About Wedding Ceremony Music
Wondering How Many Songs to Pick?
Most important:
- a wedding party song (if you have a wedding party). You can also optionally choose two wedding party entrance songs if you'd like a separate song for the family members, bride's party, groom's party, etc.
- an entrance song for the bride or member(s) of the wedding couple
- an exit at the end of the ceremony
Optional:
- a song during the middle of the ceremony if you would like background music during a unity candle, sand ceremony, handfasting, or a moment to remember people who can't be at the wedding. If you are having a Catholic wedding please contact me for additional options for the Mass.
And the rest:
- for pre-ceremony, I usually play mix of classical harp music and slower popular songs such as "To Make You Feel My Love" (Adele) and Grow as We Go (Ben Platt) but if there's anything specific you'd like during this time please let me know.
- for cocktail hour, I usually watch guests and see what they are responding to, and go with that flow. I usually start with a mix of the most upbeat popular covers aimed to please a multi-generational audience (so, anything from Louis Armstrong and the Beatles to Justin Bieber). If there's anything specific you'd like me to play from my list during cocktail hour, there's a space to enter those on the song form.
Wedding Ceremony Music Ideas
Looking for ideas? Check out these best songs on the harp for......
A Romantic Entrance:
Enchanted (Taylor Swift)
POV (Arianna Grande)
Can't Help Falling in Love (Elvis)
All of Me (John Legend)
Thousand Years (Christina Perri)
Perfect (Ed Sheeran)
Tale as Old as Time (Beauty and the Beast)
Canon in D (Pachelbel)
How Long Will I Love You (Ellie Goulding)
Turning Page (Sleeping at Last)
In Case You Didn't Know (Brett Young)
River Flows in You (Yiruma)
Yellow (Coldplay) - this is the slow version; it can also be played faster
An Upbeat Entrance or Exit:
Shut up and Dance (Walk the Moon)
Is this Love (Bob Marley)
Still Into You (Paramore)
Rather Be (Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne)
I Like Me Better When I'm With You (Lauv)
Better Together (Jack Johnson) - solo harp - The Boston HarpBeat
Dancing in the Moonlight (King Harvest)
Speechless (Dan & Shay)
Signed Sealed Delivered (Stevie Wonder)
Friday I'm in Love (The Cure) - solo harp - The Boston HarpBeat Duo
Here Comes the Sun (the Beatles)
You're My Best Friend (Queen) - solo harp - the Boston HarpBeat
Marry You (Bruno Mars)
Best Day of My Life (American Authors)
Sky Full of Stars (Coldplay)
All You Need is Love (Beatles)
My Girl (the Temptations)
Everything (Michael Buble)
Mikrokosmos (BTS)
A Classical Entrance or Exit:
Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring (J. S. Bach)
Largo from Winter (Vivaldi)
Trumpet Voluntary (Clarke)
Canon in D (Pachelbel)
Hornpipe from Abdelazer
Aleman (Thomas Morley)
Canario (Michael Praetorius)
The Most Traditional Entrances and Exits:
Canon in D (Pachelbel)
Trumpet Voluntary (Clarke)
Wedding March (Wagner, aka "Here Comes the Bride")
Wedding March Exit (Mendelssohn)
Jewish Weddings:
Erev Shel Shoshanim
Simon Tov
Aisle Songs with a Jazzy Flair:
At Last (Etta James)
What a Wonderful world (Louis Armstrong)
Easily (Bruno Major)
She (Elvis Costello)
Jazzy Joy (Beethoven arr. Otis)
More Options:
check out my song list page
Is there a song that you've always dreamed of walking down the aisle to but are wondering if it will work on the harp? Get in touch with me to see if it's possible! Most songs translate quite well to the harp, with the exception of rap and some r&b.
More Inspiration

Popular Wedding Entrances and Exits:
"Tried and true" wedding songs that many couples choose
Canon in D
Here Comes the Sun (The Beatles)
Perfect (Ed Sheeran)
Thousand Years (Christina Perri)
Can't Help Falling in Love (Elvis) solo harp harp & violin
What a Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong)
In the Mood (Glenn Miller)
Tenerife Sea (Ed Sheeran)
Sky Full of Stars (Coldplay)- with Cami Sylvia and Fabio Pirozzolo
I Will (The Beatles)
Best day of My Life (American Authors)
Marry You (Bruno Mars)
Marry Me (Train)
Tale as Old as Time (Disney)
All of Me (John Legend)
All You Need is Love (The Beatles)
Love Story (Taylor Swift)
Can You Feel the Love Tonight (E. John)
Wonderful Tonight (Eric Clapton)
My Girl (The Temptations)
Ho Hey (Lumineers)
Everything (Michael Buble)
Thinking Out Loud (Ed Sheeran)
Over the Rainbow (IZ version)
You Raise Me Up
Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring (Bach)
Prelude in C (Bach)
Wedding March (Mendelssohn)
See my song list for additional options
Contact me to find out what is possible for your wedding
Recent Wedding Requests:
Songs I've learned for weddings in 2024-2026
Nutshell (Alice in Chains)
Place to Be (Nick Drake)
Caledonia (Dougie MacLean)
Cover Me Up (Jason Isbell)
Potter Waltz from the Yule Ball
POV (Ariana Grande)
Father Daughter (Paul Simon)
Everywhere Everything (Noah Kahan & Gracie Abrams)
Blues del Mar (Gaby Moreno)
I Like Me Better When I'm With You (Lauv)
You Are the Sunshine of My Life (Stevie Wonder)
Dirty Old town (Pogues / Ewan MacColl)
Light My Love (Greta Van Fleet)
Without You (Motley Crue)
Run Away from it All (Blackberry Smoke)
River Flows in You (Yiruma)
Dandelions (Ruth B.)
That's Amore
Se Pa Pou Dat (Alan Cave)
My Best Friend (Tim McGraw)
Flirting with Time (Tom Petty)
Truly Madly Deeply (Savage Garden)
Greatest Love Story (Lanco)
Rewrite the Stars (from the Greatest Showman)
Speechless (Dan & Shay)
My Way (Frank Sinatra)
I'm With You (Vance Joy)
Greatest Love Story (LANCO)
Tears in Heaven (Eric Clapton)
El Boyerito (trad. Paraguayan)
El Vals de las Mariposas (Danny Daniel)
Arms of a Woman (Amos Lee)
Mii Plaza
Golden Hour (Jvke)
Yellow (Coldplay)
Wildest Dreams (Taylor Swift)
Video Games (Lana Del Ray)
A Thousand Miles (Vanessa Carlton)
Halo (Beyonce)
Bloom (The Paper Kites)
Merry Go Round of Life (Howl's Moving Castle)
Always With Me (Yumi Kimura)
Stay (Justin Bieber)
Mikrokosmos (BTS)
See my song list for additional options
Contact me to find out what is possible for your wedding
