Wedding Songs

This simple upbeat soul song from 1965 by The Marvelows is quite infectious, bursting with energy and would be great for a recessional, grand entry or cake cutting. You just can’t help being happy when you hear it….

I Do

(Do-do, do-do, do-do, do-do, do-do)
(Do-do, do-do, do-do, do-do, do-do)
(Do-do, do-do, do-do, do-do, do-do)

Oh, do I love you with all my heart
I do now, yes I do
Do I want you to stay by my side
I do, I do now, yes I do

Do I want you to be my bride
I do, I do now
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I do
I love you, my baby, yes I do
I want you, my baby
Yes, I do
I need you, my baby
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I do

(Do-do, do-do, do-do, do-do, do-do)
(Do-do, do-do, do-do, do-do, do-do)
(Do-do, do-do, do-do, do-do, do-do)

Oh, do I love you with all my heart
I do now, yes I do
Do I want you to stay by my side
I do, I do now, yes I do

Do I want you to be my bride
I do, I do now
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I do
Yeah, yeah, yeah, mmmmmm
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah

The song was also covered by the J Geils Band in 1977, but did not chart for them until 1982.

While a lot of songs that have to do with marriage end up being ballads, “I Do” by Colbie Caillat is an upbeat, happy song that captures the joy of realising that you are with the person you want to spend your life with. The acoustic arrangement, the shuffling beat, and the vocals floating along like they are propelled on a gentle ocean breeze make it a very sweet song and perfect for a wedding! It could be used anywhere, the processional, the recessional, first dance, in the wedding video…

I Do

It’s always been about me myself and I
I thought relationships were nothing but a waste of time
I never wanted to be anybody’s other half
I was happy staying out of love that wouldn’t last
That was the only way I knew ’til I met you

You make we wanna say
I do, I do, I do, do do do do do do do
Yeah, I do, I do, I do, do do do do do do do

Cause every time before it’s been like
Maybe yes and maybe no
I can live without it, I can let it go
Ooh what did I get myself into
You make we wanna say I do, I do, I do, I do, I do, I do

Tell me is it only me, do you feel the same
You know me well enough to know that I’m not playing games
I promise I won’t turn around and I won’t let you down
You can trust I’ve never felt it like I feel it now
Baby there’s nothing, there’s nothing we can’t get through

So can we say
I do, I do, I do, do do do do do do do
Oh baby, I do, I do, I do, do do do do do do do

Cause every time before it’s been like
Maybe yes and maybe no
I won’t live without it, I won’t let it go
What more can I get myself into
You make we wanna say

Me, a family, a house, a family
Ooh, can we be a family
And when I’m eighty years old I’m sitting next to you

And we’ll remember when we said
I do, I do, I do, do do do do do do do
Oh baby, I do, I do, I do, do do do do do do do

Cause every time before it’s been like
Maybe yes and maybe no
I won’t live without it, I won’t let us go
Just look at what we got ourselves into
You make we wanna say I do, I do, I do, I do, I do, I do
Love you

Stay With You is a beautiful song from John Legend’s 2004 Get Lifted album that declares ones love no matter what happens. Great for use during the ceremony, first dance or as a proposal song. There is also a live piano only version of this song, which many consider to have much more feeling.

Stay With You

We’ve been together for a while now
We’re growing stronger everyday now
It feels so good and there’s no doubt
I will stay with you as each morning brings sunrise
And the flowers bloom in springtime
All my love you can rely
And I’ll stay with you

Oh I’ll stay with you through the ups and the downs
Oh I’ll stay with you when no one else is around
And when the dark clouds arrive
I will stay by your side
I know we’ll be alright
I will stay with you

Though relationships can get old
They had a tendency to grow cold
We have something like miracle
Yeah, I’ll stay with you

Oh I’ll stay with you through the ups and the downs
Oh I’ll stay with you when no one else is around
And when the dark clouds arrive
I will stay by your side
I know we’ll be alright
I will stay with you

And there will be heartaches and pains, yes it will
But through it all, we will remain
In this life, we all know
Friends may come, they may go
Through the years I know
I will stay
And in the end I know that we’ll find
Love so beautiful and divine
We’ll be lovers for the lifetime, yeah
And I’ll stay with you
I will stay with you

Oh I’ll stay with you through the ups and the downs
Oh I’ll stay with you when no one else is around
And when the dark clouds arrive
I will stay by your side
I know we’ll be alright
I will stay with you
Everything will be fine
And I will stay with you
Through the end of time
I will stay with you