Top 90 Wedding Songs

Whether your taste is traditional, trendy or in between, here are wedding songs to suit every style.
By: 
Tracey Porpora

Pre-Ceremony

Music Style

Song Title

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Traditional 1. Water Music (Handel) A Brides Guide To Wedding Music - A Bride's Guide to Wedding Music - Handel: Water Music, Air
  2. The Wedding Song (Paul Stookey) Noel Paul Stookey - One Night Stand - Wedding Song (There Is Love
Popular 3. Bitter Sweet Symphony (The Verve) The Verve - Urban Hymns - Bittersweet Symphony
  4. A Day Without Rain (Enya) Aoibheann - Tribute to Enya - A Day Without Rain
  5. By Your Side (Sade) Sade - Lovers Rock - By Your Side
Modern 6. Clocks (Coldplay) Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head - Clocks
  7. Rainbow Connection (Sarah McLachlan) Sarah McLachlan - For the Kids - The Rainbow Connection

 

 

Bridal Party Entrance

Music Style

Song Title

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Traditional 8. Canon in D (Pachelbel) Pachelbel's Canon In D Major - Pachelbel's Canon In D Major (Piano) - Single - Pachelbel's Canon In D Major (Pano) Cannon In D, Kanon In
  9. Trumpet Tune (Purcell) A Brides Guide To Wedding Music - A Bride's Guide to Wedding Music - Purcell: Trumpet Tune
  10. Autumn (Vivaldi) Candida Thompson, Henk Rubingh, Jan Jansen, Janine Jansen, Julian Rachlin, Liz Kenny, Maarten Jansen & Stacey Watton - Vivaldi: the Four Seasons Etc - The Four Seasons: Violin Concerto in F Major, RV 293,
Popular 11. Café del Mar (Nalin & Kane) Energy 52 - Cafe Del Mar (Nalin & Kane Remix) - Single - Cafe Del Mar
  12. Clair de Lune (Ocean’s Eleven) Dieter Goldmann - Cinema Classics, Vol. 2 - Suite Bergamasque: Clair de Lune (From Oceans's 11)
Modern 13. Forrest Gump Suite (theme from the film) Alan Silvestri - Forrest Gump - The Soundtrack - Forrest Gump Suite
  14. Now We Are Free (Zimmer and Gerard) Hans Zimmer & Lisa Gerrard - Gladiator - Now We Are Free

 

 

Bride’s Entrance

Music Style

Song Title

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Traditional 15. Wedding March (Mendelssohn) A Brides Guide To Wedding Music - A Bride's Guide to Wedding Music - Mendelssohn: Wedding March
  16. Hymne (Vangelis) The Stars - VANGELIS - HYMNE (Vangelis)
Popular 17. Flora’s Secret (Enya) Vitamin String Quartet - The String Quartet Tribute to Enya - Dreams - Flora's Secret
  18. Trumpet Tune & Air (Purcell) André Marchal - First Recordings: Paris 1936 & 1948 - Trumpet Tune and Air (Purcell)
  19. Fantasia On Greensleeves (English folk song) Academy of St. Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner - Fantasia On Greensleeves - English Folk Song Suite: III. March: Folk Songs from Somerset
Modern 20. You Raise Me Up (Josh Groban) Josh Groban - Closer - You Raise Me Up
  21. The Prayer (Bocelli and Dion) Andrea Bocelli & Céline Dion - Sogno - The Prayer

 

 

Recessional

Music Style

Song Title

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Traditional 22. La Rejouissance (Handel) English Concert & Trevor Pinnock - Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks (Original Version 1749) - Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV351 (1749): La Réjouissance
  23. Allegro Maestoso (Handel) A Bride's Collection of Traditional Wedding Music - Will Taylor - A Bride's Collection of Traditional Wedding Music - Will Taylor - GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL: Water Music: Allegro Maestoso - String Q
  24. Spring (Vivaldi) St. Petersburg Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra, Pavel Popov & Stanislav Gorkovenko - The 50 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music - The Four Seasons (Le Quattro Stagioni) - Concerto for Violin in E Major, RV 269, Op. 8:1,
Popular 25. Is This Love (Bob Marley) Bob Marley - Legend (Remastered) [Bonus Tracks] - Is This Love
  26. Ode to Joy (Beethoven) Beecham Choral Society, Rene Leibowitz & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Classical Music Library: The Essential Collection, Vol. 4 -
Modern 27. Beautiful Day (U2) U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind - Beautiful Day
  28. All You Need Is Love (The Beatles) The Beatles Chillout Experience - The Beatles Chillout Tribute - All You Need Is Love

