Wedding Entrance Songs: Crowd Cheering Hits
Updated March 11, 2023 | Author: Matthew Campbell
The wedding entrance songs are when the master of ceremonies announces the wedding party VIPs at the reception. Of course, you, as the wedding couple, are the main act.
The best advice I can give as a wedding DJ is to kick your wedding reception into high gear with one of the entrance songs provided in this article – whether it be a bang or a romantic intro.
Quick Tips
When picking out the song to enter the reception hall, you must consider the following 3 factors:
1. Does the song have a special meaning to both of you?
2. What is the tempo of the song (fast or slow) to determine the mood of the moment?
3. Does the song’s genre and meaning match your music tastes and relationship?
As an experienced wedding DJ, I’ve assembled a list of songs for the wedding entrance introduction. Songs are selected by the meaning of the song and popular hits by today’s couples.
Popular versus Unique Alternatives
Below is a list of popular and unique alternative entrance songs. The songs on the left are popular entrance hits. The songs on the right are similar alternative tracks in the same music style, tempo, and mood – but not played at every wedding.
Popular Songs | VS. | Unique Songs |
---|---|---|
Bring ‘Em Out – T.I. | vs | All I Do Is Win – DJ Khaled, T-Pain, Ludacris… |
Forever – Chris Brown | vs | Down – Jay Sean, Lil Wayne |
I Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas | vs | I Feel Good – Pitbull Ft. Anthony Watts & DJWS |
You Make My Dreams (Come True) – Hall & Oates | vs | Higher Love – Steve Winwood |
Crazy In Love – Beyonce feat. Jay-Z | vs | Let’s Get Loud – Jennifer Lopez |
This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) – Natalie Cole | vs | Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You – Ms. Lauryn Hill |
Marry You – Bruno Mars | vs | Let’s Get Married (Remix) – Jagged Edge |
Let’s Get It Started – Black Eyed Peas | vs | Give Me Everything – Pitbull |
Thunderstruck – AC/DC | vs | Seven Nation Army – The White Stripes |
Can’t Help Falling In Love – Elvis Presley | vs | No Matter Where You Are – Us The Duo |
Celebration – Kool & The Gang | vs | Crowd Go Crazy – John Legend |
Can’t Stop The Feeling! – Justin Timberlake | vs | What A Night – Flo Rida |
Party Rock Anthem – LMFAO | vs | Can’t Hold Us – Macklemore, Ryan Lewis |
Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours) – S. Wonder | vs | Can’t Get Enough – Tamia |
Get The Party Started – P!nk | vs | Don’t Stop The Music – Rihanna |
24k Magic – Bruno Mars | vs | Treasure – Bruno Mars |
A Thousand Years – Christina Perri | vs | I Will Spend My Whole Life – Future, Grannis |
I Believe In A Thing Called Love – Darkness | vs | High Hopes – Panic! At The Disco |
I’m Good (Blue) – David Guetta, Bebe Rexha | vs | What’s Up? (4 Non Blondes) – DJ Miko |
September – Earth, Wind and Fire | vs | Best of My Love – The Emotions |
Levels – Avicii | vs | Sandstorm – Darude |
Best Day Of My Life – American Authors | vs | I Got You – Michael Franti & Spearhead |
Higher Love – Kygo, Whitney Houston | vs | We Found Love – Rihanna, Calvin Harris |
Music For A Sushi Restaurant – Harry Styles | vs | Black And White – Niall Horan |
Uptown Funk – Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars | vs | Good To Be Alive (Hallelujah) – Andy Grammer |
Shut Up And Dance – Walk The Moon | vs | HandClap – Fitz and the Tantrums |
Raise Your Glass – P!nk | vs | Without You – David Guetta, Usher |
New Grand Entrance Songs
The time has come to introduce the newlyweds and the wedding party including parents. What song do you want to play? Of course, select a song that has a special meaning first. But, here are a few newly released songs to consider!
“Unstoppable” by Daniel Caesar
R&B, 2023
This song is a bit more tame than most intro songs but this one has a funky vibe and a great beat letting everyone know you are unstoppable!
“Welcome To My House” by Yonaka
Rock, 2023
A song with the same title by Flo Rida has been a popular selection. If rock music is your thing, then this track notifies everyone that today is YOUR day!
“Clap Your Hands” by Oh the Larceny
Pop, 2023
Yep, we have ‘Hand Cla’ by Fitz. However, this tune has way more hype and will get everyone excited for your entrance into the reception!
“Run Free (Countdown)” by Tiësto & R3HAB
Dance, 2023
Electronic music is always a popular selection for entrances. This track has a countdown in it to announce your time to open the doors and it’s party time!
“Music For a Sushi Restaurant ” by Harry Styles
Pop, 2022
This mid-tempo song has breathing room to announce the people of your wedding party. The horns add an element of fervor.
“Movie Star” by Steve Aoki, MOD SUN, Global Dan
Dance, 2022
This track will make anyone making their entrance with a little fun lyrical story and make you feel like a superstar.
“Iconic” by Simple Plan
Rock, 2022
It’s time to raise the roof when the grand entrance happens. This song will have guests want to cheer for you – as you are iconic!
“What A Night” by Flo Rida
Hip Hop, 2022
The song samples ‘December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night)’ and has a fun-loving groove to it that will let everyone know they are about to have a fun night!
“Will Of The People” by Muse
Rock, 2022
It’s time for a revolution and this one is a kick a** entrance track for alt-rock fans to increase the excitement of the reception.
“Bridesmaids” by Kylie Morgan
Country, 2022
Whether or not your bridesmaids are being introduced as a group or individually, this song fits perfectly for your BFFs.
