Appendix 7: Wedding Music Ideas
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Appendix 7: Wedding Music Ideas
When it comes to choosing music for your wedding and reception, the choices are almost endless. Not sure where to start? We've compiled a list of wedding and reception favorites to help get you started.
Prelude Music: Played prior to the ceremony, while guests are arriving.
- Moonlight Sonata - Beethoven
- Isn't It Romantic - Glenn Miller
- Water Music - Handel
- Ave Maria - Schubert/Gounod
- The Four Seasons - Vivaldi
- Greensleeves - Traditional
- Rhapsody In Blue - Gershwin
- God Only Knows - The Beach Boys
- As Time Goes By ( A Kiss Is Just A Kiss) - Tony Bennett
- Arioso - Bach
- Ode To Joy - Beethoven
- Brandenburg Concerto #2 - Bach
- Gloria - Vivaldi
- Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers
Processional & Bridal Music: Played during the time the family, wedding party, and the bride walk down the aisle.
- Bridal Chorus (Here Comes The Bride) from "Lohengrin" - Wagner **This is the traditional song played when the bride comes down the aisle**
- Trumpet Voluntary in D (The Prince of Denmark's March. This was Princess Diana's processional music) - Clarke or Purcell
- Canon in D - Pachelbel
- The Four Seasons - Handel
- Water Music - Handel
- What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
- Unforgettable - Nat King Cole
- I Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley
- When A Man Loves A Woman - Percy Sledge
- In My Life - The Beatles
- March From Lohengrin - Wagner
Interlude Music (optional): The songs played during the ceremony.
- Ave Maria - Schubert
- Amazing Grace - Traditional
- La Traviata - Verdi
- Sheep May Safely Graze - Bach
- And I Love Her - The Beatles
- Primavera: First Movement, Allegro - Vivaldi
- Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley
- Für Elise - Beethoven
- We've Only Just Begun - The Carpenters
- Have I Told You Lately - Van Morrison
- The One - Elton John
- Endless Love - Lionel Richie & Diana Ross
- Longer - Dan Fogelberg
Recessional Music: Music played as the new husband and wife walk up the aisle together.
- Wedding March (from "A Midsummer Night's Dream") - Mendelssohn
- Ode To Joy (from The Ninth Symphony) - Handel
- Trumpet Tune - Purcell
- Magnificat In D - Bach
- The Long And Winding Road - The Beatles
- I Got You (I Feel Good) - James Brown
- How Sweet It Is - James Taylor
- Then He Kissed Me - The Crystals
- I Got You Babe - Sonny and Cher
First Dance:
- Always and Forever - Heatwave
- Always - Atlantic Star
- Amazed - Lonestar
- Angel Eyes - Jeff Healey
- At Last - Etta James
- Beautiful In My Eyes - Joshua Kadison
- Because You Loved Me - Celine Dion
- Bless the Broken Road - Rascal Flatts
- Breathe - Faith Hill
- Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley
- Carried Away - George Strait
- Could I Have This Dance - Anne Murray
- Dance of Love - Dan Hill
- Endless Love - Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
- Everything - Michael Buble
- Everything I Do - Bryan Adams
- Faithfully - Journey
- Forever and Ever, Amen - Randy Travis
- From Here To Eternity - Michael Peterson
- From This Moment - Shania Twain & Bryan White
- Give Me Forever I Do - James Ingram/John Tesh
- Grow Old With Me - Mary Chapin Carpenter
- Have I Told You Lately - Rod Stewart
- Here And Now - Luther Vandross
- I Could Not Ask For More - Sara Evans
- I Cross My Heart - George Strait
- I Swear - John Michael Montgomery
- I Finally Found Someone - Barbra Streisand & Bryan Adams
- I Love The Way You Love Me - John Michael Montgomery p>
- I'll Be - Edwin McCain
- In This Life - Colin Raye
- In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel
- It's Your Love - Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
- Just You And I - Eddie Rabbitt &Crystal Gayle
- Keeper Of The Stars - Tracy Byrd
- Lost in this Moment - Big & Rich
