65 Songs About Marriage to Add to Your Wedding Playlist Ideas

A happy marriage is something to sing about. Whether you choose to play some of these songs at your rehearsal dinner or during the cocktail hour at your wedding, they will help set the stage for your big day. Some are built on a fantasy, like Prince’s “Let’s Pretend We’re Married” or Taylor Swift’s “Love Story” while others reflect a young, eager love like the Beach Boys “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” or Meghan Trainor’s “Marry Me.” And as the years go by, you can hear what married life can become in songs like “Grow Old With You,” by Adam Sandler and “The Good Stuff,” by Kenny Chesney. We’ve rounded up the best songs that cover everything from popping the question to living happily ever after.

01of 65 “Chapel of Love,” by The Dixie Cups Lyrics of Love: “Gee, I really love you/And we're gonna get married” 02of 65 “Jackson,” by June Carter Cash and Johnny Cash Lyrics of Love: “We got married in a fever/Hotter than a peppered sprout” 03of 65 “Let’s Get Married (Remix),” by Jagged Edge feat. Run Lyrics of Love: “Meet me in the altar in your white dress/We ain't getting no younger, we might as well do it” 04of 65 “Married in a Gold Rush,” by Vampire Weekend Lyrics of Love: “We got married in a gold rush/And those wedding bells were ringing out our fate” 05of 65 “Marry You,” by Bruno Mars Lyrics of Love: “Is it the look in your eyes or is it this dancing juice/Who cares baby, I think I wanna marry you” 06of 65 “Let’s Get Married,” by Bleachers Lyrics of Love: “Can you take this babe to be your only?/And this babe to be your only?” 07of 65 “Marriage,” by The Descendants Lyrics of Love: “I wanna be with you/I want you to marry me” 08of 65 “Love and Marriage,” by Frank Sinatra Lyrics of Love: “Love and marriage, love and marriage/They go together like a horse and carriage” 09of 65 “Marry Me,” by Thomas Rhett Lyrics of Love: “She wants to get married, she wants it perfect/She wants her grandaddy preaching the service” 10of 65 “Marriage Bureau Rendezvous,” by 10cc Lyrics of Love: “I'm looking for a girl like momma used to be/She's cooking up a dream, she's baking ecstasy” 11of 65 “Marriage,” by Marques Houston Lyrics of Love: “Marriage don't change, nothing but your name/Unless it's real love, through the sunshine and the rain” 12of 65 “Marriage Ain’t the End of Being Lonely,” by Emily Scott Robinson Lyrics of Love: “We had bigger plans than staying there in Jackson/Come summertime I made a pretty bride” 13of 65 “The Secret Marriage,” by Sting Lyrics of Love: “The secret marriage vow is never spoken/The secret marriage never can be broken” 14of 65 “Marry the Night,” by Lady Gaga Lyrics of Love: “I'm gonna marry the dark/Gonna make love to the stark” 15of 65 “Marry Me,” by Train Lyrics of Love: “Marry me/Today and every day” 16of 65 “Archie, Marry Me,” by Flyte Lyrics of Love: “So honey take me by the hand/And we can sign some papers” 17of 65 “Wedding Song,” by Bob Dylan Lyrics of Love: “Oh, can't you see that you were born to stand by my side/And I was born to be with you, you were born to be my bride” 18of 65 “Marry Me,” by St. Vincent Lyrics of Love: “Marry me, John, marry me, John/I'll be so good to you” 19of 65 “January Wedding,” by The Avett Brothers Lyrics of Love: “And I've already asked her/So in January we're gettin' married” 20of 65 “Marry Me a Little,” by Stephen Sondheim Lyrics of Love: “We won't have to give up a thing/We'll stay who we are” 21of 65 “Marry Me,” by No Doubt Lyrics of Love: “I like to be kissed/And I wouldn't mind if my name changed to Mrs.” 22of 65 “(Today I Met) the Boy I’m Gonna Marry,” by Darlene Love Lyrics of Love: “He smiled at me and the music started playing/Here comes the bride when he walked through the door” 23of 65 “Marry Me,” by Betty Who Lyrics of Love: “I remember the moment I looked in your eyes/And I saw you and me growing old” 24of 65 “Marry Song,” by Band of Horses Lyrics of Love: “I'll marry my lover in a place to admire, I don't/Have to even ask her, I can look in her eyes and thank God” 25of 65 “Good Day for Marrying You,” by Dave Barnes Lyrics of Love: “Put on your white dress/Yeah 'cause, oh baby, it's a good day for marrying you” 26of 65 “Marry You,” by Diamond Platnumz Lyrics of Love: “I have the sound of our eternity/I am blessed to be your man this much is true” 27of 65 “Mary Was the Marrying Kind,” by Kip Moore Lyrics of Love: “She was sweet and smart had a queen size heart nothing like the other girls/She just laughed at my best line cause Mary was the marrying kind” 28of 65 “I Wanna Marry You,” by Bruce Springsteen Lyrics of Love: “Raising two kids alone in this mixed-up world/Must be a lonely life for a working girl” 29of 65 “White Wedding,” by Billy Idol Lyrics of Love: “It's a nice day to start again/It's a nice day for a white wedding” 30of 