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Popular Ceremony and Reception Songs
Make song selections for every element of your wedding, from the bride’s entrance to the last dance.
These categorized lists of popular wedding songs will help you get started making your ceremony and reception playlists.
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
Pre-Processional Songs
- Trumpet Voluntary - Jeremiah Clark
- Air (From Water Music) - Handel
- Sunrise, Sunset - Sheldon Harnick & Jerry Bock (Fiddler on the Roof)
- Emperor’s Hymn - Haydn Canzon V - Giovanni Gabrieli
- Son. No 3 Detta Del Niccolini - Girolamo Fantini
- “Winter" Largo, Four Seasons - Vivaldi
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
Bride’s Entrance Songs
- Bridal Chorus - Wagner
- Canon in D - Pachabel
- 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
Recessional Songs
- Hallelujah Chorus - Handel Ode To Joy - Beethoven
- 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
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
- 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
Father/Daughter Dance Songs
Mother/Son Dance Songs
- A Song For My Son - Mikki Viereck/Donna Lee Honeywell
- A Song For Mama - Boyz II Men
- Because You Loved Me - Celine Dion
- Boy Of Mine - Traditional
- 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
Cake Cutting Songs
- Chapel Of Love - Dixie Cups
- Cut The Cake - Average White Band
- Cuts Like A Knife - Bryan Adams
- Eat It - Wierd Al Yankovic
- The Bride Cuts The Cake - Traditional
- Grow Old With You - Adam Sandler
- Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benetar Happy Together - Turtles How Sweet It Is - James Taylor
- I Got You Babe - Sonny & Cher
- Jaws Theme - John Williams Love & Marriage - Frank SInatra
- Love Me Tender - Elvis Recipe For Love - Harry Connick, Jr.
- Sugar Sugar - Archies
Bouquet Toss/Garter Removal Songs
- Ladies Night - Kool & The Gang
- Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
- It’s Raining Men - Weather Girls
- Another One Bites The Dust - Queen Bad Boys - Inner Circle
- Bad To The Bone - George Thorogood
- Do Ya Think I’m Sexy - Rod Stewart
- I’m Too Sexy - Right Said Fred
- Jeopardy Theme
- Legs - ZZ Top
- Macho Man - Village People
- Man, I Feel Like A Woman - Shania Twain
- Pretty Woman - Roy Orbinson
- Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Top
- You Can Leave Your Hat On - Joe Cocker/Tom Jones
- You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate
- Talk Dirty To Me - Poison
- Naughty Naughty - John Parr
- Oh Yeah - Yello
- Mission Impossible Theme
Last Dance Songs
- As Times Go By - Jimmy Durante
- Goodnight Sweetheart - Spaniels
- Always & Forever - Heatwave
- Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) - Green Day
- Hit The Road Jack - Buster Poindexter
- 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
- New York New York - Frank Sinatra
- Taking You Home - Don Henley
- Summer Wind - Frank Sinatra
- What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
- Times of Your Life - Paul Anka
