The right song to sing at a wedding is the one the couple asked for, in a key you can sing on a nervous day. If they leave it to you, slow, well-known love songs are the safest: "Can't Help Falling in Love", "Make You Feel My Love" and "A Thousand Years" for the ceremony, something like "At Last" or "Marry You" for the reception. Below are songs for each part of the day, duets for two friends, and a checklist for the key, the backing track and the timing. If you want to hear a song in your own voice before you commit to it, Tera Studio makes your first 2 songs free: try it with your voice.
Key takeaways
- Ask the couple first. Many already have a song in mind, and some have songs they never want to hear.
- For the ceremony, choose slow songs that are about love all the way through, and check every verse.
- Agree on the key with whoever plays, or prepare your own backing track in your key.
- Keep it to 3 or 4 minutes. A shortened song is better than a guest who watches the clock.
- Our free key changer moves a song up or down by up to 6 semitones without changing its speed.
Songs to sing during the ceremony
| Song | Recorded by | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| "Can't Help Falling in Love" | Elvis Presley | The walk down the aisle or the signing; slow and short |
| "A Thousand Years" | Christina Perri | The walk down the aisle; slow and steady |
| "Make You Feel My Love" | Bob Dylan, later Adele | The signing; gentle, the words carry it |
| "Perfect" | Ed Sheeran | The signing or the walk back up the aisle |
| "Ave Maria" | Franz Schubert | A church ceremony; old and in the public domain, often sung in Latin |
"Hallelujah" is a popular request, but several of its verses are not about love. If the couple wants it, choose the verses together.
Songs to sing at the reception
- Sentimental: "At Last" (Etta James), "All of Me" (John Legend), "Thinking Out Loud" (Ed Sheeran).
- Upbeat: "Marry You" (Bruno Mars), "I'm Yours" (Jason Mraz), "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" (Stevie Wonder).
- For the couple's parents' generation: "Unchained Melody" (The Righteous Brothers), "Stand by Me" (Ben E. King).
Duets for two friends
"Lucky" (Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat) and "Endless Love" (Diana Ross and Lionel Richie) are gentle. "The Prayer" (Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli, in English and Italian), "Shallow" (Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper) and "Die with a Smile" (Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars) build to big choruses, so rehearse them together more than once.
Wedding singing checklist
- Ask the couple which song, when in the day, and whether it's a surprise for one of them.
- Find your range. Sing a slow "aah" from your lowest to your highest comfortable note in our free vocal range test. It shows your lowest and highest notes and your voice type, and records nothing.
- Set the key. With a band or pianist, tell them the key you want. With a recording, the free key changer raises or lowers a song file by up to 6 semitones, one at a time, keeping the speed the same; no sign-up, and the file never leaves your phone. Guide: change a song's key to fit your voice.
- Make a backing track. The karaoke maker takes the singer out of a song in about 2 minutes, free with a free account (3 songs a day). Practise over it in your key until you don't need the words.
- Agree on the length. Cut a verse or the last chorus repeat if the song runs past 4 minutes, and tell whoever plays where it ends.
- Check the room. Ask the DJ or venue for a microphone check before guests arrive, and keep the track on two devices.
- Warm up. A few minutes of vocal warm-ups before the ceremony, somewhere quiet.
Hear it in your own voice first
Not sure a song suits you? Tera Studio sings the whole song in your own voice, over the original music, from about a minute of your singing (2 minutes sounds more like you), so you can hear how it sits in your voice weeks before the day. Use a recording you have permission to transform, with one clear lead singer. A song in your voice also makes a wedding gift the couple can keep: see a first dance song in your own voice.
Record your minute somewhere quiet. In October 2026, of 22 rated Tera Studio songs whose voice was recorded over steady background noise (a fan, air conditioning or traffic), 21 were rated Needs work.
Current price and limits
Every new account can make and hear 2 whole songs free, once per account, each up to 4 minutes, with no card. Downloads need a paid plan. Starter is $8.99 a month for 30 finished minutes (about 7 songs) and Creator is $19.99 a month for 90 minutes, or $89.99 and $189.99 paid yearly. Both include WAV and song-card video downloads, one guided correction per song and free re-downloads. Minutes refresh monthly without rollover, and they come back if a song fails on our side. Prices show in your currency where available; pricing and Stripe checkout confirm the total before you pay. See the refund policy.
Frequently asked questions
What song should I sing at my friend's wedding? Ask the couple first. If they leave it to you, "Can't Help Falling in Love" or "Make You Feel My Love" for the ceremony and "At Last" for the reception are well known, slow enough to sing well, and about love all the way through.
What songs are sung during a wedding ceremony? Slow ones, usually during the walk down the aisle or while the couple signs: "A Thousand Years", "Can't Help Falling in Love", "Perfect", and "Ave Maria" in many church weddings.
How long should a wedding song be? About 3 to 4 minutes. If a song runs longer, cut a verse or the last chorus repeat and agree the ending with whoever plays.
What is a good duet to sing at a wedding? "Lucky" is gentle and easy for two friends. "Endless Love" is a classic. "The Prayer" and "Shallow" are impressive but harder, and need real rehearsal together.
What if I get nervous singing at a wedding? Choose a key a little lower than you think you need, since nerves take the top notes first. Practise over the backing track until you don't need the words, and warm up before you sing.