Contemporary Wedding Songs

Having a contemporary wedding ceremony allows for the utmost freedom in choosing wedding songs. Contemporary wedding ceremonies can include traditional, classical and even pop songs – as well as fun contemporary pieces – at any point in the ceremony. Our favorite recent examples are the bride who walked down the aisle to John Lennon’s Imagine and the couple who sang Unchained Melody (from the movie “Ghost”) to each other. Here are the top contemporary wedding song recommendations downloaded on our site each week.

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Contemporary Wedding Preludes		Buy MP3	Buy Sheet Music
1.	Falling in Love – The O’Neill Brothers
2.	You Raise Me Up – Rolf Lovland & Brendan Graham
3.	The Prayer – David Foster & Carole Bayer Sager
4.	Angels Watching – The O’Neill Brothers
5.	Forrest Gump Main Theme – from Forrest Gump
6.	Imagine – John Lennon
7.	By the Sea – Patrick Ki
8.	Forever in Love – Kenny G
9.	Hawaiian Wedding Song – King
10.	The Rose – Amanda McBroom
11.	From a Distance – Julie Gold
12.	The Music of the Night – from Phantom of the Opera
13.	Somewhere Out There – James Horner, Marry Mann & Cynthia Weil
14.	Music Box Dancer – Frank Mills
15.	Someone You Love (instrumental) – Deborah Gibson & The O’Neill Brothers		Coming Soon!
16.	Hand in Hand – The O’Neill Brothers
17.	Wind Dancer – The O’Neill Brothers
18.	Tóg go, bog é (Take It Easy) – The O’Neill Brothers
19.	Ashokan Farewell – Jay Ungar

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Contemporary Wedding Processionals

We weren’t surprised to see the Kenny G version of The Wedding Song at the top of this list. It’s quickly becoming the new standard in wedding processionals, and will one day rival Canon in D as the go-to favorite. The O’Neill Brothers’ Canon in F, with its graceful, three-four meter, is also quickly climbing the chart.

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Contemporary Wedding Processionals		Buy MP3	Buy Sheet Music
1.	The Wedding Song – Kenny G
2.	Falling in Love – The O’Neill Brothers
3.	Unchained Melody – from Ghost
4.	Hymne – Vangelis
5.	The Prayer – David Foster & Carole Bayer Sager
6.	Canon in F – The O’Neill Brothers
7.	Imagine – John Lennon
8.	Somewhere Over the Rainbow – from The Wizard of Oz
9.	The Road that Never Ends – Jim Kimball
10.	Forever My Love – The O’Neill Brothers
11.	Hawaiian Wedding Song – King
12.	Reminiscent Joy – The O’Neill Brothers
13.	Morning Has Broken – Traditional
14.	Music Box Dancer – Frank Mills
15.	Someone You Love (instrumental) – Deborah Gibson & The O’Neill Brothers		Coming Soon!
16.	Wind Dancer – The O’Neill Brothers
17.	Ballade Pour Adeline – Richard Clayderman
18.	Tóg go, bog é (Take It Easy) – The O’Neill Brothers
19.	Ashokan Farewell – Jay Ungar
20.	The Bottomless Well – The O’Neill Brothers

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Contemporary Ceremony Songs

Solos and interlude pieces at contemporary wedding ceremonies are excellent opportunities for couples to incorporate their personality and style. Love Broadway? Include a show tune. Or how about country music? Rascal Flatts' Bless the Broken Road is now one of the most popular wedding songs of all time. Our instrumental arrangements of these top contemporary wedding songs also make great interlude music.

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Contemporary Ceremony Songs		Buy MP3	Buy Sheet Music
1.	Bless the Broken Road – Hanna, Boyd & Hummon
2.	From this Moment On – Shania Twain & RJ Lange
3.	Unchained Melody – from Ghost
4.	You Raise Me Up – Rolf Lovland & Brendan Graham
5.	The Prayer – David Foster & Carole Bayer Sager
6.	To Make You Feel My Love – Bob Dylan
7.	Imagine – John Lennon
8.	The Road That Never Ends – Jim Kimball
9.	Can You Feel the Love Tonight – from The Lion King
10.	Forever My Love – The O’Neill Brothers
11.	The Rose – Amanda McBroom
12.	From a Distance – Julie Gold
13.	Morning Has Broken – Traditional
14.	Somewhere Out There – James Horner, Marry Mann & Cynthia Weil
15.	Wind Beneath My Wings – Larry Henley & Jeffrey Silbar		Coming Soon!
16.	Someone You Love (instrumental) – Deborah Gibson & The O’Neill Brothers		Coming Soon!
17.	Wind Dancer – The O’Neill Brothers
18.	Ballade Pour Adeline – Richard Clayderman
19.	The Lord's Prayer – Steve Warner
20.	Seasons of Love – Jonathan Larson (from Rent)		Coming Soon!
21.	Friends – Michael W. Smith

