Often it’s music that evokes our fondest memories of special times and events. Make sure you choose songs for your big day that perfectly capture the atmosphere and emotions and conjure up happy memories for a lifetime. Depending on the style of your wedding, you might want to go for a classical theme or use more modern wedding songs or even a mix of the two. To make you’re organising a lot easier we have put together this list of popular modern wedding songs plus all those classic wedding songs.
Wedding Ceremony Songs…
Start off your celebration with these super romantic ceremony songs!
Walking down the aisle:
- Marry You – Bruno Mars
- Rhythm Of Love – Plain White T’s
- Just a Kiss – Lady Antebellum
- Just the way you are – Bruno Mars
- Marry Me – Train
- Every time we touch – Cascada (slow version)
- A moment like this – Kelly Clarkson
- A Thousand Years – Christina Perri
- I’m Yours – Jason Mraz
- I Won’t Give Up – Jason Mraz
- Songbird by Eva Cassidy
Classical:
- Pachelbel’s Canon – Johaan Pachelebel
- Ave Maria – Franz Schubert or Bach
- To a Wild Rose – Edward MacDowell
- Air (On A G String) – Bach
- The Water is Wide (Gift of Love) – Traditional
Recessional & signing register songs…
You’ve said ‘I do’, and now it’s time to make it official! Have these tunes playing in the background while everyone wipes away their happy tears.
Modern:
- Bubbly – Colbie Caillat
- Everything – Michael Buble
- This Ole Love – Lior
- You’ve Got the Love – Florence & the Machine
- Halo – Beyonce
- Paradise – Coldplay
- Just A Boy – Angus & Julia Stone
- Lucky – Jason Mraz
- Mine – Taylor Swift
- I Do – Colbie Caillat
- Put You In A Song – Keith Urban
- Love Lost – The Temper Trap
- I’d Rather Be With You – Joshua Radin
- This Will Be (an everlasting love) – Natalie Cole
Classical:
- Wedding March – Felix Mendelssoh
- Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring – Bach
- Ode to Joy – Beethoven
- Spring (from Four Seasons) – Antonio Vivaldi
- Finale (from Water Music) – George F. Handel
First Dance Wedding Songs…
It’s time for your first dance as newlyweds, which means you need to pick the perfect first dance song!
Modern:
- Bubbly – Colbie Caillat
- I’m Yours – Jason Mraz
- I Won’t Give Up – Jason Mraz
- Everything – Michael Buble
- This Ole Love – Lior
- We Found Love – Rihanna Ft. Calvin Harris
- I don’t want this night to end – Luke Byran
- Just a Kiss – Lady Antebellum
- Halo – Beyonce
- We Will Know What It Is – Seeker Lover Keeper
- At Last – Etta James or Beyonce
- What The World Needs Now – Jackie DeShannon
- You and Me – Lifehouse
- Your Song – Elton John
- Come Away With Me – Norah Jones
- Stuck With U – Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande
Classical/ Traditional:
(Use the instrumental arrangements of these songs)
- The Way You Look Tonight – Jerome Kern
- The Music of the Night – from Phantom of the Opera
- Unforgettable – Gordon
- It Had to Be You – Jones & Kahn
- Moon River – Henry Mancini
- Waltz in A-flat Major, Op. 39, No .15 – Brahms
- Sleeping Beauty Waltz – Tchaikovsky
Wedding Dance Songs…
Get the whole bridal party involved in an unforgettable spectacle or use these as just some fun freestyle tunes for the dance floor!
- The Time (Dirty Bit) – The Black Eyed Peas
- The Way You Make Me Feel – Michael Jackson
- What The World Needs Now – Jackie DeShannon
- You’ve Got The Love – Florence and the Machine
- Better Together – Jack Johnson
- This year’s Love – David Grey
- We Found Love – Rihanna Ft. Calvin Harris
- Good Feeling – Flo Rida
- You make me feel – Cobra Starship
- You da one – Rihanna
- Beauty and a Beat – Justin Bieber ft. Nicki Minaj
- Walking On A Dream – Empire of the Sun
- Call me maybe – Carly Rae Jepsen
- Sitting on Top of the World – Delta Goodrem
- Fight For You – Jason Derulo
- Take Care – Drake (featuring Rihanna)
- Need Your Love – The Temper Trap
- What Makes You Beautiful – One Direction
- Count on Me – Bruno Mars
- Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder
- September – Earth, Wind and Fire
- Say Hey (I love you) – Michael Franti and Spearhead
- My Girl – The Temptations
More Classical Wedding Songs…
Add a touch of old-world charm and class with some of these classical compositions.
- Arrival of the Queen of Sheba – Handel,
- Canon in D – Pachelbel
- Flower Duet (Lakmé) – Delibes
- Minuet For String Quartet – Boccherini
- Nimrod from Enigma Variations – Elgar
- Sheep May Safely Graze – Bach
- Sleepers Awake – Bach
- Symphony No.6 – Pastorale – Beethoven
- The Four Seasons – Spring – Vivaldi
- Water Music : In D Alla Hornpipe – Handel
- Wedding March – Mendlessohn
- Voi Che Sapete from Marriage of Figaro – Mozart
Songs not to play…
Many brides have specifically asked DJs not to play some songs. These are some of the most popular un-requested!
- Macarena – Los del RÃo
- I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston
- My Heart Will Go On – Celine Dion
- Achy Breaky Heart – Billy Ray Cyrus
- Chicken Dance
- Conga
- YMCA
Still didn’t find what you were looking for? For something a bit different checkout our Wedding Songs for the Alternative Bride.
