Walking down the aisle has long been tied to age-old customs, like being walked by a parent or hearing the traditional strains of Wagner’s “Bridal Chorus.” But today’s couples often put a modern spin on their big moment—whether that means walking solo, side by side, or catching a glimpse of each other before the ceremony begins. And when it comes to your bridal processional music, feel free to do the same. After all, it’s your celebration.
If “Here Comes the Bride” doesn’t speak to you, there’s a whole world of beautiful, unique wedding songs to consider. Below, you’ll find a genre-spanning list of heartfelt tracks by artists such as Beyoncé, Sade, John Mayer, Bon Iver, Kacey Musgraves, and Chris Stapleton. Once you’ve chosen your favorite, you can decide between playing the original, an acoustic rendition, or asking your musicians to perform an instrumental version.
01. “To Love,” by Suki Waterhouse
Lyrics of Love: “Now we talk of how lucky we got / And we could’ve flown on like stars / But you told me right from the start / I’m easy to love”
02. “Birds of a Feather,” by Billie Eilish
Lyrics of Love: “Birds of a feather, we should stick together, I know / I said I’d never think I wasn’t better alone / Can’t change the weather, might not be forever / But if it’s forever, it’s even better”
03. “Electric Love,” by Borns
Lyrics of Love: “Baby, you’re like lightning in a bottle / I can’t let you go now that I got it / And all I need is to be struck / By your electric love”
04. “A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes,” from Cinderella
Lyrics of Love: “A dream is a wish your heart makes / When you’re fast asleep / In dreams you will lose your heartaches / Whatever you wish for, you keep”
05. “Thank You,” by Led Zeppelin
Lyrics of Love: “If the sun refused to shine / I would still be loving you / When mountains crumble to the sea / There will still be you and me”
06. “Love on Top,” by Beyoncé
Lyrics of Love: “Baby, baby, I can hear the wind whipping past my face / As we dance the night away / And boy your lips taste like a night of champagne / As I kiss you again and again and again and again”
07 . “I Follow Rivers,” by Lykke Li
Lyrics of Love: “Oh, I beg you, can I follow? / Oh, I ask you, why not always? / Be the ocean, where I unravel / Be my only / Be the water where I’m wading”
08. “And I Love Her,” by The Beatles
Lyrics of Love: “Bright are the stars that shine / Dark is the sky / I know this love of mine / Will never die / And I love her”
09 . “Can’t Help Falling In Love,” by Kina Grannis
Lyrics of Love: “So take my hand / Take my whole life, too / For I can’t help falling in love with you / For I can’t help falling in love with you”
10. “Smooth Sailin’,” by Leon Bridges
Lyrics of Love: “Sugar said I like the way (like the way) / Said I like the way (like the way) / You sail your ship down / Let me be your cargo / I won’t weigh you down / No, honey, I won’t weigh you down”
11. “Dance With the One That Brought You,” by Shania Twain
Lyrics of Love: “You gotta dance with the one that brought you / And stay with the one that wants you / The one who’s gonna love you when all of the others go home / Don’t let the green grass fool you / Don’t let the moon get to you / Dance with the one that brought you and you can’t go wrong”
12. “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours,” by Stevie Wonder
Lyrics of Love: “Baby, you set my soul on fire / That’s why I know you’re my heart’s only desire / Ooh baby, here I am / Signed, sealed, delivered, I’m yours”
13. “Oh, What a World,” by Kacey Musgraves
Lyrics of Love: “Oh, what a world, don’t wanna leave / All kinds of magic all around us, it’s hard to believe / Thank God it’s not too good to be true / Oh, what a world, and then there is you”
14. “I Love You Always Forever,” by Donna Lewis
Lyrics of Love: “Say it, say it again / I love you always forever / Near or far, closer together / Everywhere I will be with you / Everything I will do for you”
15. “By Your Side,” by Sade
Lyrics of Love: “Oh, when you’re cold / I’ll be there / Hold you tight to me”
16. “Joy of My Life,” by Chris Stapleto
Lyrics of Love: “She’s sweet to me / Must be the luckiest man alive / Did I tell you, baby / You are the joy of my life?”