65 “Wedding Song,” by Jaymison Lyrics of Love: “Walked it out and said our lines/Who'd have thought it'd be for life” 31of 65 “White Trash Wedding,” by Dixie Chicks Lyrics of Love: “You can't afford no ring/I shouldn't be wearing white and you can't afford no ring” 32of 65 “Grow Old With You,” by Adam Sandler Lyrics of Love: “I said I'd tell you jokes whenever you are sad/Make you a mom if you made me a dad 33of 65 “Hawaiian Wedding Song,” by Elvis Presley Lyrics of Love: “I can hear my heart singing/Soon bells will be ringing” 34of 65 “Wedding Bell,” by Beach House Lyrics of Love: “I chose ya/You're ringing the only wedding bell” 35of 65 “Wedding Ring,” by Grady Spencer & The Work Lyrics of Love: “I’ve taken your hand now/You’ve taken my name” 36of 65 “Let’s Pretend We’re Married,” by Prince Lyrics of Love: “Say, let's pretend we're married and go all night/There ain't nothin' wrong if it feels alright” 37of 65 “Marry Me,” by Drive-By Truckers Lyrics of Love: “So marry me, sweet thing won't you marry me/Your mama thinks I beat anything she's ever seen” 38of 65 “Wedding Song,” by Yeah Yeah Yeahs Lyrics of Love: “With your name on my lips/The ages fall to bits” 39of 65 “Wouldn’t It Be Nice,” by The Beach Boys Lyrics of Love: “Wouldn't it be nice if we were older/Then we wouldn't have to wait so long?” 40of 65 “Marry Me,” by Meghan Trainor Lyrics of Love: “A fancy wedding's not for me/Won't you marry me, marry me today?” 41of 65 “Wedding Bell Blues,” by Morrissey Lyrics of Love: “I love you so, I always will/And in your voice I hear a choir of carousels” 42of 65 “Wedding in Berlin,” by Pet Shop Boys Lyrics of Love: “Because the time feels right/We're doing it without delay” 43of 65 “Marie’s Wedding,” by Van Morrison and The Chieftains Lyrics of Love: “Fairest of them all by far/Is our darlin' Marie” 44of 65 “Marry Me,” by Jason Derulo Lyrics of Love: “105 is the number that comes to my head/When I think of all the years I wanna be with you” 45of 65 “Wedding Bells,” by Hank Williams Lyrics of Love: “Wedding bells are ringing in the chapel/That should be ringing out for you and me” 46of 65 “Wedding Song,” by Anais Mitchell feat. Justin Vernon Lyrics of Love: “Lover, tell me, when we're wed/Who's gonna make the wedding bed?” 47of 65 “The Good Stuff,” by Kenny Chesney Lyrics of Love: “Look into those eyes so deep in love and drink it up/'Cause that's the good stuff” 48of 65 “The Luckiest,” by Ben Folds Lyrics of Love: “I love you more than I have ever found the way to say” 49of 65 “Wasn’t Expecting That,” by Jamie Lawson Lyrics of Love: “What did I get right to deserve somebody like you?/I wasn't expecting that” 50of 65 “Together Forever,” by Rick Astley Lyrics of Love: “Can't you hear me, I'm saying/I want you for the rest of my life” 51of 65 “Amazed,” by Lonestar Lyrics of Love: “Baby, when you touch me/I can feel how much you love me” 52of 65 “Always,” by Atlantic Starr Lyrics of Love: “And we both know, that our love will grow/And forever it will be you and me” 53of 65 “Marry Me,” by Dolly Parton Lyrics of Love: “He's real smart with a real big heart/And he's gonna marry me” 54of 65 “Wedding Song,” by Tracy Chapman Lyrics of Love: “I place my faith in love/My fate in this communion” 55of 65 “Let’s Get Married,” by The Proclaimers Lyrics of Love: “Let's get married/Have kids and grow old and grey with you” 56of 65 “Love Story,” by Taylor Swift Lyrics of Love: “I talked to your dad, go pick out a white dress/It's a love story baby just say yes” 57of 65 “I Knew the Bride,” by Nick Lowe Lyrics of Love: “Now on the arm of her daddy, she's walkin' down the aisle/I see her catch my eye and give me a secret smile” 58of 65 “That’s the Way I’ve Always Heard It Should Be,” by Carly Simon Lyrics of Love: “Well, that's the way I've always heard it should be/You want to marry me, we'll marry” 59of 65 “I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do,” by Abba Lyrics of Love: “So come on now let's try it/I love you, can't deny it” 60of 65 “Mine,” by Beyoncé feat. Drake Lyrics of Love: “We should get married/Let's stop holding back on this and let's get carried away” 61of 65 “To the Aisle,” by The Five Satins Lyrics of Love: “She says, yes and your heart starts beating/While each step, draws you closer to the aisle” 62of 65 “Marry You,” by Eric Clapton feat. B.B. King Lyrics of Love: “I want to marry you/Isn't that what you want, too?” 63of 65 “We’ll Run Away,” by The Beach Boys Lyrics of Love: “Prepare to take the blame/We'll run away and get married anyhow” 64of 65 “You Never Can Tell,” by Chuck Berry Lyrics of Love: “It was a teenage wedding, and the old folks wished them well/You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoiselle” 65of 65 “The Matrimony,” by Wale feat. Usher Lyrics of Love: “If there's a question of my love, you've got it/Baby don't worry, I've got plans for you”