Guide to Wedding Ceremony Music
- Prelude: Music played before the official start of the ceremony, as guests arrive and are seated. Usually 20-30 minutes. I suggest choosing 5-8 songs for prelude.
- Wedding Party Processional: Entrance of the wedding/bridal party. This may include important family members (grandparents, parents, etc.), bridesmaids, groomsmen, attendants, flower girls/boys, the ring bearer, etc.
- Processional: Entrance of the bride (or groom/marrier).
- Optional--Music during the ceremony: Background music during a candle-lighting ceremony, sand ceremony, etc.
- Recessional: Exit music.
- Cocktail hour: Background music for an additional hour after the ceremony.
Sample Wedding Song Selections
Harp Music for Your Wedding Ceremony
The following selections are examples of wedding songs I've played in 2021-22, but your imagination is the only limit to what you choose! I can play just about anything--really.
Is your song not on this list? Just shoot me a text at 702-575-2793 or use my Contact Form. You might be surprised what I can play on the harp!
Is your song not on this list? Just shoot me a text at 702-575-2793 or use my Contact Form. You might be surprised what I can play on the harp!
Pop and Rock
- All My Life, by K-Ci & JoJo
- All the Stars, by Kendrick Lamar
- Always and Forever, by Rod Temperton
- Anti-Hero, by Taylor Swift
- As It Was, by Harry Styles
- Be My Lover, by La Bouche
- Bittersweet Symphony, by The Verve
- Blackbird, by The Beatles
- Blinding Lights, by The Weeknd
- By Your Side, by Sade
- Can’t Help Falling in Love, by Elvis
- Celebrate Me Home, by Kenny Loggins
- Celestial, by Ed Sheeran
- champagne problems, by Taylor Swift
- Chasing Cars, by Snow Patrol
- Clocks, by Coldplay
- Cruel Summer, by Taylor Swift
- Dance Monkey, by Tones and I
- Dancing in the Moonlight, by King Harvest
- Dandelions, by Ruth Berhe
- Daylight, by Taylor Swift
- Die for You, by The Weeknd
- Differences, by Ginuwine
- DJ Got Us Falling in Love, by Usher
- Dreams, by The Cranberries
- Eleanor Rigby, by The Beatles
- Electric Love, by Børns
- Fearless, by Taylor Swift
- Fields of Gold, by Sting
- Fireflies, by Owl City
- Fix You, by Coldplay
- Fly Me to the Moon, by Frank Sinatra
- From This Moment On, by Shania Twain
- Glimpse of Us, by Joji
- A Groovy Kind of Love, by Phil Collins
- Earthrise, by Starset
- Every Breath You Take, by Sting
- Hallelujah, by Leonard Cohen
- Harvest Moon, by Neil Young
- Havana, by Camila Cabello
- I Don't Want to Miss a Thing, by Aerosmith
- I Choose You, by Sara Bareilles
- If I Ain't Got You, by Alicia Keys
- I Forgot That You Existed, by Taylor Swift
- I Love You Always Forever, by Donna Lewis
- I'm Good (Blue), by Bebe Rexha and David Guetta
- Isn't She Lovely, by Stevie Wonder
- I Was Made for Lovin' You, by Kiss
- I Won’t Give Up, by Jason Mraz
- The Joker and the Queen, by Taylor Swift
- Lavender Haze, by Taylor Swift
- Let's Get Married, by Jagged Edge
- Lover, by Taylor Swift
- Love Story, by Taylor Swift
- Make You Feel My Love, by Adele
- Maroon, by Taylor Swift
- Marry You, by Bruno Mars
- Mastermind, by Taylor Swift
- Maybe I'm Amazed, by Paul McCartney
- Midnight Rain, by Taylor Swift
- My Girl, by The Temptations
- My Love, by Sia
- The Night We Met, by Lord Huron
- Nobody but You, by Blake Shelton featuring Gwen Stefani
- Nothing Else Matters, by Metallica
- Ocean Eyes, by Billie Eilish
- Peaches, by Justin Bieber
- Perfect, by Ed Sheeran
- Peru, by Ed Sheeran and Fireboy DML
- pov, by Ariana Grande
- Ribbon in the Sky, by Stevie Wonder
