Wedding playlist ideas
Wedding playlist ideas
Wedding playlist ideas
It’s time in your wedding planning stage to pick out the best wedding playlist songs to play at your wedding! If you know me, you know I love to dance! And there are no exceptions, even if I’m photographing your wedding. I’ll be on that dance floor with you! When you hire a DJ for your wedding, they will ask for handful of songs that you want them to play. There is so much to consider and so many songs out there to choose from! Give them vibes that you are looking for, whether it’s 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, 00’s music. or any genre in general.
So here’s some of my personal wedding faves to help you start create your wedding day playlist:
A feel-good getting ready playlist:
It’s common for some brides (or all) to have nerves before the wedding day. Make sure you have something to eat and water (or something else to drink) so that you have the energy and stay focused throughout busy and emotional day. Not only the music will put a smile on your face but also keep your bridesmaids energy flowing! Here’s a playlist to help to relax these nerves.
Wannabe - Spice girls
Marry me - Dolly Parton
Girls just wanna have fun - Cyndi Lauper
Crazy in Love - Beyonce ft. Jay-Z
Man! I feel like a woman - Shania Twain
I wanna dance with somebody - Whitney Houston
Dancing Queen - ABBA
Sugar - Maroon 5
Fireworks - Katy Parry
Always be my baby - Mariah Carey
Any man of mine - Shania Twain
This Kiss - Faith Hill
What a girl wants - Christina Aguilera
Love story - Taylor Swift
Glamorous - Fergie
Say it right - Nelly Furtado
She’s in love with the boy - Trisha Yearwood
Marry you - Bruno Mars
My boo - Usher ft. Alicia Keys
Toxic - Britney Spears
The Sweet Escape - Gwen Stefani
Still into you - Paramore
Are you gonna be my girl - Jet
You’re the one I want - Grease
Walking down the aisle playlist:
Let's start with the song you walk down the aisle to, as it's a pivotal moment, setting the tone for the entire wedding day. It’s the moment you’re walking down the aisle to the love of your love and say your I do’s, all in while you’re both staring at each other, with a tear to shed, thinking can’t believe it’s finally here as if its no one is in the room but you too.
Canon in D -Johann Pachelbel
Can’t help falling in love - Elvis Presley
Speechless - Dan + Shay
Marry you - Bruno Mars
Lucky - Jason Mraz ft. Colbie Caillat
From this moment on - Shania Twain
Marry me - Train
Iris - Goo goo dolls
All of me - John Legend
Forever after all - Luke Combs
The WE’RE MARRIED walk back down the aisle playlist:
You just said your “I Do’s” and you are feeling happier then you could ever be. All your family and friends plus your new family and friends have just watched you marry your person. Its time to walk down the aisle with your new spouse. You just had the most perfect ceremony and you feel like you are just on top of the world!!
All you need is love - Beatles
Lucky - Jason Mraz ft. Colbie Caillat
Signed, Sealed & Delivered - Stevie Wonder
10,000 Hours - Dan + Shay Ft. Justin Bieber
I’m a Believer - Smash Mouth
I got you (I feel good!) - James Brown
Forever - Chris Brown
What I like about you - The Romantics
I gotta feeling - Black Eyed Peas
You’re the one I want - Grease
Mirrors - Justin Timberlake
The grand entrance and bridal party playlist:
Your entrance to your reception as the bride and groom should be grand, as the day is all about you!Its time to walk down the aisle with your new spouse. Everyone is there to celebrate you!! Make walking into the room more exciting for yourselves and your guests. These song ideas are a sure way to help make your entrance into your reception feel more grand.
We will rock you - Queen
We Are Family – Sister Sledge
Crazy in Love - by Beyoncé
Let’s get it started - Black Eyed Peas
Sexy back - Justin Timberlake
I love rock n’ roll - Joan Jetts & the blackhearts
Don't Stop The Music - Rihanna
Gettin’ jiggy with it - Will Smith
Welcome to the jungle - Guns n’ Roses
Walk This Way — Aerosmith
Bring Em Out — T.I.
Life Is a Highway — Rascal Flatts
Firework — Katy Perry
Everytime We Touch — Cascada
Father/Daughter dance playlist:
The father-daughter dance is a deeply emotional and cherished wedding tradition, symbolizing the bond between a father and daughter as she transitions into marriage, often eliciting tears from both the bride and her father. Choosing the perfect song for this dance can help everyone else at the wedding reception feel this as well. Here are some great options for a perfect daddy daughter dance.
I loved her first - Heartland (This song is also special to me. I danced with my dad to this song. “ I knew the love of a father runs deep.”)
