Wedding DJ Playlist Guide: Plan Music for Every Moment

Author: Matthew Campbell

As a wedding DJ, your job is to create emotional flow – from the first prelude notes to the last dance send-off. This updated monthly guide breaks down every moment of a wedding day with fresh tracks, organized by timeline, BPM, and key. Use it as your go-to programming reference for consultations, set prep, and real-time song requests.

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How DJs Can Use This Wedding Playlist Guide

• Use BPM & key data to create seamless transitions between moments.
• Prep multiple options for each event type to match a couple’s personalities.
• Highlight new releases during meetings to show you’re current.
• Store playlists in Virtual DJ/Serato crates by wedding moment.
• Keep notes on what crowds react to the strongest – build your own analytics.

Modern Wedding Day Playlist

Updated monthly with the latest tracks!

Prelude

1. Always Remember Us This Way (Piano and Cello) – Christian Vienna, 2025
2. To Be Loved by You (Instrumental Version) – Steven C, 2025
3. Days Like These – Luke Combs, 2025
4. Stay This Way – Natalie Taylor, 2025
5. No One Else – We the Least, 2025
6. Wedding Love – Brant Buckley, 2025
7. Beautiful Day – Black Violin feat. Lalah Hathaway, 2025
8. Can’t Help Falling in Love – Jamie Hannah, 2025
9. Until I Found You (Acoustic Cover) – Bear Montana, 2025
10. You Are The Reason (Piano Version) – Enrique Lázaro, 2024

View Popular Prelude Songs

Wedding Party Processional

1. Feel So Close Acoustic Cover – Silk Street, 2025
2. I Love You so Much – Alianna Ferguson, 2025
3. Everything I Do, I Do It for You – New Love Songs, 2025
4. True Love – J. Brown, 2024
5. You In My Life – David Lazarus, 2024
6. ALL MY LOVE – Coldplay, 2024
7. Stargazing (Moonlight Version) – Myles Smith, 2024
8. Lovely Day – Amber Mark, 2024
9. Forever – Noah Kahan, 2024
10. NOTHING NEW (I DO) – Wedding Version – Brandon Lake, 2024

View Popular Processional Songs

Partner 2 (Bride) Processional

1. Giving Her Away – Luke Combs, 2025
2. My Love Is Always Here – Texas Twilight, 2025
3. She’s Mesmerizingly Beautiful To Me – Wayne Tinch, 2025
4. God Really Knew – Sidney, 2025
5. Last Time Last – Kristen Merlin, 2025
6. I Get To Love You (Wedding Version) – Ashton Brooke Gill, 2025
7. Ordinary (Wedding Version) – Alex Warren, 2025
8. To Be Yours – Runaway June, 2025
9. Jonathan’s Song – Lacy Miller, 2025
10. You For A Reason (Stripped) – Warren Zeiders, 2025

View Popular Bride Processional Songs

Unity Ceremony

1. Life with You – Seph Schlueter, 2026
2. Stand By Me – Julian Croswell, 2025
3. One in a Million – LEISURE, 2025
4. Anyways, I Love You (Better with Allen) – Wild Rivers feat. Allen Stone, 2025
5. As Long As I’ve Got You – Seth Summers, 2025
6. I Love You Forever – JJ Heller, 2025
7. Grow Old (Acoustic Version) – Mateo Palmitier, 2025
8. Love You to the Moon – Smithfield, 2025
9. If You Stay – Kameron Marlowe, 2025
10. Love You Too – Ledisi, 2025

View Popular Unity Songs

Recessional

1. Let’s Ride Away – Avicii & Elle King, 2025
2. Time Lies (Ludus) – Sleeping At Last, 2025
3. Without You – Warren Zeiders, 2025
4. Mine Tomorrow – Hudson Westbrook, 2025
5. Fall Into Forever – PARKWILD, 2024
6. Wake Me Up – David Garrett, 2024
7. Smile – Martin Garrix feat. Carolina Liar, 2024
8. Good Day – Forrest Frank, 2024
9. Dreaming – Marshmello, P!NK, Sting, 2023
10. You Plus Me – Plain White T’s, 2023

View Popular Recessional Songs

Guests Arrival & Cocktail Hour

1. starlight – Disco Lines & wes mills feat. Madeline Follin, 2026
2. Starlight – Cannons, 2026
3. Let It All Out – LEISURE, 2025
4. So Sweet – Coyote Theory, 2025
5. Ride – Leela James, 2025
6. The Thing I Love – MAX & Andy Grammer, 2025
7. Closer To Me – Mark Ambor, 2025
8. So Easy (To Fall In Love) – Olivia Dean, 2025
9. Camera – Ed Sheeran, 2025
10. LEAN ON MY LOVE – Jon Batiste feat. Andra Day, 2025

View Popular Cocktail Hour Music

Entrance and Introductions

1. C’MON! – NEFFEX, 2025
2. For the Win – Dre Gilly, 2025
3. Lucky – MORTEN & David Guetta, 2025
4. Our Time – Afrojack, Martin Garrix, David Guetta & Amél, 2025
5. The Final Countdown 2025 – David Guetta, Hypaton, Europe, 2025
6. Rain or Shine – Drew Holcomb, Ellie Holcomb & Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors, 2025
7. Feel Good – Kolidescopes & 220 KID, 2024
8. 100 Lives – Jonas Blue & Eyelar, 2024
9. Lighter – Galantis, David Guetta & 5 Seconds Of Summer, 2024
10. We Are One – 3 Are Legend, Bryn Christopher, 2024

