Recommended sad songs for weddings and receptions: moving masterpieces and popular tracks

dogwood (flowering dogwood)Hitoto Yo

Hitoto Yo – Hanamizuki

This is a popular piece among choral works, and it’s also a highly sought-after song chosen for wedding receptions and other occasions.

As the title suggests, it’s a song suited to the period from spring to early summer, but the prayer-like, pleading vocals are very heartrending, and it might even be considered a sad song.

A bouquet for youUtada Hikaru

Hikaru Utada – A Bouquet for You

It’s a gentle ballad by Utada that was also used as the theme song for a morning drama.

Its slightly bittersweet feel is sure to bring tears to your eyes.

Playing it while presenting bouquets to your parents will make the moment even more moving.

It’s a recommended song for creating an even deeper emotional impact here.

Because I Want to See You ~Missing You~Matsuda Seiko

Junichi Inagaki with Aya Matsuura – I Want to See You

I remembered that Seiko Matsuda had a few wedding songs from her early days, but I deliberately picked this one.

It might be nice to play it to convey the bride’s bittersweet feelings.

Recommended as background music.

TRUE LOVEFujii Fumiya

TRUE LOVE / Fumiya Fujii

Isn’t this song one of the ultimate classics for weddings and receptions? Anyone up to around their thirties should appreciate how good it is.

If someone performed this as a singing-with-guitar piece, there’s no doubt the tears would start flowing, right? I feel like I could burst into tears from the emotion any moment now.

The Future Projection IIDREAMS COME TRUE

Acid Black Cherry “Mirai Yosouzu II” MV

I think it’s become a classic at weddings and receptions, but deliberately playing this song right at the end of the reception might actually create a storm of emotions in a good way.

The soaring chorus will surely be etched into the hearts of the parents and the bride and groom.

I’m glad I met you.Koizumi Kyoko

Kyoko Koizumi – I'm Glad I Met You (Official Video)

It was also a song that women often sang as entertainment among friends, but when you sing it in an acoustic style, it gains quite a bit of depth and turns into a piece that can bring you to tears.

The image changes depending on the arrangement, so it would be a very interesting experiment to try it that way.

cosmos (flower)Yamaguchi Momoe

Momoe Yamaguchi - Cosmos

A ballad by the national star Momoe Yamaguchi.

It’s a song often used at the end of wedding receptions.

Though it’s about feelings for one’s mother, it’s the kind of song that quietly moves you to tears.

A profoundly touching classic that can make tears well up before you even realize it.