Your Complete Guide to Wedding Music Your wedding music is so much more than just a song for your first dance. From the first song played as your guest arrive to your ceremony, to the last dance of the night, here is your complete guide of start to finish wedding music. Ceremony Music The wedding ceremony features three main musical components: the prelude, the processional and the recessional. The prelude music is usually light and airy, and begins about a half hour before t