Having Trouble Deciding on Your Wedding Playlist?

Guys like him make weddings fun. Be this guy.

When couples start thinking about hiring DJs, they are often faced with this dilemma, be it general direction or choosing those often troublesome but crucial ceremonial picks — first dance, parent and child dance, the bouquet toss and so on.

With that in mind, here is a list of some great options to use in your soundtrack for this monumental occasion. Enjoy and congratulations!

The Processional:

  • Beach Boys: “God Only Knows”
  • Townes Van Zandt: “If I Needed You” (acoustic version)
  • Wagner: “Bridal Chorus” (nothing wrong with a classic!)

Father-Daughter Dance:

  • Loudon Wainwright III: “Daughter”
  • Perry Como: “Thank Heaven for Little Girls”
  • Paul Simon: “Father and Daughter”

Mother-Son Dance:

  • Smokey Robinson & The Miracles: “Mama”
  • The Pretenders: “I’ll Stand By You”
  • Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young: “Teach Your Children”

First Dance:

  • Bobby Darin: “If I Were a Carpenter”
  • Otis Redding: “Nothing Can Change This Love”
  • Beach House: “Take Care”

Cut the Cake:

  • Marvin Gaye: “How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)”

Bouquet Toss:

  • Beyoncé: “All the Single Ladies”

Garter Toss:

  • Justin Timberlake: “Sexyback”

Party:

  • Major Lazer – “Leon On”
  • Michael Jackson – “Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough’
  • Icona Pop – “I Love It”
  • Paul Simon – “You Can Call Me Al”
  • Harry Belafonte: “Jump in the Line”
  • Empire of the Sun: “Walking on a Dream”
  • Earth, Wind & Fire: “September”
  • Deee-Lite: “Groove in the Heart”
  • Fleetwood Mac: “Dreams”
  • Robyn: “Dancing on My Own”
  • Whitney Houston – “How Will I Know”

Closer:

  • R. Kelly: “Bump N’ Grind”
  • Lionel Richie: “All Night Long (All Night)”
  • LCD Soundsystem: “All My Friends”
Header: Getty

TRENDING


X