- Josh Sperring
Choosing your wedding songs
Updated: Nov 2, 2021
(Including a list of our top 40 recommended ceremony songs)
For most couples, planning your own wedding is a time consuming and often daunting task! Without much event planning experience, it can be hard to know where to start - especially when it comes to music and entertainment. After many years of experience in performing at weddings and events, we have plenty of knowledge in this area, which we’re happy to share. Hopefully this helps you in organising the music for your wedding.
We often get asked “what normally happens for wedding music? What do most couples do?”. This isn’t always an easy question to answer, as there are many options and it always depends on your budget and personal taste.
In our next blog post we have worked out the 10 most important things to keep in mind when organising your wedding music supplier/vendor- things that you might not necessarily think about at first.
Before we get to that, lets start with one of the most crucial steps- choosing your songs!
The songs that matter
There are normally 5 or 6 special songs you will need to choose for your wedding. They are for:
Walking down the aisle (sometimes a separate song for bridal party and bride)
Signing of the registry (generally 2 songs)
Recessional/ End of Ceremony
Bridal party entrance at the reception
Your first Dance
We always recommend that couples choose songs that are special and unique to them. This could be a song by a band or artist that you saw on your first date, a song that was playing when you had your first kiss or a song that reminds you of your loved ones. MOST IMPORTANTLY have a good read through the lyrics and make sure they resonate with you. Not all songs are suitable to take centre stage at a key moment of your wedding. In fact, on more than one occasion, we have had requests for beautiful ceremony songs only to read through the lyrics and realise they are about a break-up or infidelity (ie: Not the only one by Sam Smith or Someone Like You by Adele).
If your favourite song isn't a typical "love song" but it means something to you both, thats totally fine too, we're not judging! You have to do what is right for you - it's your wedding after all. But if you have no idea where to begin, and want some recommendations of songs that reflect the love and commitment of your marriage, we have compiled a list of songs that you can select for the key moments in your wedding. Hopefully this will at least give you some ideas!

Our top 50 wedding songs
All of Me - John Legend
Amazed - Lonestar
A Thousand Years - Christina Perri
At Last - Etta James
Better Together - Jack Johnson
Bless the Broken Road - Travis Atreo
Can’t Help Falling in Love - Kina Grannis version
Change The World - Eric Clapton
Even When I’m Sleeping - Leonardo’s Bride
Everything I Do - Bryan Adams
Feels Like Home - Matt Johnson
Fly Me to the Moon - Frank Sinatra
Forever You and Me - The Teskey Brothers
For You I Will - Teddy Geiger
Halo - Beyonce
Heaven- Bryan Adams
Hero - Enrique Iglesias
Higher Love - Steve Winwood
How Deep is Your Love - The Beegees
How Sweet It Is - James Taylor
If I Ain't Got You- Alicia Keys
I'll Be - Edwin McCain
I'm Yours- Jason Mraz
Isn't She Lovely- Stevie Wonder
Just the two of us- Bill Withers
Like I'm Gonna Lose You- Megan Trainor/John Legend
Love Someone - Lukas Graham
Lucky - Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat
Making Memories of Us - Keith Urban
Marry Me- Train
Never Tear Us Apart - INXS
No One - Alicia Keys
Only You Can Love Me This Way - Keith Urban
Perfect - Ed Sheeran
Something About The Way You Look Tonight - Elton John
Stand By Me - Ben E King
Sway - Michael Bublè
Take Me Home Country Roads - John Denver
Take My Breath Away - Berlin
Tenerife Sea - Ed Sheeran
The Luckiest - Ben Folds
The Only Exception - Paramore
The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra
Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran
True Colours - Cyndi Lauper
Truly Madly Deeply - Savage Garden
When You Say Nothing At All - Ronan Keating
You - Dan + Shay
You and Me - Lifehouse
You are the Reason - Callum Scott
You were meant for me - Jewel