“Weddings & Funerals”

Song Ideas:

WEDDINGS

Classical / Art Song

  • Ave Maria – Schubert / Gounod / Bach

  • Du bist die Ruh – Schubert

  • Panis Angelicus – Franck

  • O mio babbino caro – Puccini

  • Caro mio ben – Giordani

  • Voi che sapete – Mozart

  • Una furtiva lagrima – Donizetti

  • Non posso disperar – Caccini

  • Come Again, Sweet Love – Dowland

  • Le secret – Fauré

  • Widmung – Schumann

  • Silent Noon – Vaughan Williams

  • Les chemins de l’amour – Poulenc

Musical Theatre

  • All I Ask of You – Phantom of the Opera

  • You Matter to Me – Waitress

  • Only Us – Dear Evan Hansen

  • Til There Was You – The Music Man

  • One Hand, One Heart – West Side Story

  • Happiness – You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown

  • Suddenly Seymour – Little Shop of Horrors

  • Love to Me – The Light in the Piazza

  • Something Good – The Sound of Music

  • All the Wasted Time – Parade

  • People Will Say We're in Love – Oklahoma!

  • She Loves Me – She Loves Me

  • In Whatever Time We Have – Children of Eden

Pop / Rock / R&B

  • Perfect – Ed Sheeran

  • All of Me – John Legend

  • Make You Feel My Love – Adele / Bob Dylan

  • At Last – Etta James

  • Just the Way You Are – Bruno Mars

  • The Luckiest – Ben Folds

  • I Choose You – Sara Bareilles

  • Halo – Beyoncé

  • Can't Help Falling in Love – Elvis Presley

  • Is That Alright? – Lady Gaga

  • You're Beautiful – James Blunt

  • Amazed – Lonestar

  • Truly Madly Deeply – Savage Garden

  • Your Song – Elton John

  • Blessed – Elton John

  • Stand by Me – Ben E. King

  • If I Ain't Got You – Alicia Keys

  • Open Arms – Journey

  • I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston

  • I Have Nothing – Whitney Houston

  • Run to You – Whitney Houston

  • Saving All My Love for You – Whitney Houston

  • Endless Love – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

  • Vision of Love – Mariah Carey

  • Let’s Stay Together – Al Green

  • Can’t Take My Eyes Off You – Frankie Valli / Lauryn Hill

  • Have I Told You Lately – Van Morrison / Rod Stewart

  • Everything I Do (I Do It for You) – Bryan Adams

  • Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You – George Benson

  • I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing – Aerosmith

  • You're the Inspiration – Chicago

  • When I Fall in Love – Nat King Cole / Celine Dion

  • Lucky – Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat

  • Best Part – Daniel Caesar ft. H.E.R.

  • Love Story – Taylor Swift

  • Adore You – Harry Styles

  • Say You Won’t Let Go – James Arthur

  • Marry Me – Train

  • I'm Yours – Jason Mraz

  • This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) – Natalie Cole

Country

  • I Hope You Dance – Lee Ann Womack

  • Forever and Ever, Amen – Randy Travis

  • Then – Brad Paisley

  • From This Moment On – Shania Twain

  • Bless the Broken Road – Rascal Flatts

  • You're Still the One – Shania Twain

  • To Make You Feel My Love – Garth Brooks

  • Die a Happy Man – Thomas Rhett

  • God Gave Me You – Blake Shelton

  • When I Said I Do – Clint Black & Lisa Hartman Black

  • It’s Your Love – Tim McGraw & Faith Hill

  • I Cross My Heart – George Strait

  • Speechless – Dan + Shay

  • Butterfly Kisses – Bob Carlisle

Folk / Indie / Acoustic

  • Annie's Song – John Denver

  • Sunshine on My Shoulders – John Denver

  • Perhaps Love – John Denver & Plácido Domingo

  • Sea of Love – Cat Power / Phil Phillips

  • First Day of My Life – Bright Eyes

  • Grow Old With Me – John Lennon / Mary Chapin Carpenter

  • Falling Slowly – Once

  • The Book of Love – The Magnetic Fields / Peter Gabriel

  • Heartbeats – José González

  • You and I – Ingrid Michaelson

  • Ho Hey – The Lumineers

  • Better Together – Jack Johnson

  • Home – Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros

  • Songbird – Fleetwood Mac / Eva Cassidy

  • Let My Love Open the Door – Pete Townshend

  • There Is So Much More – Brett Dennen

  • You Are the Best Thing – Ray LaMontagne

  • In My Life – The Beatles

  • Wildflowers – Tom Petty

  • Turn Me On – Norah Jones

  • The Stable Song – Gregory Alan Isakov

  • Such Great Heights – Iron & Wine

  • Poison & Wine – The Civil Wars

  • River – Leon Bridges

  • Baby I’m Yours – Arctic Monkeys

  • She Keeps Me Warm – Mary Lambert

Sacred / Spiritual

  • The Prayer – Celine Dion & Andrea Bocelli / Josh Groban

  • On Eagle's Wings – Michael Joncas

  • How Great Thou Art – Traditional

  • You Raise Me Up – Josh Groban

  • Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing – Traditional

  • I Can Only Imagine – MercyMe

  • Love Never Fails – Brandon Heath

  • Be Thou My Vision – Irish Hymn

  • When God Made You – Newsong & Natalie Grant

  • Holy Ground – Geron Davis

  • The Gift of Love – Hal Hopson

  • This Is the Day – Traditional

    Jazz

  • My Funny Valentine – Rodgers & Hart

  • Misty – Erroll Garner

  • I’ll Be Seeing You – Billie Holiday

  • Smile – Charlie Chaplin / Nat King Cole

  • Georgia on My Mind – Ray Charles

  • In a Sentimental Mood – Duke Ellington

  • You Go to My Head – J. Fred Coots

  • Someone to Watch Over Me – George Gershwin

Gospel / Contemporary Christian

  • I Smile – Kirk Franklin

  • I Give Myself Away – William McDowell

  • God Only Knows – for KING & COUNTRY

  • Goodness of God – Bethel Music / CeCe Winans

  • The Blessing – Kari Jobe & Cody Carnes

  • 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord) – Matt Redman

  • Who Am I – Casting Crowns

FUNERALS

Classical / Art Song

  • Pie Jesu – Faure / Andrew Lloyd Webber

  • Ave Maria – Schubert / Gounod

  • Requiem Aeternam – Mozart

  • In Trutina – Carl Orff (from Carmina Burana)

