Wedding Songs

Traditional Greek Songs for Your Wedding

As everybody knows, every culture has its own traditions and a unique way of celebrating life’s great events. People who have a Greek heritage are not an exception. Have you seen the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding? Then you probably know what I’m saying. There are a number of differences that you will find in Greek wedding traditions.

For example, the idea of a dowry is still a Greek tradition. The family of the bride spends several years collecting a lot of things from sheets to towels and other housekeeping items for the daughter’s wedding.

Another Greek tradition is the marriage request and engagement. The groom to be meets with the bride’s parents and asks for their daughter’s hand. If they accept, it’s time to choose the wedding day. This is a little different in Greek culture because couples are not allowed to marry on certain days of the year such as the Lent or the Christmas holidays.
During the ceremony, two crowns connected by a single strand of ribbon are placed on the bride’s and groom’s heads symbolizing the union of the couple. Greek weddings are accompanied by two significant dances. The Isaiah dance is performed by the bride and groom during the ceremony and the Kaslamantiano is danced in a circle during the wedding reception.

Greek wedding receptions are lively events with great dancing and music. Let’s see below a list of the most popular 10 Greek wedding songs:

“Ximeroni” or ”Daybreak”

This is a song that gives wise advices about how to start each break of day with a peaceful mind and soul. The difficulties of life will make us appreciate the good times.

“Piraeus Children”

This is a nice love song about a woman hoping for the time her Piraeus will come back from the harbor. She sends kisses toward the harbor and waits until her love will walk through the door again.

“Simera Gamos Ginete” or “There’s a Wedding Today”

This is a Greek wedding song with nice lyrics telling the story of a beautiful garden wedding and the parting of a mother and her daughter getting married.

“S’agapo” or “I Love You”

This is a wedding song about a man confessing his love for the woman in his life, comparing her eyes to the sun and stars.

“Zorba the Greek”

This is a traditional instrumental Greek song that takes our thought to Anthony Quinn dancing the sirtaki dance in the famous movie Zorba the Greek. This song is appropriate for any celebration.

“Maria, Maraki, Mario“

This is a love declaration that will have the bride and groom looking at each other with love and admiration.

“Siko Chorepse Sirtaki”

This traditional song is celebrating the sirtaki dance while family and friends sing, dance and clap their hands.

“I Proti Mas Fora” or “Our First Time”

This is a Greek wedding song announcing the bride and groom’s first wedding night as husband and wife.

“Agape Mou“ or “My Love”

This is a nice Greek song about a young man searching for his love and once he found it he loses in the light of her love.

As you can see, Greek wedding songs are beautiful songs with passionate lyrics about declarations of love, speaking about the bitterness and also the sweetness of marriage.

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