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How to choose a song you both want to hear
- Start with the moment. A processional, first dance, signing of the register, and dinner background each call for different energy and length. Think about whether you want guests listening closely or simply sharing the atmosphere.
- Check the lyrics and personal meaning. A song can sound romantic while its words tell a different story. Read the lyrics and ask what the song means to each of you; a shared memory can matter more than a conventional wedding choice.
- Pick the version, not just the title. A familiar song may have a distinct acoustic recording, cover, or instrumental arrangement. Check the performer and recording before adding it to a playlist or sending it to a musician.
- Match the arrangement to the performer. Wedding singer Aaron Norton’s rule of thumb is that songs conceived around guitar and voice or piano and voice often translate more naturally to a solo acoustic set than heavily orchestrated recordings. That is one performer’s advice, not a guarantee: a stripped-down arrangement of a densely produced song will sound different from the original.
- Try a short-list listening session. Each partner can nominate a few songs, then listen together to the exact versions you might use. Narrow the list by moment, tempo, lyrics, and whether the song suits a voice-and-instrument performance.
The Knot’s acoustic wedding recommendations present live ceremony musicians and a curated playlist as options, and group song ideas into editorial selections, country, popular, and instrumental categories. Its page was updated August 22, 2024; its count is an editorial list count, not a measure of what couples prefer. See The Knot’s acoustic wedding song list.
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98 acoustic wedding song ideas
The list below mixes songs that can suit a wedding with specific acoustic recordings, covers, and instrumental arrangements. Where a performer or version is named, use that as a version check rather than assuming every recording of the song is acoustic.
Editor’s selections and acoustic favorites
- “For All You Give” — The Paper Kites and Lucy Rose
- “Into My Arms” — Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
- “You Are the Best Thing” — Ray LaMontagne
- “Lover” — Taylor Swift, acoustic version
- “Kathy’s Song” — Simon & Garfunkel
- “Make You Feel My Love” — Ane Brun
- “Still Together” — Mac DeMarco
- “No One” — Alicia Keys, acoustic version
- “Only Love” — Ben Howard
- “You and I” — SYML, acoustic version
- “The Book of Love” — Peter Gabriel
- “Sea of Love” — Cat Power
- “I Will Follow You Into the Dark” — Death Cab for Cutie
- “Flightless Bird, American Mouth” — Iron & Wine
- “Such Great Heights” — Iron & Wine
- “First Day of My Life” — Bright Eyes
- “The Luckiest” — Ben Folds
- “Sweet Creature” — Harry Styles
- “Bloom” — The Paper Kites
- “Only Exception” — Paramore
- “Harvest Moon” — Neil Young
- “Songbird” — Eva Cassidy
- “I’m Kissing You” — Des’ree
- “To Make You Feel My Love” — Adele
- “Such a Simple Thing” — Ray LaMontagne
Country songs for a first dance or slow moment
- “Die a Happy Man” — Thomas Rhett
- “Bless the Broken Road” — Rascal Flatts
- “In Case You Didn’t Know” — Brett Young
- “Then” — Brad Paisley
- “Making Memories of Us” — Keith Urban
- “I Cross My Heart” — George Strait
- “Amazed” — Lonestar
- “Forever and Ever, Amen” — Randy Travis
- “Yours” — Russell Dickerson
- “From This Moment On” — Shania Twain
- “I Do” — Jessie James Decker
- “Tennessee Whiskey” — Chris Stapleton
- “When You Say Nothing at All” — Alison Krauss
- “I Swear” — John Michael Montgomery
- “God Gave Me You” — Blake Shelton
- “You’re Still the One” — Shania Twain
- “I Need You” — LeAnn Rimes
- “Could I Have This Dance” — Anne Murray
- “Lost in This Moment” — Big & Rich
- “The Rest of Our Life” — Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
- “Me and You” — Kenny Chesney
