Wedding Songs

Popular Welsh Wedding Songs

Are you marrying someone with Welsh origins? Then you must know that Welsh weddings are quite attractive and fascinating events with great traditions. For example, an interesting part of the Welsh wedding traditions is the wooden spoon, also called love spoon that involves the engraving of a wooden spoon by the man who wishes to marry the girl of his choice.




The prospective groom is required to carve various shapes and sizes of wooden spoons by giving them a heart shape, a bell shape or a key shape. The spoon was then given as a gift to that particular girl. The spoon indicates the man’s wish to get engaged with that girl of his choice. This tradition has ancient origins, going back to the time when the Welsh men spent most of their time at sea. They carved out wooden spoons of different shapes in the memory of their beloved ones. Another unique and also very unusual custom in a Welsh wedding is the abducting of the bride to be by her family, before the wedding day. If she is found and rescued by someone from the groom’s family, the rescuer is asked to tie the nuptial knot in one year.

The Welsh bride carries a special bridal bouquet that is quite different from the ordinary bouquets, being made of green colored leaves known as myrtle. The bride gives a cutting of myrtle to her maid of honor, which is the symbol of love in life. If the maid of honor plants the myrtle and it blossoms, this means that she is going to get marry soon. A tradition which is regarded as a sign of good fortune is when the bride puts on a pin in her wedding dress and at a certain moment, she is required to remove and throw off across her shoulder. The Welsh Wedding may include the use of several symbols such as scallions, red dragons or daffodils that signify prosperity and happiness.

Other classic Welsh marriage beliefs include listening to the songs of the birds on the morning of the wedding day. It is considered a sign of fortune to carve the birth stone in the engagement ring. Welsh have also preferences concerning wedding days. Usually, the last day of the previous year is preferred for weddings. The bride will have good luck if a happily-wedded woman puts the wedding veil on her head. The wedding outfit is also a sign of fortune for the couples. Welsh wedding music is also distinctive. Wales is considered to have a strong and distinctive connection with music. The country is also known as “the land of song“, having a history of folk music coming from the Celtic music of Ireland and Scotland.

Here are some traditional Welsh songs to have in view for your wedding celebration:
A Ei Di’r ‘Deryn Du (Blackbird Will You Go)
Ar Ben Waun Tredegar (On Top of Tredegar Moor)
Ar hyd y Nos (All Through the Night)
Blodau’r Grug (Flowers of the Heath)
Calon Lân (Oh Pure Heart)
Cariad y Bardd (The Bard’s Love)
Lady Owen’s Delight
Suo Gan (Sleep My Baby)

Your Welsh spouse and wedding attendants will enjoy this small part of their folklore.

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