 

Reception Music: Couple’s Entrance

Music Style

Song Title

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Traditional 29. Grand March from Aida (Verdi) Leonard Bernstein & New York Philharmonic - Great Marches - Grand March from Aida
  30. Love’s Theme (Barry White) Barry White & The Love Unlimited Orchestra - Gold - Love's Theme
Popular 31. Pick Up the Pieces (Average White Band) Average White Band - AWB - Pick Up the Pieces
  32. Chariots of Fire (Vangelis) Marston Smith - Romance of Cello - Chariots of Fire (Vangelis)
  33. We Will Rock You (Queen) Queen - Queen: Greatest Hits I & II - We Will Rock You
  34. Baba O’Reilly (The Who) The Who - Who's Next - Baba O'Riley
Modern 35. When I Get You Alone (Thicke) Thicke - A Beautiful World - When I Get You Alone
  36. Let’s Get It Started (Black Eyed Peas) Black Eyed Peas - Elephunk - Let's Get It Started (Spike Mix) [Bonus Track]
  37. Crazy in Love (Beyoncé /Jay-Z) Beyoncé - Dangerously In Love - Crazy In Love

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First Dance Wedding Songs

Music Style

Song Title

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Traditional 38. At Last (Etta James) Etta James - At Last! (Remastered) - At Last
  39. This Will Be (Natalie Cole) Natalie Cole - Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 - This Will Be (An Everlasting love)
  40. Unchained Melody (Righteous Brothers) Righteous Brothers - The Very Best of the Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody - Unchained Melody
  41. All I Ask of You (Phantom of the Opera) The Phantom of the Opera (Original London Cast) - The Phantom of the Opera - All I Ask of You
  42. When I Fall in Love (Nat King Cole) Nat
Popular 43. Crazy (Patsy Cline) Patsy Cline - Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits - Crazy
  44. Let’s Stay Together (Al Green) Al Green - Let's Stay Together - Let's Stay Together
  45. Have I Told You Lately (Van Morrison) Van Morrison - Van Morrison - The Movie Hits - Have I Told You Lately?
  46. I Can’t Help Falling in Love with You
(Elvis Presley)		 The King - Sounds Like Elvis Vol. 2 - I Can't Help Falling In Love With You
  47. Wonderful Tonight (Eric Clapton) Eric Clapton - 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight
Modern 48. You’re Still the One (Shania Twain) Shania Twain - Come on Over - You're Still the One
  49. Come Away with Me (Norah Jones) Norah Jones - Come Away With Me - Come Away With Me
  50. I Could Not Ask for More (Edwin McCain) Edwin McCain - Messenger - I Could Not Ask for More
  51.Truly Madly Deeply (Savage Garden) Savage Garden - Savage Garden - Truly Madly Deeply
  52. I Love You (Sarah McLachlan) Sarah McLachlan - Mirrorball - I Love You
  53. Making Memories of Us (Keith Urban) Keith Urban - Be Here - Making Memories of Us

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Father/Daughter Dance

Music Style

Song Title

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Traditional

54. Daddy’s Little Girl (Al Martino)

 Al Martino - Al Martino: Capitol Collectors Series - Daddy's Little Girl
  55. Thank Heaven for Little Girls (Maurice Chevalier) Maurice Chevalier & the M-G-M Studio Chorus - Gigi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Thank Heaven for Little Girls
  56. Sunrise, Sunset (Fiddler on the Roof) Cast and Company of Fiddler on the Roof - Fiddler On the Roof - Sunrise, Sunset
Popular

57. My Girl (The Temptations)

 The Temptations - My Girl: The Very Best of the Temptations - My Girl
  58. Wind Beneath My Wings (Bette Midler) Bette Midler - Experience the Divine - Wind Beneath My Wings
Modern

