The Best Wedding Processional Songs

You may think the first dance song is the most important part of a wedding, but what about the processional music? After all, this sets the tone for the whole event. When you think of the processional you usually think of, “Here Comes the Bride” or “Pachelbel’s Canon,” but you definitely don’t have to go that route if those songs bore you to tears. We’re giving you the ultimate list of wedding processional songs (of all genres) complete with a playlist!

Traditional
Canon in D – Johann Pachelbel
Ave Maria – Andrea Bocelli
Clair de Lune – Claude Debussy
The Four Seasons, “Spring” – Antonio Vivaldi
Fur Elise – Ludwig Van Beethoven
The Cello Song – The Piano Guys

Classic Love Songs
Fly Me to the Moon – Frank Sinatra
Unforgettable – Nat King Cole and Natalie Cole
You’re Nobody ‘Til Somebody Loves You – Dean Martin
The Wonder of You – Elvis Presley
They Can’t Take That Away From Me – Jose James (This is a more recent cover, but the Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, and Frank Sinatra versions are also classic.)

Instrumental
Get Lucky – Vitamin String Quartet
A Sky Full of Stars – The Piano Guys
Boom Clap – Vitamin String Quartet
Here Comes the Sun – Fred Benedetti
Moon River – 2Cellos
September Song – Agnes Obel

Modern
Higher Love – James Vincent McMorrow (The original version by Steve Winwood is also a good idea for a more upbeat processional.)
If I Lose Myself – OneRepublic and Alesso
City of Stars – La La Land Cast
Fast Car – Boyce Avenue
Coming Home – Leon Bridges
Don’t – Zoe Kravitz

Upbeat
Dog Days Are Over – Florence + The Machine
This Charming Man – The Smiths
You’ve Got the Love – Florence + The Machine
Midnight City – M83
Say My Name (feat. Zyra) – ODESZA
Latch – Disclosure and Sam Smith

Alternative/Indie
Love Out of Lust – Lykke Li
Mystery of Love – Sufjan Stevens
Fade Into You – Mazzy Star
If You Need To, Keep Time On Me – Fleet Foxes
Yellow – Coldplay

What song did you walk down the aisle to?