Layout of Church Ceremony and song suggestions:
Note: A lot of these songs are interchangeable with the different sections of the ceremony which is why you may see some songs appear more than once in the list.
Entrance songs:
A thousand years by Christina Perry
At last by Etta James
The Wonder of you by Conor O'Brien
Thinking out loud by Ed Sheeran
Falling Slowly by Glen Hansard
Here Comes The Sun by The Beatles
Somewhere over the rainbow by Judy Graland
You Raise Me Up by Josh Groban
Can't help falling in love by Elvis Presley
To make you feel my love by Adele
The Vow by Ruthanne
She by Elvis Costello
Nella Fantasia
The First Time ever I saw your face by Roberta Flack
The One by Kodaline
First day of my life by Bright eyes
You raise me up by Josh Groban
All of me by John Legend
How long will I love you by Ellie Goulding
Here, There and Everywhere by The Beatles
Lighting of Candles (This is usually a short instrumental):
Blackbird by the Beatles
Here comes The sun by The Beatles
To make You feel my Love by Adele (Guitar instrumental)
Falling Slowly by Glen Hansard
Cavatina
What a wonderful world by Louis Armstrong
Clair de Lune
Air on g string
Minuet in G
Intermezzo
Responsorial Psalm
The Hiding place by Liam Lawton
Be Not Afraid
Here I am Lord
The Lord is my Shepherd
Eagles Wings
Wherever you go
S'e an Tiarna M'aoire
Alleluia (you can have whatever version you like here)
Offertory:
Ag Christ an Siol
Ave Maria
The Clouds Veil
Amazing Grace
In Bread we bring you Lord
All that I am
How Great Thou Art
Pie Jesu
Sign of peace:
Dona Nobis
Tabhair Dom Do Lamh
I wish you peace
a Mhuire Mhathair
Peace Perfect Peace
Make Me A Channel of your peace
Any of the instrumentals mentioned above in Lighting of the Candles
Communion (This is usually 2 songs):
Lady of Knock
Ave Maria
Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen
Your song by Elton John
Galileo by Declan O'Rourke
Morning has broken
How great Thou Art
You Raise me Up
The Voyage by Christy Moore
Amazing Grace
The First Time ever I saw your face
The Prayer (Andrea Boticelli)
Signing of The Register (This is usually 2 songs):
How Great Thou Art
A Mhuire Mhathair
She (Elvis Costello)
Signed, Sealed, Delivered
Amazing Grace
We've only just begun by the Carpenters
Thinking out Loud by Ed Sheeran
Grow old with me by Mary Chapin Carpenter
Your Song by Elton John
Just the way you are by Billy Joel
The Voyage
Song Bird
Somewhere over the Rainbow
Can't help falling in love by Elvis Presley
All you need is love by the Beatles
Fields of Gold
How Long Will I love you
First day of my life by Bright eyes
Higher Love by Vincent McMorrow
Exit Music (generally something upbeat and lively):
Signed, Sealed, Delivered
Best Day of My life by American Authors
All I want is you by U2
Here Comes The Sun by The beatles
You've got the love by Florence and The Machine
All you need is love by the Beatles
Lovely day by Bill Withers
Higher and Higher by Jackie Wilson
The Greatest day by Take That
Take my hand by Picture This
One day like this by Elbow
I'm yours by Jason Mraz
Ho hey by the Lumineers
Be my baby by The Ronettes
Feeling good
I won't give up on us
All I want is you by U2
Friends in time by the Golden Horde
Everything by Michael Buble
Close your eyes by Michael Buble
You Are The Sunshine of mu life by Stevie Wonder
You make my dreams come true by Daryl Hall and John Oates
let's Stay Together by Al Green
Happy Together by the Turtles
Me and Julio by Simon and Garfunkel