Alternative Wedding Songs
Couples often ask us for recommendations for their wedding songs, and usually my answer is, ask your DJ! They are a wealth of information and probably have suggestions at the tip of their fingers. But after seeing 100+ weddings ourselves, we are happy to provide some alternative wedding songs to get you started!
My personal favorite wedding ceremony songs are the non-traditional ones, the movie scores or instrumental pop covers of songs that mean something to you as a couple! We have seen all of the below songs at actual weddings, and we hope this list inspires you in your song choices!
Ceremony Processional
Golden Hour (instrumental), Kacey Musgraves
Thinking Out Loud, Ed Sheeran, instrumental cover by Daniel Jang
First Time Outside, from Secret Garden
Just the Way You Are, Bruno Mars, instrumental cover by Piano Guys
A Thousand Years, Christina Perri, instrumental cover by Piano Guys
Perfect, Ed Sheeran, instrumental cover by Brooklyn Duo
Can’t Help Falling in Love, Elvis Presley, instrumental cover by Vesislava
Such Great Heights, The Postal Service, instrumental cover by David Fertello
It’s been a long long time, Harry James, instrumental cover on piano
Make You Feel My Love, Adele
Carnival of the Animals- The Swan, on cello & piano
Photographer: Autumn Harrison Photography / Wedding at Museum of Life & Science
Photographer: Heba Salama Photography / Wedding at The Cloth Mill
Ceremony Recessional
Kiss, Prince
Signed Sealed Delivered, Stevie Wonder
Come & Get Your Love, Redbone
I Believe in a Thing Called Love, The Darkness, instrumental
First Dance
Golden Hour, Kacey Musgraves
Heart Beats, José González
Lovely Day, Bill Withers
Long Way Around, The Sweeplings
Galileo, Declan O’Rourke
At Last, Etta James
Collapse the Light Into Earth, Porcupine Tree
Take My Heart, Take My Hand, Emily Hackett & Will Anderson
Fly Me to the Moon, Frank Sinatra
From the Ground Up, Dan + Shay
Open Arms, Journey
Calico Skies, Paul McCartney
One Woman, Randy Rogers
You Are the Best Thing, Ray Lamontagne
65 More Years, Ron Pope
You Send Me, Sam Cook
Everything, Michael Bublé
Always, Frank Sinatra
I Found You, Alabama Shakes
Baby I’m Yours, Arctic Monkeys
Photographer: Rose Trail Images / Wedding at The Cloth Mill
Photographer: Stephen Thrift Photography / Wedding at The Rickhouse
Photographer: Whitney Gremaud Photography / Wedding at Pinehurst Lake Pavilion
Parent Dance
In My Life, The Beatles
I Wish You Peace, Eagles
You’ve Got the Love, Florence & the Machine
My Girl, The Temptations
Loves Me Like a Rock, Paul Simon
Wagon Wheel, Darius Rucker
Come & Get Your Love, Redbone
All You Need is Love, The Beatles
What a Wonderful World, Louis Armstrong
Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
You’ll be in my heart, Phil Collins
Wildflowers, Tom Petty
Satellite of Love, Lou Reed