59. Hero (Mariah Carey)

 Mariah Carey - #1's - Hero
  60. My Little Girl (Tim McGraw) Tim McGraw - Tim McGraw: Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 - My Little Girl (From the Motion Picture
  61. I Hope You Dance (Lee Ann Womack) Lee Ann Womack - I Hope You Dance - I Hope You Dance

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Mother/Son Dance

Music Style

Song Title

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Traditional

62. What a Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong)

 Louis Armstrong - Louis Armstrong's All-Time Greatest Hits - What a Wonderful World
  63. You Are My Sunshine (Bill Henderson) Bill Henderson - Bill Henderson With the Oscar Peterson Trio - You Are My Sunshine
Popular

64. You’re the Inspiration (Chicago)

 Chicago - The Very Best of Chicago - Only the Beginning - You're the Inspiration
  65. Times of Your Life (Paul Anka) Paul Anka - The Best of the United Artists Years (1973-1977) - Times of Your Life
  66. In My Life (The Beatles) The Beatles Chillout Experience - The Beatles Chillout Tribute - In My Life
  67. Through the Years (Kenny Rogers) Kenny Rogers - 42 Ultimate Hits - Through the Years
Modern

68. Kind & Generous (Natalie Merchant)

 Natalie Merchant - Ophelia - Kind and Generous

 

 

Cake Cutting

Music Style

Song Title

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Traditional

69. Love & Marriage (Frank Sinatra)

 Frank Sinatra - The Capitol Years - Love and Marriage
  70. Sugar Sugar (Archies) The Archies - The Archies - Sugar, Sugar
Popular

71. How Sweet It Is (James Taylor)

 James Taylor - James Taylor: Greatest Hits - How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
  72. Lips Like Sugar (Echo & The Bunnymen) Echo & The Bunnymen - Echo & the Bunnymen - Lips Like Sugar
Modern

73. Love You Madly (Cake)

 Cake - Comfort Eagle - Love You Madly
  74. Sweetest Thing (U2) U2 - U218 Singles (Deluxe Version) - Sweetest Thing

 

 

Bouquet Toss

Music Style

Song Title

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Traditional

75. She’s a Lady (Tom Jones)

 Tom Jones - 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Tom Jones - She's a Lady
Popular

76. Girls Just Want to Have Fun (Cyndi Lauper)

 Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (Remastered) - Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Modern

77. Hollaback Girl (Gwen Stefani)

 Gwen Stefani - Love, Angel, Music, Baby - Hollaback Girl
 

78. Hey Ladies (Beastie Boys)

 Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique - Hey Ladies

 

 

Garter Toss

Music Style

Song Title

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Traditional

79. James Bond Theme

 John Arnold - The Best of Bond...James Bond - The James Bond Theme
Popular

80. Bad Boys (Inner Circle)

 Inner Circle - Crucial Reggae: Inner Circle - Bad Boys
  81. I’m Too Sexy (Right Said Fred) Right Said Fred - Up - I'm Too Sexy
Modern

82. Gettin' Jiggy Wit It (Will Smith)

 Will Smith - Will Smith: Greatest Hits - Gettin' Jiggy Wit It

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Last Dance Wedding Songs

Music Style

Song Title

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Traditional

83. Last Dance (Donna Summer)

 Donna Summer - Greatest Hits - Last Dance
  84. New York, New York (Frank Sinatra) Frank Sinatra - Nothing But the Best - The Frank Sinatra Collection (Remastered) - Theme from New York, New York
  85. Almost Like Being in Love (Nat King Cole) Nat
Popular

86. Happy Together (Buck Wild)

 Buck Wild - Beat Me Silly - Happy Together
  87. What a Wonderful World (Joey Ramone) Joey Ramone - Don't Worry About Me - What a Wonderful World
Modern

88. Good Riddance (Green Day)

 Green Day - International Superhits! - Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
  89. Save the Last Dance for Me (Michael Bublé) Michael Bublé - It's Time - Save the Last Dance for Me
  90. Closing Time (Semisonic) Semisonic - 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Semisonic - Closing Time