The best WeddingMusicList for fingerstyle guitarists. This selection of instrumental wedding music and popular wedding reception songs are a "Must Know" for the wedding guitarist.
Weddings can be an important income generator for fingerstyle guitarist. The warm beautiful tone of the guitar makes it a great choice for both the ceremony and reception.
The use of fingerstyle guitar in outdoor weddings is especially effective. It's tough to imagine anything more romantic than a spectacular outdoor setting and beautiful guitar music.
An important consideration is what to include in a "best WeddingMusicList". A big factor, of course, is knowing which part of the festivities that you'll be part of.
A WeddingMusicList for just the ceremony is one thing. One for the reception will be a little different.
In many cases, a fingerstyle guitar player will play during the wedding ceremony and maybe part of the reception. Then, if there's dancing, a band or DJ will take over. After all, there aren't many fingerstyle mother son wedding songs!
Here is a WeddingMusicList of commonly played songs:
Prelude music
- Moonlight Sonata (Beethoven)
- Isn't It Romantic (Glenn Miller)
- Water Music (Handel)
- Ave Maria (Schubert / Gounod)
- The Four Seasons (Vivaldi)
- Greensleeves (Traditional)
- Rhapsody In Blue (Gershwin)
- God Only Knows (The Beach Boys)
- As Time Goes By (A Kiss Is Just A Kiss) (Tony Bennett)
- Arioso (Bach)
- Ode To Joy (Beethoven)
- Brandenburg Concerto #2 (Bach)
- Unchained Melody (Righteous Brothers)
- At Last - Etta James
- Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley
- From This Moment - Shania Twain
- Unforgettable - Nat King Cole
- What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
Processional & Bridal music
- Bridal Chorus (Here Comes The Bride) from "Lohengrin" (Wagner)
- Canon in D (Pachelbel)
- The Four Seasons (Handel)
- Water Music (Handel)
- What A Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong)
- Unforgettable (Nat King Cole)
- When A Man Loves A Woman (Percy Sledge)
- In My Life (The Beatles)
Interlude music
- Ave Maria (Schubert)
- Amazing Grace (Traditional)
- And I Love Her (The Beatles)
- Primavera: First Movement, Allegro (Vivaldi)
- Love Me Tender (Elvis Presley)
- Für Elise (Beethoven)
- We've Only Just Begun (The Carpenters)
- Have I Told You Lately (Van Morrison)
Recessional music
- Wedding March (from "A Midsummer Night's Dream") (Mendelssohn)
- Ode To Joy (from The Ninth Symphony) (Beethoven)
- Hallelujah Chorus (from "The Messiah") (Handel)
- The Long And Winding Road (The Beatles)
- I Got You (I Feel Good) (James Brown)
- How Sweet It Is (James Taylor)
- Then He Kissed Me (The Crystals)
- I Got You Babe (Sonny and Cher)
Reception music
- Unforgettable (Nat King Cole)
- Can't Help Falling In Love (Elvis Presley)
- Can I Have This Dance? (Ann Murray)
- The Way You Look Tonight (Frank Sinatra)
- It Had To Be You (Harry Connick, Jr.)
- What A Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong)
- Endless Love (Diana Ross and Lionel Richie)
- I Cross My Heart (George Strait)
- I Swear (John M. Montgomery or All 4 One)
- A Whole New World (Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle)
- As Time Goes By (A Kiss Is Just A Kiss) (Michael Feinstein)
- When You Say Nothing At All (Allison Krauss)
- Faithfully (Journey)
- No Ordinary Love (Sade)
- Here And Now (Luther Vandross)
- I Can Love you Like That (John M. Montgomery)
- Power Of Love (Celine Dion)
- Tonight I Celebrate My Love (Roberta Flack & Peabo Bryson)
- Everything I Do {I Do For You} (Bryan Adams)
- When A Man Loves A Woman (Percy Sledge or Michael Bolton)
- All My Life (Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville)
- I'll Be There (Mariah Carey)
- On Bended Knee (Boyz II Men)
- At Last (Etta James)
- Don't Know Much (Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville)
- From This Moment On (Shania Twain)
- Our Love Is Here To Stay (Harry Connick, Jr.)
- Unchained Melody (The Righteous Brothers)
It's a good idea to include some songs for when the cake is cut to your WeddingMusicList.
Cutting The Cake music
- I Wanna Grow Old With You (Adam Sandler)
- How Sweet It Is (James Taylor)
- Sugar, Sugar (The Archies)
- When I'm 64 (The Beatles)
- Recipe For Love (Harry Connick Jr.)
- That's Amore' (Dean Martin)
- Happy Together (The Turtles)
- I Got You Babe (Sunny & Cher)
- Love & Marriage (Frank Sinatra)
This isn't a complete WeddingMusicList, of course. It is a list of some of the most popular songs though. If you keep your ears open, you may find a song that is the perfect addition to the list.
Aren't sure about how to approach playing some of these songs? You might want to check out this information.
