Popular Songs for Wedding Slideshows?
Dear Maya:
I'll be happy to answer your question! Some of the most popular musical choices for wedding slideshows are:
For the Bride:
- Brown-Eyed Girl by Van Morrison,
- Isn't She Lovely by Stevie Wonder,
- Let Them Be Little by Billy Dean,
- Then They Do by Trace Adkins, and
- You are so Beautiful by Joe Cocker.
For the Groom:
- 100 Years by Five for Fighting,
- Best Day of My Life by George Strait,
- My Guy by Diana Ross and The Supremes,
- The Boy I'm Gonna Marry by Darlene Love, and
- Then They Do by Trace Adkins.
For the Bride and Groom:
- Better Together by Jack Johnson,
- From This Moment by Shania Twain,
- God Blessed the Broken Road by Rascal Flatts,
- How Sweet It Is by James Taylor,
- It Had to Be You by Frank Sinatra,
- I Will and In My Life by The Beatles, and
- L.O.V.E. by Nat King Cole.
Equally popular choices for the bride and groom are:
- Look at Us by Vince Gill,
- Love Will be Our Home by Susan Ashton,
- Making Memories of Us by Keith Urban,
- On My Wedding Day by Don Henley,
- Sunrise, Sunset by Louis Armstrong,
- This Will be an Everlasting Love by Natalie Cole,
- What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong,
- You and Me by Life House, and
- You Had Me from Hello by Kenney Chesney.
While these are some of the most popular selections, it's usually best for you to choose a song that fits your personalities as a couple, and passes on the message you want to display through your photos and your music. What may have worked for someone else may not work for you. And that's OK! Musical choices are very personal, and affect each of us differently. It's really not about the most popular; it's about the most fitting for you as individuals. One helpful suggestion is to listen to some of your top choices while looking at the photos. Most often, you'll know the right song as soon as you hear it!
The Expert
Sandra Clukey, Owner of Sands of Time Multimedia Creations Slideshow Productions, has years of experience and an intense passion for turning still pictures into beautiful, memorable, sentimental slideshow productions to cherish for generations! Visit her site at http://sandsoftimemultimediacreations.com
Robin, I think it makes the most sense to show you two growing up separately, then pictures of you together. To go even a little further, I would show them in birth order. So if he is older, show all of his pictures, then yours.
the best song it LUCKY by colbie caillat and jason mraz!
Thank you Gabbi SOO much! I have been looking for a slide show song for awhile now and this is perfect! It’s upbeat but describes my relationship well. Thanks again!
in a slideshow of bride and groom growing up, should pictures first show bride, then groom, then couple or should the pictures of growing up alternate and then show couple?
robin,
i would show the bride and groom growing up then the couple. it makes for a beautiful presentation.
Um, hello people! Stevie Wonder “For Once in My Life” is a great song for the couple- how cute it that? That, or “The Very Thought of You”, maybe done by Billie Holiday.
I had to laugh reading this! I made my own slideshow for my upcoming wedding. I wasnt sure if the songs I chose would be the best fitting. Then I saw suggestions for both the bride and groom The song for my growing up is “Brown Eyed Girl” and for my fiance growing up, I chose “Today I Met The Boy I’m Gonna Marry”. So, I guess I chose well! Our song to highlight our courtship is “When You Say Nothing At All”.