MUSIC FOR YOUR WEDDING CEREMONY

(As with any list, these are just suggestions)

Prelude Music

Classical Music ( from artists such as Bach, Beethoven, Mozart and others)

New Age (from artists such as Enya, Sade, Kenny G, Yanni and others)

Instrumental Contemporary (Piano (Gershwin) and Guitar By Moonlight based instrumental versions of contemporary ballads)

Processional Music

Traditional Selections

  • Canon in D – Pachelbel
  • Here Comes the Bride (Sometimes called the Bridal Chorus) – Richard Wagner
  • Sinfonia – Johann Sebastian Bach
  • Air (from Water Music Suite) – George Frederic Handel
  • Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring – Johann Sebastian Bach

Contemporary Selections:

  • At Last – Etta James
  • Only Time – Enya
  • Unchained Melody – Righteous Brothers
  • Forever in Love – Kenny G
  • Michael Soloway Acoustic Guitar SelectionsMeditative (during Candle Lighting, Flower Giveaway or Hawaiian Sand Ceremony)
  • Ave Maria – Traditional
  • The Wedding Song – Paul Stookey

Recessional

  • Traditional Selections
  • Wedding March (from a Midsummer Night’s Dream) – Felix Mendelssohn
  • Ode to Joy – Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Brandenberg Concerto – Johann Sebastian Bach
  • Spring Allegro – Antonio Vivaldi

Contemporary Selections

  • One Love – Bob Marley
  • All You Need is Love – The Beatles
  • Beautiful Day – U2
  • The First, My Last, My Everything – Barry White
  • Everlasting Love – Natalie Cole
  • A New Day Has Come – Celine Dion

SUGGESTIONS FOR INTRODUCTIONS

For Parents
  • St Elmo’s Fire Theme
  • Barry White’s Love Theme
  • Breezin – George Benson
  • Serenade – Jim Brickman
  • Pick Up The Pieces – Average White Band
  • Bittersweet Symphony – The Verve
  • Dean Martin – Mambo Italiano
  • Clocks Instrumental – Coldplay
  • I Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas

For The Bridal Party
  • Pump It – Black Eyed Peas
  • Do It Again – Razor & Guido
  • Sandstorm – Darude
  • Body Rock – Moby
  • Right Now – Van Halen
  • Sirius (Chicago Bulls Theme) Alan Parsons
  • Get Ready For This – 2 Unlimited
  • Pon De Replay – Rihanna
  • Star Wars Theme
  • I Was Made For Loving You – Kiss
  • Everytime We Touch – Cascada
  • The Bomb – Buckethead
  • Calle Ocho – Pitbull
  • Forever – Chris Brown
  • Yeah 3X – Chris Brown
  • Dynamite – Taio Cruz
  • Peter Gunn Theme
  • Eye of the Tiger – Survivor
  • SOS (Instrumental) – Rihanna
  • One More Time – Daft Punk
  • Feel It – Tamperer
  • Boogie Shoes – KC & The Sunshine Band
  • 1999 (remix) – Orig. by Prince
  • Final Countdown – Europe
  • Sexyback – Justin Timberlake
  • Pump Up The Jam – Technotronic
  • Satisfaction – Benny Benassi
  • What A Feeling – Global Deejays
  • I Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas
  • The Time – Black Eyed Peas
  • Rock This Party – Bob Sinclaire
  • Party Rock Anthem – LMFAO

