music to inspire your ceremony

Looking for ceremony music inspiration? Here are some ideas we’ve found work beautifully over the years. Couples typically select songs for the seating of family, the wedding party processional, the bride/bridegroom entrance, and the recessional.

These suggestions are meant to help you imagine the flow of your ceremony and spark ideas for creating a personalized, memorable soundtrack for your day. Whether you prefer timeless classics or modern favorites, there are countless ways to make your ceremony uniquely yours.

Regency/Bridgerton

Processional: Theme from The Cider House Rules, The Lover’s Waltz (Ungar)

Entrance:         Wildest Dreams (Taylor Swift), Girls Like You (Maroon 5)

Recessional:   Love Me Like You Do (Ellie Goulding), Pompeii (Bastille)

Romance

Processional:     La Vie en Rose (Edith Piaf), Clair de Lune (Debussy)

Entrance:          ‘Til There Was You (from The Music Man), A Time for Us (from Romeo and Juliet)

Recessional:      At Last (Eta James), Sault D’Amour (Elgar)

Alternative

Processional:     Flightless Bird, American Mouth (Iron and Wine), Waste (Phish)

Entrance:           I Get To Love You (Ruelle), Here Comes Your Man (Pixies)

Recessional:     Home (Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros), Head Over Heels (Tears for Fears)

Vintage/Retro

Processional:     What A Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong), Stand By Me (Ben E. King)

Entrance:           Can’t Help Falling in Love (Elvis Presley), La Vie en Rose (Edith Piaf)

Recessional:      Ain’t No Mountain High Enough (Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell), How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) (James Taylor)

Traditional/Classical

Processional:     Air from Water Music Suite (Handel), Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (Bach)

Entrance:           Canon in D (Pachelbel), Trumpet Voluntary (Clarke)

Recessional:      Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (Handel), The Rejoicing from the Fireworks Music (Handel)

Modern Minimal

Processional:     Yellow (Coldplay), Sweet Disposition (The Temper Trap)

Entrance:           I Get to Love You (Ruelle), Lover (Taylor Swift)

Recessional:      Head Over Heels (Tears for Fears), Electric Love (Børns)

Whimsical/Fairytale

Processional:     Tale As Old As Time (from The Beauty and The Beast), Concerning Hobbits (from The Lord of the Rings)

Entrance:           Married Life (from Disney Pixar’s “Up"), Storybook Love (from The Princess Bride)

Recessional:      Sleeping Beauty Waltz (Tchaikovsky), You’ve Got a Friend In Me (from Toy Story)