Isn’t she lovely - Stevie Wonder
What a wonderful world - Louis Armstrong
My girl - The temptations
Daughters - John Mayer
Hero - Mariah Carey
Count on me - Bruno Mars
My little girl - Tim McGraw
Because you loved me - Celine Dion
My hero - Foo fighters
Mother & Son dance kind of playlist:
Dads and daughters get a dance, why not have mothers and sons have a moment to shine as well. The mother-son dance is a cherished wedding tradition, a heartfelt moment to celebrate the groom's relationship with his mother, often with a song that reflects their bond. It's a time for emotional connection and a chance to honor the mother's role in the son's life. Here are some options to choose from:
Mama - Boys II Men
My wish - Rascal Flatts
Beautiful boy - John Lennon
Letters to my Mother - Edwin McCain
Landslide - Fleetwood Mac
The wish - Bruce Springsteen
God only knows - The Beach boys
In my life - The Beatles
93 Million miles - Jason Mraz
Simple man - Lynyrd Skynyrd
He gets that from me - Reba McEntire
Mother & Daughter dance playlist:
The mother-daughter dance at a wedding is a beautiful tradition to celebrate the bond between a mother and her daughter, often following the father-daughter dance. It would be so perfect to highlight this in a dance on your wedding day! Here are some great song options for this special dance idea:
Where you lead - Carole King (hint: Gilmore girls! This is my mom and I’s show along with F.R.I.E.N.D.S. I had this song played for my dance with my mama on my wedding day.)
Never Grow Up - Taylor Swift
I Hope You Dance - Lee Ann Womack
In My Daughter's Eyes - Martina McBride
Slipping Through My Fingers - ABBA
Mama's Song - Carrie Underwood
Mama - Spice Girls
There you’ll be - Faith Hill
Hero - Mariah Carey
I turn to you - Christina Aguilera
Garter playlist:
Some people may think the garter toss can feel a little awkward, but it will only be awkward if you make it that way. Find ways to make it fun, like bringing in props. Also choosing a fun song for it can really change the garter toss to be super fun memory. Doing these things can really make it fun for everyone to watch by making for some great laughs! Here are some songs that will really transform any garter toss from awkward to super fun. Here are some options:
Let’s get it on - Marvin Gaye
Cherry pie -Warrant
You shook me all night long - AC/DC
The way you move - Outkast
Another one bite the dust - Queen
Country girl (shake it for me) - Luke Bryan
Genie in a bottle - Christina Aguilera
Crazy in love - Beyonce
Sexy back - Justin Timberlake
I like it, I love it - Tim McGraw
Bouquet toss playlist:
The bouquet toss could seriously go down as one of the funnest parts of the reception. That one hype, girl power song comes on and all the single gals make there way to the dance floor. . In their minds they are getting prepped to do what it takes to be victorious over all the other single girls that are gathered around. All of a sudden, the flowers are in the air and all the single gals are fighting and tackling each other all just to get the pretty flowers. It is such a fun wedding reception tradition. One way to really hype up all the girls to create these super fun moments is to have a fun song like the ones listed here:
Single ladies - Beyonce
Man! I feel like a woman - Shania Twain
Girls just wanna have fun - Cyndi Lauper
Holla back girl - Gwen Stefani
Ain’t no other man - Christina Aguilera
Wannabe - Spice girls
Hit me with your best shot - Pat Benatar
Dancing Queen - ABBA
Just a girl - No Doubt
Love is a battlefield - Pat Benatar
Cake cutting playlist:
Not many brides and grooms think about having a cake cutting song, but what else are you going to do? Gonna have the reception go silent while you’re cutting the cake (and probably smash it in each other’s faces) or have an epic song to play along while the guests are watching you cut a sweet slice of a treat.
Sugar - Maroon 5
Grow old with you - Adam Sandler
Sweet Thing - Keith Urban
Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles
Can’t Help Falling in Love - Elvis Presley
Crazy little thing called Love - Queen
Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran
Pour Some Sugar on Me - Def Leppard
Sweet Emotion - Aerosmith
Hit Me with Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar
Look into each other’s eyes during first dance
kind of playlist:
The first dance as a married couple is a significant moment, often a cherished memory for the couple and their loved ones, making the song choice crucial for setting the tone of the reception. ♥️ When choosing a first dance song the first thing you should consider is – do you have any songs that are special to you and your soon to be spouse? Any songs with special memories behind them?
Truly madly deeply - Savage Garden (a great 90’s song that my husband and I danced to for our first dance.)
Beautiful crazy - Luke combs
She’s everything - Brad Paisley
Forever after all - Luke combs (great catchy song! He wrote it for his wife.)
