Some of these can also be used as your wedding march, but most are a little too high energy for this. Many of these even work well as your cocktail hour wedding songs, so if some of them look attractive to you, feel free to place them there.
#34 | Dave Matthews Band |
A Little Less Conversation | Elvis Presley |
A Little More | Skillet |
A Moment Like This | Kelly Clarkson |
A Whole | Peabo Bryson |
After Tonight | Justin Nozuka |
Ain't That Love | Ray Charles |
All For Love | Bryan Adams |
All He Has To Do | Sheri Miller |
All in a Garden Green | |
All My Life | K-Ci & Jojo |
All My Love | Led Zeppelin |
All You Need Is Love | Beatles |
Allegro Maestoso | George F. Handel |
Angel | Shaggy |
Angel | Sarah McLachlan |
Another One Bites the Dust | Queen |
Anyone Else But You | The Moldy Peaches |
As Time Goes By | Frank Sinatra |
At Last | Etta James |
Autumn | Vivaldi |
Beautiful Day | U2 |
Because You Loved Me | Celine Dion |
Before I Let Go | Frankie Beverly feat. Maze |
Believe | Lenny Kravitz |
Bless the Broken Road | Rascal Flatts |
Book Of Days | Enya |
Johann S. Bach | |
Breathless | Corrs |
Can You Feel the Love Tonight | Elton John |
Can't Fight this Feeling | REO Speedwagon |
Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe | Barry White |
Can't Help Falling in Love | UB40 |
Can't Stop Loving You | Phil Collins |
Can't Take My Eyes Off You | Frankie Valli |
Chariot | Gavin Degraw |
Cherish | The Association |
Cherish | Madonna |
Clocks | Coldplay |
Commitment | LeAnn Rimes |
Congratulations | Cliff Richard |
Coronation March | Sir William Walton |
Cowboy Take Me Away | |
Crazy for You | Madonna |
Crazy In Love | Beyonce |
Crazy Little Thing Called Love | Queen |
Cry | Mandy |
Deliver Me | Sarah Brightman |
Don't Change | Musiq Soulchild |
Elevation | U2 |
Everlasting Love (This Will Be) | Natalie Cole |
Everything I Do, I Do It For You | Bryan Adams |
| The above wedding song is an example of more romantic recessionals if that is your style. Bryan Adams makes some of the best wedding dance songs for slow dancing! This might not be the fun recessionals song you're looking for, but to each their own. | |
Everywhere | Fleetwood Mac |
Falling Slowly | Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova |
Finale B | Rent Soundtrack |
Finiculi Finicula | Andre Rieu |
Fly Me to the Moon | Frank Sinatra |
Fools Rush In | Elvis Presley |
Forever | R. Kelly |
Forever | Mariah Carey |
Forever Young | Bob Dylan |
Fortunate | Maxwell |
Four Seasons of Loneliness | Boyz II Men |
From This Moment | Shania Twain |
Hallelujah Chorus | Handel |
Hallelujah, I Love Her So | Ray Charles |
Happy Everafter In Your Eyes | Ben Harper |
Happy Together | Turtles |
Head Over Heels | Tears for Fears |
Here & Now | Luther Vandross |
Here Comes the Sun | Nina Simone |
Here Comes the Sun | Beatles |
Here I Am | Leona Lewis |
Hey | Leeland |
The Royal Irish Regiment | |
Highway to Hell | AC/DC |
Hornpipe from Water Music | Handel |
How Do I Breathe | Mario |
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) | James Taylor |
I Believe in a Thing Called Love | Darkness |
I Can Love You Like That | John Michael Montgomery |
I Do | 98 Degrees |
I Got You (I Feel Good) | James Brown |
I Got You Babe | Sonny & Cher |
I Got You Babe | UB40 |
| As you can see, there are two versions of the above cute wedding recessionals song. I've even seen people use this song as one of their ceremony processionals. Whether you're into the original or the remake, listening to them before making your choice is a great idea. | |
I Love Lucy Theme Song | Wilbur Hatch |
I Need You | Marc Anthony |
I Only Want to Be with You | Dusty |
I Said I Love you | Babyface |
I swear | All for one |
I Want to Thank You | Alicia Myers |
I Will Go with You | Donna Summer |
I'll Be There For You | Bon Jovi |
I'll Wait For You | Joe Nichols |
I'm A Believer | Smash Mouth |
I'm Gonna Make You My Wife | The Whispers |
I'm Walking On Sunshine | Katrina and The Waves |
I'm your Angel | R. Kelly and Celine Dion |
I'm Yours | Jason Mraz |
I'm a Believer | Smash Mouth |
I've Got You Babe | Sonny and |
If I Ain't Got You | Alicia Keys |
If I Were a Carpenter (Featuring: June Carter) | Johnny Cash |
If this world was mine | Luther Vandross |
In The Heart Of Every Girl | Elton John |
Inevitable (English Version) | Shakira |
It Had to Be You | Harry Connick Jr. |
It's Such A Perfect Day | Coldplay |
It's the End of the World as We Know It | R.E.M. |
It's Too Late to Turn Back Now | Eddie Cornelius |
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring | Johann S. Bach |
Joyful Joyful, We Adore Thee | Beethoven |
