Choosing all the music for your wedding can feel overwhelming at first. While you definitely want to inject your own personal taste into the music at your wedding, you want to make sure all your guests are happy too.
Here are a few suggestions of songs that have become popular choices for specific dances throughout the years to help you out:
FATHER/DAUGHTER DANCE:
- Unforgettable – Natalie Cole
- My Girl – The Temptations
- Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder
- Because You Loved Me – Celine Dion
- Daddy’s Little Girl – Al Martino
- Through The Years – Kenny Rogers
- Butterfly Kisses – Bob Carlisle
- Daughters – John Mayer
- The Way You Look Tonight – Frank Sinatra
- Have I Told You Lately – Van Morrison
- A Song for My Daughter – Mikki Viereck
- Can You Feel The Love Tonight – Elton John
- I’ll Remember – Madonna
- Dance With My Father – Luther Vandross
MOTHER/SON DANCE:
- Wind Beneath My Wings- Bette Midler
- You’re The Inspiration – Chicago
- Times of Your Life – Paul Anka
- A Song For Mama – Boyz II Men
- I Am Your Child – Barry Manilow
- A Song for my Son – Mikki Viereck
- Hero – Mariah Carey
- Have I Told You Lately- Rod Stewart
- What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
- Could I Have This Dance – Anne Murray
- Stand By Me – Ben E King
- You Raise Me Up – Josh Groban
UNITY CANDLE LIGHTING:
- Everything I Do – Bryan Adams
- The Wedding Song – Peter Paul & Mary
- Amazing Grace – Traditional
- Ave Maria – Traditional
- Endless Love – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
- You Light Up My Life – Debbie Boone
- Always – Atlantic Starr
FIRST DANCE:
- What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
- At Last – Etta James (or Beyoncé)
- The Way You Look Tonight – Frank Sinatra (or Michael Bublé)
- Amazed – Lonestar
- All My Life – K-Ci & Jojo
- Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
- Could I Have This Dance – Anne Murray
- In Your Eyes – Peter Gabriel
- Just The Way You Are – Billy Joel
- Unchained Melody – The Righteous Brothers
- From This Moment On – Shania Twain
- It Had to Be You – Harry Connick Jr.
- Everything I Do – Bryan Adams
- My Heart Will Go On – Celine Dion
- When You Say Nothing at All – Allison Krauss
- Faithfully – Journey
- Here and Now – Luther Vandross
- Angels – Robbie Williams
- You’re Beautiful – James Blunt
INTRODUCTION SONGS:
- All You Need is Love – The Beatles
- At Last – Etta James
- Beautiful Day – U2
- Get the Party Started – Pink
- You’re The First, The Last, My Everything – Barry White
- Let’s Get it Started – Black Eyed Peas
- White Wedding – Billy Idol
- Bittersweet Symphony – the Verve
- L O V E – Nat King Cole
- Always & Forever – Heatwave
CAKE CUTTING:
- How Sweet It Is – James Taylor
- I Got You Babe – Sonny & Cher
- Recipe For Love – Harry Connick, Jr.
- Cut The Cake – Average White Band
- Ice Cream – Sarah McLachlan
- The Sweetest Thing – U2
- Sugar Sugar – Archies
- Pour Some Sugar on Me – Def Leppard
- When I’m 64 – Beatles
- Happy Together – the Turtles
- Love You Madly – Cake
- That’s Amore – Dean Martin
BOUQUET TOSS:
- Girls Just Wanna Have Fun – Cyndi Lauper
- Ladies Night – Kool & The Gang
- Hey Ladies – The Beastie Boys
- Just a Girl – No Doubt
- Another One Bites The Dust – Queen
- Single Ladies (Put A Ring on it) – Beyoncé
- This One is For the Girls – Martina McBride
- I Feel Like a Woman – Shania Twain
- Hit Me With Your Best Shot – Pat Benatar
- Can’t Hold Us Down – Christina Aguilera
- It’s Raining Men – The Weather Girls
GARTER TOSS:
- Wild Thing – Tone Loc
- You Can Leave Your Hat On – Joe Cocker
- Can’t Get Enough of Your Love – Barry White
- You Sexy Thing – Hot Chocolate
- Let’s Get it On – Marvin Gaye
- Hot Stuff – Donna Summer
- Oh Yeah! – Yello
- Macho Man – the Village People
- Theme From Mission Impossible
- Kiss – Prince
- Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison
- American Woman – Lenny Kravitz
LAST DANCE:
- (Good Riddance) Time of Your Life – Green Day
- Let’s Get It On – Marvin Gaye
- My Way – Frank Sinatra
- Hello, Goodbye – The Beatles
- Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Diana Ross
- I’ve Had The Time Of My Live – Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
- Saving the Best for Last – Vanessa Wiliams
- That’s What Friends Are For – Dianne Warwick
- Closing Time – Semisonic
- The Party’s Over- Nat King Cole
- I Could Not Ask for More – Edwin McCain
POPULAR SONGS IN GENERAL FOR WEDDINGS:
- Just Dance – Lady Gaga
- Celebration – Kool & the Gang
- Love Shack – the B-52’s
- I Can’t Help Falling in Love with You – Elvis Presley
- I Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas
- Just the Way You Are – Billy Joel
- We Are Family – Sister Sledge
- Respect – Aretha Franklin
- Shout – The Isley Brothers
- Billie Jean – Michael Jackson
- Holiday – Madonna
- Don’t Stop Believin’ – Journey
- Don’t Want to Miss A Thing – Aerosmith
- Still the One – Shania Twain
- Truly, Madly, Deeply – Savage Garden
- Cha Cha Slide – Mr C The Slide Man
- I Hope You Dance – Leann Womack
- Sexy Back – Justin Timberlake
- Livin’ on a Prayer – Bon Jovi
We know that’s a lot of songs to choose from, but remember to select songs that mean something to you. We can play any song for you, as long as it makes you smile, we can do it.