Bride Entrance Songs

Walking down the aisle is one of the most special parts of the wedding day. Expect a few tears as your partner sees you for the first time in your dress and having your Dad by your side only adds to the emotion.

The bride’s entrance is the real start to the wedding day. While you’ll have picked prelude songs while your guests arrive, and processional music as your bridesmaids walk down ahead of you, the moment everyone is waiting for is your arrival. All eyes on you can be quite scary, and having wedding songs or music that you really love can be comforting – as well as help you set the pace for your walk!

How to Choose Your Bridal Entrance Song

Normally couples decide together the bridal entrance song together. There’s a couple of key things to think about.

Firstly, the pace: you don’t want something really fast as you want to walk at a slightly slower than normal pace. If your chosen song is a little too up-tempo, see if there’s a slowed-down acoustic version available. Secondly, decide whether you want a piece of classical music, a song with lyrics or an instrumental version of a song. You’ll need to work out when you want the music to fade (if it’s not a live band) so time your walk to avoid arriving at the front mid-verse or crescendo.

If you’d rather have the song you walk down to be a surprise, that can be a great idea. We know one bride who chose an instrumental version of the Jurassic Park theme tune as it was her husband’s favourite film! Your guests will love to see your partner’s reaction, and it’ll be a great shot for your photographer to capture.

The 130 Best Songs to Walk Down the Aisle To

We’ve got 130 ideas for songs to walk down the aisle to. Lots of these bridal entrance songs you know, but some will be new to you. Take a listen to our playlist or scroll down to the full list and you might find one you both love.