View Popular Entrance & Intro Songs

First Dance

1. No Matter What – Trevor Martin, 2026
2. The Good Part – Forest Blakk, 2025
3. Forever – Sentury, 2025
4. Last Forever – LANY, 2025
5. In It With You – Craig David & JoJo, 2025
6. No One – Macy Gray, 2025
7. She Never Asked for Easy – Michael Dubois, 2025
8. FOOL PROOF – Justin Wilder, 2025
9. Ordinary – Alex Warren, 2025
10. Towards You – Mayday Parade, 2025

View Popular First Dance Songs

Dinner Music

1. The Banjo Song – Mumford & Sons, 2026
2. Vienna – Anna Duboc, 2025
3. You’ve Got What It Takes – Ledisi feat. Gregory Porter, 2025
4. I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) – Calum Scott & Whitney Houston, 2025
5. Lost In Translation – Carin Leon & Kacey Musgraves, 2025
6. What You Won’t Do for Love – The Dip, 2025
7. Give My Love – Kem, 2025
8. A Song To Sing – Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton, 2025
9. Lovers’ Holiday – Durand Jones & The Indications, 2025
10. Silver Lining – Laufey, 2025

View Popular Dinner Music Ideas

Father-Figure Dance

1. No One Prepared Me – Andrew Kiernan Cuddy, 2025
2. Cry at Our Last Dance (Wedding Version) – Tayler Holder, 2025
3. Yours – Post Malone, 2024
4. Daddy Daughter Dance (Acoustic) – Julia Cole, 2024
5. Kiss The Bride – Bon Jovi, 2024
6. Not Proud of You – David C Smalley, 2024
7. For The Both of Us – Dan + Shay, 2023
8. Good Hands – Kylie Morgan, 2022
9. When God Made You My Father – Riley Roth, 2022
10. Good Hands – Johnny and Heidi, 2022

View Popular Father-Figure Dance Songs

Mother-Figure Dance

1. I Loved Him First (Boy Mama’s POV) – Britnee Kellogg, 2025
2. Momma Loves Me – NEEDTOBREATHE & The Red Clay Strays, 2025
3. Momma Song – Benson Boone, 2025
4. Momma – Joyner Lucas & Chris Brown, 2025
5. Straight Outta Heaven – Queen Naija, 2024
6. Dance Like No One’s Watching – Gabby Barrett, 2024
7. Sun/Son – Jhené Aiko, 2024
8. Perfect Day – Al Green, 2023
9. Mother’s Love – Soul Payn, 2023
10. No Prayer Like Mama’s – Jay Allen, 2023

View Popular Mother-Figure Dance Songs

Party Time!

1. I Just Might – Bruno Mars, 2026
2. LET EM KNOW – T.I., 2026
3. Satisfaction Skank – Fatboy Slim & The Rolling Stones, 2025
4. The Fate of Ophelia (Loud Luxury Remix) – Taylor Swift & Loud Luxury, 2025
5. My Kinda Saturday Night – Luke Combs, 2025
6. Ring of Fire – Wuki, 2025
7. Everytime We Touch – Cascada & Steve Aoki, 2025
8. Sonríele – DY (Daddy Yankee), 2025
9. Sweet Caroline (Two Friends Remix) – Neil Diamond & Two Friends, 2025
10. The Gambler (VAVO Remix) – Kenny Rogers & VAVO, 2025

View Popular Party Songs

Anniversary Dance

1. The Bride – Chris Janson, 2025
2. Marry Me Again – Rodney Atkins, 2025
3. You’re Still the One · Boyce Avenue & Connie Talbot, 2025
4. What I Got – SmithField, 2024
5. Country Gold – Anne Wilson, Jordan Davis, 2024
6. Best Friends – Eric Paslay, 2023
7. Remember The Time – The Teskey Brothers, 2023
8. Porch Swing – Taylor Hicks, 2023
9. Never Not Loving You – Johnny and Heidi, 2022
10. That’s How Love Is Made – The War and Treaty, 2022

View Popular Anniversary Dance Songs

Last Dance

1. THE ONE. – Kesha
2. Hurricane – Frank Walker feat. Clara Mae, 2025
3. Last Song – Alan Walker & Faouzia, 2025
4. Glad You Came – Mario, 2024
5. Never Going Home Tonight – David Guetta & Alesso feat. Madison Love, 2024
6. Take Me Home, Country Roads – KSHMR, 2024
7. Carry You Home – Alex Warren, 2024
8. Out Of Reach – BoyWithUke, 2023
9. The Best Is Yet to Come – Tom Walker, 2022
10. Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) – Ron Pope, The National Parks, 2022

View Popular Last Dance Songs

DJs! Plan a Wedding Playlist by BPM and Key

(Click on the Song, Artist, Key and BPM column headers for sorting)

*BPM and key pulled from SongData.io

Stream the Sample Wedding Playlist on Spotify

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About Matthew Campbell

DJ, Author, Music Lover

I have always had a love for music and the way it makes you feel. My passion grew for wedding celebrations with years as a wedding DJ. Now, as a wedding music planner, I research popular and unique wedding songs to create personalized playlists for couples and help wedding pros curate crowd-cheering music. Let’s get the party started! – Read More About Me