Music to Walk Down the Aisle: 70 Wedding Processional Songs (2024)

Whether you're having a humanist, religious or civilwedding ceremony, chances are, you'll be walking down the aisle and you'll more than likely have music to accompany you. If you're having a church wedding there will be limitations on what you can choose, but otherwise, you really can take your pick of processional songs for your wedding, whether it's a live instrumental by musicians, your favourite tune on a speaker, or someone serenading you up the aisle. To help you pick, we've made a list of 70 processional songs and broken them down into handy categories to suit your ceremony vibe.

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A big grand entrance or something altogether low-key, your ceremony musicreally helps set the tone of the occasion, so it's important to get it right. With the help of some of our favourite weddingceremony singers and musicians, we've gathered 70 of the best wedding processional songs to suit all styles of wedding, from the traditional or the romantic, to the upbeat or unusual - we've even added them to a handy Spotify playlist, so make sure you scroll do the end to hear the lot!

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Classical Wedding Processional Songs

Although you may not be familiar with the names of classical pieces, most are instantly recognisable when you hear them - though others are a little lesser-spotted. Talk to your ceremony singer or musicians about what classical piece you have in mind, and they'll likely be able to pull it out of the bag.

  • 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 DreamOp. 61: IX. Wedding March - Felix Mendelssohn
  • Ave Maria - Bach/Gounod

Not sure what these sound like? Have a listen to each in our Spotify playlist at the end of the page!

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Irish Processional Songs

Add a little Celtic romance to your processional, with these beautiful Irish airs...

  • My Lagan Love
  • Carolan's Concerto
  • She Moves Through the Fair
  • Midnight Walker - Uilleann Pipes
  • The Parting Glass
  • Down by the Sally Gardens
  • The Voyage
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Alternative Processional Songs

Looking for something a little different or more personalised 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
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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 the sweetest 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
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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
  • Annie's Song - John Denver

Get Our Ultimate Processional Songs Playlist on Spotify

Many thanks to ceremony singers and musicians,Something Blue Acousticsfor their help with this post and brilliant wedding processional song suggestions. Find a full list of our recommended ceremony musicians here. Or hit the archives for more wedding music inspiration!

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