Songs for Bride and Groom
  • Let’s Get It Started – Black Eyed Peas
  • Instant Replay – Dan Hartman
  • Disco Inferno – Tramps
  • Let’s Get Loud – Jennifer Lopez
  • My First, Last, Everything – Barry White
  • Amnesia – Chumbawumba
  • Beautiful Day – U2
  • Livin on a Prayer – Bon Jovi
  • Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC
  • Crazy Train – Ozzy Osbourne
  • Crazy In Love – Beyonce
  • Another One Bites the Dust – Queen
  • Glory Days – Bruce Sprinsteen
  • Get Ready For This – 2 Unlimited
  • Nothing but a Good Time – Poison
  • Forever – Chris Brown
  • Start Me Up – Rolling Stones
  • Bring Em’ Out – T.I. Feat. Jay-Z
  • One More Time – Daft Punk
  • Enter Sandman – Metallica
  • Hot For Teacher – Van Halen
  • Welcome to the Jungle – Guns n’ Roses
  • Unspeakable Joy – Kim English
  • I’m a Believer – Smash Mouth
  • Vertigo – U2
  • Eye of the Tiger – Survivor
  • Wanna Be Startin’ Something – M. Jackson
  • Jump – Van Halen
  • Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now – McFadden & Whitehead
  • I Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas
  • Accidentally In Love – Counting Crows
  • The Time – Black Eyed Peas
  • Party Rock Anthem – LMFAO
  • Yeah 3X – Chris Brown

POSSIBLE SONGS FOR PARENTS’/ SPECIAL DANCES

  • “Always Be My Baby” – Natalie Grant
  • “Music of My Heart” – Gloria Estefan & N’Sync
  • “A New Day has Come” – Celine Dion
  • “My Girl” – Temptations
  • “Because You Loved Me” – Celine Dion
  • “My Wish” – Rascall Flatts
  • “Blessed” – Elton John
  • “One True Friend” – Bette Midler
  • “Bless the Broken Road” – Rascall Flatts
  • “Perfect Fan” – Backstreet Boys
  • “Butterfly Kisses” – Bob Carlisle
  • “Simple Man” – Lynyrd Skynard
  • “Circle of Life” – Elton John
  • “Somewhere Over the Rainbow – Israel Kanakawiwole
  • “Daddy’s Hands” – Holly Dunn
  • “Song for Mama” – Boyz II Men
  • “Daddy’s Little Girl” – Al Martino
  • “Special Angel” Bobby Helms
  • “Daddy’s Little Girl” – Michael Bolton
  • “Sunrise Sunset” – “Fiddler On The Roof”
  • “Daughters” – John Mayer
  • “Then They Do” – Trace Adkins
  • “De Nina a Mujer” – Julio Iglesias
  • “There You’ll Be” – Faith Hill
  • “Find Your Wings” – Mark Harris
  • “Three Times a Lady” – The Commodores
  • “A Mother’s Song” – T Carter Music
  • “Daddy’s Angel” – T Carter Music
  • “First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” – Roberta Flack
  • “Through The Years” – Kenny Rogers
  • “Forever Young” – Rod Stewart
  • “Times Of Your Life” – Paul Anka
  • “God Only Knows” – Beach Boys
  • “Tough Little Boy” – Gary Allen
  • “Have I Told You Lately” – Van Morrison
  • “Turn Around” – Harry Belefonte
  • “I Am Your Child” – Barry Manilow
  • “Unforgettable” – Nat King Cole or Nat/Natalie Cole
  • “If I Could” – Regina Belle
  • “Wind Beneath My Wings” – Bette Milder
  • “I Hope You Dance” – Lee Ann Womack
  • “Wonderful World” – Louis Armstrong
  • “I Loved Her First” – Heartland
  • “You are the Sunshine of My Life” – Stevie Wonder
  • “In My Daughter’s Eyes” – Martina McBride
  • “Young at Heart” – Frank Sinatra
  • “In My Life” – The Beatles
  • “You Raise Me Up” – Josh Groban
  • “Isn’t She Lovely” – Stevie Wonder
  • “You’ve Got A Friend” – James Taylor
  • “I Turn to You” – Christina Aguilera
  • “Kind and Generous” – Natalie Merchant
  • “Landslide” – Stevie Nicks / Dixie Chicks
  • “Memories” – Elvis Presley
  • “The Man You’ve Become” – Molly Passuti
  • “Cinderella” – Steven Curtis Chapman
  • “My Little Girl” – Tim McGraw