1. At Last – Etta James
2. Songbird – Eva Cassidy
3. Everybody’s Free (To Feel Good) – Quindon Tarver
4. Butterfly Waltz – Brian Crain
5. From This Moment On – Shania Twain & Bryan White
6. Bella’s Lullaby – Carter Burwell, Dan Redfeld and Elizabeth Hedman
7. The Secret Wedding (From “Braveheart”) – David Arkenstone featuring Kathleen Fisher
8. Marry You – Bruno Mars
9. A Thousand Years – Christina Perri
10. Just the Way You Are – Bruno Mars
11. The Prince of Denmark’s March (Trumpet Voluntary In D Major) – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Christian Rainer
12. Canon and Gigue In D Major: Canon (Pachelbel’s Canon) – J.S. Bach Orchestra
13. I’m Kissing You – Des’ree
14. Somewhere Over The Rainbow/What A Wonderful World – Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
15. Glasgow Love Theme – Craig Armstrong
16. Air On the G String, from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068 – J.S. Bach Orchestra
17. Love Never Fails – Brandon Heath
18. Iris – The Goo Goo Dolls
19. Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
20. Arrival of the Queen of Sheba from “Solomon” – Bela Banafalvi & Budapest Strings
21. Paradise – Coldplay
22. Tale As Old As Time (Instrumental) – Beauty and the Beast
23. How Long Will I Love You – Ellie Goulding
24. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Roberta Flack
25. The Dream of the Dolphin – Enigma
26. All Of Me – John Legend
27. This I Promise You – Ronan Keating
28. Air – Handel’s Water Music
29. Kiss from a Rose – Seal
30. Amazing Day – Coldplay
31. Turning Page – Sleeping At Last
32. Feels Like Home – Edwina Hayes
33. This I Swear – Nick Lachey
34. Halo – Beyoncé
35. Eye of the Tiger – Survivor
36. Highland Cathedral – The Regimental Band of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
37. No One – Alicia Keys
38. The Rose – Bette Midler
39. I’m Yours – Jason Mraz
40. Chapel of Love – The Dixie Cups
41. Romeo & Juliet : Act I, Scene XVIII, Gavotte – Valery Gergiev & London Symphony Orchestra
42. Songbird – Oasis
43. Superman Theme (”Superman” the Movie Theme) – Toners
44. You Had Me From Hello – Bon Jovi
45. Come Away With Me – Norah Jones
46. A Whiter Shade of Pale – Procol Harum
47. A Fifth Of Beethoven – Walter Murphy
48. Falling In Love With You Again – Imelda May
49. I’ll Be There – Jackson 5
50. Rigaudon – Empire Brass & Michael Murray
51. The One – Kodaline
52. Time After Time – Eva Cassidy
53. Us Against the World – Coldplay
54. All My Life – K-Ci & JoJo
55. I Love the Way You Love Me – John Michael Montgomery
56. La vie en rose – Edith Piaf
57. Rhapsody On a Theme By Paganini, Op. 43: Introduction – Lang Lang, Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre & Valery Gergiev
58. River Flows In You – Yiruma
59. A Million Love Songs – Take That
60. Can You Feel the Love Tonight – Elton John
61. Celebration – Kool & the Gang
62. Colid I Have This Dance – Anne Murray
63. Heaven – DJ Sammy & Yanou featuring Do
64. On This Day – David Pomeranz
65. (Everything I Do) I Do It For You – Bryan Adams
66. Crystal – Fleetwood Mac
67. Gabriel’s Oboe – Ennio Morricone
68. Giving Myself – Jennifer Hudson
69. I Fall Apart – Rory Gallagher
70. If I Fall to Your Heart – Derwent Hannon
71. She – Charles Aznavour
72. Young Hearts Run Free – Kym Mazelle
73. Beneath Your Beautiful – Labrinth & Emeli Sandé
74. Marry Me – Train
75. The Luckiest – Ben Folds
76. Can’t Help Falling In Love – Elvis Presley
77. Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol
78. Dance Me to the End of Love (Live at Eddie’s Attic) – The Civil Wars
79. Kiss Me – Ed Sheeran
80. Latch – Sam Smith
81. Nothing’s Going to Stop Us Now – Starship
82. Spectrum (Say My Name) – Florence + The Machine
83. Wind Beneath My Wings – Bette Midler
84. Beautiful in White – Shane Filan
85. Canon in D Major – Pachelbel Orchestra
86. Come Rain Or Come Shine – Ray Charles
87. Endless Love (From “The Endless Love” Soundtrack) – Lionel Richie & Diana Ross
88. Hey There Delilah – Plain White T’s
89. Love Me Like You Do – Ellie Goulding
90. Make You Feel My Love – ADELE
91. Suddenly – Angry Anderson
92. The Book of Love – Peter Gabriel
93. 12. Wagner Bridal Chorus – Wagner
94. All I Want Is You – Barry Louis Polisar
95. And I Love Her – Beatles Celebration
96. Beautiful People – Labrinth
97. Earned It – The Weeknd
98. Halo – Beyonce
99. Here and Now – Luther Vandross
100. I Colid Not Ask for More – Sara Evans
101. I Get to Love You – Ruelle
102. I See You [Theme From Avatar] – Leona Lewis
103. Linger – The Cranberries
104. Look At Me – Carrie Underwood
105. Sweet Disposition – The Temper Trap
106. Till There Was You – The Surreal Beatles
107. Truly Madly Deeply – Savage Garden
108. Unchained Melody – The Righteous Brothers
109. Verdi: Aida: Triumphal March & Ballet – Giuseppe Verdi
110. What Are Words – Chris Medina
111. All About That Bass – Meghan Trainor
112. Budapest – George Ezra
113. Europa (Earth’s Cry Heaven’s Smile) – Santana
114. Have I Told You Lately? – Tony Bennett
115. If I Colid Be With You – Duke Heitger’s Big Four
116. Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder
117. Moon River – Frank Sinatra
118. One Day Like This – Elbow
119. Past Lives – BØRNS
120. Sweet Child O’ Mine – Guns N’ Roses
121. Tenerife Sea – Ed Sheeran
122. The Final Countdown – Europe
123. With You – Chris Brown
124. Grow Old With Me – Mary Chapin Carpenter
125. Haven’t Met You Yet – Michael Bublé
126. Here Comes the Bride (Wedding Version) – Dannie Marie
127. Love Song – Tesla
128. Only Time – Enya
129. Sweet Louise – Passenger
130. This Guy’s In Love with You – Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass