Modern Wedding Songs for Your Big Day
April 24, 2012
Are you looking for some romantic, modern love songs to play at your wedding which you have dreamt for a long time? Wedding is so significant and the first dance as a couple is more than just special. You are going to take the wedding vows and spend the rest of your life with the one you married. You need to choose several songs for the whole ceremony, such as bridal party entrance, bride’s entrance, reception, first dance, and etc.
The wedding ceremony is divided into a number of sections that are full of varied emotions for the bride and groom, family, friends and guests invited. For instance, the pre-ceremony begins, and then move on to the bridal entrance. Each section you need to set a specific mood and play the tunes accordingly.

Here are lists of songs for you to choose from.
Pre-Ceremony Modern Wedding Songs
- Water Music ~ Handel
- Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring ~ Bach
- Here, There and Everywhere ~ The Beatles
- In My Life ~ John Lennon and Paul McCartney
- The Wedding Song ~ Paul Stookey
- Bitter Sweet Symphony ~ The Verve
- A Day Without Rain ~ Enya
- By Your Side ~ Sade
- Theme for Chariots of Fire ~ Vangelis
- Primavera ~ Vivaldi
- Clocks ~ Cold Play
- Rainbow Connection ~ Sarah McLachlan
Modern Wedding Songs for Bridal Party Entrance
- Forrest Gump Suite ~ Forrest Gump Theme
- Now We Are Free ~ Zimmer and Gerald
- Sunrise, Sunset ~ Fiddler on the Roof
- Wedding Processional ~ The Sound of Music
- Clair de Lune ~ Debussy
Modern Wedding Songs for Bride’s Entrance
- Arrival of the Queen of Sheba ~ Handel
- Have You Ever Been In Love ~ Celine Dion
- My Heart Will Go On ~ The Titanic
- You Raise Me Up ~ Josh Gorban
- The Prayer ~ Bocelli and Dion
Recessional Modern Wedding Songs
- Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring ~ Bach
- Breathe ~ Faith Hill
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I’m Yours ~ Stevie Wonder
- Beautiful Day ~ U2
- All You Need Is Love ~ The Beatles
Couple’s Entrance During the Reception
- Grand March ~ Verdi
- Love’s Theme ~ Barry White
- Chariots of Fire ~ Vangelis
- Chantal Kreviazuk ~ Beyoncé/ Jay-Z
Modern Wedding Songs for First Dance
- Come Away With Me ~ Norah Jones
- Today ~ Joshua Radin
- I Could Not Ask For More ~ Edwin McCain
- Truly Madly Deeply ~ Savage Garden
- I Love You ~ Sarah Mclachlan
- Sun Is Shining ~ Bob Marley
- You Belong to Me ~ Bob Dylan
- Forever ~ Chris Brown
- The Prettiest Star ~ David Bowie
- Can’t Take My Eyes Off You ~ Andy Williams
- Truly, Madly, Deeply ~ Savage Garden
- Can’t Help Falling in Love ~ Elvis Presley
- Love Me Tender ~ Elvis Presley
Popular Modern Wedding Songs
- Lust for Life ~ Iggy Pop
- I Got You (I Feel Good) ~ James Brown
- You Give Me Something ~ Jamiroquai
- Rose of My Heart ~ Johnny Cash
- It’s You, It’s Me ~ Kaskade
- I Was Made for Loving You ~ Kiss
- Breathless ~ Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
- Maybe I’m Amazed ~ Paul McCartney
- This Is Love ~ PJ Harvey
- I Was Made to Love Her ~ Stevie Wonder
- I’m Sticking With You ~ Velvet Underground
- Woman ~ Wolfmother
- Our Way to Fall ~ Yo La Tengo
- Can You Feel the Love Tonight ~ Elton John
- The Good Life ~ Kanye West
- We Belong Together ~ Mariah Carey
- (Everything I Do) I Do It For You ~ Bryan Adams
- It Must Be Love ~ Madness

















