Popular Ceremony and Reception Songs

Personalize your wedding from start to finish with memorable music and meaningful songs.

These categorized lists of popular wedding songs, both traditional and non-traditional, will help you build the ideal playlist for your ceremony and reception.

Popular Wedding Songs – Prelude Songs

• “Adagio from Sonata in E-Flat” – Mozart
• “Air” (from Water Music) – Handel
• “Air On The G String” (from Orchestral Suite No. 3) – Bach
• “Allegro from Brandenburg Concerto #4 in G” – Bach
• “Nocturne In E Flat, Op. 9 No. 2” – Chopin
• “Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Faun” – Debussy
• “So This Is Love” (instrumental “Cinderella”) – David, Hoffman, Livingston
• “Waltz” (from Sleeping Beauty Act 1) – Tchaikovsky

Popular Wedding Songs – Processional Songs

• “Winter Largo, Four Seasons” – Vivaldi
• “Oboe Concerto” – Handel
• “Bridal Chorus” – Wagner
• “Canon in D” – Pachabel
• “Overture” (from Royal Fireworks Music) – Handel
• “Air” (from Water Music) – Handel
• “Trumpet Voluntary” – Jeremiah Clark
• “To A Wild Rose” – MacDowell
• “Pathetique Sonata” – Beethoven
• “Gymnopedie, No. 1” – Satie

Popular Wedding Songs – Traditional Bride’s Entrance Songs

• “Bridal Chorus” – Wagner
• “Canon in D” – Pachabel
• “Here Comes the Sun” – The Beatles
• “Guitar Concerto in D Major” – Vivaldi
• “Winter Largo, Four Seasons” – Vivaldi
• “Trumpet Voluntary” – Jeremiah Clark
• “Air” (from Water Music) – Handel
• “Overture” (from Royal Fireworks Music) – Handel
• “Canzon V” – Giovanni Gabrieli
• “See The Conqu’ing Hero” – Handel
• “Larghetto” (from Xerxes) – Handel
• “Oboe Concerto” – Handel
• “Toccata” – Monteverdi
• “Te Deum” – Charpentier
• “Sonatas For Organ, OP. 65, No. 3”
• “Trumpet Tune” – Purcell
• “Trumptet Concerto in D” – Telemann
• “Promenade” – Mussorgsky
• “To A Wild Rose” – MacDowell
• “Pathetique Sonata” – Beethoven “Gymnopedie, No. 1” – Satie

Non-Traditional & Modern Bride’s Entrance Songs

• “Hey Soul Sister” – Train
• “You and I” – Ingrid Michaelson
• “Only You” – Joshua Radin
• “Love and Some Verses” – Iron & Wine
• “Hearts & Bones” – Paul Simon
• “Rhythm of Love” – Plain White T’s
• “I Found a Reason” – Cat Power
• “The Dress Looks Nice on You” – Sufjan Stevens
• “They Bring Me to You” – Joshua Radin
• “Oh, It is Love?” – Hellogoodbye

Popular Wedidng Songs – Recessional Songs

• “Signed, Sealed, Delivered” – Stevie Wonder
• “All You Need is Love” – The Beatles
• “This Will Be (an Everlasting Love)” – Natalie Cole
• “Autumn – Four Seasons” – Vivaldi
• “First Movement from Brandenburg Concerto #1 in F” – J.S. Bach
• “Hornpipe” (from Water Music) – Handel
• “La Rejouissance” (from Royal Fireworks Music) – Handel
• “Arrival of the Queen of Sheba” (from Soloman) – Handel
• “Sonata in G” – Tartini

Non-Traditional & Modern Recessional Songs

• “Home” – Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
• “5 Years Time” – Noah & The Whale
• “Higher Love” – Steve Winwood
• “Wouldn’t it be Nice” – The Beach Boys
• “Somebody Like You” – Keith Urban
• “Is This Love” – Bob Marley
• “Beautiful Day” – U2
• “Two of Us” – Beatles

