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Here comes the bride! One of the most memorable parts of your big day will be the moment the bride enters the room - it's the first time the groom and the wedding guests will see the bride, so it's essential to give that moment the impact it deserves!
To make a grand entrance, you're going to need to pick a suitably grand entrance song to walk down the aisle to. Your choice of processional song will help set the tone for the rest of your wedding ceremony, right up to the first dance song.
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Top 10 Most Popular Entrance Songs
The easiest way to choose your bridal entrance music is to look at what everyone else is doing - these entrance songs must be this popular for a reason! Here are 10 of the most frequently chosen wedding songs to walk down the aisle to - modern, classics, modern classics and more:
Canon in D - Pachelbel
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At Last - Etta James
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Songbird - Fleetwood Mac
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Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles
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A Thousand Years - Christina Perri
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Somwhere Over The Rainbow - Israel Kamakawiwo'Ole
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Make You Feel My Love - Adele
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Isn’t She Lovely - Stevie Wonder
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Your Song - Elton John
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I’m Yours - Jason Mraz
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Classical songs to walk down the aisle to
These masterpieces never get old. Whether it's the rich harmonies of the string quartet or the intricate dynamics of the piano, classical music is a must if you're planning the dream traditional wedding ceremony:
Claire de Lune - Debussy
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Water Music Suite: Air - Handel
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Bridal Chorus - Wagner
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Cello Suite No.1 - Bach
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The Swan (Le Cygne) - Saint Saens
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Ave Verum Corpus - Mozart
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Jesu, Joy Of Man’s Desiring - Bach
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Una Furtiva Lagrima - Gaetano Donizetti
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Wedding March - Felix Mendelssohn
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Ave Maria - Bach/Gounod (Callas)
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Romantic wedding songs
What could be more fitting on your wedding day than the ultimate love song? Turn the romance up to 11 with our top romantic songs for your wedding entrance:
She - Elvis Costello
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I’m Kissing You - Des'ree
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Can’t Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley
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What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
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How Sweet It Is - James Taylor
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When A Man Loves A Woman - Percy Sledge
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First Day Of My Life - Bright Eyes
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Perfect - Ed Sheeran
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Stand By Me - Ben E. King
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Kiss From A Rose - Seal
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Unique Wedding Songs
Not everything has to fit into a genre - if you don't want to be pigeonholed and prefer to do your own thing, here are some unique wedding songs which are equally hard to categorise to set you apart from other couples:
Hoppipolla - Sigur Ros
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A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol Harum
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Friday I’m In Love - The Cure
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Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve
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Sea Of Love - Cat Power
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Our House - Crosby, Stills & Nash
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Wild Rose - Will Stratton
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Carry You - Novo Amor
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Never In My Wildest Dreams - Dan Auerbach
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My Favourite Story - Jack In Water
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T.V & Film Soundtracks
Maybe you're both TV and film buffs and want to share your love of the small and silver screens with your weddings guests! Here are some of the most universally beloved theme songs and instrumental pieces for a wedding straight out of the movies:
Forrest Gump Theme - Alan Silvestri
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Can You Feel The Love Tonight - Elton John (Lion King)
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You’ve Got A Friend In Me - Randy Newman (Toy Story)
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Tale As Old As Time - Beauty & The Beast
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Game Of Thrones Theme - Ramin Djawadi
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Young & Beautiful - Lana Del Ray (The Great Gatsby)
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) Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing - Aerosmith (Armageddon)
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Iris - Goo Goo Dolls (City Of Angels)
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Kiss Me - Six Pence None The Richer (She’s All That)
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You Make My Dreams Come True - Hall & Oates (500 Days Of Summer)
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Acoustic Entrance Songs
There's something wonderfully intimate about acoustic instruments. Here are some songs to bring you closer together whilst you're walking down the aisle:
Guiding Light - Mumford & Sons
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Can’t Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley
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Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran
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All Of Me - John Legend
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Better Together - Jack Johnson
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Here, There & Everywhere - The Beatles
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Somewhere Only We Know - Keane
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Mirroball - Elbow
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Latch - Sam Smith