Other great modern wedding entrance songs.
- A Guy with a Girl – Blake Shelton
- A Sky Full of Stars – Coldplay
- All To Myself – Dan + Shay
- All You Need Is Love – The Beatles
- Amazing – Mary J. Blige feat. DJ Khaled
- Beautiful Day – U2
- Beautiful In White – Shane Filan
- Beyond – Leon Bridges
- Born For Greatness – Elliott Taylor
- Born For This – The Score
- Brand New – Ben Rector
- Bridesmaids – Kylie Morgan
- Cheerleader – OMI
- Chelsea Dagger – Fratellis
- Classic – MKTO
- Come And Get Your Love – Redbone
- Could I Love You Any More – Reneé Dominique feat. Jason Mraz
- Dance with Everybody – Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors
- Dynamite – Taio Cruz
- Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) – Backstreet Boys
- Eye Of The Tiger – Survivor
- Feel So Close – Calvin Harris
- Fire Up The Night – Blake Shelton feat. HARDY
- Fire’t Up – Brantley Gilbert
- Fly Me To The Moon – Imaginary Future
- From This Moment On – Shania Twain, Bryan White
- Game Of Thrones Theme (Armin van Buuren Remix) – Ramin Djawadi
- Get Ready For This – 2 Unlimited
- Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It – Will Smith
- Glorious – UNSECRET
- Gonna Fly Now (Rocky Theme) – Bill Conti
- Good Life – OneRepublic
- Ho Hey – The Lumineers
- Home – Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
- How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) – James Taylor
- I Believe In A Thing Called Love – Darkness
- I’ll Be There For You – The Rembrandts
- I’m Shipping Up To Boston – Dropkick Murphys
- James Bond Theme (From ‘Dr. No’) – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Jurassic Park (Main Theme) – John Williams
- Kickstart My Heart – Mötley Crüe
- L’amour Toujours – Gigi D’Agostino
- Let Me Clear My Throat – DJ Kool
- Let’s Get The Party Started – Tom Morello, Bring Me The Horizon
- Love Like This – Savannah Dexter, Brabo Gator
- Love On Top – Beyonce
- Marry Me – Train
- Moment 4 Life – Nicki Minaj
- Music For a Sushi Restaurant – Harry Styles
- My House – Flo Rida
- Now That We Found Love – Heavy D. & The Boyz
- On Top Of The World – Imagine Dragons
- Run Free (Countdown) – Tiësto & R3HAB
- Say Hey (I Love You) – Michael Franti & Spearhead
- Setting the World on Fire – Kenny Chesney with P!nk
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I’m Yours – Stevie Wonder
- Stand by You – Rachel Patten
- Star Wars (Main Theme) – Meco
- Stuck Like Glue – Sugarland
- Suit & Tie – Justin Timberlake
- This Is How We Do It – Montell Jordan
- Time Of Our Lives – Pitbull feat. Ne-Yo
- Top Gun Anthem – Harold Faltermeyer & Steve Stevens
- Tubthumping – Chumbawamba
- Turn Down For What – DJ Snake feat. Lil Jon
- Unstoppable – Sia
- Walking On Sunshine – Katrina & The Waves
- We Found Love – Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris
- We Will Rock You – Queen
- Welcome To The Jungle – Guns N’ Roses
- Welcome to the Party – Diplo, French Montana, and Lil Pump featuring Zhavia Ward
- Yeah! – Usher feat. Lil Jon and Ludacris
Do you have a favorite wedding entrance song not on my list? Please share your song below in the comments.
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Matthew (Matt) Campbell is the founder/editor of My Wedding Songs from his experience as a wedding DJ. He is the author of two wedding planners: ‘Wedding Songs Planner’ and ‘The Wedding Music Toolkit’. Matt is the host of the ‘Wedding Songs Podcast’. He shares music inspiration in his weekly newsletter the ‘Wedding MusicLetter’. His articles have been published on Rolling Stone, DJ Life Magazine, and DJ Times. Matt resides in the wedding capital of the world – Las Vegas.
One song I am thinking of as a possibility for our entrance is the Main Title from ‘An Officer & A Gentleman’. It’s basically an instrumental version of the song ‘Up Where We Belong’ from the same movie. Problem is, it’s only about 1:40 long. Any way you see this working?
Hello. Thanks for the suggestion. Just for those romantic movie buffs and early 80s music fans, there is a great instrumental cover by Richard Clayderman that would work great into the wedding ceremony!
Hi, my daughter wants to know what song I want played when I walk into her wedding reception. I’m divorced, and am trying to think of a kick ass song that represents the strong, independent woman I am. Any suggestions? I have pretty eclectic taste, except for rap.
Hi Tina. Thanks for the question. We have some awesome entrance songs here. However, you may first want to ask your daughter if there is a special song she likes first. Then, you may want to check out our Mother Daughter Songs too.
for my daughters upcoming wedding,instead of the traditional wedding march,she and I love,”Over the Rainbow”;but not Judy Garland’s version.Our pick was done by a native Hawaiian who’s name is too long to remember,but his version is beautiful
Hi Deedee, The artist is Israel Kamakawiwo’Ole. Here is a link to the video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fahr069-fzE
I would like a few moments of the traditional wedding march then mix with Uptown funk…any ideas?
I like the idea. Just have your DJ mix in the two songs.
I am planning to walk down the aisle in just a few months, this fall. My entrance song(hopefully) will be “Let’s Get Married” by Jagged Edge. There are two versions, but I like the original better than the remix. Just another idea for anybody who may see this. :-)
Thanks for sharing Angela.