SLOW / WEDDING SONG SUGGESTIONS FROM OUR MUSIC LIBRARY

  • “A Whole New World” – Bryson & Belle
  • “After All” – Cher and Peter Cetera
  • “All My Life” – Ronstadt & Neville
  • “All My Life” – K.C. and Jo-Jo
  • “Almost Paradise” – Mike Reno & Ann Wilson
  • “Always” – Atlantic Star
  • “Always and Forever” – Heatwave
  • “Amazed” – Lone Star
  • “Angel Eyes” – Jeff Healy Band
  • “Annie’s Song” – John Denver
  • “A Song For You” – Michael Buble
  • “At Last” – Etta James or Celine Dion
  • “Baby I Love Your Way” – Peter Frampton
  • “Because of Your Love” – Kenny Chesney
  • “Beautiful In My Eyes” – Joshua Kadison
  • “Because You Loved Me” – Celine Dion
  • “Best Of My Love” – Eagles
  • “Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me” – Gladys Knight & the Pips
  • “Better Together” – Jack Johnson
  • “Bless the Broken Road” – Rascall Flatts
  • “By Your Side” – Sade
  • “Can’t Fight This Feeling” – REO Speedwagon
  • “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” – Elton John
  • “Can’t Help Falling In Love” – Elvis Presley
  • “Caught Up In The Rapture” – Anita Baker
  • “Come Be With Me” – Amy Grant
  • “Con Te Partiro” – Bocelli & Brightmam
  • “Could I Have This Dance” – Anne Murray
  • “Crash” – Dave Matthews Band
  • “Crazy” – Patsy Cline
  • Crazy For You” – Madonna
  • “Crazy Love” – Van Morrison
  • “Don’t Know Much” – Linda Rondstadt and Aaron Neville
  • “Endless Love” – Richie & Ross
  • “Eternal Flame” – The Bangles
  • “Everything” – Michael Buble
  • “Everything I Do” – Bryan Adams
  • “Faithfully” – Journey
  • “For the First Time” – Kenny Loggins
  • “For You” – Kenny Lattimore
  • “Give Me Forever (I Do)” – John Tesh & James Ingram
  • “Giving You The Best I Got” – Anita Baker
  • “Glory Of Love” – Peter Cetera (From Karate Kid)
  • “Groovy Kind Of Love” – Phil Collins
  • “Have I Told You Lately” – Rod Stewart
  • “Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman” – Bryan Adams
  • “Heaven” – Bryan Adams
  • “Here and Now” – Luther Vandross
  • “Hero” – Enrique Iglesias
  • “Hold Me” – Whitney Houston & Terry Pendergrass
  • “How Do I Live” – Leann Rimes
  • “I Believe in You and Me” – Four Tops or Whitney Houston
  • “I Could Not Ask For More” – Edwin McCain
  • “I Cross My Heart” – George Strait
  • “I Do (Cherish You) – 98 Degrees
  • “I Do” – Paul Brandt
  • “I Don’t Wanna Live Without Your Love” – Chicago
  • “I Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing” – Aerosmith
  • “I Finally Found Someone” – Streisand & Adams
  • “I Knew I Loved You” – Savage Garden
  • “I Love You” – Climax Blues Band
  • “I Live My Life For You” – Firehouse
  • “I Love the Way You Love Me” – J. M. Montgomery
  • “I’ll Always Love You” – Taylor Dane
  • “I’ll Be” – Edwin McCain
  • “I’ll Be There” – Mariah Carey
  • “I’ll Stand By You” – Pretenders
  • “In The Still of The Night” – The Five Satins
  • “In Your Eyes” – Peter Gabriel
  • “Into the Mystic” – Van Morrison
  • “I Only Have Eyes For You” – The Flamingo’s
  • “I Swear” – All 4 One
  • “It Had to Be You” – Sinatra or Rod Stewart
  • “It’s Your Love” – Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
  • “I Turn to You” – Christina Aguilera
  • “I Want to Know What Love Is” – Foreigner
  • “Just the Way You Are” – Billy Joel
  • “Just You and I” – Rabbitt & Gayle
  • “Keeper Of The Stars” – Tracy Byrd
