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Complete List of Bride Entrance Songs

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Bride Entrance Songs, Wedding church aisleLooking for the perfect bride entrance song for your wedding?  This list gives you lots of processional songs to choose from. The list is separated into two categories traditional bride entrance songs and modern entrance songs.  Within each category are processional songs with a grand sound, romantic sound, joyful sound and others to choose from so you may find the perfect bride entrance song for your wedding.

Wedding Song ABC’s

When the bride walks down the aisle that is referred to as processing down the aisle.  The bride entrance song is often referred to as the bridal procession song, bridal processional song, walk down the aisle song and bridal processional music.  The bride entrance song can also be called a wedding processional song but the wedding parties processional songs are also referred to as wedding processional songs.  The song for walking back down the aisle after the ceremony is referred to as the wedding recessional song.

Traditional Bride Entrance Songs

Bridal March by Wagner (Also called “Here Comes the Bride”)
Trumpet Voluntary (Prince of Denmark’s March) by Clarke
Trumpet Voluntary by Stanley
Canon in D by Pachelbel
Trumpet Tune by Purcell
Te Deum by Charpentier
Rondeau (Theme from Masterpiece Theatre) by Mouret
Hornpipe (Allegro Maestoso) from Water Music by Handel
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring by Bach
Ode To Joy by Beethoven
La Rejouissance by Handel
Rigaudon by Campra
Ave Maria by Schubert
Spring from the Four Seasons by Vivaldi
Winter from the Four Seasons by Vivaldi
Meditation from Thais by Massenet
Air On A G String by Bach
Sleepers Awake by Bach
Sarabande by Bach
Air on a G String by Bach
Nimrod from Enigma Variations by Elgar
Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral by Wagner
Coronation March for Czar Alexander III by Tchaikovsky
Overture from the Royal Fireworks Music by Handel
Promenade from Pictures at an Exhibition by Mussorgsky
Romeo and Juliet Love Theme by Tchaikovsky
Allegro Moderato from Romantic Pieces, Op. 75 by Dvorak
I Was Glad Charles Hubert Hastings Parry – used for Prince William & Princess Kate’s wedding
Clair de Lune by Debussy
Gymnopedies No. 1 by Satie
Highland Cathedral by Phil Coulter (Celtic)
Scotland the Brave (Celtic)
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba by Handel
Air from Water Music Suite by Handel
Procession of Joy by Hopson
Wedding March from The Marriage of Figaro by Mozart
Canzon V by Giovanni Gabrieli
Sinfonia from Cantata No. 156 by Bach
Toccata from L’Orfeo by Monteverdi
Trumpet Tune in A-Major by David N. Johnson
Con Moto Maestoso from Sonatas for Organ, Op. 65, No. 3 by Mendelssohn
All People That On Earth Do Dwell” (“Old 100th” hymn)
Dona Nobis Pacem (16th century hymn)
Hanava Babanot (Hebrew)
St. Anthony’s Chorale by Haydn
Hymn Fanfare from The Triumphant by Couperin
Scalero de Oro (Sephardic)
Ave Maria Virgo Serena by Josquin des Prez
Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen by Brahms
Appalachia Waltz by Mark O’Connor

Modern Bride Entrance Songs

(Performing artists listed rather than composer)

A Thousand Years, Christina Perri
Glasgow Love Theme, from “Love Actually”
Can’t Help Falling in Love, Haley Reinhart
Everything, Michael Buble
Count on Me, Bruno Mars
All of Me, John Legend
Marry You, Bruno Mars
Perfect, Ed Sheehan
La Califfa, Sarah Brightman
Paint the Sky with Stars, Enya
Grow Old with You, Adam Sadler
First Day of My Life, Bright Eyes
I’m Yours, Jason Mraz
Make You Feel My Love, Adele
Here Comes the Sun, Beatles
Golden Hour, Kacey Musgraves
City of Stars (Humming), Justin Hurwitz and Emma Stone
First Day Of My Life, Bright Eyes
The Princess Bride, Mark Knopfler
Now That We Found Love, Heavy D & The Boyz (From the “Hitch” movie wedding scene)
Don’t Stop Believing, Journey, Vitamin String Quartet
For You, Kenny Lattimore
Moon River, Mancini
I Won’t Give Up, Jason Mraz
Here, There and Everywhere, The Beatles
1, 2, 3, 4, Plain White Tees, Vitamin String Quartet
Hallelujah, Jeff Buckley
Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I’m Yours, Stevie Wonder
Halo, Beyonce
Ho Hey, The Lumineers
Bittersweet Symphony, The Verve
Somewhere Only We Know, Keane, Lilly Allen
Bless the Broken Road, The O’Neill Brothers
Songbird, Eva Cassidy
Bellissimo, Ilya
L-O-V-E, Nat King Cole
All You Need is Love, Beatles (More common as a recessional but used for processional)
Fairytale, Enya
Angel, Robin Thicke
Ribbon in the Sky, Stevie Wonder
This Ring, T. Carter Music
Holocene (Original Bon Iver), Vitamin String Quartet
The Prayer, The O’Neill Brothers
Here We Stand , T. Carter Music
Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Iz
I Won’t Give Up, Jason Mraz
To A Wild Rose, Edward MacDowell
Flatbush Waltz, Andy Statman
Here Comes the Sun, The Beatles
I Was Married, Tegan and Sara
The Look of Love, Dionne Warwick/Burt Bacharach
The Vow, Jeremy Lubbock
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman, by Carole King
Dawn, Andrew Lapp
Boom Clap, Charli XCX
Sunrise, Sunset from Fiddler on the Roof
Wedding Processional from The Sound of Music
Rise Up, Andra Day

