158 songs, 10 lists
Wedding songs for every moment
A wedding needs about ten different songs, and each has a different job. Here they are in the order the day runs, from the walk down the aisle to the last one of the night.
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- 01
Walking down the aisle
- Canon in D, Johann Pachelbel
- A Thousand Years, Christina Perri
- Can't Help Falling in Love, Elvis Presley
- 02
Signing the register
- The Voyage, Christy Moore
- Songbird, Eva Cassidy
- Have I Told You Lately, Van Morrison
- 03
Walking back up the aisle
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours), Stevie Wonder
- All You Need Is Love, The Beatles
- You Make My Dreams, Hall & Oates
- 04
Drinks reception
- Moondance, Van Morrison
- Brown Eyed Girl, Van Morrison
- Fly Me to the Moon, Frank Sinatra
- 05
Entrance to the reception
- Crazy in Love, Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z
- Uptown Funk, Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
- I Gotta Feeling, Black Eyed Peas
- 06
First dance
- At Last, Etta James
- Can't Help Falling in Love, Elvis Presley
- The Way You Look Tonight, Frank Sinatra
- 07
Father and daughter dance
- My Girl, The Temptations
- Isn't She Lovely, Stevie Wonder
- Father and Daughter, Paul Simon
- 08
Cutting the cake
- Sugar, Sugar, The Archies
- How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You), James Taylor
- I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch), Four Tops
- 09
Last song of the night
- Don't Stop Believin', Journey
- Mr. Brightside, The Killers
- (I've Had) The Time of My Life, Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
- 10
Irish wedding songs
- The Voyage, Christy Moore
- Have I Told You Lately, Van Morrison
- Falling Slowly, Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová
How to choose
Start with the three that matter most to you, usually the aisle, the first dance and the last song, and let your band or DJ fill the gaps. They do this every weekend and know what works in a room.
Read the words of anything slow before you commit. A surprising number of famous love songs turn out to be about someone leaving.
Getting married in a church? Ask about the music early. Some priests and ministers want sacred music during the ceremony itself.
Need someone to play them? Ceremony musicians, bands and DJs.
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