Wedding songs for the church wedding ceremony
Music for your wedding
Are you still looking for wedding songs and music for the church ceremony and the reception afterwards? Then we have lots of great ideas and tips for you! Take a look around and get inspired!
Make your church wedding even more personal and emotional! Whether it’s a cello and piano duet, a singer, or organ music – the right music selection will make your church wedding the highlight of your wedding day. With this selection, you’re sure to find the perfect music for your church wedding.
During your wedding preparation meeting, discuss with the priest what music you would like for the church ceremony. He might be able to help you with his experience and perhaps even has contacts with musicians or knows which songs are particularly popular at weddings and which ones the organist already knows. If you have a song that means something to you and with which you would like to end your church wedding ceremony, discuss this with the pastor. He can listen to the piece and possibly take your personal wishes into account.
The Processional
Generally speaking, classical pieces are particularly well-suited for the wedding ceremony. The procession into the church is an exceptionally festive and joyful moment of the wedding. You should choose music accordingly. Suitable pieces for the procession include, for example:
- Wedding March from «A Midsummer Night’s Dream»: Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
- Bridal Chorus from «Lohengrin»: Richard Wagner
- Canon in D major: Johann Pachelbel
- Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring: Johann Sebastian Bach
- Arrival of the Queen of Sheba: George Frideric Handel
- Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen
- Prelude in C major: Johann Sebastian Bach
- Ave Maria: Bach–Gounod
- Air: Johann Sebastian Bach
- Ave verum corpus: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- A thousand years: Christina Perri
The exchange of rings
During the church wedding ceremony, and especially after the exchange of rings, heartfelt and rather quiet pieces of music are appropriate. Classical pieces are particularly suitable, but so are gentle gospel songs.
- Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3: Johann Sebastian Bach
- Arioso: Johann Sebastian Bach
- The Swan: Camille Saint-Saëns
- Ave Maria: Franz Schubert or Charles Gounod (after J. S. Bach)
- You Raise Me Up: Josh Groban
- Morning has broken: Cat Stevens
- Amazing Grace: Gospel
- All of Me: John Legend
- Can’t help falling in love: Elvis Presley
The Recessional
The service is over: You are now a newlywed couple – if that’s not a reason to celebrate! The recessional should therefore be accompanied by lively and festive music. Both religious and secular songs can be included.
- Various preludes by Johann Sebastian Bach (BWV 541, 553, 556 and many more)
- Ave Maria: Piazzolla
- Oh happy day: Edwin Hawkins
- Largo (opera Xerxes): GF Handel
- Toccata in D minor: Johann Sebastian Bach
- Air in F major: George Frideric Handel
- Love Me Tender: Elvis Presley
- All you need is love: The Beatles
- Love of my life: Queen
- Circle of life: Elton John
Surprise after the wedding
Do you want to surprise your partner by playing and singing a song for them after the ceremony? – That’s a wonderful idea and will surely bring tears to everyone’s eyes! Since you’ll undoubtedly be very excited before and during the church ceremony, it’s a good idea to schedule your performance for afterward. Either in the square in front of the church, or once all the guests have arrived at the wedding venue. This will give you time to calmly prepare for your performance.
Music for your wedding
Are you still looking for songs and music for the after-party? Then we have lots of great ideas and tips for you! Take a look around and get inspired!
- Liebestraum: Liszt
- Can you feel the love tonight: Elton John
- Your song: Elton John
- The power of love: Jennifer Rush
- Fields of gold: Sting
- I Will Always Love You: Whitney Houston
- One moment in time: Whitney Houston
- You Are The Sunshine Of My Life: Stevie Wonder
- You’ll Be in My Heart: Phil Collins
- Somewhere Over the Rainbow: Harold Arlen
- Without You: Mariah Carey
- Have I told you lately: Rod Stewart
- If you don’t know me by now: Simply Red
- What a wonderful world! Louis Armstrong
- Perfect: Ed Sheeran
- Thinking Out Loud: Ed Sheeran
- Imagine: John Lennon
- Here Comes The Sun: The Beatles
- Here, there and everywhere: The Beatles
- La-la Land, Mia & Sebastian’s Theme: Justin Hurwitz
- Love story: Francis Lai
- Beauty and the Beast: Alan Menken
- Song from a Secret Garden: Rolf Løvland
- With or without you: U2
- My heart will go on: Celine Dion
- Moon River: Henry Mancini
- Hello: Lionel Richie
- Angels: Robbie Williams
- La vie en rose: Louiguy, Édith Piaf
- Feather Theme: from « Forrest Gump »
- River Flows in You: Yiruma
- Romeo&Juliet: from « Romeo&Juliet »
- Right Here Waiting: Richard Marx
- Love’s Divine: Seal
- I don’t wanna miss a thing: Aerosmith
- Everything I Do: Bryan Adams
- She’s the one: Robbie Williams
- Wonderful tonight: Eric Clapton
ABOUT US, SwissDuo:
The pianist and composer Irina Grebaus and the renowned cellist Sandi Toka Nova have been performing together as a musical duo for years. Both musicians have studied classical music at the highest level and now play together the most beautiful melodies of pop music, film scores, jazz standards, bossa nova songs, and well-known classical compositions.