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WEDDING MUSIC SELECTION
The following is a list of the most popular wedding songs played at ceremonies and receptions, compiled from our mobile DJ survey
We broke down each section of a traditional wedding, in order, from the ceremony to the reception.
Ceremony music:
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) Trumpet Voluntary in D (The Prince of Denmark's March) (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)
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) (Beethoven)
- Hallelujah Chorus (from "The Messiah") (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)
Reception music:
First Dance music: First dance as husband and wife.
- Unforgettable (Nat King Cole)
- Can't Help Falling In Love (Elvis Presley)
- Can I Have This Dance? (Ann Murray) The Way You Look Tonight (Frank Sinatra)
- It Had To Be You (Harry Connick, Jr.) What A Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong)
- Endless Love (Diana Ross and Lionel Richie)
- I Cross My Heart (George Strait)
- I Swear (John M. Montgomery or All 4 One)
- A Whole New World (Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle)
- As Time Goes By (A Kiss Is Just A Kiss) (Michael Feinstein)
- When You Say Nothing At All (Allison Krauss)
- Faithfully (Journey)
- No Ordinary Love (Sade)
- Here And Now (Luther Vandross)
- I Can Love you Like That (John M. Montgomery)
- Power Of Love (Celine Dion)
- Tonight I Celebrate My Love (Roberta Flack & Peabo Bryson)
- Everything I Do {I Do For You} (Bryan Adams)
- When A Man Loves A Woman (Percy Sledge or Michael Bolton)
- All My Life (Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville)
- I'll Be There (Mariah Carey)
- On Bended Knee (Boyz II Men)
- At Last (Etta James)
- Don't Know Much (Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville)
- From This Moment On (Shania Twain)
- Our Love Is Here To Stay (Harry Connick, Jr.)
- Unchained Melody (The Righteous Brothers)
*These are the most requested songs, but there are many others. Ask your DJ.
Father/Daughter music: The dance between the new bride and her father.
- My Girl (The Temptations)
- Thank Heaven For Little Girls (Gigi)
- Just The Way You Are (Billy Joel)
- Unforgettable (Nat King Cole / Natalie Cole)
- The Wind Beneath My Wings (Bette Midler)
- My Dad (Paul Petersen)
- Hero (Mariah Carey)
- Butterfly Kisses (Bob Carlisle)
- Times of Your Life (Paul Anka) A Song For My Daughter (Steve Moser, Mikki Viereck, Ray Allaire)
- Can You Feel The Love Tonight (Elton John)
- The Way You Look Tonight (Frank Sinatra)
- Have I Told You Lately (Rod Stewart)
- Because You Loved Me (Celine Dion)
- My Heart Will Go On (Celine Dion)
- Have I Told You Lately (Van Morrison) What A Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong)
- Through The Years (Kenny Rogers) Daddy's Hand (Holly Dunn)
- Daddy's little Girl (Kippi Brannon) Daddy's Girl (Peter Cetera)
- Sunrise, Sunset (Fiddler On The Roof - Sndtrk)
- Lullabye (Billy Joel)
- A Whole New World (Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle)
- How Do You Fall In Love (Alabama)
- Isn't She Lovely (Stevie Wonder) Landslide (Fleetwood Mac)
- Thank Heaven For Little Girls (Gigi) Father's Eyes (Amy Grant)
- Friends (Elton John)
- In Your Eyes (Peter Gabriel)
