103 Songs to Walk Down the Aisle to for Your Wedding Ceremony

Walking down the aisle during the ceremony will be one of the most memorable experiences of your wedding day—and perhaps even your life. The right music can make the moment even more special, and these songs to walk down the aisle to won't disappoint. Because even though all eyes will be on you, it never hurts to have a gorgeous tune playing in the background. (In fact, it'll make the experience that much sweeter!) From the opening processional to the first kiss, your ceremony songs should feel like a seamless representation of your relationship. You can hire a soloist or ensemble (like a string quartet) on The Knot Vendor Marketplace to fully customize your ceremony music with help from the pros. Choose from one of these 103 walking down the aisle songs, including country hits, R&B ballads and even under-the-radar song ideas you might not have thought of yet. Plus, we're sharing the top things to consider when picking a wedding song for your walk down the aisle.

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Chart-toppers come and go, but some things never change...like these romantic songs to walk down the aisle to. A wedding processional is filled with emotion, excitement and a little bit of magic, so you need a moving ballad that matches the energy. We've listened to countless wedding songs, which means we know a thing or two about the best of the best—and we've compiled them right here. If you're dreaming of a fairytale moment, here are 23 iconic love songs that are (in our opinion) some of the best wedding songs to walk down the aisle to.

1. "What a Wonderful World," by Louis Armstrong

Lyrics you'll love: "I see trees of green/Red roses too/I see them bloom/For me and you/And I think to myself/What a wonderful world"

2. "At Last," by Etta James

Lyrics you'll love: "You smiled, you smiled/Oh and then the spell was cast/And here we are in heaven/For you are mine.../At Last"

3. "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," by Israel Kamakawiwo'Ole

Lyrics you'll love: "Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high/And the dreams that you dream of, once in a lullaby/Somewhere over the rainbow, blue birds fly/And the dreams that you dream of, dreams really do come true"

4. "Can't Help Falling in Love," by Elvis Presley

Lyrics you'll love: "Take my hand/Take my whole life too/For I can"t help falling in love with you"

5. "Unchained Melody," by The Righteous Brothers

Lyrics you'll love: "Lonely rivers flow/To the sea, to the sea/To the open arms of the sea, yeah/Lonely rivers sigh/"Wait for me, wait for me/I'll be coming home, wait for me"

6. "Turning Page," by Sleeping at Last

Lyrics you'll love: "I've waited a hundred years/But I'd wait a million more for you/Nothing prepared me for/What the privilege of being yours would do"

7. "You Are the Best Thing," by Ray LaMontagne

Lyrics you'll love: "We've come a long way, baby/You know, I hope and I pray that you believe me/When I say this love will never fade away"

8. "A Thousand Years," by Christina Perri

Lyrics you'll love: "And all along I believed I would find you/Time has brought your heart to me/I have loved you for a thousand years/I'll love you for a thousand more"

9. "Hallelujah," by Pentatonix

Lyrics you'll love: "Well baby, I've been here before/I've seen this room and I've walked this floor/I used to live alone before I knew ya/And I've seen your flag on the marble arch/And love is not a victory march/It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah"

10. "Thinking Out Loud," by Ed Sheeran

Lyrics you'll love: "When my hair's all but gone and my memory fades/And the crowds don't remember my name/When my hands don't play the strings the same way/I know you will still love me the same"

11. "Marry Me," by Train

Lyrics you'll love: "Promise me you'll always be/Happy by my side/I promise to sing to you/When all the music dies"

12. "Better Together," by Jack Johnson

Lyrics you'll love: "It's not always easy and/Sometimes life can be deceiving/I'll tell you one thing, it's always better when we're together"

13. "Your Song," by Elton John

Lyrics you'll love: "And you can tell everybody this is your song/It may be quite simple but now that it's done/I hope you don't mind/I hope you don't mind that I put down in words/How wonderful life is while you're in the world"

14. "I'm Yours," by Jason Mraz

Lyrics you'll love: "There's no need to complicate/'Cause our time is short/This, oh, this, oh, this is our fate/I'm yours"