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Contemporary Wedding Recessionals

Dance back down that aisle together as newlyweds to your favorite song – anything goes as a contemporary wedding recessional piece. We know an organist who once played a couple out with a Starship song. Needless to say, that tune didn’t make our list – but there are many more that are perfect!

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Contemporary Wedding Recessionals		Buy MP3	Buy Sheet Music
1.	Falling in Love – The O’Neill Brothers
2.	You Raise Me Up – Rolf Lovland & Brendan Graham
3.	Canon in F – The O’Neill Brothers
4.	Somewhere Over the Rainbow – from The Wizard of Oz
5.	The Bottomless Well – The O'Neill Brothers
6.	Dr. O'Neill – Traditional
7.	The Dance of Youth – The O’Neill Brothers
8.	O’Neill's March – Traditional
9.	The Thorn Birds – from The Thorn Birds		Coming Soon!
10.	The Ash Grove – Traditional

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Contemporary Wedding Reception Songs

Again, just about anything is appropriate for a contemporary wedding reception. We had trouble trimming this list because there are so many favorites on it – so we didn’t! These instrumental arrangements make the perfect background music for cocktail hour or dinner. Many are also great first dance, father-daughter dance or mother-son dance songs, and so we’ve added a link to the popular contemporary version of the songs (including vocals) on Amazon.

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Contemporary Wedding Reception Songs		Buy MP3	Buy Sheet Music	Original Version
1.	Bless the Broken Road – Hanna, Boyd & Hummon
2.	From this Moment On – Twain & Lange
3.	Unchained Melody – from Ghost
4.	You Raise Me Up – Lovland & Graham
5.	The Prayer – Foster & Bayer Sager
6.	To Make You Feel My Love – Bob Dylan
7.	Imagine – John Lennon
8.	Somewhere Over the Rainbow – from The Wizard of Oz
9.	Forever in Love – Kenny G
10.	Can You Feel the Love Tonight – from The Lion King
11.	What a Wonderful World – Robert Thiele & George David Weiss
12.	The Way You Look Tonight – Jerome Kern
13.	The Music of the Night – from Phantom of the Opera
14.	Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton		Coming Soon!
15.	Kiss the Girl – Alan Menken
16.	Somewhere Out There – James Horner, Marry Mann & Cynthia Weil
17.	Wind Beneath My Wings – Larry Henley & Jeffrey Silbar		Coming Soon!
18.	Someone You Love – Deborah Gibson & The O’Neill Brothers		Coming Soon!
19.	At Last – Harry Warren
20.	Unforgettable – Gordon
21.	She's Always a Woman – Billy Joel		Coming Soon!
22.	It Had to Be You – Jones & Kahn
23.	Just the Way You Are – Billy Joel		Coming Soon!
24.	Seasons of Love – from Rent		Coming Soon!
25.	The Bottomless Well – The O’Neill Brothers
26.	Sometimes When We Touch – Barry Mann & Dan Hill		Coming Soon!
27.	As Time Goes By – from Casablanca		Coming Soon!
28.	Somewhere (There’s a Place for Us) – from West Side Story		Coming Soon!
29.	St. Elmo's Fire – David Foster
30.	The Dance of Youth – The O’Neill Brothers
31.	Misty – Erroll Garner
32.	Some Enchanted Evening – from South Pacific		Coming Soon!
33.	When Lights are Low – Mark Maxwell
34.	Lost In Your Eyes – Deborah Gibson		Coming Soon!
35.	Blue Skies – Berlin		Coming Soon!
36.	Fly Me to the Moon – Howard		Coming Soon!

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