{"id":287904,"date":"2020-12-06T08:00:40","date_gmt":"2020-12-06T08:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whimsicalwonderlandweddings.com\/?p=287904"},"modified":"2026-01-22T16:36:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T16:36:02","slug":"wedding-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/wedding-songs\/","title":{"rendered":"Wedding Songs &#8211; The Definitive Tunes For Your Wedding Soundtrack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your wedding music may just be one of <em>the<\/em> most important decisions of your wedding day. Your <strong>wedding songs<\/strong> will truly make the soundtrack of your wedding story. Both in the present and in the future. Music can transport you in an instant to a memory and your wedding will be one memory you won&#8217;t ever want to forget.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I can wax lyrical about wedding d\u00e9cor and wedding fashion, but what it all comes down is the love. Your <a href=\"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/category\/planning\/wedding-readings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wedding readings<\/a> and your wedding songs really up the sentimental stakes, not only for your wedding ceremony, but for the whole of your wedding celebration.&nbsp; Throughout the day the music you choose plays a different role, and it needs to match the mood and the tone of the moment: nobody will hit the dance floor if your string quartet is in full flow, and you might want to leave your <a href=\"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/wedding-djs\/\">wedding party DJ<\/a> with ibiza vibes until after the ceremony.&nbsp; Or not.&nbsp; You do you!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-288174 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/whimsical-cdn.wedissimo.com\/2020\/12\/Wedding-Songs-Kazooieloki-Photography.jpg\" alt=\"Wedding Songs Kazooieloki Photography\" width=\"1000\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whimsical-cdn.wedissimo.com\/2020\/12\/Wedding-Songs-Kazooieloki-Photography.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/whimsical-cdn.wedissimo.com\/2020\/12\/Wedding-Songs-Kazooieloki-Photography-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whimsical-cdn.wedissimo.com\/2020\/12\/Wedding-Songs-Kazooieloki-Photography-720x481.jpg 720w, https:\/\/whimsical-cdn.wedissimo.com\/2020\/12\/Wedding-Songs-Kazooieloki-Photography-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/whimsical-cdn.wedissimo.com\/2020\/12\/Wedding-Songs-Kazooieloki-Photography-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/whimsical-cdn.wedissimo.com\/2020\/12\/Wedding-Songs-Kazooieloki-Photography-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/whimsical-cdn.wedissimo.com\/2020\/12\/Wedding-Songs-Kazooieloki-Photography-270x180.jpg 270w, https:\/\/whimsical-cdn.wedissimo.com\/2020\/12\/Wedding-Songs-Kazooieloki-Photography-570x381.jpg 570w, https:\/\/whimsical-cdn.wedissimo.com\/2020\/12\/Wedding-Songs-Kazooieloki-Photography-770x514.jpg 770w, https:\/\/whimsical-cdn.wedissimo.com\/2020\/12\/Wedding-Songs-Kazooieloki-Photography-868x580.jpg 868w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/> Image by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kazooieloki.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kazooieloki Photography<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Choosing Your Wedding Songs<\/h2>\n<p>When it comes to <a href=\"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/category\/planning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wedding planning<\/a> I often speak about how important it is to have your day represent <em>you<\/em>. There is an opportunity with your wedding to really celebrate your relationship together. Shout about who you are, what you mean to each other and choose <a href=\"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/category\/planning\/wedding-music\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wedding music<\/a> that really shows your true colours.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t worry about expectations, or the pressure to have a particular type of wedding song. Instead pick melodies that make your heart leap with joy. Find the song that makes you think of one another. The song that gives you goosebumps. The song which takes you to a memory oh so special to the two of you.<\/p>\n<p>The right wedding songs will make your guests talk for years to come. Don&#8217;t forget they too will remember your <a href=\"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/first-dance-wedding-song-ideas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">first dance<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/wedding-last-dance-ideas-list-songs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">last dance<\/a> track. Songs bring us together, they let us express ourselves when we can&#8217;t find the words. Let your wedding songs do the talking throughout your wedding.<\/p>\n<h2>Wedding Songs Playlist<\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;ve put together some romantic <strong>wedding song inspiration<\/strong> on our Spotify account. You can play all the tunes below too, hooray! Some tracks are modern, some are classics. But hopefully it gives you a great starting point for your wedding song choices.<\/p>\n<p>So take some time out, in fact why not make it date? Sit together with drinks and snacks, some moody lighting and play this playlist below. I guarantee you will be feeling even more excited about your wedding day then ever.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/6B4HmnVeDDHweiJaPUapIR\" width=\"300\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Below are some of my favourite wedding song ideas from the wedding playlist above. Forty romantic and love-filled tunes to really consider for your wedding day.