  • “Kiss of Life” – Sade
  • “Let’s Stay Together – Al Green
  • “Longer” – Dan Fogelberg
  • “Look at Us” – Vince Gill
  • “Love of a Lifetime” – Firehouse
  • “Love of My Life” – Jim Brickman
  • “Love Will Keep Us Alive” – The Eagles
  • “Lucky” – Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat
  • “Make You Feel My Love”– Adele
  • “Making Memories of Us” – Keith Urban
  • “Marry Me” – Train
  • “Master Piece” – Atlantic Starr
  • “Me and You” – Kenny Chesney
  • “Moment Like This” – Kelly Clarkson
  • “Moon River” – Andy Williams
  • “More” – Andy Williams
  • “More Than Words” – Extreme
  • “Must Be Doing Something Right” – Billy Currington
  • “My Baby You” – Marc Anthony
  • “My Best Friend” – Tim McGraw
  • “My Everything” – 98 Degrees
  • “My Heart Will Go On” – Celine Dion
  • “My Wish” – Rascal Flatts
  • “Never Thought (That I Could Love)” – Dan Hill
  • “Nobody Knows – Tony Rich Project
  • “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” – Starship
  • “Now And Forever” – Richard Marx
  • “On The Wings of Love” – Jeffrey Osborn
  • “The One” – Elton John
  • “One In a Million” – Larry Graham
  • “The Only One” – Lionel Richie
  • “Only You” – The Platters
  • “Only You Can Love Me This Way”- Keith Urban
  • “Power of Love” – Cline Dion
  • “The Prayer” – Bocelli & Dion
  • “Sea of Love” – Te Honey Dripper
  • “The Search Is Over” – Survivor
  • “Someone Like You” – Adele
  • “Something About the Way You Look Tonight” – Elton John
  • “Steady As We Go” – Dave Matthews Band
  • “Still the One” – Shania TwaIn
  • “Suddenly” – Billy Ocean
  • “Take My Breath Away” – Berlin
  • “Thank You for Loving Me” – Bon Jovi
  • “The Only Exception” – Paramore
  • “This I Promise You” – N’Sync
  • “Through The Eyes of Love” – Manchester
  • “Time in a Bottle” – Jim Croce
  • “To Make You Feel My Love” – Garth Brooks
  • “The First Time” – Surface
  • “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” – Roberta Flack
  • “From This Moment” – Shania Twain
  • “Tonight I Celebrate My Love” – Peabo Bryson
  • “Then” – Brad Paisley
  • “This Years Love” – David Grey
  • “Truly” – Lionel Richie
  • “Truly Madly Deeply” – Savage Garden
  • “Unchained Melody” – Righteous Brothers
  • “Unforgettable” – Nat King Cole & Natalie Cole
  • “Up Where We Belong” – Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
  • “Waiting For A Girl Like You” – Foreigner
  • “The Way You Look Tonight” – Frank Sinatra
  • “We’ve Only Just Begun” – The Carpenters
  • “When A Man Loves a Woman” – Michael Bolton
  • “When I Fall in Love” – Nat King Cole
  • “When I Said I Do” – Clint Black
  • “When I See You Smile” – Bad English
  • “When You Say Nothing At All” – Allison Krauss
  • “Wonderful Tonight” – Eric Clapton
  • “Wonderful World” – Louis Armstrong
  • “You & Me” – Dave Matthews Band
  • “You and Me” – Lifehouse
  • “You Are So Beautiful” – Joe Cocker
  • “You Are The Best Thing” – Ray LaMontagne
  • “You Belong To Me” – Duprees
  • “You Had Me From Hello” – Kenny Chesney
  • “You’re Everything” – Keith Urban
  • “You Sang to Me” – Marc Anthony
  • “You Send Me” – Sam Cooke
  • “You’ll Accompany Me” – Bob Seger
  • “Your Love Amazes Me” – John Berry
  • “Your Song” – Elton John
  • “You’re Still The One” – Shania Twain
  • “You’re The Inspiration” – Chicago
  • “You’ve Got A Way” – Shania Twain

