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How popular is country music for a wedding?
Country music is known to be very lyrically driven, with many of most our favorites being of the county love songs variety. Passionate lyrics and rhythmic beats make country music an extremely popular choice for first dances, walks down the aisle, and getting ready before the ceremony.
But love songs aren’t all country music has to offer. Thanks to a few stars like Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, and Taylor Swift, country music has exploded onto Pop Top 40 lists around the world. All throughout the night, you’ll find a fitting spot for your favorite country song.
Best Country Wedding Songs Of All Time
Check the top 15 country wedding songs of all time to play at your wedding!
- Shania Twain – From This Moment On
- Adele – Make You Feel My Love
- Hunter Hayes – Wanted
- Elvis Presley – Can’t Help Falling In Love
- Luke Bryan – Country Girl (Shake It For Me)
- Zac Brown Band – Whatever It Is
- Mary Chapin Carpenter – Grow Old With Me
- Coffey Anderson – Better Today
- Alan Jackson – Remember When
- Little Big Town – Little White Church
- Dolly Parton feat. Sia – Here I Am
- Day Drunk – Morgan Evans
- Florida Georgia Line – Simple
- Chris Lane – I Don’t Know About You
- Luke Combs – Beautiful Crazy
Country Wedding Songs To Play Before the Ceremony
The buildup to the ceremony is packed with emotions and a million little tasks to tend to. This deserves an amped up playlist, and there’s no better option than a little southern flavor. The top country songs 2019 – like Jason Aldean’s “Drowns the Whiskey” or Taylor Swift’s “Fearless” – are full of emotion and will carry you through all the ups and downs of the big stress.
You’re bound to go through a wave of feelings as you do your hair, get your makeup done, and don your wedding gown. It’s never a bad idea to pop on an upbeat country song and dance a little with your bridesmaids to keep the energy level high.
Make sure to have a range of country music styles as you build your wedding songs playlist.
Here are a few to consider. - This Is How We Roll – Florida Georgia Line ft Luke Bryan
- Blake Shelton – Sure Be Cool If You Did
- Keith Urban – Little Bit Of Everything
- George Strait – Cowboys Like Us
- The Judds – Who Wouldn’t Wanna Be Me
- Faith Hill – Breathe
- Brad Paisley – Little Moments
- Taylor Swift – Fearless
- Maren Morris – 80s Mercedes
- Taylor Swift – Our Song
- Carrie Underwood – Some Hearts
- Dixie Chicks – Ready to Run
- Kelly Clarkson featuring Vince Gill – Don’t Rush
- Brett Eldredge – Wanna Be That Song
- Thomas Rhett – Die a Happy Man
How To Choose Upbeat Country Songs
• Country songs have a tendency to be themed around heartbreak. Make sure this does NOT make an appearance on the list. Not a great time to be reminded of your ex.
• Many country songs talk about drinking. Don’t follow the advice of the lyrics, you need a good clean head for the rest of the day’s events.
• Choose a few that you love to sing along to, and a few that you haven’t heard yet. When you hear the song again, later on, it’ll remind you of your big day. Sweet right?
For Your Inspiration: What Country Wedding Music Real Couples Used For Their First Dance?
Looks like we’re not getting off the emotional train anytime soon. Country songs have a way of making people addicted to them. They are soothing with their lyrics and instrumentals. They get couples so emotional and drive some to the point of tears.
Country Songs have stories behind every word. They tell tales, and in this case the story of love, effortlessly. Country songs see people through sorrow, Ill health, bad days, heartbreaks, triumphs, and new beginnings. Like we will see from the testimonials of these couples featured in this section, each of them fell in love with country music because of beautiful songs they can relate to.
Country music tells the story of how they met and how they fell in love and has the unique ability to touch the soul in a way that other music genres simply can’t. Even couples that aren’t hosting a country-themed wedding are happy to include a few country gems in their playlist due to the style’s ability to captivate the crowd.
We found some samples of a few couples who did just that. If you’re not already convinced that country music is an absolute must at your wedding, read through these is testimonials. Get your tissues ready.
Tahlia and Ronald Kirk: “Lovin’ You is Fun”
For Tahlia, the choice was easy.
“We danced to Easton Corbin’s ‘Lovin’ You Is Fun’ because it’s all about a healthy drama-free relationship, which fit us perfectly. My favorite part is the chorus: ‘Love don’t have to be a bunch of drama, a bunch of knock-down, drag-outs, cryin’ in the rain…and we’re having such a good time together, and it’s only just begun. My heart’s never smiled so hard. Baby, loving you is fun.’”
Amber and Brandon Cox: “The Best Day”
For this couple, it was the groom who had his heart set on a particular song. George Strait’s “The Best Day” meant a lot for Brandon, who had gone through a serious illness before he meant Amber. He remembered leaving the hospital and hearing “The Best Day” on the radio. When he heard it, it helped him look ahead to brighter days, and when he got better and then eventually met Amber, those brighter days became a reality.
“I had always thought it would be a great first dance song because not every day is your best day, but sometimes the thoughts and hopes of better days can be an encouragement. I always thought it would be a wonderful emotional dance to think about all the struggles that God brought me through to have a best day and embrace my best friend in a new way for the first time, and to think back about those trying times and be thankful for the good times.”
Having come to the end of this post for country wedding songs, it is our desire that your country themed wedding is a blast. This is a long list of more than 100 top country songs you have ever heard. It features the greatest country artists ever from the nooks and crannies of the world. With this, we see no confusion or double guessing for you when creating your country songs playlist. That said, have a great one at your wedding, we keep rooting for you!