BestTraditional Wedding Songs

Musically, your wedding is divided into at least four sections. The wedding music begins with the Prelude. During this time, guests are arriving and being ushered into their seats.
When the Processional music begins, this bridal party will make their entrance. Ceremony music is played as the
bride and groom are married. The Recessional music is played as the newlyweds are departing the wedding site. Hopefully these lists help you plan the perfect play list for you perfect wedding day.
Traditional Wedding Songs
Prelude:
Antoine Fransicque Courante (from Three Lute Dances)
Camille Saint-Saena The Swan
Claude Debussy Clair de Lune
Claude Debussy Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Franz Schubert Ave Maria
Frederic Chopin Nocturne in E flat (Opus 9, No. 2)
George F. Handel Vida cor Meum
Henry Purcell Trumpet Tune in Air
Johann S. Bach Arioso
Johann S. Bach Cantata No. 29 (We Thank the Lord)
Johann Pachelbel Canon in D
Marc- Antoine Charpentier Te Deum Hymn 146: Prelude
Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky Waltz (from Sleeping Beauty, Act 1)
Ralph Vaughan Williams Greensleeves
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Adagio
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Minuet (from Don Giovanni)
Processional:
Andre Campra Rigaudon
Claudio Monteverde Toccata (from L’Orfeo)
Felix Mendelssohn Wedding March (from A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
Gabriel Faure Sanctus
Georg Philipp Telemann Heroic Marches
George F. Handel Let the Bright Seraphim
Giuseppe Verdi Triumphal March (from Aida)
Jeremiah Clarke Trumpet Voluntary (Prince of Denmark’s March)
Johann S. Bach Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
Leo Delibes Flower Duet (from Lakme)
Leon Boellmann Toccata Opus no. 25
Modest Mussorgsky Promenade (from Pictures at an Exhibition)
Richard Wagner Bridal March (Here Comes the Bride)
Samuel Sebastian Wesley Magnificent
Wolfgang Amedeus Mozart Romance for String Quartet
Ceremony:
Traditional weddings don’t usually feature music during the ceremony. However, feel free to make selections from the Processional or Prelude list for this portion of your wedding.
Recessional:
Antonio Vivaldi “Spring” Allegro (from The Four Seasons)
Antonio Vivaldi “Winter” Largo (from The Four Seasons)
Cesar Franck Andantino
Christoph W. Gluck Minuet, Melody (from Orfeo ed Euriduce)
Claude Debussy Reverie
Edward Elgar Salut D’Amour
Enrique Granados Lento con Tenerezza
Frederic Chopin Cantabile in B-flat Major
George F. Handel Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
George F. Handel Hornpipe (from Watermusic)
George F. Handel La Rejouissance (from The Royal Fireworks)
Leon Boellmann Verset
Ludwig von Beethovan Ode to Joy
Ludwig von Beethovan Romanza
Thomas Dewey Whiter Thou Goest
Contemporary Wedding Songs
Prelude:
Andrea Bocelli Prayer
Carpenters We’ve Only Just Begun
Celine Dion Ave Maria
Clay Aiken The Way
Dean Martin Memories are Made of This
Dire Straits Romeo & Juliet
Eva Cassidy Over the Rainbow
Katie Melua Call off the Search
Kenny G The Wedding Song
Linda Ronstadt Don’t Know Much
Mariah Carey When I Saw You
Mary Chapin Carpenter Grow Old With Me
Stevie Wonder These Three Words
Sting Fields of Gold
Tim McGraw My Best Friend
Processional :
98 Degrees I Do (Cherish You)
Aerosmith I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing
Alicia Keyes If I Ain’t Got You
Blessed Union of Souls When She Comes
Celine Dion When I Fall in Love
Lionel Ritchie Truly
Luther Vandross Here and Now
Martina McBride There You Are
Richard Marx Now and Forever
Richard Marx Right Here Waiting
Tracy Byrd Keeper of the Stars
Ceremony:
Beatles When I’m Sixty-Four
Elvis Presley Can’t Help Falling In Love
Enya Only Time
Etta James At Last
Louis Armstrong What A Wonderful World
Norah Jones Come Away With Me
John Michael Montgomery I Swear
Platters With This Ring
Nat King Cole Unforgettable
Nick Lachey This I Swear
Recessional:
Al Green Love is a Beautiful Thing
Barry White My First, My Last, My Everything
Case Happily Ever After
Coors Breathless
Dixie Chicks Cowboy, Take Me Away
Faith Hill This Kiss
Harry Connick Jr. It Had to Be You
James Taylor How Sweet it is (to Be Loved by You)
Johnny Cash If I Were a Carpenter
Kelly Clarkson A Moment Like This
Nina Simone Here Comes the Sun
Ray Charles Hallelujah, I Love Her So
Shania Twain From This Moment
U2 Beautiful Day
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