shel Shoshanim (Evening of roses, let us go out to the grove)
- Kumi Lach Rayati (Alexander Massey)
- Libavtini Achoti Chalah (Alexander Massey)
- Yedid Nefesh (Beloved of the soul)
- Yerushalayim Shel Zahav (Jerusalem the Gold)
Ceremony
- Baruch Haba (Ps 118:26) OR B’ruchah Haba’ah (Alexander Massey) OR B’ruchim Habaim (Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord)
- Mi Adir (blessing the couple) (Alexander Massey)
- Birkat Erusin (blessing of the betrothal – sanctity of marriage) [wine, marriage, chuppah]
- Sheva Brachot (7 wedding blessings: 1-wine, 2-God’s glory, 3-humankind, 4-image of God, 5-children, 6-couple, 7-joy)
- V’erastich Li (Hosea: I betroth you to me – Alexander Massey)
- Y’varech’cha (Priestly blessing) (Alexander Massey)
Recessionals (after breaking the glass)
- Siman Tov umazel tov [after breaking of the glass]
- Libavtini Achoti Chalah (Alexander Massey)
- Od Yishama (It will yet be heard in the cities of Judea and the parts of Jerusalem: Sound of joy and sound of gladness, voice of groom and bride.)
- Simcha Song (Alexander Massey)
- [Instrumental] Chosn Kala Mazel Tov
- Ivdu et Hashem b’simchah (‘Serve God with gladness’)
Additional Solo Pieces
- Halleluyah (Ps 150) (Praise God + Kol han’shamah let everything that breathes praise God)
- Hariu Ladonai (Ps 100) (Shout to the Lord, all the Earth … come before His presence with singing)
- Kumi Lach (Song of Songs: Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away – Debbie Friedman)
- Los Biblicos (The nightingales sing with sighs of love)
- Mah Tovu (How good are your tents Jacob, how lovely are your dwellings Israel – Alexander Massey)
- You Have Captured My Heart (Julie Silver)
- Your People Will Be My People (Alexander Massey)
- Zeh Dodi (Song of Songs: This is my beloved – Benji Ellen Schiller)