Music To Walk Down The Aisle To
It's the moment. The moment your guests have all been waiting for. It's your moment - the one you've been waiting for most of your life probably. The bride's entrance is the one single moment everyone pauses and looks to the back and watches the bride, or brides, or grooms walk into the room and take their place for one of life's most special rituals - marriage.
It's a moment that the addition of music can make it stay in people's minds forever. Every time after that moment when they hear that song, they will remember that special day you walked down the aisle to get married.
But keep in mind, the pace of the music is just as important. If it's too fast you'll be running down the aisle and if it's too slow, your guests will start yawning before the celebrant has already started.
The team from "you and your wedding" have categorised song songs below.
Modern songs to walk down the aisle to:
All of Me – John Legend
First Day of My Life – Bright Eyes
Somewhere Only We Know – Lily Allen (Cover of Keane)
Greatest Day – Take That
Make You Feel My Love – Adele
Marry You – Bruno Mars
Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran
Come Away With Me – Nora Jones
Best Day of My Life – American Authors
The Power of Love – Gabrielle Aplin cover
Classical music to walk down the aisle to:
Canon in D – Pachelbel
Air – George F. Handel
Romeo and Juliet Love Theme – Tchaikovsky
Clair de Lune – Debussy
The Flower Duet from Lakmé – Léo Delibes
Ave Maria – Bach/Gounod
Bridal Chorus – Wagner
Wedding March – Andrew Grossman, Lana Ross and Anna Moor
The Arrival of the Queen of Sheeba from Solomon – Handel
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring – Bac
Instrumental music to walk down the aisle to:
A Thousand Years – The Piano Guys (Cover of Christina Perri)
Love Me – Yiruma
I’m Yours – Vitamin String Quartet (Cover of Jason Mraz)
Married Life (from the film Up) – Michael Giacchino
La Vie en Rose – The O’Neill Brothers Group (Cover of Edith Piaf)
A Sky Full of Stars – The Piano Guys (Cover of Coldplay)
All I Want is You – Bridesmaids Quartet
Riptide – Piano Tribute Players (Cover of Vance Joy)
Wings – Pierluigi Colangelo (Cover of Birdy)
Your Song – United Guitar Players (Cover of Elton John)
Old favourite songs to walk down the aisle to:
Can’t Help Falling in Love With You – Elvis
Hallelujah – Blake (Cover of Leonard Cohen)
The Way You Look Tonight – Frank Sinatra
Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder
Here Comes The Sun – The Beatles
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Roberta Flack
Be My Baby – The Ronettes
The Very Thought of You – Billie Holiday
At Last – Etta James
What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
God Only Knows – The Beach Boys
Dream a Little Dream of Me – The Mamas and Papa
TIP: Have the driver play the music on your way to the ceremony to get your headspace right
My Spotify playlist of the ultimate songs to walk down the aisle to is here
If you’re after some epic songs to walk BACK UP the aisle to after you’re married, read this.
If you need some music to play while you’re signing your marriage certificates, read this.
Steve Mummery is a celebrant based in Perth
You can find him online at smcelebrant.com.au or facebook at smcelebrant, Instagram @smcelebrant or you can find lots of wedding inspiration on his Pinterest page @smcelebrant including wedding & engagement rings, dresses, shoes, groom's attire, flowers, arbours, the lot.
Call Steve to chat about your wedding ceremony today on 0418 897 215 or email steve@smcelebrant.com.au