Wedding Dinner Music & Cocktail Hour Music

Ideas List 2019

 
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: April 6, 2019

Andrea Bocelli & Matteo Bocelli – Fall On Me
2018, Classical

ASHLEE + EVAN – I Do
2018, 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

Cardigans – Lovefool
1996, Pop

Chainsmokers & Coldplay – Something Just Like This
2017, Dance

Chantal Kreviazuk – Feels Like Home
2002, Pop

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

Dustin Tebbutt – All Your Love
2018, Rock

Easton Corbin – Baby Be My Love Song
2014, Country

Ed Sheeran – Kiss Me
2011, Pop

Emotions – Best Of My Love
1977, R&B

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

Jason Mraz – Have It All
2018, Pop

Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra & Haley Reinhart – My Baby Just Cares For Me
2018, Jazz

Jess Glynne – I’ll Be There
2018, Pop

John Legend x BloodPop® – A Good Night
2018, R&B

John Mayer – New Light
2018, Released as a single

Josh Groban (Duet with Jennifer Nettles) – 99 Years
2018. Bridges

Kane Brown – Live Forever
2018, Experiment

Kina Grannis – Can’t Help Falling in Love
2018, Pop

Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – Shallow
2018, Pop

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

Lukas Graham – Love Someone
2018, Pop

Mario – Let Me Love You
2004, R&B

Maroon 5 – The Way You Look Tonight
2010, Pop

Matt White – Love
2013, Pop Rock

Michael Buble – Everything
2007, Pop

Michael Bublé – When I Fall In Love
2018, Pop

Miley Cyrus – Malibu
2017, Pop

Mumford & Sons – Forever
2018, 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

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

Skylar Grey – Everything I Need
2018, Pop

Staind – Tangled Up In You
2008, Rock

Straight No Chaser – When A Man Loves A Woman
2018, Pop

Taylor Swift – Love Story
2008, Pop Country

Thirty Seconds To Mars – Walk On Water
2017, Rock

Thomas Rhett – Unforgettable
2017, Country

Thompson Square – Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not
2011, Country

We Three – Fall for You
2018, We Three

Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Wedding Song
2013, Rock

Have a dinner background or cocktail hour songs we should add to our list? Please comment on the songs below. We read and respond to all the suggestions.

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