135 Songs To Walk Down The Aisle To In 2023

Author: Hollie Bond

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Contents

How Do You Pick a Song To Walk Down The Aisle To?
Things To Look Out For In a Wedding Entrance Song
Romantic Wedding Entrance Songs
Most Popular Wedding Entrance Songs
Classical Wedding Entrance Songs
Unusual Wedding Entrance Songs
Fun And Upbeat Wedding Entrance Songs To Walk Down The Aisle To
What Song Should My Bridesmaids Walk Down The Aisle To?

Make a magical entrance on your wedding day with one of these perfect processional wedding songs to walk down the aisle to.

The moment you walk down the aisle is likely to be the most memorable and incredible part of your entire big day. If you’re sticking to the traditional running order, it’ll be the moment you first see all of your guests and they get to see you in all your big day glory.

You’ll also lay eyes on your soon-to-be husband or wife and it marks the last few moments of your life before you become a married couple. Choosing the right music to match this magical moment is really important as it’ll set the tone for the entire day and can help sum up how you feel about saying “I do” to the love of your life.

How Do You Pick a Song To Walk Down The Aisle To?

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A lot of couples choose romantic wedding songs to reflect this very heart-warming ceremony, but there’s no rule to say you have to choose a love song when you’re walking down the aisle. You might want to opt for something a little more quirky and unique to you or perhaps something funny and tongue-in-cheek if you’re known as a couple who loves to have a laugh.

If you like a particular wedding song but prefer not to have words, you can often find beautiful instrumental versions for your entrance song too and, of course, classical music works extremely well for elegant ceremonies.

You may already have “your entrance song” and know instinctively what you’ll be walking down the aisle to. However, if you’ve no particular preferences or have no idea where to start when choosing such a special wedding song you’ll find a helpful list below of perfect processional (when you walk down the aisle) and recessional songs (when you walk back down the aisle as a married couple).

Things To Look Out For In a Wedding Entrance Song

It’s not simply just a case of finding a wedding song that you both love. There are certain qualities that make some wedding songs far superior to others when it comes to wedding ceremonies. The most important of these is the tempo/ pace of the piece of music.

Walking down the aisle, isn’t like walking down the street. You’ll want to savour every step and let all your guests get a glimpse of your gorgeous wedding dress (or suit) so the each step will be much slower than your usual gait. Choosing a nice slow wedding song will help you remember to walk slowly.

If you’ve found a wedding song and practised walking to it, but it feels too fast, search for instrumental/ acoustic versions which are usually slower. Or ask your on-the-day musician to play it nice and slowly.

Also, have a think about the length of the music. It’s key to know in advance the best point in the music to start walking so you don’t just have the long intro playing and none of the main part of the song for example. Think about when you want it to end/ fade too, so you’re not awkwardly standing at the altar/ ceremony table waiting for the music to finish.

You should also bear in mind the wedding song choices you’ll be making for when guests arrive and are waiting for your entrance as you may want to ensure the tone and style remains the same. It could be a bit of a shock for guests to go straight from gentle harp music to a heavy metal wedding song as you enter the ceremony space (although it would certainly make them take notice!).

Romantic Wedding Entrance Songs

When it comes to romance, a wedding ceremony is as about as romantic as it gets, so it makes perfect sense to reflect this mood with a beautiful love song. There are a whole host of wonderful heartfelt wedding songs out there to choose from, including old-school classics as well as some modern tunes that really sum up how special this once-in-a-lifetime moment is.

Listen carefully to all the lyrics of each wedding song you like the sound of to ensure it sums up how you feel before you choose it. And remember, if you like the melody but not the lyrics, there’s always the chance to find an instrumental version or ask a live musician to play the piece for you. Here are some of the best romantic wedding songs for a bride’s or groom’s entrance.

Your Song by Ellie Goulding or Elton John
Giving Myself by Jennifer Hudson
Sweet Disposition by The Temper Trap
Fields of Gold by Eva Cassidy
Truly Madly Deeply by Savage Garden
Unchained Melody by The Righteous Brothers
Have I Told You Lately? by Tony Bennett
Kissing You by Des Ree
Just The Way You Are by Bruno Mars
Tale As Old As Time from Beauty and the Beast
She by Elvis Costello (as heard in the film Notting Hill)
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face by Roberta Flack
Songbird by Fleetwood Mac or the Eva Cassidy version
Here Come the Sun by The Beatles
Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran
Lucky by Jason Mraz featuring Colbie Caillat
Fields of Gold by Sting or Eva Cassidy
I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston
From This Moment On by Shania Twain and Bryan White
Love Never Fails by Brandon Heath
Feels Like Home by Edwina Hayes
Iris by The Goo Goo Dolls
No One by Alicia Keys
Isn’t She Lovely? by Stevie Wonder
Paradise by Coldplay
Kiss From a Rose by Seal
Come Away With Me by Norah Jones
You’ve Got The Love by Florence and the Machine
Can You Feel The Love Tonight by Elton John
Grow Old With Me by Tom Odell
This I Swear by Nick Lachey
Halo by Beyoncé
Songbird by Oasis
A Million Love Songs by Take That
You Had Me From Hello by Bon Jovi
God Only Knows by The Beach Boys
Marry Me by Train
Better Together by Jack Johnson
Love by Matt White
To Make You Feel My Love by Billy Joel
When You Say You Love Me by Josh Groban
Photograph by Ed Sheeran
Sea of Love by Cat Power
Suddenly by Billy Ocean
All My Life by K-Ci & JoJo
I Can’t Help Myself by The Four Tops
Spend My Life With You by Eric Benét
Crazy Love by Van Morrison
How Sweet it is by James Taylor
Somewhere Only We Know by Lily Allen
Can’t Help Falling in Love by Ingrid Michaelson
You and I by Michael Bublé
I Love the Way You Love Me by John Michael Montgomery
Spectrum by Florence and The Machine
Budapest by George Ezra
Moon River by Frank Sinatra