SUGGESTIONS FOR CAKE CUTTING, GARTER, BOUQUET

Cake
  • Love and Marriage – Frank Sinatra
  • Sugar Sugar – The Archies
  • Hit Me With Your Best Shot – Pat Benetar
  • How Sweet It Is – Michael Buble
  • When I’m 64 – The Beatles
  • Grow Old With You – Adam Sandler
  • In My Life – Beatles
  • Sweetest Thing – U2
  • Smile – Uncle Kracker
  • That’s Amore – Dean Martin
  • Crazy Little Thing Called – Michael Buble
  • Chapel of Love – Dixie Cups
  • Don’t Be Cruel – Cheap Trick
  • Cut the Cake – Average White Band
  • Ice Cream – Sara McLachlan
  • Everything – Michael Buble
  • Lucky – Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat
  • 1,2,3,4 – Plain White T’s

Bouquet Toss
  • Independent Woman – Destiny’s Child
  • Simply Irresistible – Robert Palmer
  • Man, I Feel Like A Woman – Shania Twain
  • Girls Just Wanna Have Fun – Cindy Lauper
  • Redneck Women – Gretchen Wilson
  • You Can’t Hurry Love – Supremes
  • Hot Stuff – Donna Summer
  • Foxy Lady – Jimi Hendrix
  • Girls, Girls, Girls, – Beastie Boys
  • Bootylicious – Destiny’s Child
  • She’s Got the Look – Roxette
  • Single Ladies – Beyonce
  • Respect – Aretha Franklin
  • Bad Girls – Donna Summer
  • Kiss – Prince
  • Everytime We Touch – Cascada
  • I’m Just a Girl – No Doubt
  • Sweet Child O’ Mine – Guns n’ Roses
  • Ladies Night – Kool & The Gang
  • Material Girl – Madonna
  • Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
  • Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison
  • We Got The Beat – Go-Go’s
  • Hit Me With Your Best Shot – Pat Benatar

Garter Toss
  • Just a Gigolo – David Lee Roth
  • It’s My Life – Bon Jovi
  • Men In Black – Will Smith
  • Hot Blooded – Foreigner
  • Big Pimpin’ – Jay-Z
  • Party Up – DMX
  • Back In Black – AC/DC
  • Rocky Theme
  • Glory Days – Bruce Springsteen
  • Bad Boys – Inner Circle
  • Walk This Way – Run DMC
  • Born to Be Wild – Steppenwolf
  • Monday Night Football Theme
  • Ride With Me – Nelly
  • Macho Man – Village People
  • Sex Machine – James Brown
  • Bad to the Bone – George Thorogood
  • Black Betty – R & M Jam
  • Who Let the Dogs Out – Baha Men
  • Welcome to the Jungle – Guns n’ Roses
  • What a Man – Salt N Peppa
  • You Sexy Thing – Hot Chocolate
  • Bad Boys – Inner Circle
  • Another One Bites the Dust – Queen

Garter Off and On
  • Legs – ZZ Top
  • Oh Yeah – Yello
  • Hot Legs – Rod Stewart
  • Let’s Get It On – Marvin Gaye
  • Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC
  • I’m Too Sexy – Right Said Fred
  • Doin’ It – LL Cool J
  • Mission Impossible Theme
  • Bad to the Bone – George Thorogood
  • You Can Leave Your Hat on – Joe Cocker
  • The Stripper – David Rose
  • I’m Too Sexy – Right Said Fred
  • Hot Legs – Rod Stewart