Set the right mood with the right song for the special parts of your wedding day, create your own playlist and make a unique wedding party. I know is very difficult to create a playlist, but I hope with this I can give you some help to find the perfect song for your wedding day!
Building an appropriate musical playlist for a wedding can be a daunting task for many couples. Special song such as parent dances can be particularly challenging and it is for that reason I’ve thought about this article.
A fun party song which will take everyone out to the dance floor, a fun song which no one can resist dancing, here the top songs for 2015:
1. “Drunk in Love,” by Beyonce
2. “Brand New,” Pharrell Williams featuring Justin Timberlake
3. “Wake Me Up,” Aloe Blacc
4. “Chandelier,” Sia
5. “Sing,” Ed Sheeran
6. “Life Support,” Sam Smith
7. “Of the Night,” Bastille
8. “Falling,” Haim
9. “All of Me,” John Legend
10. “A Sky Full of Stars,” Coldplay
11. “Cheek to Cheek,” Tony Bennet and Lady Gaga
12. “Adore You,” Miley Cyrus
13. “Never Say Never,” Basement Jaxx
Music will play a big rule in your wedding party, get the “right” song can be difficult, so hopefully these sources will get your started:
Wedding Ceremony Music – Classical Selections
1. Canon in D – Pachelbel
2. Sleepers Awake – Johann Sebastian Bach
3. Sarabande – Johann Sebastian Bach
4. Air on a G String – Johann Sebastian Bach
5. Nimrod (from Enigma Variations) – Edward Elgar
6. Romantic Pieces, Op. 75 (Allegro Moderato) – Antonin Dvorak
7. I Was Glad – Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (used by Prince William & Princess Kate)
8. Spring (from The Four Seasons) – Antonio Vivaldi
9. Bridal Chorus (“Here Comes the Bride”) – Richard Wagner (* do not use for Jewish couples)
10. Trumpet Voluntary (Prince of Denmark’s March) – Jeremiah Clarke
11. Trumpet Tune – Henry Purcell
12. Clair de Lune – Claude Debussy
13. Gymnopedies No. 1 – Erik Satie
14. Highland Cathedral – Phil Coulter (Celtic selection)
15. Alla Hornpipe – G.F. Handel (recessional)
16. Wedding March – Felix Mendelssohn (recessional)
17. Scotland the Brave – Boston Pops Orchestra (recessional, Celtic)
Wedding Ceremony Music – Modern Selections
1. La Califfa – Sung by Sarah Brightman
2. Paint the Sky with Stars – Enya
3. First Day of My Life – Bright Eyes
4. I’m Yours – Jason Mraz
5. 1, 2, 3, 4 – Cover Version of Plain White Tees performed by Vitamin String Quartet
6. Hallelujah – Jeff Buckley
7. Halo – Beyonce
8. A Thousand Years (piano instrumental) –
9. Bittersweet Symphony (instrumental only) – The Verve
10. Bless the Broken Road (piano instrumental) – performed by The O’Neill Brothers
11. Songbird (cover) – Eva Cassidy
12. Bellissimo – Ilya
13. Fairytale – Enya
14. Angel – Robin Thicke
15. Ribbon in the Sky – Stevie Wonder
16. This Ring – T. Carter Music
17. The Prayer (instrumental) – The O’Neill Brothers
18. Here We Stand – T. Carter Music
19. Somewhere Over the Rainbow – “Iz”
20. All You Need is Love – Beatles (recessional)
One of my favourite, which can be used as an entrance song for the ceremony:
