10 Great Wedding Slideshow Songs

Pye Jirsa

Combining meaningful images and with the right song amplifies the story and emotion of photography.  This is the power of a wedding slideshow!  Some wedding slideshows can be upbeat, happy and fun, while others can be more somber and romantic.  But with whatever type of slideshow you choose to create, choosing the perfect song is an important step in the process.  Choosing a song that doesn’t match the images can lead to an unimpressive, uninteresting slideshow.  And choosing  too many songs can lead to a bored, disinterested audience.  To help, here are suggestions on songs to use for your personal, non commercial wedding slideshow.

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Disclaimer:

There is no implication in this article that using these songs on a commercial or personal website is legal; and we take no official stance on the matter. There are dozens of websites that allow you to buy licensed music from independent artists for this type of use, and you’ll have to understand the risks and legal issues involved before placing any audio content on your website.

We’re simply providing an opinion of songs that fit the themes of weddings (love, romance, etc). Whether our readers are brides deciding on a first dance song, couples choosing songs for their wedding website, or photographers creating a slideshow for their couple, we hope you gain some sort of value from this list of great music.

In this article, we are going to cover the song choices, with future articles discussing the best software to use, including options like Animoto, Showit Web, SmartSHOW 3D, and Smartslides (by Pixellu).

10 Great Wedding Slideshow Songs

1. Ben Harper – Forever
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2. Jason Mraz – Lucky
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3. Colbie Callait – Bubbly
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4. Joshua Radin – I’d Rather Be With You
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5. Train – Soul Sister
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6. One Republic – Stop and Stare
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7. Joshua Radin – They Bring Me To You
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8. Jack Johnson – Better Together
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9. Craig David – Unbelievable
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10. Kalai – Divide Me
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Other Options

For more options, including services that give you the option to license each song, please see our “Ultimate Guide to Wedding Slideshow & Videography Music.”  If you’re creating slideshows for a commercial purpose, you’ll want to see the list above to make sure you’re protecting yourself from copyright infringement.

I hope you enjoyed this article, if so, please share the love and feel free to comment and add additional insight below! We would love to see links to your slideshows.

Pye Jirsa

Pye Jirsa is the co-founder of SLR Lounge and Lin & Jirsa Photography, one of Southern California's most recognized wedding photography studios. He is the creator of SLR Lounge's full educational library and has trained over 20,000 photographers since 2008 across lighting, posing, editing, and business strategy. He is also the co-creator of Visual Flow Presets and has spoken at WPPI, PPA, CreativeLive, Fstoppers, and Adorama.

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