Wedding Song

When you're searching for the best wedding ceremony music to play for your guests on your special day, you can't go far wrong with songs that literally have a 'wedding' theme in their lyrics or title.

We've put together our playlist of the best wedding songs which are literally about weddings, marriage, undying love - the list will go on, much like Celine Dion's heart - and whereabouts we think they'd get the best reception on your own wedding day. Let's take a look!

Welcome your guests to your venue with some smooth background music, like B.B. King's classic love song - soon enough your husband- or bride-to-be will be standing by you:

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Keep things light and jazzy as everyone finds their seats - and remind yourselves that you two can make it as long as you're in love:

An up-tempo bop from master of pop Bruno Mars will help set the right tone for your big day - just go easy on the dancing juice:

Is it the look in your eyes or is it this dancing juice?/ Who cares, baby, I think I wanna marry you

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This uproarious song from ‘My Fair Lady' will help ensure all your guests are smiling by the time they find their seats:

I'm getting married in the morning, ding dong! The bells are gonna chime/ Pull out the stopper, let's have a whopper, but get me to the church on time

Just in case you were struggling to find the right words at the altar, ABBA are here to remind you 30 times:

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So come on, now let's try it, I love you, can't deny it/ 'Cause it's true, I do, I do, I do, I do, I do

It's good day, it's about to get better/ Every dream is about to come true/ No reason to wait, we got the weather/ We just need our ‘do's'

This song was perfect for the opening sequence of ‘My Best Friend's Wedding' - and it'll be perfect for the start of your wedding ceremony:

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So you're lookin' to find love you can share/ All you gotta Hold him and kiss him and love him and show him that you care

I feel like this is the beginning, though I've loved you for a million years/ And if I thought our love was ending, I'd find myself drowning in my own tears

We'll hold hands an' touch 'n' hug, he talks so sweet to me/ 'Cause he knows a lot about love and stuff and he's gonna marry me

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Famed saxophonist Kenny G manages to capture the full range of emotions you can expect to experience on your wedding day - all without uttering a single word:

If you want some modern country music vibes as your friends and family make their way to their seats, you'd be hard pressed to find a sweeter song than this to provide them:

The dreamy string intro before Etta James' signature tune starts to swing makes this one of the greatest wedding party entrance songs of all time:

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You smiled, you smiled, and then the spell was cast/ And here we are in Heaven, for you are mine at last.

No matter what time of year you're actually going to be tying the knot, this sweet bluegrass-inspired song will put just enough spring in your step as you walk down the aisle:

You ask her if she loves you she answers, ‘I do', your heart starts glowing inside/ And then you will know she is just for you, while each step, draws you closer to the aisle

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'Cause I've never worn white, but I wanna get it right, yeah, I really wanna try with you/ No, I've never worn white, but I'm standin' here tonight, 'cause I really wanna say, ‘I do'

Stookey, the ‘Paul' from ‘Peter, Paul and Mary', was inspired to write this beautiful acoustic number after attending the wedding of bandmate Peter and a different Mary:

Well then what's to be the reason for becoming man and wife?/ Is it love that brings you here or love that brings you life?

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The pounding beat of this trance-y Snow Patrol tune perfectly embodies the anticipation of watching your bride to be walk down the aisle towards you:

Just say yes, just say there's nothing holding you back/ It's not a test, nor a trick of the mind - only love

Pick a few songs for your wedding playlist to keep your guests entertained while you both sign on the dotted line to make your marriage official:

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The perfect song to sign the register with your witnesses to - if you leave your wedding venue in a Fast Car, don't forget ‘just married' sign:

Can I get a witness there is salvation and rapture for the lonely/ Can I get a witness, bless this day sacred and holy

Baby, I never thought so much love could fit in a little band of gold/ But I'm telling you, darling, I feel it in my heart, got it in my soul

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Sharing horizons that are new to us, watching the signs along the way/ Talkin' it over, just the two of us, workin' together day to day

Not content just to be the men who walked a thousand miles, The Reid twins have another very important message to share with you on your wedding day:

Let's get married, I love you and I want to stay with you/ Let's get married, have kids and grow old and grey with you

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Although not strictly a Hawaiian wedding song, Colbie's sunny ukulele and cheerful melodies will give your guests some serious beach holiday vibes:

The Fab Four lend a hand as you acknowledge the other important people in your life (even if the person you're signing the register with is your favourite):

But of all these friends and lovers, there is no one compares with you/ And these memories lose their meaning when I think of love as something new

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Take a leaf out of the Bob Dylan songbook - he bares his soul armed only with an acoustic guitar, a harmonica and some frankly fantastic lyrics:

You're the other half of what I am, you're the missing piece/ And I love you more than ever with that love that doesn't cease

And you know one of these days, when I get my money right/ Buy you everything and show you all the finer things in life

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I would not leave you in times of trouble/ We never could have come this far/ I took the good times, I'll take the bad times, I'll take you just the way you are

Now the serious part of your wedding ceremony is over, it's time to move your wedding party to your reception venue with some uplifting songs:

Jack and Meg White claimed to be brother and sister for years before it came to light that they were actually divorced - but that never stopped them from singing about marriage:

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Let's get married in a big cathedral by a priest/ If I'm the man that you love the most, you can say ‘I do' at least.

Just girl to boy, I'd like to share this thought with you/ Our love's a joy, two ones have made inseparable two

The man, the myth John Legend wrote this gentle piano ballad for his fiancee - and he pours more than enough emotion into his lyrics to get your guests' eyes overflowing:

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Give your all to me, I'll give my all to you/ You're my end and my beginnin', even when I lose, I'm winnin'

Paul McCartney's sweet tale of a young love blossoming features slow slow verses leading into quick choruses - perfect for getting your guests up out of their seats:

You brought a lot of a sunshine into my life/ You filled me with happiness I never knew/ You gave me more joy than I ever dreamed of/ And no one, no one can take the place of you

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With Motown mainstays the Adantes and the Funk Brothers providing backing vocals and instrumentation respectively, Marvin Gaye sings the perfect song for you to stop - stop! - and thank your baby:

You were better to me than I was to myself/ For me, there's you and there ain't nobody else/ I wanna stop (stop!) and thank you, baby

Your guests won't be able to resist swaying arm in arm as they exit your wedding venue to Darlene Love's joyful performance backed by some classic Phil Spector production:

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The soundtrack to many a Hollywood wedding, from the climactic final scene of ‘the Graduate' to ‘Wayne's World 2's hilarious parody of it, Mendelssohn's ‘Wedding March' will be as instantly recognisable as the wedding bells themselves.

This hilarious yet heartfelt song from funnyman Adam Sandler is perfect for couples who want their wedding songs to share their sense of humour:

I'll miss you, kiss you, give you my coat when you are cold/ Need you, feed you, even let you hold the remote control

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The super-slow waltz rhythm and the emotional harmonies of the chorus are just two reasons why this would make a great country-tinged first dance song:

I'll marry my lover in a place to admire, I don't have to even ask her/ I can look in her eyes