You want a song that sounds like the two of you, not like every other wedding playlist. Below are eight real songs a bride can sing or dedicate to her groom, and one more idea: an original song written about your own story, for $39.90, delivered in 24 to 48 hours. We start with the last one, because it is the example.
Listen: "The Warmer Side of the Bed"
What makes a song from the bride to the groom actually land
The best songs from a bride to her groom are built from small, true things the two of you share, not grand declarations everyone has heard. A groom usually braces for the vows and the toast. He rarely braces for a song that is only about him, so that is the one that gets him. "The Warmer Side of the Bed" is about the ordinary tenderness of a shared life: who reaches for whom in the dark, the side of the bed each person claims, the quiet ways love keeps. That is the move. Pick one honest detail and let the song sit there.
This matters for two reasons. A specific detail tells him you noticed, which is the whole point of standing up in front of everyone. And a specific detail is the one thing a famous song can never give you, because the songwriter did not know your story.
8 songs a bride can sing or dedicate to her groom
Here is a short rule for choosing: a famous song is best when one already belongs to the two of you, and a written song is best when you want your own details in the words. These eight are real, well known, and work sung or dedicated from a bride to her groom.
- "Can't Help Falling in Love" — Elvis Presley. From the 1961 film Blue Hawaii, and in a 2020 OnBuy survey the most popular first-dance song of all. Slow, simple, and easy to sing. For the bride who wants a classic that never dates.
- "All of Me" — John Legend. Legend wrote it for his then-fiancee Chrissy Teigen and first sang it whispered in her ear; they married days after the video was filmed in 2013. A plainspoken pledge to love the whole person, flaws included. For the groom who is your calm in the chaos.
- "The Way You Look Tonight" — Frank Sinatra. Written by Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields for the 1936 film Swing Time, where it won the Oscar for Best Original Song. Warm, timeless, and made for looking across the room at him. For a black-tie wedding or a jazz-leaning couple.
- "Marry Me" — Train. Pat Monahan wrote this 2010 ballad as a love-at-first-sight daydream, and it became a wedding staple almost by accident. Sweet and direct, with the title doing the work. For the bride who wants the sentiment right on the surface.
- "Wonderful Tonight" — Eric Clapton. Clapton wrote it in 1976 while waiting for Pattie Boyd to get dressed for a party. It is really a song about watching someone you love get ready and being proud to be beside them. For the groom who tells you that you look beautiful and means it.
- "Songbird" — Fleetwood Mac. Christine McVie woke at 3:30 in the morning and wrote it in about half an hour; it landed on 1977's Rumours. Spare, tender, and devotional. John McVie said grown men wept when she played it. For the bride who wants quiet over big.
- "Lucky" — Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat. This 2008 duet is about being in love with your best friend, and it won a Grammy in 2010. Light, happy, and easy to trade lines on. For the couple who were friends first.
- "Come Away With Me" — Norah Jones. The title track of her 2002 debut, an intimate invitation to run off and build a life together. Soft, low, and forgiving to sing. For the bride who wants something hushed and close.
The lyrics
The lyrics
The Warmer Side of the Bed
I wrote this twelve times over
Then I just wrote the truth
My hands are shaking on this paper
You can hear it in my voice
But every word I crossed out twice
Came back to the same choice
So let me say it once, out loud
With everybody listening now
I promise you the ordinary mornings
The last slice and the warmer side of the bed
I promise you the truth when it costs me
And my whole heart, like I said
When the easy years run out, I'll still be standing here —
That's everything I promise you, my dear
I'll learn the way you take your tea
The names of all your ghosts
I won't pretend I'll never fail you
I'll just come back the most
Rings don't hold a thing together
People do — so here's my hand
I promise you the ordinary mornings
The last slice and the warmer side of the bed
I promise you the truth when it costs me
And my whole heart, like I said
When the easy years run out, I'll still be standing here —
That's everything I promise you, my dear
Someday this suit won't fit me
And this paper will be soft with folds
But ask me then — go on and ask me —
I'll say it slower, but I'll say it all
I promise you the ordinary mornings
The last slice and the warmer side of the bed
I promise you the truth when it costs me
And my whole heart, like I said
When the easy years run out, I'll still be standing here —
That's everything I promise you, my dear
That's everything — no fine print, no end date
Everything I promise you
Common questions
What song should the bride sing to the groom?
If you plan to sing it yourself, pick something in your range with a slow, steady melody, such as "Can't Help Falling in Love" or "Come Away With Me." Both forgive nerves and sit low enough for most voices. If you would rather the words be about your actual relationship than a general love, a custom song written from your own story is the most personal route.
Is it strange for the bride to dedicate a song to the groom?
Not at all, and it is becoming more common. A bride might sing live, or simply dedicate a track for the first dance or during the reception. Because the groom is usually the one who least expects it, the gesture tends to land hard. A song that names your own details makes it feel like it could only ever be for him.
How do I get a custom song written for my groom?
You fill out a short questionnaire about your story, how you met, the day you knew, a private joke, and Songbond turns it into an original song. It is $39.90 and arrives in 24 to 48 hours, with unlimited revisions. That gives you time to hear it, adjust a line, and have it right well before the wedding.
Give him the song that is only about the two of you
A famous song says how love feels in general. A song about your own story says what it feels like at your kitchen table, on your worst day, on the warmer side of the bed. If you want the second kind, have a custom wedding song written about your story for $39.90, delivered in 24 to 48 hours, revised until it is right. Tell us how you met and the day you knew. We will write the rest.
From the same series: father-of-the-bride songs and elopement songs.
