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Must Have Songs at Your Wedding

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I get a lot of questions from brides about what songs they should put on their song list for their DJ's, so I've decided to put a little list together here of a few songs I see (or don't see) at weddings that guests love, sorted by event of the day.


Getting ready songs:

  • "Angel" by Shaggy ft. Rayvon

  • "Woman" by Doja Cat

  • "Chapel of Love" by the Dixie Cups

  • "Levitating" by Dua Lipa

  • "Oops!... I Did It Again" by Britney Spears

  • "Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift

  • "Hollaback Girl" by Gwen Stefani

  • "Crazy In Love" by Beyoncé ft. Jay-Z

  • "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls

  • "Fergalicious" by Fergie


Songs to walk down the aisle to:

  • "Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World," by Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwo'ole

  • "Wedding March," by Mendelssohn

  • "Can't Help Falling In Love" by Elvis Presley

  • "Invisible String" by Taylor Swift

  • "Neville's Waltz" by Patrick Doyle (from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire)

Wedding party entrance songs:

  • "Shut Up and Dance" by Walk The Moon

  • "Truth Hurts" by Lizzo

  • "Don't Stop The Music," by Rihanna

  • "Cake by the Ocean" by DNCE

  • "Yeah!" by Usher


Parent/sibling dances:

  • "I Hope You Dance" by Lee Ann Womack

  • "My Wish" by Rascal Flatts

  • "My Girl" by The Temptations

  • "Isn't She Lovely" by Stevie Wonder

  • "Here Comes the Sun" by The Beatles

  • "What a Wonderful World" by Louie Armstrong

  • "You've Got a Friend in Me" by Randy Newman


First dance:

  • "Lover" by Taylor Swift

  • "Your Song" by Elton John

  • "Stand by Me" by Ben E. King

  • "Thinking Out Loud" by Ed Sheeran

  • "The Way You Look Tonight" by Frank Sinatra

  • "Fly me to the Moon" by Frank Sinatra

For the reception:

  • "September" by Earth, Wind & Fire

  • "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" by Whitney Houston

  • "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" by Stevie Wonder

  • "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper

  • "The Twist" by Chubby Checker

  • "Baby Got Back" by Sir Mix-a-Lot

  • "Hey Ya" by Outkast

  • "Dancing Queen" by ABBA

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