Moonlight Sonata
Listener Submission: Most Meaningful Wedding Music Story

More Meaningful Wedding Music Stories Arrival of the Queen of Sheba Allegretto in Tandem Water Music Child No More Because Old Love Fools Rush In Moonlight Sonata The Lord's Prayer A Traditional Jewish Marriage Song Llef Susurro Rhosemedrye All Bach The Best Song in the World Perhaps Love A Mother's Blessing Memories Simple Gifts I Will Morning Song In Spite of Ourselves Salvation Army Singers Cats May Safely Sleep Give Yourself To Love How Can I Keep From Singing? Overture from Candide The Servant Song A Hebrew Blessing These Are For You The Lover's Waltz La Rejouissance Erev Shel Shoshanim Toccata You Are the New Day Dixieland Jazz Because Beauty and the Beast Beautiful The Lord's Prayer Somewhere Over the Rainbow How Can I Keep From Singing Devoted to You Promenade Days Together Stand By Me List of All Stories Odes to Joy home

I chose Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" for my wedding march. When we were dating, my husband-to-be played classical music on his stereo for me to listen to. My favorite album became Beethoven's Greatest Hits, with "Moonlight Sonata" my favorite selection on the album. When I told our Pastor's wife, who was our pianist, what I wanted her to play, she said that it was much too slow to be used as a wedding march, so she played it much faster than Mr. Beethoven intended.

I'm not sure why I listened to her, but every time I hear it now, my mind drifts back in time and I see myself, as a bride, slowly walking down the aisle on my father's arm to meet the man of my dreams. By the way, we have been married almost 30 years, since Sept. 4, 1971. I also use the song as part of my aerobics class as a final song to stretch and relax to.

Susan M. Beer
Bovey, MN