COMPREHENSIVE WEDDING SONG IDEA LIST || FROM CEREMONY MUSIC TO THE LAST DANCE
Here I have curated a list of wedding song ideas that are perfect for various moments of your big day, from the ceremony to the last dance to fit all music styles! For most events (bride processional, first dances, etc.) you will only use a small portion of the song, so you can select your favorite part and give the time information to your DJ or Band. While wedding planning, I created this playlist of all of these songs, and would add new songs each time I heard one I liked when I was out and about. I would listen to the playlist while driving to work or during a planning session and favorite the ones that I felt were the most powerful or meaningful to us.
Ceremony:
Wedding Party or Bride Processional (many of these would also make great first dance songs): For our wedding, we used an instrumental song for the wedding party processional and a more powerful song with vocals for the bride processional- it helped distinguish between the different moments.
"Canon in D" by Johann Pachelbel
"A Thousand Years" by Christina Perri
"Marry Me" by Train
"Here Comes the Sun" by The Beatles
“Here Comes the Sun (Piano Instrumental)” by Box of Music
"Perfect" by Ed Sheeran
"What a Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong
"I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston
"At Last" by Etta James
"Unchained Melody" by The Righteous Brothers
“I Can’t Help Falling in Love (Instrumental)” by Piano Dreamers
“Before You” by Benson Boone
“I Get to Love You” by Ruelle
“How Long Will I Love You” by Ellie Goulding
“Butterflies” by Abe Parker
“Forever and Ever and Always” by Ryan Mack
“Make You Feel My Love (Piano Version)” by At The Piano
“L-O-V-E (Instrumental)” by JJ Heller
“Holy Water” by Brett Eldredge
“Can’t Help Falling in Love” by Elvis Presley
“You’re Still the One” by Jonah Baker
“Perfect for Me” by Bradley Marshall
This one holds a special place in my heart since it was the song I walked down the aisle to.
“Better Than I Do” by Jenna
“Love Like This” by Lauren Daigle
Ceremony Exit
“Forever (Main Version)” by Chris Brown
“This Will Be” by Natalie Cole
“The Way You Look Tonight” by Frank Sinatra
Reception:
First Dance:
"All of Me" by John Legend
"Thinking Out Loud" by Ed Sheeran
"Amazed" by Lonestar
“The Way I Love You” by Michal Leah
“Last First Kiss” by Abe Parker
“Wonderful Tonight” by Eric Clapton
“Joy of My Life” by Chris Stapleton
“Then” by Brad Paisley
“You’re Still the One” Shania Twain
“Like I’m Gonna Lose You” by Meghan Trainor
“Perfect” by Ed Sheeran
“Yours” by Russell Dickerson
“Sweetest Thing” by Allman Brown
“My Best Friend” by Tim McGraw
“I Am Yours” by Andy Grammer
“Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” by Frankie Valli
“XO” by John Mayer
“Hold Me” by Stevie Wonder
“Speechless” by Dan + Shae
“Sunday Kind of Love” by Etta James
Parent Dances:
“When God Made You My Father” by Riley Roth
“Father and Daughter” by Paul Simon
“I Loved Her First” by Heartland
“My Little Girl” by Tim McGraw
"What a Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong
“Just Fishin’ ”
For any of the girls out there who grew up fishing with their dads like I did- this was the song for our Dad/Daughter dance! My dad put together a slideshow of photos of us fishing when I was little to play in the background.
“Like My Father” by Jax
"You'll Be in My Heart" by Phil Collins
“Always Love You” by Tyrone Wells
“Cinderella” by Steven Curtis Chapman
“Can She Have This Dance” by Drew Baldridge
Last Dance:
"Time of My Life" by Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
"Closing Time" by Semisonic
"What a Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong (for a timeless touch)
Click here for an Apple Music Playlist containing all of these song suggestions!
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