33 RPM Events – Ten Amazing Songs to Walk Down The Aisle To

Imagine the scene: your groom, anxiously shuffling in his place in front of your celebrant. Guests excitedly awaiting your arrival and the first few notes of the song, your very own ‘Here Comes The Bride’ song, that will lead you down the aisle towards the rest of your life begin to ring out.

Choosing the song to begin the most important part of your wedding celebration is super exciting but it can be a daunting task. Here at 33 RPM Events we’ve compiled a list of ten of our favourite songs to walk down the aisle to.

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‘How Long Will I Love You’ – The Waterboys

This is a beautiful song written by Mike Scott from The Waterboys. It was taken from their 1990 album Room to Roam. Many people may know the song from Richard Burton’s heartbreaking rom-com About Time. It was covered in 2013 by Ellie Goulding and has been performed at countless wedding ceremonies as many brides have walked down the aisle.

‘Such Great Heights’ – Iron and Wine

This is a song originally released by American band The Postal Service. The version we’ve chosen as one of our favourite ‘Here Comes The Bride’ songs is by Iron and Wine. It’s a dreamy, wistful song that speaks about coming home to the person you love.

‘Here, There and Everywhere’ – The Beatles

This is the the song Paul McCartney believes to be the best he ever wrote. In fact, he says it’s the only song John Lennon ever complimented him on! If it’s good enough to muster praise from a songwriter as competitive as Lennon then it must be a good one. This is one of our favourite Beatles songs and it’s a perfect song to begin your wedding ceremony with.

‘You and I (We Can Conquer The World)’ – Stevie Wonder

This song is taken from Stevie Wonder’s fifteenth studio album Talking Book. This album also featured Stevie’s massive hit, ‘Superstition’. ‘You and I (We Can Conquer the World)’ is an amazing song in which Stevie’s voice soars above a beautifully harmonically rich arrangement. The lyrics are the perfect statement of how, together as a couple, you can beat anything the world throws at you.

‘You’re My Best Friend’ – Queen

We’ve performed this song as both the first song in a ceremony and as the last. It’s a song that works in almost any part of a wedding ceremony. John Deacon, the bassist from Queen, composed this song for his wife while he was teaching himself to play the piano. Writing an all time classic song like this isn’t a bad way to learn a new instrument!

‘Falling Slowly’ – Marketa Irglova and Glen Hansard

Long before the broadway smash-hit musical there was a low budget movie, filmed on the streets of Dublin that captured the hearts of millions. Once starred the Frames’ Glen Hansard and musician Markéta Irglová. The soundtrack to the movie was a huge critical and commercial success and this song won the Best Original Song award at the 2008 Academy Awards. The movie became a worldwide hit and a multi-million euro grossing, stage musical emerged following its success. Glen and Markéta’s incredible duet contains all of the elements of magic and romance that made Once, the mega hit it’s become.

‘Moon River’ – Lisa Hannigan and Richard Hawley

This beautiful song has been performed by hundreds of different artists through the years but this version by the incredible Lisa Hannigan with Richard Hawley on guitar is truly outstanding. This version was recorded live at the Other Voices festival in Dingle, Co. Kerry. Richard Hawley’s dreamy guitar playing provides the perfect canvas for Lisa’s magical vocals.

‘Thinking of You’ – Sister Sledge

Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards are two of our favourite musicians. Their music can be heard across the setlist for our amazing party band SOPHISTAFUNK. One of their biggest early gigs was writing and producing Sister Sledge’s album, We Are Family, which included amazing songs like ‘The Greatest Dancer’ and of course ‘We Are Family’. Nile and Bernard were extremely close as friends and writing partners and wrote this song having spent some time away from each other. It’s a perfect piece of music and it would be a really fresh and funky ‘Here Comes The Bride’ moment for anybody looking to spice up their entrance to their wedding ceremony.

’The Voyage’ Johnny Duhan (composer) performed by Christy Moore

We’ve lost count of the amount of wedding ceremonies we’ve either performed or heard this song at. Despite the fact that this song has been used so often as part of many people’s wedding ceremonies it has remained one of our favourites. Christy Moore released his version of this song in 1989 and it became the definitive interpretation of the song.

‘Into The Mystic’ – Van Morrison

‘Into The Mystic’ is taken from Van’s album Moondance. The song is all about two people who share a deep spiritual connection. The relationship in the song is interwoven with nature and all of the mysticism the late 1960s were all about. Glen Hansard has released an amazing cover of this song but our absolute favourite has to be Van The Man’s original.

You can listen to all of our selections on our YouTube playlist.

If you have your own suggestions for your ceremony we’d love to hear them so drop us an email and let us know what you see as being your very own ‘Here Comes The Bride’ song.