Bride and Groom Entrance Songs for Wedding Reception
1. Uptown Funk – Mark Ronson w/ Bruno Mars
2. Sugar – Maroon 5
3. Turn Down for What – DJ Snake w/ Lil’ Jon
4. Bailando – Enrique Iglesias
5. Top Gun Anthem – Harold Faltermeyer
6. Chank – John Scofield
7. Booty Swing – Parov Stelar
8. Happy – Pharrell Williams
9. Best Day of My Life – American Authors
10. Forever – Chris Brown
11. Marry You – Bruno Mars
12. Feel So Close – Calvin Harris
13. We Found Love – Rihanna / Calvin Harris
14. Timber – Ke$ha f/ Pitbull
15. Feel This Moment – Pitbull f/ Christina Aguilera
16. Party Rock Anthem – LMFAO
17. Pump It Up – Danzel
18. Now That We Found Love – Heavy D. and the Boyz
19. Paper Planes – M.I.A.
20. You Make My Dreams – Hall & Oates
21. I Blame You – Ledisi
22. When Love Takes Over – David Guetta f/Kelly Rowland
23. Thunderstruck – AC/DC
24. I Believe in a Thing Called Love – The Darkness
25. The Final Countdown – Europe
26. Beautiful Day – U2
27. Theme Song from Pirates of the Caribbean
28. Theme Song from Star Wars
29. Theme Song form the Avengers
30. Viva La Vida – Coldplay
31. Welcome to the Jungle – Guns and Roses
32. I Gotta Feeling – The Black Eyed Peas
33. Turbulence – Steve Aoki
34. We Will Rock You – Queen
35. Bring Em’ Out – T.I.
36. Give Me Everything Tonight – Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo and Nayer
37. Run this Town – Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West
First Dance Songs
1. Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran
2. I Won’t Give Up – Jason Mraz
3. How Long Will I Love You – Ellie Goulding
4. All of Me – John Legend
5. I Choose You – Sara Bareilles
6. Cinema – Jason Evigan
7. Then – Brad Paisley
8. You Are the Best Thing – Ray LaMontagne
9. Wanted – Hunter Hayes )
10. A Thousand Years – Christina Perri
11. Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not – Thompson Square
12. Just a Kiss – Lady Antebellum
13. God Gave Me You – Blake Shelton
14. Me and You – Kenny Chesney
15. Smile – Uncle Kracker
16. Fade Into You – Mazzy Star
17. Such Great Heights – Iron & Wine
18. First Day of My Life – Bright Eyes
19. The Blower’s Daughter – Damien Rice
20. I Only Have Eyes for You – Jamie Cullum
21. Make a Memory – Bon Jovi
22. Marry Me – Train
23. Count on Me – Bruno Mars
24. True Companion – Marc Cohn
25. You and Me – Lifehouse
26. I’m Yours – Jason Mraz
27. Better Together – Jack Johnson
28. I’ll Be – Edwin McCain
29. In a Little While – U2
30. Low Light – Pearl Jam
31. Two Love Birds – Robin Thicke
32. By Your Side – Sade
33. No One – Alicia Keys
34. Stay With You – John Legend
35. Back at One – Brian McKnight
36. Come Away With Me – Norah Jones
37. Fallen – Lauren Wood
38. Lovesong – The Cure, or 311
39. The Way I Am – Ingrid Michaelson
40. All Mine – Portishead
41. Angels – The XX
42. The Luckiest – Ben Folds
43. My Favourite Book – Stars
44. Do You Realize – The Flaming Lips
45. Hallelujah – Jeff Buckley
46. I Could Not Ask for More – Edwin McCain
47. I Will Follow You Into the Dark – Death Cab for Cutie
48. History in the Making – Darius Rucker
First Dance Songs – Timeless Selections
1. When a Man Loves a Woman – Percy Sledge
2. The Very Thought of You – John Coltrane w/ Johnny Hartman
3. You Make Me Feel Brand New – The Stylistics
4. The Closer I Get to You – Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
5. These Arms of Mine – Otis Redding
6. It Had To Be You – Harry Connick, Jr.
7. The Way You Look Tonight – Frank Sinatra
8. Crazy Love – Van Morrison
9. I Will – The Beatles
10. Bless the Broken Road – Rascal Flatts
11. Amazed – Lonestar
12. Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
13. I’ll Stand By You – The Pretenders
14. Love of a Lifetime – Firehouse
15. Can’t Help Falling in Love – Elvis
16. Faithfully – Journey
17. Heaven – Bryan Adams
18. Don’t Want To Miss a Thing – Aerosmith
19. I Want to Know What Love is – Foreigner
20. Is This Love – Bob Marley
21. She’s Royal – Tarrus Riley
22. Little Wing – Jimi Hendrix
23. At Last – Etta James
24. Always and Forever – Heatwave
25. All My Life – K.C. and Jojo
26. Through the Fire – Chaka Khan
27. Here and Now – Luther Vandross
28. One in a Million You – Larry Graham
29. Ribbon in the Sky – Stevie Wonder
30. From This Moment – Shania Twain w/Bryan White
31. It’s Your Love – Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
32. I Cross My Heart – George Strait
