Wedding Music Ideas for a newly married couple

Wedding Ceremony Music Ideas: A Celebrant’s Guide for Each Moment of Your DayWedding Ceremony Music Ideas: A Celebrant’s Guide for Each Moment of Your Day

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Wedding Ceremony Music Ideas: A Celebrant’s Guide for Each Moment of Your Day

Planning a wedding comes with so many exciting decisions — and choosing the right music is one of the most memorable. As a Marriage Celebrant, I’ve found that most couples like to include music at three key moments:

  • Before the ceremony (guest arrival / processional)
  • During the signing of the certificates
  • At the end (your joyful recessional)

I provide recorded music and a professional, copyright‑compliant sound system as part of my service, so you can simply choose the songs you love and enjoy the moment.

Below is a curated list of ideas across different styles — from timeless classics to modern favourites.

🎵 Popular & Modern Love Songs

  • All of Me — John Legend
  • Amazed — Lonestar
  • Annie’s Song — John Denver
  • At Last — Etta James
  • A Thousand Years — Christina Perri
  • Best Part of Me — Busby Marou
  • Better Together — Jack Johnson
  • Can’t Help Falling in Love — Elvis Presley
  • Come Away with Me — Norah Jones
  • Dog Days Are Over — Florence + The Machine
  • Everything — Michael Bublé
  • Everything Is Awesome — Tegan and Sara
  • First Day of My Life — Bright Eyes
  • From This Moment On — Bryan White
  • Happy Together — The Turtles
  • I Found Love (Cindy’s Song) — BeBe & CeCe Winans
  • I Won’t Give Up — Jason Mraz
  • I Swear — All‑4‑One
  • Like I’m Gonna Lose You — Meghan Trainor
  • Let’s Stay Together — Al Green
  • Let’s Stick Together — Bryan Ferry
  • Make You Feel My Love — Adele
  • Marry Me — Train
  • Marry You — Bruno Mars
  • Pachelbel’s Canon in D — Pachelbel String Quartet
  • Run the Red Light — British India
  • Sea of Love — Cat Power
  • Thinking Out Loud — Ed Sheeran
  • Tiny Dancer — Elton John
  • Today — Brad Paisley
  • Tonight, Tonight — Smashing Pumpkins
  • Truly Madly Deeply — Savage Garden
  • When God Made You — NewSong
  • Why I Love You — Major
  • You’ve Got the Love — Florence + The Machine

🎻 Traditional & Classical Wedding Music

Perfect for elegant entrances or signing moments.

  • Allegro Maestoso — Handel
  • Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 — Bach
  • Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 — Bach
  • Coronation March — Sir William Walton
  • Fugue in E‑Flat Major — Bach
  • Hallelujah Chorus — Handel
  • Ode to Joy — Beethoven
  • Spring (The Four Seasons) — Vivaldi
  • Arrival of the Queen of Sheba — Handel
  • Toccata — Widor
  • Tuba Tune in D — Craig Sellar Lang
  • Wedding March — Mendelssohn

🎙️ Oldies But Goodies

Timeless, soulful, and perfect for romantic ceremonies.

  • You’re All I Need to Get By — Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
  • Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours) — Stevie Wonder
  • Do You Believe in Magic — The Lovin’ Spoonful
  • Dancing in the Moonlight — King Harvest
  • Gimme Some Lovin’ — The Spencer Davis Group
  • You Are the Best Thing — Ray LaMontagne
  • Just the Two of Us — Bill Withers
  • The Best Is Yet to Come — Frank Sinatra
  • At Last — Etta James
  • Can’t Take My Eyes Off You — Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
  • The Way You Look Tonight — Frank Sinatra
  • Let’s Stay Together — Al Green
  • Hallelujah I Love Her So — Ray Charles
  • Baby I Need Your Loving — Four Tops
  • This Magic Moment — The Drifters

🎧 Contemporary Hits for a Modern Ceremony

  • Love Never Felt So Good — Michael Jackson & Justin Timberlake
  • Best Day of My Life — American Authors
  • Home — Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
  • Dog Days Are Over — Florence + The Machine
  • Strawberry Swing — Coldplay
  • The Way I Am — Ingrid Michaelson
  • Accidentally in Love — Counting Crows
  • Us — Regina Spektor
  • First Day of My Life — Bright Eyes
  • Good Life — OneRepublic
  • Beautiful Day — U2
  • Crazy in Love — Beyoncé & Jay‑Z
  • I Do — Colbie Caillat
  • Happy — Pharrell Williams
  • Halo — Beyoncé

🤠 Country Classics for a Heartfelt Ceremony

  • This Kiss — Faith Hill
  • I Want Crazy — Hunter Hayes
  • Bless the Broken Road — Rascal Flatts
  • Deeper Than the Holler — Randy Travis
  • Cowboy Take Me Away — The Chicks
  • Somebody Like You — Keith Urban
  • Just to See You Smile — Tim McGraw
  • Amazed — Lonestar
  • Ain’t Nothin’ ’Bout You — Brooks & Dunn
  • Sunday Kind of Love — Reba McEntire
  • I Need You — LeAnn Rimes
  • Forever and Ever, Amen — Randy Travis
  • We Danced Anyway — Deana Carter
  • Stuck Like Glue — Sugarland
  • Suds in the Bucket — Sara Evans