- “It’s Your Love” — Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
- “Wanted” — Hunter Hayes
- “You Make It Easy” — Jason Aldean
- “Beautiful Crazy” — Luke Combs
Popular acoustic choices and covers
- “Better Together” — Jack Johnson, acoustic version
- “Your Song” — Ellie Goulding’s cover of Elton John
- “Perfect” — Ed Sheeran
- “Lucky” — Jason Mraz
- “I Choose You” — Sara Bareilles
- “Thinking Out Loud” — Ed Sheeran
- “Marry Me” — Train
- “Can’t Help Falling in Love” — Kina Grannis
- “I’m Yours” — Jason Mraz
- “A Thousand Years” — Christina Perri
- “All of Me” — John Legend, acoustic version
- “Count on Me” — Bruno Mars, acoustic version
- “You’ve Got the Love” — Florence + The Machine
- “Make You Feel My Love” — Adele
- “Just the Way You Are” — Bruno Mars
- “Everything” — Michael Bublé
- “Adore You” — Harry Styles
- “Beyond” — Leon Bridges
- “Love Someone” — Lukas Graham
- “I Get to Love You” — Ruelle
- “The Way I Am” — Ingrid Michaelson
- “You and Me” — Lifehouse
- “I Won’t Give Up” — Jason Mraz
- “Home” — Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
- “Ho Hey” — The Lumineers
- “You Are the Reason” — Calum Scott
- “If I Ain’t Got You” — Alicia Keys
- “You’re My Best Friend” — Queen
Instrumental acoustic options
- “How Deep Is Your Love” — Guus Dielissen, acoustic instrumental
- “Landslide” — Guus Dielissen and Andrew Gialanella
- “Fast Car” — Guus Dielissen, acoustic instrumental
- “Until I Found You” — Mike Dawes
- “Here Comes the Sun” — Gabriella Quevedo
- “Hallelujah” — Leon Alex
- “Blackbird” — Whalebone
- “Stand by Me” — Laurence Juber
- “Dancing Queen” — Gabriella Quevedo
- “Starlight” — Matthew Bellamy and Arlo Vega, guitar arrangement
- “Can’t Help Falling in Love” — instrumental guitar arrangement
- “A Thousand Years” — instrumental guitar arrangement
- “Perfect” — instrumental guitar arrangement
- “Your Song” — instrumental guitar arrangement
- “All of Me” — instrumental piano arrangement
- “Clair de Lune” — Claude Debussy, piano
- “River Flows in You” — Yiruma, piano
- “Canon in D” — Johann Pachelbel, guitar or strings
- “Here, There and Everywhere” — The Beatles, instrumental arrangement
- “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” — instrumental arrangement
Live acoustic performance or a recording?
A live musician can adapt tempo, length, and dynamics to the room and the ceremony, and can make a familiar song feel personal. A recording gives you a specific artist, vocal, or production that a solo performer may not reproduce. Choose based on what matters most for that moment, then confirm the arrangement and practical details with your musician or DJ.
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- For live music: send the exact song and version, ask whether the performer knows it, and discuss key, tempo, length, and any requested changes. Ask for a sample if the arrangement is important to you.
- For a playlist: check the track, artist, and edit in advance, and arrange a reliable playback setup with someone responsible for starting and stopping it at the right time.
- For a mix: use live performance for the ceremony or first dance and recordings for moments where you want a particular version or broader production.
Playing the songs yourselves
If one of you plays guitar, Hal Leonard’s Acoustic Guitar Wedding (Songbook) is described by Apple Books as 30 matrimonial favorites arranged for acoustic guitar. It is a separate songbook, not a collection of all 98 ideas above. Hal Leonard also lists wedding songbooks in multiple instrument and format categories. View the Apple Books listing or browse Hal Leonard’s wedding songbooks.
If you cannot agree on a first-dance song, choose a short list based on what each of you connects with, then listen to the exact recordings together. The right choice need not be the most obvious wedding song; it should be one both of you are glad to hear again.
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