17 Songs About Proposing and Getting Engaged
Proposing to your significant other is a big thing for most people in the world and we look for different ways to make it ‘perfect’. One way is through the songs we play during the act itself. Here is a list of songs you can try out when conducting a wedding proposal.
1. Jason Derulo – Marry Me
This is off his album Tattoos released back in 2013. The song is about his then girlfriend Jordin Sparks who ended up appearing in the music video of the song. This ended up causing everyone including his grandmother to ask when the actual wedding day is. However, Derulo never proposed to her.
2. Wale – The Matrimony
In the song, Wale assures his girlfriend that although he hasn’t got it right as a boyfriend he will spend forever with her getting better. He also explains to her that his past relationship and lifestyle make it quite difficult for him to appear as a good boyfriend.
The song is from the album About Nothing which was released in 2015.
3. John Legend – All Of Me
This is the 3rd single from John Legend’s album Love In The Future written together with Toby Gad. It ended up earning 8x Platinum RIAA certification and was at the top of 9 different countries’ charts.
The songs was inspired by his love for Chrissy Teigen. They got engaged in 2011 and got married in 2013. The message in the song is that their love is pure and it sees no flaws. He loves her for she is and has found his half to complete him.
4. Bruno Mars – Marry You
This is a love song where Bruno is so in love with his girl and he is willing to marry her immediately. The whole idea of getting married comes to him in an impromptu manner and he is encouraging his girl to just elope with him.
The song is off the album Doo-Wops & Hooligans which was released in 2010.
5. Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud
In the song, Ed imagines love lasting well into his later years. He wrote the song about his then girlfriend Athina Andrelos and stated that it is the only happy song on the album. The pair split up in 2015 after a year of dating.
The song is off the album x(Multifply).
6. James Arthur – Say You Won’t Let Go
The lyrics talk about falling in love with someone at first sight and wanting to grow old with them. He sings about loving her when she is young and still wanting to be by her side when she is old. The inspiration was to look at someone’s life and the path through it with a partner.
7. Ed Sheeran – Perfect
This song was dedicated to Ed’s then-fiancee Cherry Seaborn. It is the fourth single from the album Divide which was released in 2017. It was able to reach number one on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart in December 2017.
After taking a year off to spend nearly every day with Cherry, Ed Sheeran felt that he now has a solid bond with his girlfriend. He felt like she made him find the perfect balance between his work and personal life.
8. Adele – Make You Feel My Love
It is about regretting not being with someone and assuring someone that you will be there for them no matter what.
9. David Guetta – 2U
This is a romantic track dedicated to a woman who is worth the chase and time she demands. It is the first collaboration between David Guetta and Justin Bieber. It reached #1 on several charts.
10. Alicia Keys – If I Ain’t Got You
Lyrically, Alicia feels that love is what she needs and not all other materialistic aspects of life. The prospect of losing her love is very painful to her.
11. Sara Bareilles – I Choose You
Sara got the inspiration to write this song after a fan commented that he and his wife didn’t have a happy song to play at their wedding. Despite being unmarried at the time, she recognized the realities of love.
12. Jack Johnson – Better Together
Jack revealed that he wrote this love song for his wife.
13. Train – Marry Me
14. Dan + Shay – From The Ground Up
Dan Smyres stated that the song is a love story told by their grandparents. They had been married for over 65 years and hence acted as an example of what they strive to have in their relationships. It is a classic love tale that endures good and bad times.
15. Justin Bieber – Forever
The track is featured on Justin’s fifth studio album Changes released in 2020. Lyrically, it is about asking your lover to be with you forever.
16. Ed Sheeran – One Life
The song is off his 2022 album Equals (=). It tells a story of what goes through a guy’s mind the moments he decides that he wants to get down on one knee and propose to his girlfriend.
17. BRKN RBTZ – Marry Your Daughter
The song talks about the singer going to his girlfriend’s father to get his blessing to marry his daughter. He goes ahead and states his intentions and how he plans to treat the girl.