Civil Ceremonies
The ceremony format is similar for Humanist, Spiritualist, and civil ceremonies. The exact layout will depend on what you and your celebrant decide, as it can be personalised to suit you.
As a guide, here is a sample layout:
Civil Ceremony
ENTRANCE
LIGHTING OF THE INDIVIDUAL / UNITY CANDLES (INSTRUMENTAL, APPROX 45 SECONDS EACH)
EXIT
SONG BETWEEN (OR AFTER) READINGS & SIGNING THE REGISTER
The Bridal March (John Cain’s Romantic version)
Pachelbel’s Canon in D (Instrumental)
How long will I Love you (Ellie Goulding)
This I Promise You (Ronan Keating)
A Thousand Years (Christina Perri)
Feels like Home (Randy Newman)
From this Moment (Shania Twain)
The First Time ever I saw your Face (Roberta Flack)
She Moved Through The Fair (trad.)
The Book of Love (Peter Gabriel)
All You Need Is Love (The Beatles)
You Are The Reason (Calum Scott)
The Best (Schitt's Creek version)
Should I Fall Behind (Bruce Springsteen)
Can't Help Falling In Love (Elvis)
Take My Hand (The Wedding Song)
For The Love Of A Princess (Braveheart Theme) - instrumental
If I should fall behind (Bruce Springsteen)
Higher Love (James Vincent McMorrow)
How long will I love you (Ellie Goulding)
You Do Something To Me (Paul Weller)
When the right one comes along (Clare Bowen)
Feels like Home (Randy Newman)
God Only Knows (The Beach Boys)
To Make you feel my love (Adele)
A Thousand Years (Christina Perri)
Something Inside So Strong (Labbi Siffre)
The first time ever I saw your face (Roberta Flack)
Signed Sealed Delivered (Stevie Wonder)
Thinking Out Loud (Ed Sheeran)
This I Promise You (Ronan Keating)
You’re the world to me (David Gray)
Can’t Help Falling in Love (Elvis Presley)
Let It Be Me (The Everly Brothers)
Somewhere only we know (Lily Allen / Keane)
I Only wanna be with you (Vonda Shepard)
My Sweet Lord (George Harrison)
All You Need is Love (The Beatles)
We’ve only just begun (The Carpenters)
Grow Old with You (Adam Sandler/The Wedding Singer)
Let it Be (The Beatles)
All I want is you (U2)
Better (Tom Baxter)
What a Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong)
Nothing else matters (Metallica)
A Life That’s Good (Lennon & Maisy)
You and Me (Lifehouse)
You are the Best thing (Ray LaMontagne)
Say You Won't Let Go (James Arthur)
Rose of my Heart (Johnny Cash)
Rose of My Heart (Johnny Cash)
Feel So Close (Calvin Harris / Nelly Furtado)
Always Remember Us This Way (Lady Gaga)
The Wild Mountainside (Eddie Reader)
I Wanna Grow Old With You (Westlife)
Higher & Higher (Jackie Wilson)
Signed, Sealed, Delivered (Stevie Wonder)
You Make my Dreams Come True (Hall & Oates)
Mendelssohn’s Wedding March (Instrumental)
Baby, I Love You (The Ronettes/The Ramones)
Lovely Day (Bill Withers)
One Love (Bob Marley)
I Do I Do I Do I Do I Do (Abba)
(This will be) An Everlasting Love (Natalie Cole)
Here comes the Sun (George Harrison)
On Top of the World (Imagine Dragons)
Bring me Sunshine (Morcambe & Wise)
The Days (Avicii & Robbie Williams)
So Happy Together (The Turtles)
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough (The Supremes)
Hallelujah I Love Her So (Ray Charles)