Wedding Dinner Music & Cocktail Hour Music
Ideas List
Wedding background dinner music can be played starting with the guests’ arrival at the reception facility. Music could also be started at the beginning of the cocktail hour. Background dinner music continues until the end of the main course at a wedding reception. Depending on the chain of events selected by the bridal couple, background dinner music usually plays about an hour and a half. Need help with the order of events? View our common format of a wedding reception article.
Dinner Music & Cocktail Hour Ideas
We could literally list millions of songs in all different music styles. That’s impossible. We will guide you through a mixture of old and new songs in a few music styles. Know your guests and their music likes. Stick to your wedding theme too. A black tie event will have different background music than a backyard cookout.
Last Updated: February 3, 2018
A-Ha – Take On Me
1985, Pop
Arcade Fire – Everything Now
2017, Rock
Backstreet Boys – I Want It That Way
1999, Pop
Bill Withers – Lovely Day
1977, R&B
Brett Eldredge – Mean To Me
2013, Country
Bruno Mars – Just The Way You Are
2010, Pop
Cake – Love You Madly
2001, Rock
Canaan Smith – Love You Like That
2014, Country
Capital Cities – Safe And Sound
2014, Indie Rock
Cardigans – Lovefool
1996, Pop
Chainsmokers & Coldplay – Something Just Like This
2017, Dance
Coldplay – Viva La Vida
2016, Rock
Devin Dawson – All On Me
2017, Country
DJ Khaled feat. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne – I’m the One
2017, Hip Hop
Donna Lewis – I Love You Always Forever
1996, Pop
Easton Corbin – Baby Be My Love Song
2014, Country
Ed Sheeran – Kiss Me
2011, Pop
Emotions – Best Of My Love
1977, R&B
Foster The People – Pumped Up Kicks
2011, Indie
Foo Fighters – Everlong (Acoustic Version)
2009, Rock
Four Tops – I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)
1965, R&B
Goo Goo Dolls – Come to Me
2013, Pop
Jackson 5 – ABC
1970, R&B
Jake Owen – Anywhere With You
2011, Country
Jason Derulo – Marry Me
2013, Pop
Killers – The Man
2017, Rock
Larry Graham – When We Get Married
1980, Pop
Lauryn Hill – Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You
1998, R&B
Leon Bridges – Coming Home
2015, R&B
Lionel Richie – Penny Lover
1983, R&B
LP – Lost on You
2017, Rock
Mario – Let Me Love You
2004, R&B
Michael Buble – Everything
2007, Pop
Miley Cyrus – Malibu
2017, Pop
Mumford & Sons – I Will Wait
2012, Rock
Nat “King” Cole – L-O-V-E
1964, Pop
Natalie Cole – This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)
1975, R&B
Ne-Yo – Another Love Song
2017, R&B
OneRepublic – Counting Stars
2014, Pop
Plain White T’s – 1,2,3,4
2008, Pop
Pretenders – I’ll Stand By You
1994, Rock
Prince – Kiss
1986, Pop
Proclaimers – I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)
1988, Rock
Randy Travis – Forever And Ever, Amen
1987, Country
Red Jumpsuit Apparatus – Your Guardian Angel
2006, Rock
Secondhand Serenade – Fall For You
2008, Rock
Shaggy feat. Rayvon – Angel
2000, Pop
Snow Patrol – Chasing Cars
2006, Indie Rock
Staind – Tangled Up In You
2008, Rock
Steve Winwood – Higher Love
1990, Pop
Taylor Swift – Love Story
2008, Pop Country
Thirty Seconds To Mars – Walk On Water
2017, Rock
Thomas Rhett – Unforgettable
2017, Country
Thomas Rhett feat. Maren Morris – Craving You
2017, Country
Thompson Square – Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not
2011, Country
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Wedding Song
2013, Rock
Have a dinner background or cocktail hour songs we should add to our list? Please comment the song below. We read and respond to all suggestions.
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Hi, music plays an important role in dinner and cocktail party. It helps to create a different environment. Thank you for sharing it.