Popular Wedding Songs – First Dance Songs

• “Amazed” – Lonestar
• “From This Moment” – Shania Twan & Bryan White
• “At Last” – Etta James
• “When You Say Nothing At All” – Allison Krause
• “All My Life” – K-Ci & Jojo
• “I Knew I Loved You Before I Met You” – Savage Garden
• “Wonderful Tonight” – Eric Clapton
• “It’s Your Love” – Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
• “My Best Friend” – Tim McGraw
• “You’re The First, The Last, My Everything” – Barry White
• “Cross My Heart” – George Straight
• “Way You Look Tonight” – Frank Sinatra
• “Could Not Ask For More” – Edwin McCain Messenger
• “Spend My Life With You” – Eric Benet & Tamia
• “When I Said I Do” – Clint Black & Lisa Hartman-Black
• “Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing” – Aerosmith/Mark Chestnutt
• “True Companion” – Marc Cohen
• “Here and Now” – Luther Vandross
• “Everything I Do” – Bryan Adams
• “What A Wonderful World” – Louis Armstrong
• “I Finally Found Someone” – Barbra Striesand & Bryan Adams
• “Truly, Madly, Deeply” – Savage Garden
• “You Had Me At Hello” – Kenny Chesney
• “Unchained Melody” – Righteous Brothers
• “Could I Have This Dance” – Anne Murray
• “It Had To Be You” – Harry Connick, Jr.
• “I Do, Cherish You” – 98 Degrees/Mark Wills
• “Because You Loved Me” – Celine Dion
• “To Make You Feel My Love” – Garth Brooks
• “Unforgettable” – Natalie Cole
• “Keeper Of The Stars” – Tracy Byrd
• “Endless Love” – Lionel Richie & Diana Ross
• “Breathe” – Faith Hill
• “You and I” – Eddie Rabbitt & Crystal Gayle
• “Love of a Lifetime” – Firehouse
• “All The Way” – Celine Dion & Frank Sinatra
• “Valentine” – Martina McBride & Jim Brickman
• “For You” – Kenny Lattimore
• “Warm Love” – Van Morrison
• “In Your Eyes” – Peter Gabriel
• “When I Fall In Love” – Natalie Cole
• “You Are So Beautiful” – Joe Cocker
• “Always & Forever” – Heatwave
• “Love Of My Life” – Jim Brickman
• “Give Me Forever” – John Tesh & James Ingram
• “Have I Told You Lately” – Rod Stewart
• “I Swear” – John Michael Montgomery
• “Just The Way You Are” – Billy Joel
• “Love Of My Life” – Sammy Kershaw
• “Angel Eyes” –- Jeff Healy Band
• “Into The Mystic” – Van Morrison

Non-Traditional & Modern First Dance Songs

• “Question” – Old 97’s
• “Only You” – Joshua Radin
• “Marry Me” – Train
• “I’m Yours” – Jason Mraz
• “Northern Sky” – Nick Drake
• “You Are the Best Thing” – Ray Lamontagne
• “Ice Cream” – Sarah MacLachlan
• “Somebody Like You” – Keith Urban
• “Crash” – Dave Matthews Band
• “No One’s Gonna Love You” – Band of Horses
• “Home” – Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
• “Wild Horses” – The Sundays
• “Trouble” – Ray Lamontagne
• “Love Song” – The Cure
• “Kiss Me” – Sixpence None the Richer
• “You’re Just Too Good To Be True” – Lauryn Hill

Our list of R&B Wedding Songs has even more great first dance songs!

Popular Wedding Songs – Father/Daughter Dance Songs

• “Because You Loved Me” – Celine Dion
• “Butterfly Kisses” – Bob Carlisle
• “Daddy’s Hands” – Holly Dunn
• “Daddy’s Little Girl” – Al Martino
• “Daughter of Mine” – John McDermott
• “Have I Told You Lately” – Rod Stewart
• “Isn’t She Lovely” – Stevie Wonder
• “Hero” – Mariah Carey
• “My Girl” – Temptations
• “My Special Angel” – Bobby Helms
• “Sunrise Sunset” – Fiddler On The Roof
• “The Men In My Little Girl’s Life” – Mike Douglas
• “Through The Years” – Kenny Rogers
• “Wind Beneath My Wings” – Bette Midler
• “Turn Around” – Harry Balafonte
• “Wild World” – Cat Stevens
• “I Wish You Love” – Dean Martin

Non-Traditional & Modern Father/Daughter Dance Songs

• “Forever Young” – Bob Dylan
• “The One Who Knows” – Dar Williams
• “Sweet Child O’ Mine” – Guns N’ Roses (or Cheryl Crow version)
• “Changes” – Ozzy Osbourne

Popular Wedding Songs – Mother/Son Dance Songs

• “A Song For My Son” – Bobby Morganstein
• “A Song For Mama” – Boyz II Men
• “Because You Loved Me” – Celine Dion
• “I Am Your Child” – Barry Manilow
• “I Wish You Love” – Natalie Cole
• “Through The Years” – Kenny Rogers
• “Times of Your Life” – Paul Anka
• “You’re The Inspiration” – Chicago
• “What A Wonderful World” – Louis Armstrong
• “Wind Beneath My Wings” – Bette Midler

Popular Wedding Songs – Last Dance Songs

• “Take Me Home Tonight” – Eddie Money
• “As Times Go By” – Jimmy Durante
• “Goodnight Sweetheart” – Spaniels
• “Always & Forever” – Heatwave
• “Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)” – Green Day
• “Hit The Road Jack” – Ray Charles
• “I’ve Had The Time Of My Live” – B. Medley/J. Warnes
• “Joy To The World” – Three Dog Night
• “Let’s Get It On” – Marvin Gaye
• “My Way” – Frank Sinatra
• “Save The Best For Last” – Vanessa Williams
• “The Last Dance” – Frank Sinatra
• “That’s What Friends Are For” – Dionne Warwick
• “Wonderful Tonight” – Eric Clapton
• “Last Dance” – Donna Summer
• “Na Na Hey Hey” – Steam
• “Theme From New York, New York (Remastered Album Version)” – Frank Sinatra
• “Taking You Home (LP Version)” – Don Henley
• “Summer Wind (Remastered Album Version)” – The Frank Sinatra Collection
• “What A Wonderful World” – Louis Armstrong

Got any to add to the list? We’d love to hear from you! Send us an e-mail - (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)