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Recommended wedding songs for people in their 30s: moving classics and popular picks

Recommended wedding songs for people in their 30s: moving classics and popular picks
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A wedding celebrated with your loved one.

Here are some wonderful wedding songs to brighten such an amazing day.

This time, we’ve carefully selected tracks for people in their 30s!

From songs that are actually used often, we’ve gathered ones that are perfect for ceremonies in your 30s.

In addition to classics and hits by popular artists, we’ve also chosen tracks from artists that will bring back memories of your youth.

If you’re a bride and groom struggling with song selection, please use this as a reference.

You’re sure to find a track you’ll love.

Recommended wedding songs for people in their 30s: moving classics and popular picks (1–10)

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Hanataba is a moving song with lyrics like a conversation between a man and a woman, evoking the image of two people walking toward marriage.

As they imagine their life ahead—feeling some anxiety but promising to keep moving forward—the bride and groom themselves might find their eyes welling up when this song plays.

It’s a recommended track that couples will want to listen to together before their wedding.

One million “I love you”sRake

Packed to the brim with a straightforward, heartfelt love for the other person, this song is a classic that’s extremely popular as wedding BGM.

It’s sung by the singer-songwriter Rake and was released in 2011.

If you’re in your early thirties, you probably remember hearing it a lot.

What makes this track great for weddings isn’t just the lyrics—it’s also the bright, sparkling vibe of the music.

Plus, the chorus kicks in about 20 seconds after the song starts, so it works perfectly as an entrance song!

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Since they made their major debut in 2011 with the single “Hanabira,” people in their 30s may have many fond memories associated with their songs.

Among them, the 2018 track “Old Fashion” seems especially fitting as a wedding song, thanks to its final part with lyrics that convey, “No matter what anyone says, no matter how much time passes, you’re the only person I will ever love.” Other recommended songs for weddings include “Hanataba” (2011) and “Takane no Hanako-san” (2013)!

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Songs by Spitz that make you feel gentle yet strong when you listen.

Haruka, released in 2001, is one such song: its relaxed melody, Masamune Kusano’s tender vocals, and a certain inner strength come through.

A wedding marks a new beginning, doesn’t it? This track seems perfect as BGM to color that fresh start.

A Bouquet for YouUtada Hikaru

This is Hikaru Utada’s fourth digital-only single, “Hanataba wo Kimi ni” (A Bouquet for You).

Released in 2016, the song became widely known as the theme for NHK’s morning drama series Toto Nee-chan.

It has a soft, gentle feel—a song you’ll want to listen to while thinking of someone special.

It suits just about anyone and is also perfect as a wedding song.

Wherever you areONE OK ROCK

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Wherever you areONE OK ROCK

A gentle love song by ONE OK ROCK, a band best known for their emotional, hard-hitting rock.

The vocals, pledging love in delicate high notes, would surely sound wonderful if sung by a groom at a wedding.

The title means “Wherever you are,” and the lyrics carry a message of loving you forever, no matter where you may be.

It’s a truly lovely song—so lovely, in fact, that several couples who heard it at their concerts have actually gone on to get married!

MiracleGReeeeN

GReeeeN’s “Kiseki” is the perfect song for a couple’s new beginning! Its lyrics express the desire to stay by a loved one’s side forever, no matter what, praising the encounter with that special person as a “miracle” and movingly depicting the “trail” of love the two will walk from here on.

Released in 2008 and widely talked about as the theme song for the TV drama ROOKIES, this piece is also very popular as a wedding theme song.

It’s perfect for the moment when you look back on your journey from meeting to the wedding and vow to walk through life together! The melody, starting with a piano intro, can be performed to convey both tenderness and strength.

Why not add this song—filled with memories of the love you’ve deepened together and hope for the future—to the music that celebrates the start of your life’s new chapter?