Joyride | Mariah Carey |
Julia Florida | Jason Vieaux |
Just Like Starting Over | John Lennon |
Knocks Me Off My Feet | Donnell Jones |
L-O-V-E | Michael Buble |
La Traviata | Giuseppe Verdi |
Lagrima | Francisco Tarrega |
Lasia Ch'Io Pianga | George Frideric Handel |
Let Love Rule | Lenny Kravitz |
Let the Bright Seraphim | George Frideric Handel |
Let's Get Married | Jagged Edge |
Life Is Good | Kenny Chesney |
Like a Star | Corrine Bailey Rae |
Little Martha | Allman Brothers Band |
Livin' Our Love Song | Jason Michael Carroll |
Living On A Prayer | Bon Jovi |
Look At Us | Sarina Paris |
Look At You Girl | Chris Ledoux |
Love | Musiq Soulchild |
Love at First Sight | Kylie Minogue |
Love Ballad | KC & JoJo |
Love Is a Beautiful Thing | Al Green |
Love is all around | Wet Wet Wet |
Love of a Lifetime | Firehouse |
Love Song | 311 |
Love Story | Taylor Swift |
Love Will Keep Us Together | Captain & Tennille |
Love You for Life | Jodeci |
Mad | Neyo |
Made To Love Ya | Gerald Levert |
Miracle | Foo Fighters |
Morning | Bach |
Mud On The Tires | Brad Paisley |
My Destiny | Jim Brickman |
Nessum Dorma | Carrera, Domingo, Pavarotti |
Never Ending Story | Limahl |
Never Gonna Be Alone | Nickelback |
Never Gonna Give You Up | Rick Astley |
Nobody Knows | Kevin Sharp |
Not to Us | Chris Tomlin |
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now | Starship |
| Below is a classical recessional song. There are some more modern remakes of these wedding song suggestions, and I have these listed in the best of the best lists in the wedding songs timeline planner. | |
Ode To Joy | Beethoven |
Once in a Lifetime | Craig David |
Once in a Lifetime Love | Keith Urban |
Only God Could Love You More | Kelly Nelon Thompson |
Orange Colored Sky | Natalie Cole |
Meatloaf | |
Passion (Sanctuary) | Utada Hikaru |
Polanaise | Frederic Chopin |
Prelude In C | J. S. Bach |
Presto | Telemann |
Promise | Ciara |
Promise | Jagged Edge |
Ready For Love | |
Ready to Run | |
Red Is The Rose | Clancy Brothers |
Remember When | Alan Jackson |
Right Here, Right Now | Sheri Miller |
Roam | B-52's |
Romanza | Andrea Bocelli |
Rondo | Beethoven |
Shambala | Three Dog Night |
Show Me Love | Robyn |
Signed, Sealed Delivered | Stevie Wonder |
So Amazing | Beyonce' and Luther Vandross |
Something Beautiful | Newsboys |
Somewhere Over the Rainbow | |
| You'll notice a lot of similar wedding songs listed for wedding processionals, bridal marches, and for wedding recessionals. The reason for this is, many of them are simply romantic wedding songs. The above song by Izzy can be used in so many different categories, such as in father daughter dances, mother son dances, and even first dances. | |
Spring | Antonio Vivaldi |
Stay Down | Mary J. Blige |
Stolen | Dashboard Confessional |
Strawberry Wine | Deana Carter |
Such | Postal Service |
Sunshine of My Life | Stevie Wonder |
Take My Breath Away | Jessica Simpson |
Teddy Bear | Red Sovine |
Thank You For Loving Me | Bon Jovi |
That's What Love Is For | Amy Grant |
The Arms Of The One Who Loves You | Xscape |
The Arrival of the Queen of | George F. Handel |
The Call | |
The One | Jennifer Lopez |
The One He Kept For Me | Maurette Brown-Clark |
The Prayer | Andrea Bocelli |
These are the Days | Van Morrison |
This I Swear | Nick Lachey |
This Will Be Our Year | The Zombies |
Together Forever | Rick Astley |
Truly Madly Deeply | Cascada |
Trumpet Tune | Purcell |
Two Weeks | Grizzly Bear |
Unbreakable | Westlife |
Until The End Of Time | Justin Timberlake & Beyonce |
Wait For Me | Rebecca St. James |
Walking on Sunshine | Katrina and the Waves |
We Are A Family | Dream Girls |
We Must Be in Love | Pure Soul |
Wedding Day | Bee Gees |
Wedding March | Mendelssohn |
Were Going All The Way | Jeffery Osbourn |
When God Made You | Newsong |
When I Said I Do | Kenny Lattimore |
When I Say Forever | Chris Ledoux |
When I'm Gone | 3 Doors Down |
When Somebody Loves You Back | Teddy Pendergrass |
When You Say You Love Me | Josh Groban |
Whenever, Wherever, Whatever | Maxwell |
Where You Are | Jessica Simpson |
Why I Love You So Much | Monica |
With or Without You | U2 |
With This Ring | The Platters |
With You | Jessica Simpson |
Would You Go With Me | Josh Turner |
You and I | Michael Buble |
You Are My Lady | Freddie Jackson |
You Are My World | Patrizio Buanne |
You Belong To Me | Jason Wade |
You Bring Me Joy | Anita Baker |
You're My Better Half | Keith Urban |
You're the One that I Want | Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta |
Good list. All these songs are lovely
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