Best Processional Songs for Walking Down the Asile in 2023

To make a grand entrance, you’re going to need to pick a suitably grand entrance song to walk down the aisle to. Your choice of processional song will help set the tone for the rest of your wedding ceremony, and you can continue your chosen musical theme for other important moments, such as your first dance song. You might be a traditional couple who’d prefer a more classic processional song, or you might want to put a more personal twist on your wedding ceremony music and choose a more modern song – the choice is yours! To help you narrow down your search for the perfect wedding entrance song, we’ve listed by genre the most popular tunes that couples are walking down the aisle to today. Our lists cover everything from dance songs to rock anthems to movie soundtracks, nothing is off the table when it comes to choosing the best wedding music for you.

Top 10 Most Popular Entrance Songs

The easiest way to choose your bridal entrance music is to look at what everyone else is doing – these entrance songs must be this popular for a reason! Here are 10 of the most frequently chosen wedding songs to walk down the aisle to – modern, classics, modern classics and more:

Canon in D – Pachelbel
At Last – Etta James
Songbird – Fleetwood Mac
Here Comes The Sun – The Beatles
A Thousand Years – Christina Perri
Somwhere Over The Rainbow – Israel Kamakawiwo’Ole
Make You Feel My Love – Adele
Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder
Your Song – Elton John
I’m Yours – Jason Mraz

Classical songs to walk down the aisle to

These masterpieces never get old. Whether it’s the rich harmonies of the string quartet or the intricate dynamics of the piano, classical music is a must if you’re planning the dream traditional wedding ceremony:

Claire de Lune – Debussy
Water Music Suite: Air – Handel
Bridal Chorus – Wagner
Cello Suite No.1 – Bach
The Swan (Le Cygne) – Saint Saens
Ave Verum Corpus – Mozart
Jesu, Joy Of Man’s Desiring – Bach
Una Furtiva Lagrima – Gaetano Donizetti
Wedding March – Felix Mendelssohn
Ave Maria – Bach/Gounod
Ave Maria – Bach/Gounod (Callas)

Romantic wedding songs

What could be more fitting on your wedding day than the ultimate love song? Turn the romance up to 11 with our top romantic songs for your wedding entrance:

She – Elvis Costello
I’m Kissing You – Des’ree
Can’t Help Falling In Love – Elvis Presley
What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
How Sweet It Is – James Taylor
When A Man Loves A Woman – Percy Sledge
First Day Of My Life – Bright Eyes
Perfect – Ed Sheeran
Stand By Me – Ben E. King
Kiss From A Rose – Seal

Unique Wedding Songs

Not everything has to fit into a genre – if you don’t want to be pigeonholed and prefer to do your own thing, here are some unique wedding songs which are equally hard to categorise to set you apart from other couples:

Hoppipolla – Sigur Ros
A Whiter Shade Of Pale – Procol Harum
Friday I’m In Love – The Cure
Bittersweet Symphony – The Verve
Sea Of Love – Cat Power
Our House – Crosby, Stills & Nash
Wild Rose – Will Stratton
Carry You – Novo Amor
Never In My Wildest Dreams – Dan Auerbach
My Favourite Story – Jack In Water

T.V & Film Soundtracks ::

Maybe you’re both TV and film buffs and want to share your love of the small and silver screens with your weddings guests! Here are some of the most universally beloved theme songs and instrumental pieces for a wedding straight out of the movies:

Forrest Gump Theme – Alan Silvestri
Can You Feel The Love Tonight – Elton John (Lion King)
You’ve Got A Friend In Me – Randy Newman (Toy Story)
Tale As Old As Time – Beauty & The Beast
Game Of Thrones Theme – Ramin Djawadi
Young & Beautiful – Lana Del Ray (The Great Gatsby)
Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing – Aerosmith (Armageddon)
Iris – Goo Goo Dolls (City Of Angels)
Kiss Me – Six Pence None The Richer (She’s All That)
You Make My Dreams Come True – Hall & Oates (500 Days Of Summer)

