100 Best Processional Songs

2019

 
Walking to the altar from behind wedding guests to start the wedding ceremony is customarily set to music – processional songs. The people walking down the aisle could include as much as the entire wedding party to as few as the bride herself. This is known as the processional. In addition, the same can be said for the exiting of the wedding party and all guests, the recessional.

However, the bridal couple starts the recessional after the announcement of the new married couple to their guests from the officiant. Then, the wedding party exists followed by the wedding guests from front to back rows.

Wedding Processional Songs

are played at a wedding ceremony while the bride walks down the aisle. The same song can also be played while the wedding party walks down the aisle to their seats and positions at the altar. We tried to list the more popular traditional and non-traditional songs. If you have a special processional song that you think we should add to our list, please add your song suggestion through the comment section below

Traditional wedding processional songs listed below include Wedding March by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Trumpet Tune by Henry Purcell and Canon In D Major by Johann Pachelbel. If you have a beach themed wedding, we would suggest Somewhere Over The Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole. We have also included romantic pop songs which include If I Ain’t Got You by Alicia Keyes and A Whole New World, from the movie Aladdin, by Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle.

Our wedding processional songs list includes many genres such as classical, jazz, country, rock, indie, new age and more.

Processional Songs

Last Updated: April 22, 2019

Album	Artist	Song	Info	Amazon Link
	Adele	Make You Feel My Love	2008, Soul
	Aerosmith	I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing	1998. Rock
	Alan Silvestri	Forrest Gump Theme	1994, Instrumental
	Alicia Keys	If I Ain’t Got You	2004, R&B
	Alison Krauss	When You Say Nothing At All	1988, Country
	Alison Sparrow	Hallelujah	2018, Folk (Violin)
	American Authors	Best Day Of My Life	2013, Rock
	Angus and Julia Stone	You’re the One That I Want	2011, Pop
	Anthem Lights	Wedding Medley: Marry Me / Bless the Broken Road / All of Me / A Thousand Years	2018, Pop
	Antonio Vivaldi	Winter	1725, Classical
	Beach Boys	God Only Knows	1966, Pop
	Beach House	Real Love	2010, Rock
	Beatles	All You Need Is Love	1967, Pop
	Beatles	Here Comes The Sun	1969, Rock
	Beatles	In My Life	1965, Rock
	BeBe & CeCe Winans	I Found Love (Cindy’s Song)	2009, Christian
	Ben Folds	The Luckiest	2001, Rock
	Ben Harper	Forever	2012, Pop
	Beyoncé Knowles & Marc Nelson	After All Is Said And Done	1999, R&B
	Big & Rich	Lost In The Moment	2007, Country
	Black Eyed Peas	I Gotta Feeling	2009, Dance
	Brian Culbertson	When I’m With You	2018, Jazz
	Bright Eyes	First Day Of My Life	2005, Folk
	Bruno Mars	Marry You	2011, Pop
	Carrie Underwood	Mama’s Song	2010, Country
	Cat Power	Sea of Love	1998, Folk
	Christina Perri	A Thousand Years	2011, Pop
	Colbie Caillat	I Do	2011, Folk
	Cristin Milioti	La Vie En Rose	2014, Folk
	Dan + Shay	From the Ground Up	2016, Country
	Dan + Shay	Speechless	2018, Country
	Daniel Jang	Can’t Help Falling In Love	2018, Pop
	Dave Matthews Band	You And Me	2009, Rock
	David Arkenstone	Hand in Hand	2018, Celtic
	Echosmith	Bright	2013, Rock
	Ed Sheeran	Perfect	2017, Pop
	Ed Sheeran	Perfect Symphony (with Andrea Bocelli)	2017, Pop
	Ed Sheeran	Thinking Out Loud	2014, Rock
	Eddie Vedder	Without You	2011, Rock
	Ellie Goulding	How Long Will I Love You	2013, Pop
	Elvis Presley	Can’t Help Falling In Love	1961, Pop
	Ennio Morricone	Gabriel’s Oboe	1986, Classical
	Enya	Only Time	2000, New Age
	Etta James	At Last	1960, Blues
	Eva Cassidy	Songbird	1998, Pop
	Five For Fighting	100 Years	2004, Rock
	Flaming Lips	Do You Realize??	2002, Rock
	Garth Brooks	To Make You Feel My Love	1998, Country
	George F Handel	Air	1741, Classical
	George Winston	Joy	1982, New Age
	Haley Reinhart	Can’t Help Falling in Love	2015, Pop
	Henry Mancini	Moon River	1961, Pop