15. "How Sweet It Is," by James Taylor

Lyrics you'll love: "You were better to me than I was to myself/For me, there's you and there ain't nobody else/I wanna stop and thank you, baby/I just wanna stop and thank you baby, oh now"

16. "Come Away with Me," by Norah Jones

Lyrics you'll love: "Come away with me and we'll kiss/On a mountaintop

Come away with me/And I'll never stop loving you"

17. "Lucky," by Jason Mraz feat. Colbie Caillat

Lyrics you'll love: "Lucky I'm in love with my best friend/Lucky to have been where I have been/Lucky to be coming home again"

18. "All of Me," by John Legend

Lyrics you'll love: "Give your all to me/I'll give my all to you/You're my end and my beginning/Even when I lose, I'm winning/'Cause I give you all of me/And you give me all of you"

19. "Everything," by Michael Bublé

Lyrics you'll love: "And in this crazy life, and through these crazy times/It's you, it's you, you make me sing/You're every line, you're every word, you're everything"

20. "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" by Frankie Valli

Lyrics you'll love: "At long last, love has arrived/And I thank God I'm alive/You're just too good to be true/Can't take my eyes off of you"

21. "Here Comes the Sun," by The Beatles

Lyrics you'll love: "Here comes the sun, doo-doo-doo-doo/Here comes the sun, and I say/It's alright"

22. "La Vie en Rose," by Édith Piaf

Lyrics you'll love: "Quand il me prend dans ses bras/Qu'il me parle tout bas/Je vois la vie en rose/Il me dit des mots d'amour/Des mots de tous les jours/Mais moi, ça me fait quelque chose"

23. "Love Me Tender," by Elvis Presley

Lyrics you'll love: "Love me tender, love me sweet/Never let me go/You have made my life complete/And I love you so"

Country Songs To Walk Down the Aisle To

If you're looking for emotional songs to walk down the aisle to, you can't go wrong with country music. Whether you're having a full-blown rustic wedding on a ranch or you just want to incorporate your favorite hitmaker in your grand entrance, country music is responsible for some of the most heartfelt love songs ever—including these favorite country songs to walk down the aisle to.

24. "Background Music," by Maren Morris

Lyrics you'll love: "We got time but we're only human/We call it forever but we know that there's an end to it/You and I can dance our way through it/And I'll love you 'til all that we are is background music"

25. "From the Ground Up," by Dan + Shay

Lyrics you'll love: "And we'll build this love from the ground up/For worse or for better

And I will be all you need/Beside you I'll stand through the good and the bad/We'll give all that we have/And we'll build this love from the ground up"

26. "Butterflies," by Kacey Musgraves

Lyrics you'll love: "Cloud nine was always out of reach/Now I remember what it feels like to fly/You give me butterflies"

27. "Forever After All," by Luke Combs

Lyrics you'll love: "They say nothing lasts forever/But they ain't seen us together/Or the way the moonlight dances in your eyes/And I know there'll be that moment/The good Lord calls one of us home and/One won't have the other by their side/But heaven knows that that won't last too long/Maybe some things last forever after all"

28. "Always Gonna Love You," by Florida Georgia Line

Lyrics you'll love: "When the sun burns out and the cows come home/From now 'til forever, something you can count on is/I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I'm always gonna love you/Always gonna love you, yeah"

29. "10,000 Hours," by Justin Bieber and Dan + Shay

Lyrics you'll love: "I'd spend 10, 000 hours and 10, 000 more/Oh, if that's what it takes to learn that sweet heart of yours/And I might never get there, but I'm gonna try/If it's 10, 000 hours or the rest of my life"

30. "In Case You Didn't Know," by Brett Young

Lyrics you'll love: "In case you didn't know/Baby, I'm crazy 'bout you/And I would be lyin' if I said/That I could live this life without you"

31. "Good as You," by Kane Brown

Lyrics you'll love: "I just wanna wake up everyday here in this bed/Never leave I love you left unsaid/It might take a hundred lifetimes to do/But baby, I just wanna be good as you"

32. "God Gave Me You," by Blake Shelton

Lyrics you'll love: "God gave me you for the ups and downs/God gave me you for the days of doubt/And for when I think I lost my way/There are no words here left to say, it's true/God gave me you"

