Wedding Day Playlist Guide for Planning Music

A complete wedding day music playlist set for common moments.

Updated February 27, 2023

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Congratulations on your engagement!

Once you choose the wedding DJ or band, there are even more choices!

What songs do I need for my wedding day? Below is a list of events during a wedding day that is commonly set to music – in chronological order! Don’t worry. We got you.

Complete Wedding Day Playlist

  • Discover 10 new songs for common wedding events.
  • Exact songs only appear once in the list.
  • Relax – you will only find songs that aren’t overplayed (yet).
  • Want more suggestions? Each moment will link to a more complete list.

DON’T FORGET – Provide your song suggestions to your DJ or band at least 2 weeks before your big day. They need time to prepare their playlist to match their music tastes.

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Guests Arrive at the Ceremony - Prelude


View Top Prelude Songs

Pro Tip – Instead of having the bride’s family sitting to the left and the groom’s family sitting to the right, have guests sit on both sides. This way families get to intermingle before the I do’s and one side doesn’t dominate the other in size.
MARRY YOU - Tayler Holder
2023
Just Give Me A Reason (Piano Version) - Flying Fingers
2022
Feels Like Home - Bridesmaids Quartet
2022
Marry Me - Tommee Profitt, Fleurie
2022
Songbird - Rita Wilson, Josh Groban
2022
Make You Feel My Love - Blessing Offor, Bob Lanzetti
2022
Air on G (Arr. for Violin and Acoustic Guitar by Arthur Campbell) - Anne Akiko Meyers, Jason Vieaux
2022
One and Only - Garrett Kato
2022
Wildest Dreams (Cover) - Dallas String Quartet
2022
Simply The Best - Billianne
2022

Wedding Party Walk Down the Aisle - Processional


View Top Processional Songs

Pro Tip – Do you know the official order of the processional? 1. Parents of the Groom, 2. Mother of the Bride, 3. Grandparents of the Bride, 4. Grandparents of the Groom, 5. Bridesmaids & Groomsmen, 6. Best Man, 7. Maid and/or Matron of Honor, 8. Groom, 9. Officiant, 10. Ring Bearer & Flower Girl, 11. Bride or Bride & Father.
All the Small Things - SleepSpace
2023
Songbird - Eva Cassidy, London Symphony Orchestra & Christopher Willis
2022
In My Life - Kevin Kern
2022
Yellow - Virgo Rising
2022
What a Wonderful World - JJ Heller
2022
Make You Feel My Love (Acoustic Instrumental) - Casper Esmann
2022
When You Love Someone (Live) - Gretchen Peters
2022
Endless Love - Boyce Avenue, Connie Talbot
2022
Can't Help Falling in Love (Arr. for Violin and Acoustic Guitar by Andy Poxon) - Anne Akiko Meyers & Jason Vieaux
2022
Glory of True Love - Wade Bowen
2022

(Partner) Bride Walk Down the Aisle


View Top Bride Entrance Songs

Pro Tip – All eyes are on you as the bride. No matter how nervous, SMILE. Tell a joke, or watch funny videos before walking down the aisle. It will help relieve the stress of the moment.
All My Love - Cathartic Fall
2023
Anywhere - Risk & Refuge
2022
Lovin' You (E. V. Mix) - B. Valentine feat. Dave Koz
2022
The First Time - The Brave Collide feat. Brian McGrane & Chloe Agnew
2022
Can't Help Falling in Love - Kacey Musgraves
2022
Take My Name (Wedding Version) - Parmalee
2022
Hold My Hand (Lady Gaga) [Piano Arrangement] - Alexandre Pachabezian
2022
What Dreams Are Made Of - Brent Morgan
2022
Marry Me (Ballad) - Jennifer Lopez, Maluma
2022
Angel (Acoustic) - Ric Hassani
2022

Unity Ceremony (Candle, Sand, Rope, etc.)


View Top Unity Songs

Pro Tip – A wedding is more than a joining of two people. It is a joining of families. Incorporate the mothers and/or fathers into the unity ceremony to represent two families banding together.
Perfect to Me - Josh Tatofi
2023
Your Hands - Mae Estes
2023
Our Forever - Spencer Crandall
2022
The Akindele Wedding Song (Eternity) - Dynamic Media Services
2022
Stay - Alicia Keys, Lucky Daye
2022
Always Be Yours - Scott Drury
2022
When You Married Me - Andrew Brien
2022
Wherever Time Goes - Jake Hoot
2022
Faithfully - Brian McKnight
2021
Ritual - Chadwick Johnson
2021

