Many bride’s try their best to steer away from tradition when it comes to planning their wedding ceremony songs because sometimes, Canon in D just doesn’t say much of the bride’s personality. If that’s the case, we have some suggestions for non traditional wedding ceremony songs you may like to consider along with some helpful tips.
Tip #1: retain classical elements during the bride’s processional
There are some viral youtube hits where couples dance their way into the wedding chapel to upbeat wedding ceremony songs, like Chris Brown’s ‘Forever,’ but it seems best to choose an instrumental version of a song you like. Guests will recognize the tune and hum along, but the lyrics and voice won’t be distracting to guests at this pivotal point in the service.
Tip #2: Save your most upbeat song for the recession
After the bride and groom kiss it’s a celebration! The best way to indulge in the moment is to dance and get the crowd on their feet as well. No one says you have to limit the dance tunes to the reception playlist, but if you want to have a dance hit in the wedding ceremony songs, make sure it’s at the end. Otherwise the festive atmosphere takes away from the intensity of the act. You want your audience moved to tears, not moving their hips when you say ‘I do.’
These romantic love ballads can be used as you walk down the aisle or as you exit the venue as husband and wife. They can also be played with the lyrics or as instrumental versions.
- “At Last” – Etta James
- “Only Time” – Enya
- “Come Away With Me”- Norah Jones
- “Across the Universe” – The Beatles (really anything by the Beatles will sound great)
- “Everlong” – Foo Fighters (a violin rendition of this song was used on the show F.R.I.E.N.D.S when Monica walked down the aisle to marry Chandler)
- “Just Like Heaven” – The Cure
- “You Are the Best Thing” – Ray Lamontagne
- “Appalachia Waltz” – Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, Mark O’Connor
- “Unforgettable” – Nat King Cole and Natalie Cole
- “It’s Only Time” – Magnetic Fields
- “The Look of Love” – Dionne Warwick/Burt Bacharach
- “Bittersweet Symphony” – The Verve
- “Hysteric” – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- “The Vow” – Jeremy Lubbock
- “Come What May” – Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor
- “Storybook Love” from ‘The Princess Bride’ – Willy DeVille
- “Wedding Processional” from ‘The Sound of Music’ – Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein
- “Can’t help falling in love” – Elvis Presley
- “What A Wonderful World” – Louis Armstrong
- “When I’m Sixty-Four” – The Beatles
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