Indie/Happy Processional Music

posted 5 years ago in Music
Post # 1
Member
6 posts
Newbee
  • Wedding: May 2013

I’ve read so many Weddingbee posts about this topic but I still haven’t found my perfect music! I’m really looking for unique/untraditional songs as my processional music.

I LOVE the song “I Love NYE” by Badly Drawn Boy. It’s perfectly happy and soft and it fits the style of my wedding so well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4WixhRy5g4

I think this would be a perfect song for my bridal party to walk down to, but I want a new song for my processional. I want them to be similar but if there’s really nothing close to that, I’m open to other suggestions.

I’m mostly looking for instrumental, uplifting songs. A little more inspirational than “I Love NYE” so it’s obvious that it’s the bride’s processional.

I’ll list some songs that i’ve seen that I DO NOT want:

The Book of Love by Magnetic Fields, Anything by String Quartet or Band of Horses, Hold You in my Arms, Home by Edward Sharp, Go Do by Jonsi (mainly because there’s so much singing) Hoppipolla by Sigur Ros…

I know this is really specific and I’m being really picky, so sorry haha! I’d just love it to be perfect. 🙂

 

Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , ,

Post # 3
Member
9917 posts
Buzzing Beekeeper
  • Wedding: June 2013

What about other music by Edward Sharpe etc?  Mumford and Sons?  The Lumineers?  Does it matter that the lyrics might not match the tone of a wedding?

Post # 4
Member
428 posts
Helper bee
  • Wedding: April 2013

I don’t know how much you care about lyrics. I like “Lover of the Light” by Mumford and Sons, though really only the chorus might make sense for a wedding. If I wasn’t using instrumental music for our ceremony, I might walk down the aisle to it 🙂

Post # 5
Member
6 posts
Newbee
  • Wedding: May 2013

I love the Lumineers, but their music doesn’t really match, “I Love NYE.” I’m looking for instrumental music, like maybe from other movie soundtracks. I just can’t think of any happy movie music, other than We Bought A Zoo, which is really close to what I’m looking for. “Lover of the Light” has too much singing, haha.

Post # 6
Member
6256 posts
Bee Keeper
  • Wedding: March 2014

I have been trying to get an instrumental/string arrangement of The Monitor by Bishop Allen.

Detroit Cobras’ cover of Out of This World would be a good recessional, and might work for a processional, too, if you’re punk enough.

Beach House – Real Love

Iron and Wine – Lion’s Mane (I’d love to use Resurrection Fern if it weren’t a bit….risque.)

Ben Lee – Gamble Everything for Love

Air – You Make It Easy

Ghost Mice – Boy Meets Girl

 

Cocteau Twins – Ivo

 

 

Post # 8
Member
6 posts
Newbee
  • Wedding: May 2013

I found the song I am going to use!

We Bought A Zoo by Jonsi

 

It’s absolutly perfect! 🙂

Post # 10
Member
1 posts
Wannabee

I know you’ve picked your song already, but I had the same issue, and thought I’d offer some other options for other brides who stumble across this.

 

Your Hand in Mine by Explosions in the Sky (we’re using pre ceremony)

Married Life (Up Soundtrack)

Rumpus Reprise (Where the Wild Things are soundtrack)

Cherry Tree Girl by Air (we’re using the pickin on cover which is just instrumental)

Some Summers They Drop Like Flies-Dirty Three

 

Post # 11
Member
72 posts
Worker bee
  • Wedding: May 2013

@jlschueler:  We are using “Married Life” as our recessional song! I think it’s so happy and sweet and we both love “Up” so much. Plus, I mean, the title is perfect in itself! 🙂

Post # 12
Member
87 posts
Worker bee

I heard the song “till kingdom come” by Coldplay in The Amazing Spiderman and fell in love with it!

Post # 13
Member
279 posts
Helper bee
  • Wedding: May 2013

@rachelb44:  I love “Married Life” and Up! This is a great choice, and I might have to steal it. That’s exactly that kind of music I’ve been looking for — happy, light and sweet. 🙂

Post # 14
Member
198 posts
Blushing bee
  • Wedding: September 2013

Under Your Spell by Desire as the recessional song.

Post # 15
Member
7 posts
Newbee
  • Wedding: June 2013

I am walking down the aisle to Summer Dust by The Love Language. The Love Language is pretty indie/lo-fi, and Summer Dust is my favorite song by them. 

Post # 16
Member
1 posts
Wannabee
  • Wedding: August 2013

Reign of Love by Coldplay has a similar feel.  I know this is late, but I also am posting for other brides who need help.  I am using the I love NYE as my processional, and I am pretty sure I’ll be using Coldplay (whether instrumental or not I haven’t decided yet) as the bridal party’s processional.

Leave a comment


Find Amazing Vendors