- Running Up That Hill, by Kate Bush
- Say You Won't Let Go, by James Arthur
- Señorita, by Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes
- She’s a Rainbow, by The Rolling Stones
- Shivers, by Ed Sheeran
- A Simple Song, by Chris Stapleton
- A Sky Full of Stars, by Coldplay
- Snow on the Beach, by Taylor Swift featuring Lana del Ray
- Somewhere Only We Know, by Keane
- Somewhere Out There, by Linda Ronstadt
- Stereo Love, by Edward Maya and Vika Jigulina
- Still D.R.E., by Dr. Dre
- Tenerife Sea, by Ed Sheeran
- There Goes My Baby, by Usher
- A Thousand Miles, by Vanessa Carlton
- Thinking Out Loud, by Ed Sheeran
- This Woman's Work, by Kate Bush
- Time After Time, by Cyndi Lauper
- Titanium, by David Guetta
- Tom's Diner, by Suzanne Vega
- Unchained Melody, by The Righteous Brothers
- Underneath It All, by No Doubt
- Unstoppable, by Sia
- Until I Found You, by Stephen Sanchez
- La Vie en rose, by Édith Piaf
- The Way You Look Tonight, by Frank Sinatra
- What a Wonderful World, by Louis Armstrong
- When You're Gone, by Shawn Mendes
- Wildest Dreams, by Taylor Swift
- Willow, by Jasmine Thompson
- willow, by Taylor Swift
- Wonderful Tonight, by Eric Clapton
- Yellow, by Coldplay
- You Raise Me Up, by Josh Groban
- Young and Beautiful, by Lana del Rey
- Your Song, by Elton John
Disney, Movies, and TV Themes
- All I Ask of You, by Andrew Lloyd Webber
- All Is Found, from Frozen 2
- Always Remember Us This Way, by Lady Gaga, featured in A Star Is Born
- Atlas, by Coldplay, featured in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
- Can You Feel the Love Tonight, by Elton John, from Lion King
- Candle on the Water, from Pete’s Dragon
- Can't Help Falling in Love, originally sung by Elvis and featured in Crazy Rich Asians
- City of Stars, from La La Land
- Concerning Hobbits, from LOTR
- Crazy in Love, by Beyoncé, featured in 50 Shades of Grey
- Earned It, by The Weeknd, featured in 50 Shades of Grey
- Edelweiss, from The Sound of Music
- Engagement Party, from La La Land
- For the Dancing and the Dreaming, from How to Train Your Dragon 2
- Game of Thrones theme song
- The Godfather Love Theme
- He's a Pirate, from Pirates of the Caribbean
- I Put a Spell on You, by Annie Lennox, featured in 50 Shades of Grey
- Let It Go, from Frozen
- Love Me Like You Do, by Ellie Goulding, featured in 50 Shades of Grey
- Love Theme, from The Godfather
- Married Life, from Up
- My Heart Will Go On, from Titanic
- No Time to Die, by Billie Eilish
- The Office theme song
- The Rainbow Connection, from The Muppet Movie
- Skye Boat Song, featured in Outlander
- Skyfall, by Adele, from Skyfall
- Turning Page, from Breaking Dawn (Edward and Bella's wedding song)
- Twilight songs
- A Whole New World, from Aladdin
Video Game Theme Songs
- Fallout 4, Theme
- Prelude from "Final Fantasy" (the video game)
- Zelda's Lullaby, from the video game
Classical, Religious, and Atmospheric
- Aria in Classic Style, by Marcel Grandjany (This was my wedding processional back in 2008! My harp teacher from when I was a teenager played at my wedding.)
- Ave Maria, by Franz Schubert
- First Arabesque, by Claude Debussy
- Für Elise, by Ludwig van Beethoven
- Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, by J. S. Bach
- Meditation from "Thais," by J. Massanet
- Ode to Joy, by Ludwig van Beethoven
- Only Time, by Enya
- River Flows in You, by Yiruma
Ready to plan your wedding playlist? Text me at 702-575-2793 or use my contact form, and let's brainstorm the perfect songs to make your wedding magical!