33. "Love of My Life," by Sammy Kershaw

Lyrics you'll love: "As we stand together/I promise forever/'Til the day that I die/You are the love of my life"

34. "My Best Friend," by Tim McGraw

Lyrics you'll love: "I don't know where I'd be without you here with me/Life with you makes perfect sense/You're my best friend"

35. "Speechless," by Dan + Shay

Lyrics you'll love: "You already know that you're my weakness/After all this time I'm just as nervous/Every time you walk into the room/I'm speechless"

36. "Cowboy Take Me Away," by The Chicks

Lyrics you'll love: "Cowboy take me away/Fly this girl as high as you can into the wild blue/Set me free, oh, I pray/Closer to heaven above and closer to you/Closer to you"

37. "Me and You," by Kenny Chesney

Lyrics you'll love: "Ordinary no, I really don't think so/Just a precious few/Ever make it last/Get as lucky as/Me and you/Me and you"

38. "Grow Old with Me," by Mary Chapin Carpenter

Lyrics you'll love: "Grow old along with me/The best is yet to be/When our time has come/We will be as one"

39. "From This Moment On," by Shania Twain feat. Bryan White

Lyrics you'll love: "From this moment/Life has begun/From this moment/You are the one/Right beside you/Is where I belong/From this moment on"

40. "Bless the Broken Road," by Rascal Flatts

Lyrics you'll love: "This much I know is true/That God blessed the broken road/That led me straight to you"

41. "Love Like Crazy," by Lee Brice

Lyrics you'll love: "Be a best friend, tell the truth, and overuse 'I love you'/Go to work, do your best, don't outsmart your common sense/Never let your prayin' knees get lazy/And love like crazy"

42. "You're Still the One," by Shania Twain

Lyrics you'll love: "Looks like we made it/Look how far we've come, my baby/We mighta took the long way/We knew we'd get there someday"

43. "Amazed," by Lone Star

Lyrics you'll love: "I don't know how you do what you do/I'm so in love with you/It just keeps gettin' better/I wanna spend the rest of my life/With you by my side/Forever and ever"

44. "Somebody Like You," by Keith Urban

Lyrics you'll love: "Yeah, I wanna feel the sunshine/Shinin' down on me and you/When you put your arms around me, oh/Well, baby there ain't nothing in this world I can't do"

Unique Songs To Walk Down the Aisle To

If you're a frequent wedding guest, there are probably some songs you've heard at each event—and while there's no denying that some famous wedding songs are great, you might want something nontraditional for your walk down the aisle. Enter: these unique wedding songs to walk down the aisle to. From Fleetwood Mac to One Direction, these fun tunes might not be your first thought when you think of wedding songs to walk down the aisle, but that's exactly why we love them. (Psst: For an even cooler twist, consider swapping any of these for an instrumental version.)

45. "Songbird," by Fleetwood Mac

Lyrics you'll love: "To you, I'll give the world/To you, I'll never be cold/'Cause I feel that when I'm with you/It's alright, I know it's right"

46. "Invisible String," by Taylor Swift

Lyrics you'll love: "And isn't it just so pretty to think/All along there was some/Invisible string/Tying you to me?"

47. "If I Could Fly," by One Direction

Lyrics you'll love: "For your eyes only/I'll show you my heart/For when you're lonely/And forget who you are/I'm missing half of me/When we're apart/Now you know me/For your eyes only/For your eyes only"

48. "Fallin' All in You," by Shawn Mendes

Lyrics you'll love: "Baby, you (yeah)/Are bringing out a different kind of me/There's no safety net that's underneath, I'm free/Fallin' all in you"

49. "Wildest Dreams," by Duomo

Lyrics you'll love: Instrumental

50. "I Am Yours," by Andy Grammar

Lyrics you'll love: "I was free falling through the open sky/'Til you smiled at me and you saved my life and I/Knew I was put here to love you"

51. "Firefly," by Ed Sheeran

Lyrics you'll love: "There's a firefly loose tonight/Better catch it before it burns this place down/And I lie if I don't feel so right/But the world looks better through your eyes"