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-288175 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/whimsical-cdn.wedissimo.com\/2020\/12\/Wedding-Songs-Ed-Godden-Photography-720x1079.jpg\" alt=\"Wedding Songs Ed Godden Photography\" width=\"720\" height=\"1079\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whimsical-cdn.wedissimo.com\/2020\/12\/Wedding-Songs-Ed-Godden-Photography-720x1079.jpg 720w, https:\/\/whimsical-cdn.wedissimo.com\/2020\/12\/Wedding-Songs-Ed-Godden-Photography-300x449.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whimsical-cdn.wedissimo.com\/2020\/12\/Wedding-Songs-Ed-Godden-Photography-150x225.jpg 150w, https:\/\/whimsical-cdn.wedissimo.com\/2020\/12\/Wedding-Songs-Ed-Godden-Photography-768x1150.jpg 768w, https:\/\/whimsical-cdn.wedissimo.com\/2020\/12\/Wedding-Songs-Ed-Godden-Photography-370x554.jpg 370w, https:\/\/whimsical-cdn.wedissimo.com\/2020\/12\/Wedding-Songs-Ed-Godden-Photography-570x854.jpg 570w, https:\/\/whimsical-cdn.wedissimo.com\/2020\/12\/Wedding-Songs-Ed-Godden-Photography-770x1153.jpg 770w, https:\/\/whimsical-cdn.wedissimo.com\/2020\/12\/Wedding-Songs-Ed-Godden-Photography-387x580.jpg 387w, https:\/\/whimsical-cdn.wedissimo.com\/2020\/12\/Wedding-Songs-Ed-Godden-Photography.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/> Image by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edgodden.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ed Godden<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>New Wedding Songs<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Adore You &#8211; Harry Styles<\/li>\n<li>Hold My Girl &#8211; George Ezra<\/li>\n<li>Lover &#8211; Taylor Swift<\/li>\n<li>Just You And I &#8211; Tom Walker<\/li>\n<li>Falling Like The Stars &#8211; James Arthur<\/li>\n<li>Me &amp; You Together Song &#8211; The 1975<\/li>\n<li>Space &#8211; Biffy Clyro<\/li>\n<li>Next To You &#8211; Little Big Town<\/li>\n<li>Conversations In The Dark &#8211; John Legend<\/li>\n<li>You In My Life &#8211; Ed Patrick<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Modern Wedding Songs<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Perfect &#8211; Ed Sheeran<\/li>\n<li>Grow Old With Me &#8211; Tom Odell<\/li>\n<li>Wasn&#8217;t Expecting That &#8211; Jamie Lawson<\/li>\n<li>Ho Hey &#8211; The Lumineers<\/li>\n<li>A Thousand Years &#8211; Christina Perri<\/li>\n<li>Little Things &#8211; One Direction<\/li>\n<li>A Sky Full Of Stars &#8211; Coldplay<\/li>\n<li>Hold My Hand &#8211; Jess Glynne<\/li>\n<li>Only Love &#8211; Ben Howard<\/li>\n<li>5 Years Time &#8211; Noah and the Whale<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Classic Wedding Songs<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Marry You &#8211; Bruno Mars<\/li>\n<li>At Last &#8211; Etta James<\/li>\n<li>Iris &#8211; The Goo Goo Dolls<\/li>\n<li>Can&#8217;t Hell Falling In Love &#8211; Elvis Presley<\/li>\n<li>God Only Knows &#8211; The Beach Boys<\/li>\n<li>L-O-V-E &#8211; Nat King Cole<\/li>\n<li>All Of Me &#8211; John Legend<\/li>\n<li>Make You Feel My Love &#8211; Adele<\/li>\n<li>Marry Me &#8211; Train<\/li>\n<li>Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I&#8217;m Yours) &#8211; Stevie Wonder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Indie Wedding Songs<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>First Day Of My Life &#8211; Bright Eyes<\/li>\n<li>Best Day Of My Life &#8211; American Authors<\/li>\n<li>Chasing Cars &#8211; Snow Patrol<\/li>\n<li>Wonderwall &#8211; Oasis<\/li>\n<li>The One &#8211; Kodaline<\/li>\n<li>Flightless Bird, American Mouth &#8211; Iron &amp; Wine<\/li>\n<li>Somewhere Only We Know &#8211; Keane<\/li>\n<li>Toothpaste Kisses &#8211; The Maccabees<\/li>\n<li>She&#8217;s Got You High &#8211; Mumm-ra<\/li>\n<li>When U Love Somebody &#8211; Fruit Bats<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By the way can also follow us on our <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/user\/86r2i1lpww1lgjgpzdpoqqogd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spotify account<\/a> and see all of our wedding songs playlists. All the wedding music inspiration, yay!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Why not check out these other wedding song playlists too?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/daytime-wedding-songs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Daytime Wedding Songs<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/songs-evening-wedding-entertainment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Evening Wedding Entertainment Songs<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/classical-music-song-ideas-wedding-ceremony\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Classical Wedding Songs<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a title=\"86 Awesome Wedding DJ Songs \u2013 Set The Mood &amp; Start The Party\" href=\"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/wedding-dj-songs\/\">Wedding DJ Song Ideas<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your wedding music may just be one of the most important decisions of your wedding day. Your wedding songs will truly make the soundtrack of your wedding story. Both in the present and in the future. Music can transport you in an instant to a memory and your wedding will be one memory you won&#8217;t [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":283069,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6768],"tags":[3718],"class_list":["post-287904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wedding-music","tag-wedding-songs"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"mv":{"thumbnail_id":283069,"thumbnail_uri":"https:\/\/whimsical-cdn.wedissimo.com\/2020\/09\/04-Kazooieloki-Lincolnshire-Wedding-Photographer-2-300x200.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287904","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=287904"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287904\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":400723,"href":"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287904\/revisions\/400723"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/283069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=287904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=287904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=287904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}