33. I Swear – John Michael Montgomery
34. Best of My Love – The Eagles
35. How Deep is Your Love – The Bee Gees
36. Crazy for You – Madonna
37. Lost in Love – Air Supply
38. Unchained Melody – The Righteous Brothers
39. We Have All the Time in the World – Louis Armstrong
Father-Daughter Dance
1. Father & Daughter – Paul Simon
2. Upside Down – Jack Johnson
3. Walk With You – Edwin McCain
4. I Loved Her First – Heartland
5. My Little Girl – Tim McGraw
6. Stealing Cinderella – Chuck Wicks
7. Mom – Garth Brooks
8. Ready, Set, Don’t Go – Billy Ray Cyrus
9. Daddy Dance With Me – Krystal Keith
10. Just Fishin’ – Trace Atkins
11. Daddy’s Angel – T. Carter
12. Dad, You’re My Hero – Teresa James
13. Daddy’s Little Girl – Michael Buble or Al Martino
14. I Believe in Happy Endings – Neil Diamond
15. Because You Loved Me – Celine Dion
16. Butterfly Kisses – Bob Carlisle
17. Daughters – John Mayer
18. Daughter – Loudon Wainwright III
19. My Little Girl – Steve Kirwan
20. Gracie – Ben Folds
21. Time in a Bottle – Jim Croce
22. If It Wasn’t For Your Love – Heather Headley
23. Somewhere Over the Rainbow – “Iz”
24. Look to the Rainbow – Astrud Gilberto
25. Tu Guardian – Juanes
26. You Raise Me Up – Josh Groban
27. Unforgettable – Natalie Cole w/Nat King Cole
28. Daddy – Beyonce
29. Ballerina Girl – Lionel Ritchie
30. Isn’t She Lovely -Stevie Wonder
31. My Girl – The Temptations
32. Wildflowers – Tom Petty
Mother-Son Dance
1. Stand By Me – Ben E. King
2. A Mother’s Song- T. Carter Music
3. On This Day – Christian Barnes
4. Mom – Garth Brooks
5. I’ll Always Love My Mama – The Intruders
6. Singing a Song for My Mother – Bohannon
7. A Song for Mama – Boyz II Men
8. You Raise Me Up – Josh Groban
9. Close to You – The Carpenters
10. Child of Mine – Carole King
11. Song for My Son – Mikki Viereck
12. It Happens in a Heartbeat – Teresa James
13. The Man You’ve Become – Molly Pasutti
14. You’ve Got a Friend in Me – Randy Newman w/Lyle Lovett
15. The Wind Beneath My Wings – Bette Midler
16. All to You – DJ Keo
17. My Wish – Rascal Flatts
18. I Hope You Dance – LeAnn Womack
19. Through the Years – Kenny Rogers
20. The Circle Game – Joni Mitchell
21. You’ll Be in My Heart – Phil Collins
22. Happy Everafter In Your Eyes – Ben Harper
23. Forever Young – Alphaville
24. Simple Man – Lynrd Skynrd
25. What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
26. High Tide or Low Tide – Bob Marley
27. Baby Mine – Bette Midler
28. The Perfect Fan – Backstreet Boys
29. Can’t Smile WIthout You – Barry Manilow
Cake Cutting Songs
1. Sugar, Sugar – The Archies
2. Chapel of Love – The Dixie Cups
3. Theme from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – Ennio Morricone
4. Hit Me With Your Best Shot – Pat Benatar
5. I Want Candy – The Bow Wow Wow
6. Pour Some Sugar on Me – Def Leppard
7. Lips Like Sugar – Echo & the Bunnymen
8. Cuts Like a Knife – Bryan Adams
9. Silly Love Songs – Paul McCartney
10. I Got You Babe – Sonny & Cher
11. For Once in My Life – Stevie Wonder
12. When I’m 64 – The Beatles
13. Love is Strange – Mickey & Sylvia
14. Cut the Cake – Average White Band
15. Candy – Cameo (funk)
16. Wanna Grow Old with You – Adam Sandler
17. Candy Man – Christina Aguilera
18. Marry You – Bruno Mars
19. Lucky – Jason Mraz f/ Colbie Caillat
20. I Do – Colbie Caillat
21. Sugar – Maroon 5
22. Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran
23. Love and Marriage – Frank Sinatra (vocalist)
24. It Had to Be You – Harry Connick, Jr.
25. Everything – Michael Buble
26. The Power of Love/Love Power – Luther Vandross
27. Love Light in Flight – Stevie Wonder
28. Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Queen
29. You’re My Best Friend – Queen
Reception Final Song
1. Save the Last Dance for Me – Michael Buble
2. One More Time – Daft Punk
3. Glad You Came – The Wanted (
4. Let’s Get Married (Remix) – Jagged Edge with Reverend Run from Run-D.M.C.
5. Times of Your Life – Green Day )
6. Take Me Home Tonight – Eddie Money
7. Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight – The Spaniels
8. Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
9. Amazed – Lonestar
10. Friends in Low Places – Garth Brooks
11. Closing Time – Semisonic
12. Save Tonight – Eagle Eye Cherry
13. Glory Days – Bruce Springsteen
14. Don’t Stop the Party – Pitbull f/ TJR
15. Feel This Moment – Pitbull f/ Christina Aguilera
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