These lists are perennial favourites - examples of music ideally suited to weddings and other celebrations. However, I’m always happy to discuss varied playlists for events ... especially where the music means something special to you personally.
STANDARDS
Ain’t Misbehavin’
When I Fall In Love
Love is Here To Stay
Nature Boy
Favorite Things
Some Enchanted Evening
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
Can’t Help Falling in Love
All The Things You Are
Everybody Loves Somebody
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
Someone to Watch Over Me
SHOW TUNES
Can’t help Lovin’ Dat Man
Summertime
Phantom of the Opera
All I Ask of You
Music of the Night
FILM MUSIC
Embraceable You
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Misty
The Way You Look Tonight
Moon River
My Heart Will Go On
Falling in Love Again
Night and Day
As Time Goes By
CONTEMPORARY
This Guy’s in Love With You
Can You Feel The Love Tonight
Your Song
Annie’s Song
From This Moment On
Wonderful Tonight
Have I Told You Lately
Fields of Gold
For The Love of a Princess
Kissing You
Make You Feel My Love
Marry You
Marry Me
Halleluja
Paradise
A Thousand Years
CLASSICAL
Ave Maria, Bach/Gounod
Ave Maria, Schubert
Pachelbel’s Canon
Bridal March (Here Comes the Bride)
Wedding March, Mendelssohn
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, Handel
Spring from The Four Seasons, Vivaldi
Trumpet Voluntary, Jeremiah Clark
The Prince of Denmark’s March, J. Clark
Air from Water Music, Handel
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, Bach
Clair de Lune, Debussy
Arabesque, Debussy
Fur Elise, Beethoven
La Source, Hasselmans
Largo from Xerces, Handel
O Mio Babbino Caro, Puccini
Barcarolle from The Tales of Hoffman, Offenbach