Wedding Reception Songs - The Ceremony

Posted on | February 2, 2012 |

Every ceremony is different so here is a list of the different songs and what they are used for. You can pick and chose what works for you. If you find a song here that you want to use when you cut your cake, it’s perfectly alright.

Prelude songs are the songs that will be played as your guests arrive and are seated, before the start of the actual ceremony. Everyone has a different time length, but typically about 6 songs are chosen for this time. Classical music is traditionally the music of choice, but the possibilities are endless.

Processional songs come next. Right before the actual ceremony starts your important guests are seated, like parents and grandparents and other immediate family. When these people are to walk down the isle to take their seats the processional songs start playing. These songs will also play as the members of your bridal party walk down the isle.

Bride Entrance song, this one is fairly obvious. The start of this song usually signals the guests to stand as the bride is escorted down the isle.

Interlude songs are played through out the wedding ceremony and during the lighting of unity candles.

Recessional songs are the songs that play at the end of the wedding ceremony as the bridal party leaves, usually to form some sort of receiving line.

Postlude songs signify the end of the ceremony and play as the guests leave the wedding ceremony area.

A moment like this - Kelly Clarkson
Air (Water Music)
Air on the G string
All For love
All he has to do
All my life
All in a garden green
All the Way - Frank Sinatra
Always - Bon Jovi - Atlantic Starr
Always on my mind Willie Nelson
Amazed- Lonestar
Amazing Grace - Leann Rimes
Angel - Sarah McLachlan
Angels - Sandra Egidio
Angel Eyes - Jeff Healey Band
Annie’s song - John Denver
Anticipation - Carly Simon
Anywhere - Evanescence
April Showers - Mel Torme
Arioso - JS Bach
At Last - Etta James
Ave Maria - Schubert - Pavarotti
Ave Verum Corpus - Motzart - Vienna Boys Choir
Battle Hymn of Love
Beauty and the Beast - Celine Dion
Because you loved me - Celine Dion
Best of intentions - Travis Tritt
Better life - Keith Urban
Better Together - Jack Johnson
Bless the Broken road - Rascal Flatts
Book of love - Peter Gabriel
Breathless - Corrs
Can you feel the love tonight - Elton John
Can’t help falling in love - Elvis Presley or UB40
Canon in D major - Pachelbel
Canon in f minor - Chopin
Cantique de Jean Racine - Bow Valley Chorus
Caribbean Blue - Enya
Carolan’s Welcome - Turlough O’Carolan
Chapel of Love - Dixie Cups
Chariot - Gavin DeGraw
Cherish - Kool and the gang
Come, Come Ye Saints - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing - Jars of Clay
Come what may - Moulin Rouge
Coronation March - William Walton
Cry - Mandy Moore
Don’t Change - Musiq Soulchild
Don’t Want To Miss A Thing - David Cook Aerosmith cover
Dona Nobis Pacem - Vienna Boys Choir
Echoes Of Eden - Steven Curtis Chapman
Endless love - Lionel Ritchie & Diana Ross
Endlessly - Muse Piano version
Everything I Do, I Do It For You - Bryan Adams
Falling Slowly - Glen Hansard/Marketa Irglova
Feels Like Home - Chantal Kreviazuk
Find Out Who Your Friends Are - Tracy Lawrence
Find Yourself - Brad Paisley
For the Love of You - Whitney Houston
Forever - Mariah Carey
Forever and for always - Shania Twain
Forever In Love - Kenny G
Forrest Gump Theme - Alan Silvestri
Four Seasons of Loneliness - Boyz II Men
From this moment on - Shania Twain feat. Bryan White
Fur Elise - Beethoven