	Henry Purcell	Trumpet Voluntary	Originally 1700 by Clarke, Classical
	Ingrid Michaelson	The Way I Am	2006, Folk
	Israel Kamakawiwo’ole	Over The Rainbow	1988, World
	Jack Johnson	Better Together	2005, Rock
	Jaheim	Forever	2001, R&B
	James Arthur	Say You Won’t Let Go	2017, Pop
	Jason Mraz	I Won’t Give Up	2012, Rock
	Jason Mraz	Love Someone	2014, Pop
	Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat	Lucky	2009, Rock
	Jeff Buckley	Hallelujah	2007, Folk
	Jeremiah Clarke	The Prince of Denmark’s March	1700, Classical
	Jim Brickman	Angel Eyes	1994, Instrumental
	Johann Pachelbel	Canon In D Major	1680s, Classical
	Johann S Bach	Air On The G String	Early 1700s, Classical
	Johann S Bach	Jesu, Joy Of Man’s Desiring	1716, Classical
	John Legend	All Of Me	2013, R&B
	John Mayer	XO	2014, Pop
	Johnny Cash	I Walk the Line	1957, Country
	Jose Gonzalez	Heartbeats	2003, Indie
	Joshua Bell	Ladies in Lavender	2004, Pop
	Juliet Roberts	Finally Mine	2018, Rock
	John Williams	Jurassic Park Theme	1993, Instrumental
	Kenny Chesney	Me And You	1996, Country
	Kina Grannis	Can’t Help Falling in Love	2018, Pop
	Kip Moore	Hey Pretty Girl	2013, Country
	Kodaline	The One	2015, Rock
	Lennon & Maisy	Boom Clap	2015, Pop
	Lifehouse	You And Me	2005, Rock
	Lily Allen	Somewhere Only We Know	2013, Pop
	Lonestar	Amazed	1999, Country
	Louis Armstrong	What A Wonderful World	1967, Pop
	Ludwig van Beethoven	Ode To Joy	1824, Classical
	Lumineers	Ho Hey	2012, Folk
	MAJOR.	Why I Love You	2016, R&B
	Mark Knopfler	Storybook Love	1987, Instrumental
	Mary J Blige & Eric Clapton	Give Me You	2000, R&B
	Massimo Nosetti	André Campra: Rigaudon	Classical
	Michael Bublé with Bryan Adams	After All	2013, Pop
	Michael Bublé	Everything	2007, Jazz
	Michelle Featherstone	We are Man and Wife	2006, Folk
	Monkees	Sometime In The Morning	1967, Pop
	Nat King Cole	L-O-V-E	1965, R&B
	Natalie Cole	Our Love	1977, R&B
	Norah Jones	Come Away With Me	2002, Pop
	Patty Griffin	Heavenly Day	2013, Folk
	Piano Guys	Without You	2013, Pop
	P!nk	Glitter In the Air	2008, Pop
	Priscilla Ahn	Dream	2008, Pop
	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Coronation March	1891, Classical
	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Romeo And Juliet Love Theme	1880, Classical
	Rachel Platten	Better Place	2015, Pop
	Rascal Flatts	Bless The Broken Road	2004, Country
	Ray LaMontagne	You Are the Best Thing	2008, Rock
	Royal Scots Dragoon Guards	Highland Cathedral	1998, Classical
	Russell Dickerson	Yours	2016, Country
	SafetySuit	Never Stop (Wedding Version)	2012, Pop Rock
	Sara Bareilles	I Choose You	2014, Pop
	The Scott Brothers	You Chose Me	2018, Pop
	Shania Twain & Bryan White	From This Moment On	1997, Country
	Sleeping At Last	I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)	2013, Folk
	Steven Curtis Chapman	I Will Be Here	1989, Christian
	Stevie Wonder	Signed, Sealed, Delivered	1970, R&B
	Sting	Fields Of Gold	1993, Pop
	Taylor Swift	You Are In Love	2015, Pop
	Temper Trap	Sweet Disposition	2010, Rock
	Tom Waits	A Little Trip To Heaven	2005, Rock
	Train	Marry Me	2010, Rock
	Trans-Siberian Orchestra	Christmas Canon	1988, Christmas Music Rock
	Van Morrison	Crazy Love	1970 – Rock
	Verve	Bittersweet Symphony	1997, Rock
	Vitamin String Quartet	All I Want Is You	2000, Rock
	Whitney Houston	Saving All My Love For You	1985, R&B
	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Wedding March	Late 1700s, Classical
	Yeah Yeah Yeahs	Wedding Song (Acoustic)	2013, Rock
	Yiruma	Kiss The Rain	2003, Piano

The processional is the start of the actual ceremony rituals. Yes, there is music play as guests meander in and take their seats. However, the first official ceremony song typically starts with the processional songs. No matter your favorite music styles or the theme of your wedding, you can definitely find a son above that will fit your needs. If you like country music, Zac Brown Band would be a good start. If you would like the processional to be more of a pomp and circumstance type of song, then consider The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards.

Processional song list curated by Matthew Campbell