52. "XO," by Beyoncé

Lyrics you'll love: "Your love is bright as ever/Even in the shadows

Baby kiss me/Before they turn the lights out/Your heart is glowing/And I'm crashing into you"

53. "Kiss Me," by Vitamin String Quartet

Lyrics you'll love: Instrumental

54. "Something Just Like This," by Coldplay and The Chainsmokers

Lyrics you'll love: "I'm not lookin' for somebody/With some superhuman gifts/Some superhero/Some fairy-tale bliss/Just something I can turn to/Somebody I can kiss/I want something just like this"

55. "Just the Way You Are," by Bruno Mars

Lyrics you'll love: "When I see your face/There's not a thing that I would change/'Cause you're amazing/Just the way you are"

56. "Feel So Close," by Calvin Harris

Lyrics you'll love: "I feel so close to you right now/It's a forcefield/I wear my heart upon my sleeve, like a big deal/Your love pours down on me/Surround me like a waterfall"

57. "How Long Will I Love You," by Ellie Goulding

Lyrics you'll love: "How long will I be with you?/As long as the sea is bound to/Wash up on the sand/How long will I want you?/As long as you want me to/And longer by far"

58. "Love You For a Long Time," by Maggie Rogers

Lyrics you'll love: "And in the mornin' when I'm wakin' up/I swear that you're the first thing that I'm thinkin' of/I feel it in my body, know it in my mind, oh, I/I'm gonna love you for a long time"

59. "All My Love," by George Ezra

Lyrics you'll love: "All my love is yours/All my time is ours/All my reckless dreams/All my restless hours"

60. "Sweet Disposition," by The Temper Trap

Lyrics you'll love: "A moment, a love/A dream, aloud/A kiss, a cry/Our rights, our wrongs"

61. "A Sky Full of Stars," by Coldplay

Lyrics you'll love: "'Cause you're a sky, you're a sky full of stars/Such a heavenly view/You're such a heavenly view/Yeah, yeah, yeah, ooh"

62. "Sweetest Devotion," by Adele

Lyrics you'll love: "I wasn't ready then, I'm ready now/I'm heading straight for you/You will only be eternally/The one that I belong to"

63. "Home," by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

Lyrics you'll love: "Oh, home, let me come home/Home is wherever I'm with you/Oh, home, let me come home/Home is where I'm alone with you"

Modern Songs To Walk Down the Aisle To

Not feeling a classic instrumental tune or old-school love song for your ceremony? Turn to something more modern, like a trendy TikTok wedding song or another one of these fun songs to walk down the aisle to.

64. "Would That I," by Hozier

Lyrics you'll love: "With the roar of the fire, my heart rose to its feet/Like the ashes of ash I saw rise in the heat/Settle soft and as pure as snow/I fell in love with the fire long ago"

65. "Rewrite the Stars," by Zac Efron and Zendaya

Lyrics you'll love: "How do we rewrite the stars?/Say you were made to be mine?/Nothing can keep us apart/'Cause you are the one I was meant to find"

66. "Golden Thing," by Cody Simpson

Lyrics you'll love: "Deep blue jeans/Movie screens/Taking flight/Flashing lights/I'm shocked/It's a golden thing we've got"

67. "Until I Found You," by Stephen Sanchez

Lyrics you'll love: "I would never fall in love again until I found her/I said, 'I would never fall unless it's you I fall into'/I was lost within the darkness, but then I found her/I found you"

68. "Lover," by Taylor Swift

Lyrics you'll love: "Can I go where you go?/Can we always be this close forever and ever?/And ah, take me out, and take me home (forever and ever)/You're my, my, my, my/Lover"

69. "Mystery of Love," by Sufjan Stevens

Lyrics you'll love: "Oh, to see without my eyes/The first time that you kissed me/Boundless by the time I cried/I built your walls around me"

70. "I Like Me Better," by Lauv

Lyrics you'll love: "Damn, I like me better when I'm with you/I like me better when I'm with you/I knew from the first time, I'd stay for a long time 'cause/I like me better when/I like me better when I'm with you"