I hope that you find this list of bridal entrance songs helpful.  Please let us know what you think.  We love to hear from you!

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Wedding Reception Songs for the Bouquet Toss

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There are so many wedding reception songs to choose from for your Wedding Reception songs, Bouquet toss at weddingbouquet toss.  You can choose from many styles of music and many themes.  Some of the themes:

  1. Come & get it (the bouquet)
  2. Focused/driven (on getting the bouquet)
  3. Ladies
  4. Getting a man
  5. Fighting (over bouquet)
  6. Pretty or sexy ladies

Many of the songs are simply stating the theme. Some wedding reception songs are lighthearted and comical for the toss e.g.

Good wedding bands start with the chorus section of the wedding reception song. The chorus contains the title of the song so that everyone understands the connection to the bouquet toss.

Suggestions for selecting your themes and song

  • What is the overall theme and vibe of your wedding and does the song reflect your style? e.g. Is your wedding sophisticated and classy?  Is your wedding focused on being a party? Would something funny reflect your personal style?  Make sure your song is suitable.
  • Who are your guests?  Is Grandma going to be uncomfortable if you have the ladies lined up with “I Wanna Sex You Up” playing or is there a better choice?
  • Check out the lyrics of the songs you are selecting.  Do they reflect your theme from for the bouquet toss song & wedding theme?  Is there something offensive, insensitive to personal situations or unfitting for your wedding? An easy way to research this is to google the lyrics.

Wedding Reception Songs for the Bouquet Toss

A Little Less Conversation – Elvis Presley
All I Wanna Do – Sheryl Crow
American Woman – Lenny Kravitz
Another One Bites The Dust – Queen
Applause – Lady Gaga
Bad Boys – Inner Circle
Bad To The Bone – George Thorogood
Big Girls Don’t Cry – The Four Seasons
Bonnie & Clyde – Beyonce and Jay-Z
Boombastic – Shaggy
Brick House – The Commodores
Business Time – Flight of the Conchords
California Girls – Katy Perry
Call Me Maybe – Carly Rae Jepsen
Can’t Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe – Barry White
Candyman – Christina Aguilera
Chapel Of Love – Dixie Cups
Clumsy – Fergie
Come and Get It – Badfinger
Come and Get It – Selena Gomez
Cosmic Girl – Jamiroquai
Country Girl – Luke Bryan
Diva – Beyonce
Drunk Girls – LCD Soundsystem
Earned It – The Weeknd
Eye of the Tiger – Survivor
Feeling Good – Michael Buble
Findin’ A Good Man – Danielle Peck
For The Cool In You – Babyface
Four Kicks – Kings of Leon
Foxy Lady – Jimi Hendrix
Genie in a Bottle – Christina Aguilera
Get Lucky – Daft Punk
Girl On Fire – Alicia Keys
Girlfight – Brooke Valentine. Big Boi & Lil’ Jon
Girls – Beastie Boys
Girls Just Want To Have Fun – Cyndi Lauper
Girls – Beastie Boys
Girls, Girls, Girls – Motley Crue
Glamorous – Fergie featuring Ludacris
Gunpowder and Lead – Miranda Lambert
Haven’t Met You Yet – Michael Buble
Here Comes The Hotstepper – Ini Kamoze
Hey ladies – Beastie Boys
Hit Me With Your Best Shot – Pat Benatar
Hollaback Girl – Gwen Stefani
I Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor – Arctic Monkeys
I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me) – Jay-Z
I Know What Boys Like – The Waitresses
I Put A Spell On You – Creedence Clearwater Revival
I Wanna Sex You Up – Color Me Badd
I’m A Slave 4 U – Britney Spears
I’m So Excited – The Pointer Sisters
I’m Still A Guy – Brad Paisley
I’m Too Sexy – Right Said Fred
Independent Women Part 1 – Destiny’s Child
It’s Raining Men – The Weather Girls
Jealous Guy – John Lennon
Just A Girl – No Doubt
Keep Your Hands To Yourself – Georgia Satellites
Killing Me Softly – Fugees
Ladies Night – Kool & The Gang
Lady Marmalade – Christina Aguilera, Lil Kim, Mya & Pink
Le Freak – Chic
Lisztomania – Phoenix
Little White Church – Little Big Town
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