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Halo - Beyonce
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Indie Processional Songs
Fun, quirky and sweet - do these words describe you as a couple? Because they certainly describe the indie wedding songs on this list:
Angels - The XX
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The Wedding Song - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
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Sweet Disposition - Temper Trap
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To Be Alone With You - Surfjan Stevens
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She Moves In Her Own Way - The Kooks
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Two Doors Down - The Mystery Jets
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Home - Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
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You’ve Got The Love - Florence & The Machine
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Toothpaste Kisses - The Maccabees
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I Wanna Be Yours - Arctic Monkeys
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Rock entrance songs
Whoever said rock doesn't have its softer side has clearly never heard these iconic love songs from some of the heaviest artists to ever walk the globe. You'll be walking down the aisle with your fists raised and your heads banging to our top rock wedding tunes:
The Only Exception - Paramore
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Nothing Else Matters - Metallica
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Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) - Greenday
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Crazy Love - Van Morrison
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Sweet Child O’Mine - Guns & Roses
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I Belong To You - Muse
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Wild Horses - The Rolling Stones
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XO - John Mayer
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Thank You - Led Zepplin
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White Wedding - Billy Idol
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Folk songs
If you're both fans of acoustic music, folk is definitely the right direction for you. Folk music also fits in well with rustic themed weddings - here are the best songs for you to walk down the aisle to in your converted barn:
I Will Wait - Mumford & Sons
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Riptide - Vance Joy
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Ho Hey - The Lumineers
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Skinny Love - Bon Ivor
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Higher Love - James Vincent McMorrow
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5 Years Time - Noah & The Whale
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Northern Sky - Nick Drake
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And I Love Her - Passenger
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If Only You Could See Yourself Like I See You - Foy Vance
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We Found Each Other In The Dark - City & Colour
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Fun Wedding Songs
Nothing breaks the tension like a good sense of humour - if you're nervous about your big day, or just fancy a laugh before you marry the love of your life, lighten the mood with one of our best novelty songs:
These Boots Are Made For Walkin’ - Nancy Sinatra
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Single Ladies - Beyonce
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Linger - The Cranberries
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Bad Guy - Billie Eilish
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thank u, next - Ariana Grande
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Bad Touch - Bloodhound Gang
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I Want To Break Free - Queen
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Let’s Get It On - Marvin Gaye
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I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For - U2
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Don’t You Want Me Baby - The Human League
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Country & Western entrance songs
If you want to walk down the aisle with a spring in your step whilst listening to love songs with truly heartfelt lyrics, listen to our top Country & Western picks:
Wildest Dreams - Taylor Swift
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I Love The Way You Love Me - John Michael Montgomery
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Hurricane - Luke Comb
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My Best Friend - Tim McGraw
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God Gave Me You - Blake Shelton
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I Just Wanna Love You - Blake Shelton
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The Bones - Maren Morris
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To Know Love - Little Big Town
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When You Say Nothing At All - Alison Krauss
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Friendship - Chris Stapleton
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Golden Oldies
Are you a retro couple whose heads are firmly facing backwards? These oldies are golden for a reason - give your wedding guests a trip down memory lane as you walk down the aisle towards your happy future:
God Only Knows - The Beach Boys
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Marry Me - Train
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All You Need Is Love - The Beatles
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Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks
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I Can’t Help Myself - The Four Tops
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Suddenly - Billy Ocean
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You’re My Best Friend - Queen
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The Luckiest - Ben Folds
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There She Goes - The La's
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It Must Be Love - Madness
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Choosing Your Wedding Entrance Song
You might be a traditional couple who'd prefer a more classic processional song, or you might want to put a more personal twist on your wedding ceremony music and choose a more modern song - the choice is yours!
Our list covers the most popular tunes that couples are walking down the aisle to today, along with some unique picks from our team. From dance songs to rock anthems to movie soundtracks - nothing is off the table when it comes to choosing the best wedding music for your big day.
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