- Me And You - Kenny Chesney
- My Valentine - Martine McBride
- Power Of Love - Celine Dion
- Thank You - Led Zeppelin
- To Make You Feel My Love - Garth Brooks
- Tonight I Celebrate My Love - Peabo Bryson/Roberta Flack
- True Companion - Marc Cohn
- Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers
- We've Only Just Begun - The Carpenters
- When A Man Loves A Woman - Percy Sledge
- When I Fall in Love - Nat "King" Cole
- When I Said I Do - Clint Black
- Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
- You're Still The One - Shania Twain
Mother - Son Dance
- A Song For My Son - Vickie Mereck
- A Song For Mama - Boys II Men
- The Perfect Fan - Backstreet Boys
- Sunrise, Sunset - Topol
- Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler
- I'll Be - Reba McIntyre
- I Hope You Dance - Leann Womack
- My Wish - Rascall Flatts
Mother - Daughter Dance
- The Hopechest Song - Stephanie Bentley
- Because You Loved Me - Celine Dion
- Through The Years - Kenny Rogers
- Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler
- 26 Cents - The Wilkinsons
- I'll Be - Reba McIntyre
- I Hope You Dance - Leann Womack
- My Wish - Rascall Flatts
- In My Daughter's Eyes - Martina McBride
Father - Daughter Dance
- Daddy's Little Girl - Mills Brothers
- Thank Heaven For Little Girls - Maurice Chevalier
- Through The Years - Kenny Rogers
- What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
- When You Say Nothing At All - Allison Kraus
- Butterfly Kisses - Bob Carlisle
- Unforgettable - Natalie Cole
- Landslide - Fleetwood Mac
- You Are So Beautiful - Joe Cocker
- I'll Be - Reba McIntyre
- Lullabye - Billy Joel
- I Hope You Dance - Leann Womack
- Stealing Cinderella - Chuck Wicks
- Ready, Set, Don't Go - Billy Ray Cyrus
- My Little Girl - Tim McGraw
Wedding Party Dance Songs
- A Wedding Thank You - New Wedding Trad. Vol I
- To Our Family And Friends - New Wed. Trad. Vol I
- Friends in Low Places - Garth Brooks
- Ya Gotta Have Friends - Bette Midler
- Young- Kenney Chesney
- Yours Mine & Ours - (Yours Mine & Ours)
- These are My People - Rodney Atkins
Cutting of the Wedding Cake
- Love & Marriage - Frank Sinatra
- How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You - James Taylor
- Sugar Sugar - The Archies
- Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar
- Sugar Pie Honey Bunch (I Can't Help Myself) - Four Tops
- Happy Together - The Turtles
- Pour Some Sugar on Me - Def Leopard
- Recipe for Love - Harry Connick Jr.
Bouquet Toss Songs
- Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cindy Laupe
- It's Raining Men - The Weather Girls
- Girls Night Out - The Judds
- All I Wanna Do - Sheryl Crow
Garter Toss Songs
- You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate
- Macho Man - The Village People
- Shameless - Garth Brooks or Billy Joel
- Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
- Mission Impossible Theme - Danny Elfman
- I Want Candy - Bow Wow Wow
- Man, I Feel Like a Woman - Shania Twain
- HotLegs - Rod Stewart
- Legs - ZZ Top
Wedding Participation and Fun Songs
- Electric Slide
- Macarena
- Y.M.C.A.
- Locomotion
- Shout
- Grease Mega-Mix
- The Hokey Pokey
- The Chicken/Bird Dance
- Hawaii 5-0
- Alley Cat
- New York, New York
- Mambo #5
- Celebration
- C'mon Ride The Train
- Mony, Mony
- Stayin' Alive
- Do The Dance
- Hot Hot Hot
- We Are Family
- Love Shack
- Old Time Rock 'n Roll
- Dancing Queen
- Strokin'
- Twist
- Hava Nagila
- Tarantella
- Beer Barrel Polka
- Pennsylvania Polka
- In Heaven There Is No Beer Polka
- Mountain Music
- Friends In Low Places
- Redovy (Traditional $ Dance)
- You Shook Me All Night
- Wild, Wild West
- Da' Butt
- Steelers Fight Song Polka
- Play That Funky Music
- Tootsie Roll
- Twist & Shout
- Wild Thing
- Brick House
- Brown Eyed Girl
- I Will Survive
- Come On Eileen
- Who Let The Dogs Out
- Jailhouse Rock
- Funky Cold Medina
- Superfreak
- Get the Party Started