Acoustic Wedding Songs

There’s something wonderfully intimate about acoustic instruments. Here are some songs to bring you closer together whilst you’re walking down the aisle:

Guiding Light – Mumford & Sons
Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran
All Of Me – John Legend
Better Together – Jack Johnson
Here, There & Everywhere – The Beatles
Somewhere Only We Know – Keane
Mirroball – Elbow
Latch – Sam Smith
Halo – Beyonce

Indie Wedding Songs ::

Fun, quirky and sweet – do these words describe you as a couple? Because they certainly describe the indie wedding songs on this list:

Angels – The XX
The Wedding Song – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Sweet Disposition – Temper Trap
To Be Alone With You – Surfjan Stevens
She Moves In Her Own Way – The Kooks
Two Doors Down – The Mystery Jets
Home – Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
You’ve Got The Love – Florence & The Machine
Toothpaste Kisses – The Maccabees
I Wanna Be Yours – Arctic Monkeys

Rock entrance songs ::

Whoever said rock doesn’t have its softer side has clearly never heard these iconic love songs from some of the heaviest artists to ever walk the globe. You’ll be walking down the aisle with your fists raised and your heads banging to our top rock wedding tunes:

The Only Exception – Paramore
Nothing Else Matters – Metallica
Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) – Greenday
Crazy Love – Van Morrison
Sweet Child O’Mine – Guns & Roses
I Belong To You – Muse
Wild Horses – The Rolling Stones
XO – John Mayer
Thank You – Led Zepplin
White Wedding – Billy Idol

Folk songs ::

If you’re both fans of acoustic music, folk is definitely the right direction for you. Folk music also fits in well with rustic themed weddings – here are the best songs for you to walk down the aisle to in your converted barn:

I Will Wait – Mumford & Sons
Riptide – Vance Joy
Ho Hey – The Lumineers
Skinny Love – Bon Ivor
Higher Love – James Vincent McMorrow
5 Years Time – Noah & The Whale
Northern Sky – Nick Drake
And I Love Her – Passenger
If Only You Could See Yourself Like I See You – Foy Vance
We Found Each Other In The Dark – City & Colour

Funny Songs ::

Nothing breaks the tension like a good sense of humour – if you’re nervous about your big day, or just fancy a laugh before you marry the love of your life, lighten the mood with one of our best novelty songs:

These Boots Are Made For Walkin’ – Nancy Sinatra
Single Ladies – Beyonce
Linger – The Cranberries
Bad Guy – Billie Eilish
thank u, next – Ariana Grande
Bad Touch – Bloodhound Gang
I Want To Break Free – Queen
Let’s Get It On – Marvin Gaye
I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For – U2
Don’t You Want Me Baby – The Human League

Country & Western entrance songs ::

If you want to walk down the aisle with a spring in your step whilst listening to love songs with truly heartfelt lyrics, listen to our top Country & Western picks:

Wildest Dreams – Taylor Swift
I Love The Way You Love Me – John Michael Montgomery
Hurricane – Luke Comb
My Best Friend – Tim McGraw
God Gave Me You – Blake Shelton
I Just Wanna Love You – Blake Shelton
The Bones – Maren Morris
To Know Love – Little Big Town
When You Say Nothing At All – Alison Krauss
Friendship – Chris Stapleton

Golden Oldies
Are you a retro couple whose heads are firmly facing backwards? These oldies are golden for a reason – give your wedding guests a trip down memory lane as you walk down the aisle towards your happy future:

God Only Knows – The Beach Boys
Marry Me – Train
All You Need Is Love – The Beatles
Waterloo Sunset – The Kinks
I Can’t Help Myself – The Four Tops
Suddenly – Billy Ocean
You’re My Best Friend – Queen
The Luckiest – Ben Folds
There She Goes – The La’s
It Must Be Love – Madness