71. "Beyond," by Leon Bridges

Lyrics you'll love: "I-I-I-I'm scared to death that she might be it/That the love is real, that the shoe might fit/She might just be my everything and beyond (beyond)"

72. "This Is What Falling In Love Feels Like," by JVKE

Lyrics you'll love: "Feel like sun on my skin/So this is love, I know it is/I know it sounds super cliché/But you make me feel some type of way/This is falling, falling in love"

73. "Heaven," by Niall Horan

Lyrics you'll love: "I believe, I believe, I could die in your kiss/No, it doesn't get, doesn't get better than this"

74. "Ends of the Earth," by Lord Huron

Lyrics you'll love: "Out there's a world that calls for me, girl/Headin' out into the unknown/Wayfarin' strangers and all kinds of danger/Please don't say I'm goin' alone"

75. "Amazing," by Rex Orange County

Lyrics you'll love: "Don't change a thing, you are amazing/I can't believe you've come and saved me/We can stay here, spend every day here/I don't mind"

76. "First Day of My Life," by Bright Eyes

Lyrics you'll love: "This is the first day of my life/I'm glad I didn't die before I met you/But now I don't care, I could go anywhere with you/And I'd probably be happy"

77. "Sweet Creature," by Harry Styles

Lyrics you'll love: "Sweet creature, sweet creature/Wherever I go, you bring me home/Sweet creature, sweet creature/When I run out of road, you bring me home"

Traditional Songs To Walk Down the Aisle To

When you think of wedding songs to walk down the aisle to, you probably envision classical entrance tunes like, the song "Here Comes the Bride" or the "Wedding March." If you want an ultra-traditional wedding entrance, a song that's been proven to stand the test of time is the way to go. Here are our favorite traditional bride entrance songs and classic songs to walk down the aisle to.

78. "Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride)," by Richard Wagner

Lyrics you'll love: Instrumental

79. "Canon in D Major," by Johann Pachelbel

Lyrics you'll love: Instrumental

80. "Ave Maria," by Franz Schubert

Lyrics you'll love: "Ave Maria, gratia plena/Maria, gratia plena/Maria, gratia plena/Ave, Ave, Dominus/Dominus tecum/Benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus/Et benedictus fructus ventris/Ventris tui, Jesus"

81. "Clair De Lune," by Debussy

Lyrics you'll love: Instrumental

82. "Ave Verum Corpus," by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Lyrics you'll love: Instrumental

83. "The Four Seasons: Spring," by Antonio Vivaldi

Lyrics you'll love: Instrumental

84. "Nella Fantasia," by Il Divo

Lyrics you'll love: Nella fantasia io vedo un mondo giusto/Lì tutti vivano in pace e in onestà/Io sogno d'anime che sono sempre libere/Come le nuvole che volano/Pien d'umanità in fondo all'anima"

85. "Flower Duet" from Lakmé, by Léo Delibes

Lyrics you'll love: "Sous le dôme épais/Où le blanc jasmin/Ah, descendons/Ensemble"

86. "Nature at Play: Bach's Cello Suite No. 1," by Yo-Yo Ma

Lyrics you'll love: Instrumental

87. "Allegro Maestoso" from Water Music, by George Frideric Handel

Lyrics you'll love: Instrumental

88. "Air on the G String," by Johann Sebastian Bach

Lyrics you'll love: Instrumental

89. "Amazing Grace," by Il Divo

Lyrics you'll love: "Amazing grace how sweet the sound/That saved a wretch like me/I once was lost, but now I'm found/Was blind but now I see"

90. "Water Music (Air)," by George Frideric Handel

Lyrics you'll love: Instrumental

91. "Wedding March," by Felix Mendelssohn

Lyrics you'll love: Instrumental

R&B Wedding Songs To Walk Down the Aisle To

Soulful R&B love songs certainly deserve a spot on your wedding playlist, especially for your ceremony processional. Here are some of our favorite R&B wedding songs to walk down the aisle to for an entrance that's simply unforgettable.

92. "Best Part," by Daniel Caesar and H.E.R.

