For those who are looking for something other than Pachelbel's iconic,"Canon in D" to walk down the aisle to, here's a list of some of the most interesting tunes my real couples have chosen. In many cases, they ask their string quartet or ceremony musicians to play it live. Every one of these 29 songs, made me, the officiant, feel like I was in a movie.
“All My Days” by Alexi Murdoch
“California Stars” Billy Brag + Wilco
“Can’t Help Falling in Love” by Ingrid Michaelson
“Come Away With Me” Norah Jones
“Do You Remember” by Jack Johnson
“Dream” Priscilla Ahn
“Final Fantasy IX-Prelude”
“Hallelujah” Jeff Buckley
“Home to Me” by Andru Bemis
“Hoppipolla” Sigur Ros
“Hoppipolla” The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
“I Like to go to the Barn Because I Like the Barn” by Band of Horses
“In My Life” by The Beatles
“Inside it all feels the same” Explosions in the Sky
“Man in Me” by Bob Dylan
“Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want” The Smiths
"Reign of Love" by Coldplay
“Stacks” by Bon Iver
“Storybook Love” Mark Knopfler
“We Are Going To Be Friends” by the White Stripes
“The Luckiest” Ben Folds
“The way that I love you” by Jeff Pianki
“These Days” Nico
“The Winner Is” Devotchka
This Year’s Love, David Gray
“Throne Room” by John Williams
“Turning Page” Sleeping At Last
“We Bought a Zoo” Jonsi
"Zelda’s Lullaby” Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time
