Top Wedding Ceremony Songs for 2025
A Curated List of Trending and Timeless Wedding Songs
Music is one of the most powerful ways to personalize your wedding ceremony. It sets the tone, evokes emotion, and helps tell your unique love story. At Deans' Duets, we’ve had the honor of providing live music for hundreds of weddings across North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia, and beyond. Our talented musicians play a wide range of instruments and styles—from classical and jazz to pop and bluegrass. As we look ahead to the fall of 2025, we’re sharing our top wedding ceremony song recommendations that are both on-trend and timeless.
Prelude Favorites: Setting the Scene
The prelude music welcomes your guests and creates a peaceful, anticipatory mood. These pieces are perfect for setting the tone:
Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy
Can’t Help Falling in Love by Elvis Presley
You Are the Reason by Calum Scott
Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen
Processional Picks: The Walk Down the Aisle
Whether it’s the wedding party or the bride making her grand entrance, these songs capture the emotion of the moment:
Canon in D by Johann Pachelbel
A Thousand Years by Christina Perri
All of Me by John Legend
What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Ceremony Interlude: Reflective and Meaningful
For unity ceremonies or moments of reflection, these selections offer beauty and emotional depth:
The Prayer by Celine Dion & Andrea Bocelli
River Flows in You by Yiruma
Ave Maria by Schubert
To Make You Feel My Love by Adele
Lover’s Waltz by Jay Ungar
Recessional Songs: Joyful and Uplifting
Celebrate your new marriage with music that’s upbeat and full of energy:
Signed, Sealed, Delivered by Stevie Wonder
This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) by Natalie Cole
You Make My Dreams by Hall & Oates
Here Comes the Sun by The Beatles
Ode to Joy by Beethoven
Trending for 2025
Couples in 2025 are loving a blend of genres and personalized arrangements. Here are a few songs that have been especially popular:
Lover by Taylor Swift
Yellow by Coldplay
Golden Hour by JVKE
La Vie en Rose by Edith Piaf
I Get to Love You by Ruelle
Pink Pony Club by Chappell Roan
Ordinary by Alex Warren
Goodness of God by Bethel Music
Let Us Customize Your Ceremony Soundtrack
No two weddings are alike, and your ceremony music should reflect your personality and love story. At Deans' Duets, we work closely with our clients to create customized playlists and live arrangements that bring your wedding vision to life. Whether you’re drawn to classical elegance, rustic bluegrass, smooth jazz, or emotional pop ballads, our musicians will make your ceremony music unforgettable.
Check out our song list and contact us today at info@deansduets.com to start planning the perfect soundtrack for your 2025 wedding!