Lyrics you'll love: "I just wanna see how beautiful you are/You know that I see it/I know you're a star/Where you go I follow/No matter how far/If life is a movie/Then you're the best part, oh oh oh"

93. "Stand by Me," by Ben E. King

Lyrics you'll love: "If the sky, that we look upon, should tumble and fall/Or the mountains, should crumble, to the sea/I won't cry, I won't cry, no-no-no I won't shed a tear/Just as long, as you stand, by me"

94. "At Your Best (You Are Love)," by Aaliyah

Lyrics you'll love: "But at your best, you are love/You're a positive motivating force within my life/Should you ever feel the need to wonder why/Let me know, let me know"

95. "Let's Stay Together," by Al Green

Lyrics you'll love: "I, I'm I'm so in love with you/Whatever you want to do

Is alright with me/'Cause you make me feel so brand new/And I want to spend my life with you"

96. "Slow Love" by Brandy

Lyrics you'll love: "So turn off the phone, now we're finally alone/It's the moment at the end of the day/Feel your touch and it's the sweetest/Your kisses are my weakness/I never want 'em to go away"

97. "If I Ain't Got You," by Alicia Keys

Lyrics you'll love: "Some people want diamond rings/Some just want everything/But everything means nothing/If I ain't got you, yeah"

98. "Halo," by Beyoncé

Lyrics you'll love: "Everywhere I'm lookin' now/I'm surrounded by your embrace/Baby, I can see your halo/You know you're my savin' grace"

99. "Thinkin Bout You," by Frank Ocean

Lyrics you'll love: "It will never get old, not in my soul, not in my spirit, keep it alive/We'll go down this road 'til it turns from color to black and white/Or do you not think so far ahead/Cause I been thinking bout forever, ooh"

100. "If You're Not the One," by Daniel Bedingfield

Lyrics you'll love: "I'll never know what the future brings/But I know you're here with me now/We'll make it through/And I hope you are the one I share my life with"

101. "Ordinary People," by John Legend

Lyrics you'll love: "Girl I'm in love with you/This ain't the honeymoon/We're passed the infatuation phase/We're right in the thick of love"

102. "You Are the Sunshine of My Life," by Stevie Wonder

Lyrics you'll love: "You are the sunshine of my life/That's why I'll always be around/You are the apple of my eye/Forever you'll stay in my heart"

103. "All My Life," by K-Ci & JoJo

Lyrics you'll love: "All my life/I prayed for someone like you/And I hope that you feel the same way too/Yes, I pray that you do love me too"

How to Pick a Wedding Song to Walk Down the Aisle To

When it comes to choosing your bridal wedding entrance song, personal preference is the most important factor. After all, your ceremony music should be a soundtrack that you genuinely love. But on top of that, keep these details in mind when deciding which song to walk down the aisle to.

The Pace

First, you'll want to think about the pace of a potential wedding aisle song. When walking to any sort of music, it's natural to fall into a rhythm that aligns with the beat. This is particularly important to consider when selecting your wedding processional song. A song with a fast pace, for example, might make you feel the need to race down the aisle. Or, a song that's a bit slower could make your walk feel longer than it actually is. We recommend practicing walking to a few different options to get a feel for what it'll be like on the big day, as this will help you find a rendition that makes you feel comfortable and confident.

The Performer

Will you have a live band or instrument ensemble performing your wedding song as you walk down the aisle? If so, you'll need to touch base with them about the style, pace and timing of whatever tune you chose. It's helpful to understand how they'll perform the song you select, that way you know exactly what to expect when the moment comes. Or, if you're planning to have a digital recording of the song play out, you'll need to learn about how your venue handles A/V tech. (For example, who will be in charge of the sound system and pressing 'play' when it's showtime?)

The Lyrics

Let's face it: Even though some songs may sound romantic, their lyrics might be anything but. (Reference our roundup of inappropriate first dance songs for proof.) Your walk down the aisle is a beautiful moment that deserves an equally eloquent song, so we recommend giving the lyrics a thorough once-over before moving forward with your choice. After all, the last thing you want is for less-than-romantic words playing out as you prepare to exchange vows.

Samantha Iacia contributed to the reporting of this article.