17 .“We Found Love,” by Rihanna
Lyrics of Love: “Yellow diamonds in the light / Now we’re standing side by side / As your shadow crosses mine / What it takes to come alive”
18. “Beth/Rest,” by Bon Iver
Lyrics of Love: “Heavy mitted love, our love is a star / Sure some hazardry / For the light before and after / Most indefinitely”
19.“Endless Love,” by Luther Vandross and Mariah Carey
Lyrics of Love: “There’s only you in my life / The only thing that’s right / My first love / You’re every breath I take / You’re every step I make”
20. “Kiss the Girl,” by Brent Morgan
Lyrics of Love: “There you see her / Sitting there across the way / She don’t got a lot to say / But there’s something about her / And you don’t know why / But you’re dying to try / You wanna kiss the girl”
21. “Holy Water,” by Brett Eldredge
Lyrics of Love: “You are my holy water / You are my river thee / Wash me away and take me higher / ‘Cause somethin’ ’bout your love just sets me free”
22. “Lover,” by Taylor Swift
Lyrics of Love: “Can I go where you go? / Can we always be this close forever and ever? / And ah, take me out, and take me home / You’re my, my, my, my / Lover”
23. “A Thousand Miles,” by Vanessa Carlton
Lyrics of Love: “If I could fall into the sky / Do you think time would pass me by? / ‘Cause you know I’d walk a thousand miles / If I could just see you tonight”
24. “XO,” by John Mayer
Lyrics of Love: “In the darkest night / I’ll search through the crowd / Your face is all that I see / I’ll give you everything / Baby, love me lights out”
25. “The Bones,” by Maren Morris
Lyrics of Love: “When the bones are good, the rest don’t matter / Yeah, the paint could peel, the glass could shatter / Let it break ’cause you and I remain the same”
26. “Black and White,” by Niall Horan
Lyrics of Love: “Yeah, I see us in black and white / Crystal clear on a starlit night / In all your gorgeous colors / I promise that I’ll love you for the rest of my life”
27. “Wonderful Tonight,” by Eric Clapton
Lyrics of Love: “I feel wonderful because I see the love light in your eyes / Then the wonder of it all is that you just don’t realize / How much I love you”
28. “Iris” (Acoustic), by The Goo Goo Dolls
Lyrics of Love: “And all I can taste is this moment / And all I can breathe is your life / And sooner or later, it’s over / I just don’t wanna miss you tonight”
29. “How Long Will I Love You,” by Ellie Goulding
Lyrics of Love: “How long will I love you? / As long as stars are above you / And longer if I can”
30. “No One,” by Alicia Keys
Lyrics of Love: “You and me together / Through the days and nights / I don’t worry ’cause / Everything’s gonna be alright”
31. “Somewhere Only We Know,” by Lily Allen
Lyrics of Love: “And if you have a minute, why don’t we go / Talk about it somewhere only we know? / This could be the end of everything / So why don’t we go somewhere only we know?”
32. “Sparks,” by Coldplay
Lyrics of Love: “My heart is yours / It’s you that I hold on to / Yeah, that’s what I do”
33. “I Do,” by Colbie Caillat
Lyrics of Love: “You make me wanna say / I do, I do, I do, do-do-do-do-do-do-do / Yeah, I do, I do, I do, do-do-do-do-do-do-do”
34. “She,” by Elvis Costello
Lyrics of Love: “She may be the reason I survive / The why and wherefore I’m alive / The one I’ll care for through the rough and ready years / Me, I’ll take her laughter and her tears”
35. “Real Love,” by Regina Spektor
Lyrics of Love: “All my little plans and schemes / Lost like some forgotten dreams / Seems that all I really was doing / Was waiting for you”
