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80 Wedding Song Ideas For Every Wedding Moment

Wedding planning is full of difficult decisions. What style of wedding dress do I want? What will my color scheme be? How do I get the seating chart just right? Maybe you know exactly what you want or maybe you figure it out as you go. One part of the wedding day planning that always proves to be a challenge is the music. Here are some song suggestions for each wedding moment, drawn from my personal favorites as well as favorites from weddings I have worked, ranging from classically romantic to uniquely fun and quirky.

Processional

Before the Bride - Groom, Parents, Flower Girl/Ring Bearer, Wedding Party

  • All of Me - John Legend

  • Air on G String - Bach

  • I Prayed For You - 4th + Main

  • Suite for Solo Cello - Bach

  • You Are The Reason - Callum Scott

  • Beneath Your Beautiful - Labrinth ft Emeli Sande

  • Make You Feel My Love - Adele cover

  • Flightless Bird, American Mouth - Iron & Wine

  • La Vie En Rose - Daniela Andrade cover

  • Speechless - Dan + Shay

  • Tenerife Sea - Ed Sheeran

  • Feels Like Home - Chantal Kreviazuk

  • This is It - Scotty McCreery

Here Comes the Bride

All eyes on you Babe!

  • I Get to Love You - Ruelle

  • Canon in D - Johann Pachelbel

  • Clare de Lune - Claude Debussy

  • A Thousand Years - Christina Perri (The Piano Guys for instrumental version)

  • Can’t Help Falling in Love - Elvis Presley (Haley Reinhart’s cover for a more modern take on the classic love song)

  • Love Never Fails - Brandon Heath

  • Falling Like the Stars - James Arthur

  • Make You Feel My Love - Adele cover

  • I Choose You - Ryann Darling

  • Perfect - Ed Sheeran & Beyonce

  • Take My Hand (The Wedding Song) - Emily Hackett & Will Anderson

Recessional

You did the thang! Married at last!

  • Signed, Sealed, Delievered I’m Yours - Stevie Wonder

  • Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Michael Buble cover

  • 10,000 hours - Dan + Shay

  • Love Never Felt So Good - Michael Jackson

  • Marry You - Bruno Mars

  • September - Earth Wind & Fire

  • Love on Top - Beyonce

  • Dancing in the Moonlight - Toploader

  • Better Together - Jack Johnson

  • Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Israel Kamakawiwo’ole

  • At Last - Etta James

  • Make You Mine - High Valley

  • This Will Be - Natalie Cole

Reception Entrance

Time to get the celebration started!

  • Higher Love- Whitney Houston

  • Crazy in Love - Beyonce

  • Uptown Funk - Bruno Mars

  • Can’t Stop the Feeling - Justin Timberlake

  • Happy - Pharrell Williams

  • Another One Bites the Dust - Queen

  • Bailar - Deorro ft Pitbull

  • Blinding Lights - The Weeknd

  • Adore You - Harry Styles

  • Just the Two of Us - Grover Washington Jr

  • This Is What You Came For - Calvin Harris ft Rhianna

  • Good as Hell - Lizzo

First Dance

Bride Tip: Ask the DJ to fade out to a new song or invite guests to join you after a minute or two if dancing to a full song is too much

  • Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran

  • Why I Love You - Major

  • I Choose You - Kiana Lede

  • I’m Gonna Be (500 miles) - Sleeping At Last for a modern romantic version of the song

  • Forever After All - Luke Combs

  • Latch (Acoustic) - Sam Smith

  • Best Part - H.E.R

  • Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton

  • Hold You In My Arms - Ray LaMontagne

  • And I Love Her - Passenger

  • Second Guessing - Florida Georgia Line

  • How Long Will I Love You - Ellie Goulding

  • You Make It Easy - Jason Aldean

  • When I Fall In Love - Celine Dion ft Clive Griffin

  • The Only Reason - JP Cooper

Father Daughter / Mother Son Dance

A little something special for the ones who made you who you are today

  • Slow Down - Nichole Nordeman

  • Boy - Lee Brice

  • Everything - Matthew John

  • I Loved Her First - Heartland

  • My Girl - The Temptations

  • Mama Hold My Hand - Aloe Blacc

  • Father’s Eyes - Amy Grant

  • The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra

  • Forever Young - Rod Stewart

  • Isn’t She Lovely - Stevie Wonder

  • Dance With My Daughter - Jason Blaine

  • That’s How Strong My Love Is - Otis Redding

  • Have I Told You Lately - Van Morrison

  • A Song For Mama - Boyz II Men

  • My Mother’s Eyes - Frankie Valli

  • The Perfect Fan - Backstreet Boys

I hope this list helps you find your perfect playlist to your wedding day. If you’ve already been married or know some perfect songs to add to the list. Drop them in the comments below to help future brides!

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