Ceremony song selections
Punctuating your wedding ceremony with special music choices can really make the moment. Whether you opt for the magic of live music or are playing your chosen tunes from a playlist – selecting songs that reflect your wedding day style or have meaningful connection to you and your partner, goes a long way to setting the tone of the day.
With endless options, it can be hard to narrow down your tracks of choice – and whether you’re keeping it traditional, using a modern mash-up or truly surprising guests with something completely out-of-the-box, looking through lists of ideas can be a great place to start.
So, open up a YouTube or Spotify browser (we’ve created Spotify playlists just for you), settle in and press play on our round-up of popular wedding ceremony song selection ideas from real couples.
AISLE
Simply the Best – Noah Reid
Riptide (acoustic cover) – Vance Joy, Gregory Alley
Bloom – Paper Kites
1+1 – Beyonce
I’m With You – Vance Joy
Fallin’ – Dylan Brady
Turning Page – Jae Hall
Home – Aaron Taylor
Canon in D Major – Johann Pachelbel
I’ll Be Your Mirror – The Velvet Underground, Nico
Everywhere – Fleetwood Mac
Old Pine – Ben Howard
I Get To Love You – Ruelle
How Long Will I Love You – Matt Johnson
Love Like This – Lauren Daigle
Can’t Help Falling In Love – Ingrid Michaelson
Stand By Me – Florence And The Machine
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic – Sleeping At Last
Latch (acoustic) – Sam Smith
What A Wonderful World – Thomas Law
Heaven Is A Place On Earth – Grace George
Tenerife Sea – Ed Sheeran
The Luckiest – Ben Folds
Heartbeats – Jose Gonzalez
Yu – Ziggy Alberts
Nothing Else – Angus and Julia Stone
Your Song – Elton John
If I Ain’t Got You – Alicia Keys
Over The Rainbow – Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
Marry You – Grace George
My Girl (acoustic) – Tiffany Alvord
Angels – The xx
Beyond – Leon Bridges
XO – John Mayer
Like Real People Do – Hozier
Dream Catch Me (acoustic) – Newton Faulkner
Grow Old With You – ortoPilot
Turning Page – Sydney Rose
La Vie En Rose – Daniela Andrade
I Won’t Let You Go – James Morrison
Lover – Taylor Swift
Check out our Spotify playlist of aisle songs.
SIGNING THE REGISTER
Can’t Help Falling In Love – Kina Grannis
Better Together – Jack Johnson
Saturday Sun – Vance Joy
Higher Love – James Vincent McMorrow
Mess Is Mine – Vance Joy
Ho Hey – The Lumineers
She Belongs To Me – Bob Dylan
Home – Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
Heroes – Vera Blue
You’ve Got the Love – Florence and the Machine
I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) – Sleeping At Last
Somewhere Only We Know – Lily Allen
Feels Like Home – Matt Johnson
Follow The Sun – Xavier Rudd
Skinny Love – Bon Iver
Can’t Get Enough Of Your Love – Taylor Dayne
Songbird – Eva Cassidy
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) – Amber Leigh Irish
You Make It Real – James Morrison
This Old Love – Lior
I Won’t Give Up – Jason Mraz
Sea Of Love – Cat Power
Crazy Love – Van Morrison
Mango Tree – Angus and Julia Stone
Boom Clap – Lennon & Maisy
I Will Wait – Mumford & Sons
Better Half Of Me – Tom Walker
Last Request – Paolo Nutini
How Will I Know – Sam Smith
Kiss Me – Ed Sheeran
I Want To Hold Your Hand – T.V. Carpio
Friday I’m In Love – Yo La Tengo
Let’s Stay Together – Al Green
Marry Me – Train
Real Love – Tom Odell
Fly Me To The Moon – Imaginary Future
Days Like This – Van Morrison
Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder
Magic – Coldplay
Wedding Song – Angus & Julia Stone
I Am Yours – Andy Grammar
Make You Feel My Love – Adele
I Will Spend My Whole Life Loving You – Imaginary Future, Kina Grannis
Love You Still – Tyler Shaw
Put A Little Love On Me – Niall Horan
Ordinary People – John Legend
Ocean Eyes – Alicia Keys
Teardrop – Newton Faulkner
Old Pine – Ben Howard
Check out our Spotify playlist of signing the register songs.
RECESSIONAL
This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) – Natalie Cole
World Of Our Love – Client Liaison
Dancing in the Moonlight – Toploader
Walking on Sunshine – Katrina and the Waves
Here Comes the Sun – The Beatles
Move on Up – Curtis Mayfield
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You – Frankie Valli
Shut Up And Dance – Walk The Moon
(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & Higher – Jackie Wilson
Burning Love – Elvis Presley
Baby I’m Yours – Arctic Monkeys
Inner Smile – Texas
Love On Top – Beyonce
First Day Of My Life – Bright Eyes
Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours) – Stevie Wonder
You Make My Dreams (Come True) – Daryl Hall & John Oates
Crazy In Love (feat. Jay-Z) – Beyonce, Jay-Z
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell
Lovely Day – Bill Withers
The Real Thing – Client Liaison
Love At First Sight – Kylie Minogue
Higher Love – Kygo, Whitney Houston
You Are The Best Thing – Ray LaMontagne
You’re My Best Friend – Queen
Love Will Keep Us Together – Captain and Tennille
ily (I Love You Baby) – Surf Mesa, Emilee
On Top Of The World – Imagine Dragons
Love You ‘Till The End – The Pogues
We Are Family – Sister Sledge
It Must Be Love – Madness
God Only Knows – The Beach Boys
September – Earth, Wind & Fire
Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Queen
Dog Days are Over – Florence and the Machine
That’s What’s Up – Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
Home – Phillip Phillips
My Baby Just Cares For Me – Nina Simone
You Can’t Hurry Love – The Supremes
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) – Marvin Gaye
Love Love Love – Avalanche City
Check out our Spotify playlist of wedding recessional songs.
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