Couples often ask me for ceremony song ideas. I am hesitant to answer this question because it is so highly personal. As a bride and groom, you should get goose bumps the moment you hear your song and only you can select something with personal meaning. If you have dreamed about hearing Pachebel’s Canon your entire life, then that is what you should process to. And if it happens to be Hunger Strike by Temple of the Dog (it was for one groom), then that is what it is. Many couples have songs that they associate with falling in love with each other. These tend to be my favorite choices. So irregardless of the song’s pace, it can usually be slowed down and turned into something incredibly moving and meaningful. Here are a few songs that my former clients have chosen. And like I told you, don’t copy it, use it as inspiriation for your own selection.
David Gray – Babylon
“L-O-V-E,” Nat King Cole
“Mad Mission,” Patty Griffin
Lauryn Hill – Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You
Eva Cassidy – Songbird
“All I Want Is You”,U2
“In Your Eyes”,Peter Gabriel
“Emotionally Yours”,Bob Dylan
“Waterloo Sunset,” The Kinks
“Oh Happy Day”, Edwin Hawkins Singers
“Til There Was You”, Beatles
“Gabriel’s Oboe”, The Mission
Kissing You, Desiree
That’s a great list of songs! We chose “This Will Be” by Natalie Cole — and even though its a fast song, its the one that gave us those goose bumps!