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Favourite Wedding Processional Songs
Classic Wedding Processional Songs
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No two weddings are ever exactly the same! Some couples want a classic wedding, some want theirs to be a call back to their heritage, some just want their wedding to be a ton of fun! It all starts with the processional.
Here Is Our List Of Favourite Processional Songs:
Classic Wedding Processional Songs
Although you may not be familiar with the names of classical pieces, most are instantly recognizable when you hear them.
- Canon in D – Pachelbel
- Ave Verum Corpus – Mozart
- Bridal Chorus – Wagner
- Pie Jesu – adapted by Andrew Lloyd Webber
- Nella Fantasia (or Gabriel’s Oboe) – Ennio Morricone
- Jesu, Joy of Man Desiring – Bach
- The Swan (Le Cygne) – Saint Saens
- The Flower Duet from Lakmé (Viens Mallika Sous le Dome) – Léo Delibes
- Romance Classical Guitar – folk piece
- The Four Seasons: Spring 1 – Vivaldi, Recomposed by Max Richter
- Cello suite No. 1 – Bach
- Una Furtiva Lagrima – Gaetano Donizetti
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream Op. 61: IX.
- Wedding March – Felix Mendelssohn
- Ave Maria – Bach
Irish Processional Songs
Add a little Celtic romance to your processional.
- My Lagan Love
- Carolan’s Concerto
- She Moves Through the Fair
- Midnight Walker – Uilleann Pipes
- The Parting Glass
Alternative Processional Songs
Looking for something a little different or more personalized for your processional song? Look no further than these cool indie and alternative tunes…
- Falling Slowly – Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova
- Higher Love – James Vincent McMorrow
- The Blowers Daughter – Damien Rice
- Work Song – Hozier
- Growing Up Beside You – Paolo Nutini
- Skinny Love – Bon Ivor
- Ho Hey – The Lumineers
- First Day Of My Life – Bright Eyes
- To Be Alone With You – Sufijan Stevens
- ‘Cello Song – Nick Drake
- Wicked Game (Instrumental) – Chris Isaak
- All This Love – Angus & Julia Stone
- Wedding Song – Bob Dylan
- Sweet Disposition (Acoustic) – Temper Trap
- Wedding Song (Acoustic) – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- Hoppipolla – Sigur Ros
- Sea of Love – Cat Power
- Angels – The XX
- Feelin’ Good – Nina Simone
- Kiss Me – Sixpence None The Richer
- Quelqu’un m’a dit – Carla Bruni
- Good Riddance (Time of your Life) – Greenday
- Riptide – Vance Joy
- When I Go – Slow Club
- Another Love – Tom Odell
- A Waltz for a Night – Julie Delpy
Upbeat Processional Songs
Many of you might think a processional song should be slow and paced, but add a retro lilt and these upbeat songs would make a cool entrance…
- Here There and Everywhere – The Beatles
- Wouldn’t It Be Nice – The Beach Boys
- Everyday – Buddy Holly
- In My Life – The Beatles
- Here Comes The Sun – Nina Simone
- Be My Baby – The Ronettes
- Fly Me To The Moon – Julie London
- Waterloo Sunset – The Kinks
- Can’t Smile Without You – Barry Manilow
Romantic Processional Songs
Are you and your other half a pair of hopeless romantics? Then these are the processional songs for you!
- Songbird – Eva Cassidy
- She – Elvis Costello
- At Last – Etta James
- Your Song – Elton John
- I’m Kissing You – Des’ree
- I’ve Got A Crush On You – Ella Fitzgerald
- Can’t Help Falling In Love With You – Elvis Presley
- Not About Angels – Birdy
- Blackbird – The Beatles
- She’s Always a Woman – Fyfe Dangerfield
- La Vie En Rose – Louis Armstrong
- One Day Like This – Elbow
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