For those looking for song inspiration, here are some ideas we’ve found work well over the years.
Regency/Bridgerton
Processional: Theme from The Cider House Rules
The Lover’s Waltz (Ungar)
Entrance: Wildest Dreams (Taylor Swift)
Girls Like You (Maroon 5)
Recessional: Love Me Like You Do (Ellie Goulding)
Pompeii (Bastille)
Romance
Processional: La Vie en Rose (Edith Piaf)
Clair de Lune (Debussy)
Entrance: ‘Til There Was You (from The Music Man)
A Time for Us (from Romeo and Juliet)
Recessional: At Last (Eta James)
Sault D’Amour (Elgar)
Alternative
Processional: Flightless Bird, American Mouth (Iron and Wine)
Waste (Phish)
Entrance: I Get To Love You (Ruelle)
Here Comes Your Man (Pixies)
Recessional: Home (Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros)
Head Over Heels (Tears for Fears)
Vintage/Retro
Processional: What A Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong)
Stand By Me (Ben E. King)
Entrance: Can’t Help Falling in Love (Elvis Presley)
La Vie en Rose (Edith Piaf)
Recessional: Ain’t No Mountain High Enough (Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell)
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) (James Taylor)
Traditional/Classical
Processional: Air from Water Music Suite (Handel)
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (Bach)
Entrance: Canon in D (Pachelbel)
Trumpet Voluntary (Clarke)
Recessional: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (Handel)
The Rejoicing from the Fireworks Music (Handel)
Modern Minimal
Processional: Yellow (Coldplay)
Sweet Disposition (The Temper Trap)
Entrance: I Get to Love You (Ruelle)
Lover (Taylor Swift)
Recessional: Head Over Heels (Tears for Fears)
Electric Love (Børns)
Whimsical/Fairytale
Processional: Tale As Old As Time (from The Beauty and The Beast)
Concerning Hobbits (from The Lord of the Rings)
Entrance: Married Life (from Disney Pixar’s Up")
Storybook Love (from The Princess Bride)
Recessional: Sleeping Beauty Waltz (Tchaikovsky)
You’ve Got a Friend In Me (from Toy Story)