I got you babe - Sonny & Cher
Kiss me - Sixpence None The Richer
You & me - Life house
I knew I loved you - Savage Garden
Making memories of us - Keith Urban
Take my breath away - Berlin
I won’t give up - Jason Mraz
Amazed - Lonestar
I’m yours - Jason Mraz
I don’t wanna miss a thing - Aerosmith
Line dance kind of playlist:
Another great way to get everyone moving on the dance floor to to include line dances in your wedding reception playlist. Many of these songs have instructions included in the lyrics so literally everyone in attendance can join in! Line dance are so much fun and seriously make for some of the best memories at your reception. Here are some great line dance songs to include.
Footloose - Kenny Loggins
Macarena - Bayside Boys Remix
Low - Flo Rida
Y-M-C-A - Village People
Wobble - V.I.C.
Cha cha slide - MR C the slide man
Cupid Shuffle - Cupid
Crank that (soujla boy) - Soulja boy
Anniversary Dance playlist:
The idea of having an anniversary dance is such a sweet idea. The idea behind an anniversary dance is to have any married couple out on the dance floor to have a moment to see how love grows through the years. As the song goes on the DJ slowly announces for couples to start leaving the dance floor until all that is left is the bride and groom with the longest married couple. It is such a special way to honor so many people at your wedding and to celebrate love.
Can’t Help Falling in Love by Elvis Presley
I Will Always Love You by Dolly Parton (or the Whitney Houston version.)
(Everything I Do) I Do it for You by Bryan Adams
The Rest of Our Life by Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
I Walk the Line by Johnny Cash
I Need You by Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
You’re still the one - Shania Twain
Forever and for always - Shania Twain
A moment like this - Kelly Clarkson
From the ground up - Dan + Shay
A shake-your-booty on the dance floor
kind of reception playlist:
Do you want those super fun, dance party, reception photos but have no idea how you are going to get all your friends, relatives, plus your new spouse’s family and friends on the dance floor? I think that this is something all brides are hoping for when getting their wedding photos back. You can be sure that these songs will get even grandma moving and on the dance floor for those fun photos and of course the fun memories!
I wanna dance with somebody - Whitney Houston
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Mr. Brightside - The Killers
Dancing Queen - ABBA
Move like Jagger - Maroon 5
Sunshine & Whiskey - Frankie Ballard
You look good - Lady A
Yeah! by Usher
Country Girl (Shake it for Me) - Luke Bryan
Smooth (feat. Rob Thomas) - Santana
My love - Justin Timberlake ft. T.I
Right back where we started from - Maxine Nightingale
Drift Away - Uncle Kracker
I want it that way - Backstreet Boys
Your body is a wonderland - John Mayer
I love rock n’ roll - Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
Stayin’ alive - Bee Gees
Rock and roll all night - KISS
One way or another - Blondie
Amber - 311
Everytime we touch - Cascada
Somebody like you - Keith Urban
You’re my better half - Keith Urban
Only wanna be with you - Hootie & the blowfish
Life in the fast lane - Eagles
As long as you love me - Backstreet Boys (any 90’s boy bands, girl singers - I’ll sing it along with you on the dance floor!!)
Gimme all your lovin’ - ZZ Top
This kiss - Faith Hill
The way you love me - Faith Hill
Wannabe - Spice Girls
Just the way you are - Bruno Mars
Dreamlover - Mariah Carey
Body Like a Back Road - Sam Hunt
September - Earth Wind & Fire
Move ya body - Nina Sky
Still into you - Paramore
Love song - 311
An exit song playlist:
To end your reception on a high note, consider an upbeat and memorable exit song that reflects the celebratory atmosphere, perhaps with guests lining up to send you off with sparklers or bubbles.
Closing time - Semisonic
I don’t want this night to end - Luke Bryan
Ain’t no Mountain High Enough - Tammi Terrell & Marvin Gaye
Mr. Brightside - The Killers
We Are Family - Sister Sledge
You Make it Easy - Jason Aldean
I Got You Babe - Sonny & Cher
Livin’ on a prayer - Bon Jovi
You Shook Me All Night Long – AC-DC
Hey ya! - Outkast
CONCLUSION ON FINDING THE BEST WEDDING PLAYLIST SONGS
Music really can help set the mood for your whole day. It can help enhance each event that happens and help hype everyone there. Having your guests just as excited about everything on your special day as you are can ensure that you will have the best memories to look back on! These lists of songs are just a base guideline to help you build the best wedding playlist songs into your day, and to get your ideas flowing. There are thousands more ideas out there! Happy Wedding Planning!! ♥️
