Catholic Wedding Hymns

When planning a Catholic wedding, much of the focus in planning for the mass is choosing the perfect Catholic wedding hymns for your big day. There are many wedding songs to choose from, some ranging from the very traditional and others more contemporary.

When choosing songs for a Catholic wedding, its important to remember that the songs need to be acceptable by the church to be played during mass. While the guidelines will likely vary from diocese to diocese, in general it will need to be approved by the priest - and any songs that are not Christian or religious in nature will likely be rejected.

Popular Contemporary Catholic Wedding Hymns:

Household Of Faith - Steve Green

Love Divine, All Loves Excelling - Michael Burkhardt

May the Love of Christ/A Marriage Blessing - James Chepponis

I Will Be Here - Steven Curtis Chapman

Song of Songs - Rory Cooney

The Prayer - Sager/Foster

There is Only Love - Michael Gott

You Raise Me Up - Josh Groban

You - Hillsong United

Your Love is Extravagant - Matt Maher

Wedding Song (There Is Love) - Peter Paul & Mary

Popular Traditional Catholic Wedding Hymns:

All Hailed Adored Trinity

All That I Am

Come and Journey With Me

God Father Praise and Glory

God is Love

Holy, Holy, Holy

One Bread, One Body

Only a Shadow

I Have Loved You

In Love We Choose to Live

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee

Like a Seal on Your Heart

Love Divine, All Love Excelling

Love is the Sunlight

Love One Another

Set Me Like a Seal

Sing a New Song

We Come to Your Feast

Wherever You Go

Taste and See

The Gift of Love

You are Mine

It is important when choosing your Catholic Wedding songs that they are appropriate for each part of mass. The typical parts of mass for a Catholic wedding include the Prelude, Procession, Lighting of the Wedding Candle, Presentation of Gifts, Communion, Flower Presentation to the Blessed Mother, and the Recession. Speaking with your church's priest and music director will help you make selections that are appropriate for each part of the mass.

Catholic wedding hymns to not have to be drab and dreary, as you will see when you listen to many of these songs on this list. There are many songs that are not only appropriate for a Catholic wedding mass, but also can symbolize your love for one another as your celebrate your special wedding day.