  • Lascia ch’io pianga – Handel

  • Ombra mai fù – Handel

  • Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen – Mahler

  • An die Musik – Schubert

  • Clair de Lune (vocal arrangement) – Debussy

  • Non più andrai – Mozart (for a different tone)

Musical Theatre

  • No One Is Alone – Into the Woods

  • Empty Chairs at Empty Tables – Les Misérables

  • I'll Cover You (Reprise) – Rent

  • You Will Be Found – Dear Evan Hansen

  • With You – Ghost the Musical

  • I Am Here – Come From Away

  • Still Hurting – The Last Five Years

  • There's a Fine, Fine Line – Avenue Q

  • Slipping Through My Fingers – Mamma Mia!

Pop / Rock / R&B

  • Supermarket Flowers – Ed Sheeran

  • See You Again – Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth

  • Dancing in the Sky – Dani and Lizzy

  • Fix You – Coldplay

  • Who You'd Be Today – Kenny Chesney

  • Angels – Robbie Williams

  • One Sweet Day – Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men

  • Jealous of the Angels – Donna Taggart

  • Goodbye's (The Saddest Word) – Celine Dion

  • My Heart Will Go On – Celine Dion

  • Because You Loved Me – Celine Dion

  • Wind Beneath My Wings – Bette Midler

  • Fields of Gold – Eva Cassidy / Sting

  • Gone Too Soon – Michael Jackson

  • I Will Remember You – Sarah McLachlan

  • Tears in Heaven – Eric Clapton

  • Somewhere Over the Rainbow – Israel Kamakawiwo'ole version

  • Let It Be – The Beatles

  • In My Life – The Beatles

  • The Dance – Garth Brooks

  • I Can Only Imagine – MercyMe

Country / Folk / Indie

  • Take Me Home, Country Roads – John Denver

  • Sunshine on My Shoulders – John Denver

  • Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground – Willie Nelson

  • If I Die Young – The Band Perry

  • Go Rest High on That Mountain – Vince Gill

  • When I Get Where I'm Going – Brad Paisley ft. Dolly Parton

  • Temporary Home – Carrie Underwood

  • Holes in the Floor of Heaven – Steve Wariner

  • To Where You Are – Josh Groban

  • For Good – Wicked (folk-style arrangements work well)

  • Fare Thee Well – Oscar Isaac & Marcus Mumford / Traditional

  • The Parting Glass – Traditional Scottish

  • When the Party's Over – Billie Eilish (stripped, expressive option)

  • Let Her Go – Passenger

  • All I Want – Kodaline

  • Vienna – Billy Joel

Sacred / Spiritual

  • Amazing Grace – Traditional

  • It Is Well with My Soul – Traditional

  • How Great Thou Art – Traditional

  • Be Still My Soul – Jean Sibelius / Katharina von Schlegel

  • On Eagle’s Wings – Michael Joncas

  • Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing – Traditional

  • You Raise Me Up – Josh Groban

  • His Eye Is on the Sparrow – Civilla Martin

  • Abide with Me – William Monk

  • The Lord Bless You and Keep You – John Rutter

  • Softly and Tenderly – Traditional

  • The Prayer – Celine Dion & Andrea Bocelli / Josh Groban

  • Peace in the Valley – Elvis Presley

  • I Can Only Imagine – MercyMe

    Jazz

  • At Last – Etta James

  • What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong

  • Come Rain or Come Shine – Harold Arlen

  • The Nearness of You – Hoagy Carmichael

  • A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square – Manning Sherwin

  • Unforgettable – Nat King Cole

  • Embraceable You – George Gershwin

  • Summertime – Gershwin (slow arrangement)

  • They Can’t Take That Away from Me – Gershwin

  • The Way You Look Tonight – Jerome Kern

  • That’s All – Alan Brandt & Bob Haymes

  • At Last – Etta James

  • What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong

  • Come Rain or Come Shine – Harold Arlen

  • My Funny Valentine – Rodgers & Hart

  • Misty – Erroll Garner

  • The Nearness of You – Hoagy Carmichael

  • Someone to Watch Over Me – George Gershwin

  • A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square – Manning Sherwin

  • I’ll Be Seeing You – Billie Holiday

  • Smile – Charlie Chaplin / Nat King Cole

  • Unforgettable – Nat King Cole

  • Georgia on My Mind – Ray Charles

  • Embraceable You – George Gershwin

  • In a Sentimental Mood – Duke Ellington

  • Summertime – Gershwin (slow arrangement)

  • You Go to My Head – J. Fred Coots

  • They Can’t Take That Away from Me – Gershwin

  • The Way You Look Tonight – Jerome Kern

  • That’s All – Alan Brandt & Bob Haymes

Gospel / Contemporary Christian

  • I Smile – Kirk Franklin

  • I Give Myself Away – William McDowell

  • God Only Knows – for KING & COUNTRY

  • Goodness of God – Bethel Music / CeCe Winans

  • The Blessing – Kari Jobe & Cody Carnes

  • 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord) – Matt Redman

  • Who Am I – Casting Crowns