Wedding Vows



Pro Tip – Write your own vows. It will make memories that last a lifetime and make your ceremony personalized.
You - Omar Cunningham
2023
Detail - Jonathan McReynolds
2023
Baby Will You Love Me - MAJOR.
2023
Here - Tom Grennan
2023
Pointless - Lewis Capaldi
2022
Worth It - Ryan Cabrera
2022
Lover of Mine - Louyah
2022
Chance of a Lifetime (The Proposal) - Cory Singer
2022
That's What Love Is - Alexandra Kay
2022
If I Didn’t Love You - Ben Abraham
2022

Recessional (Ceremony Exit)


View Top Recessional Songs

Pro Tip – As the Newlyweds and wedding party are the first people to exit, immediately start the receiving line so that all wedding guests are thanked for coming and also get to meet both families on the way out.
Wings - Jonas Brothers
2023
Forever - Lee Fields
2022
Thank God - Kane Brown & Katelyn Brown
2022
I'm In Love With You - The 1975
2022
Found It In You - Tiera Kennedy
2022
First Day of My Life - Brooklyn Duo
2022
Purple Haze - Joy Oladokun
2022
One Life - James Bay
2022
Make You Feel My Love - Home Free
2022
All You Need Is Love - Katy Perry
2021

Guests Exiting Ceremony


Pro Tip – Try to stick to a rigid timetable. The longer you take from the time the ceremony is over until the wedding party arrives at the wedding reception, the longer your guests are waiting to eat, or running up your bar tab for cocktail hour.Keep them waiting for the shortest amount of time.
You Make My Dreams (Come True) - Wendlo
2023
High On You - Sam Fischer, Amy Shark
2023
No One’s Gonna Love You (Like I Do) - Taryn Papa, Zack Dyer
2023
Little Bit More - Suriel Hess
2022
Beautiful Love (Free Fire) - Justin Bieber
2022
Beautiful Thing - Old Foes
2022
Dancin' In The Moonlight - Chris Lane, Lauren Alaina
2022
Grow As We Go - Ben Platt, Sara Bareilles
2022
Wanna Love You - Otis Kane
2022
Us Someday - Thomas Rhett
2022

Guests Arrive at Reception & Cocktail Hour


View Cocktail Hour Music Ideas

Pro Tip – Wedding guests are attending your wedding expecting to have a good time. Have the music reflect the type of event you want to portray ~ fun, exciting, classy, free-spirited, etc.
Winslow Gardens - Ben Folds
2023
I Feel Like Dancing - Jason Mraz
2023
Lavender Haze (Felix Jaehn Remix) - Taylor Swift, Felix Jaehn
2023
You Know What I Need - PNAU & Troye Sivan
2022
Lifetime - SG Lewis
2022
Bad Decisions - benny blanco & BTS & Snoop Dogg
2022
Happiness (Dance Floor Edit) - The 1975
2022
One Day Tonight - Noah Thompson
2022
Potion - Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa, Young Thug
2022
No Stoppin' Us - Charlie Wilson, Johnny Gill, Babyface, K-Ci Hailey
2022

Grand Entrance and Introductions


View Top Entrance Songs

Pro Tip – Be sure your music entertainer builds excitement before your grand entrance. Don’t enter after a slow song.
Dance with Everybody - Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors
2022
What A Night - Flo Rida
2022
Amazing - Mary J. Blige feat. DJ Khaled
2021
Fire Up The Night - Blake Shelton feat. HARDY
2021
Crowd Go Crazy - John Legend
2021
Lease On Life - Andy Grammer
2021
Glorious - Unsecret, Goldford
2020
Dreams - Phil Soda, GoodLuck
2020
Champions - James Blunt
2019
Welcome to the Party - Diplo, French Montana, Lil Pump, Zhavia Ward
2018

First Dance


View Top First Dance Songs

Pro Tip – Whether you are on the East Coast or West Coast, go from the grand entrance right into the first dance. It makes for a great transition and keeps the celebration going.
Die For You (Remix) - The Weeknd, Ariana Grande
2023
Love You Anyway - Luke Combs
2023
Who I Am With You - Tucker Beathard
2023
still into you (first dance cover) - Isabella Kensington
2022
Forever and Ever and Always - Ryan Mack
2022
Forever - Vedo
2022
You (Acoustic) - Dan + Shay
2022
Luckiest Man - Chris Brown
2022
First Date (Acoustic) - Taylor Acorn
2022
Amazing - Teddy Swims
2022

Dinner Music


View Wedding Dinner Music Ideas

Pro Tip – Dinner time is the best time for the family to talk and catch up. It’s best to not have the music blasting. At the same time, don’t put everyone to sleep too.
CUFF IT (WETTER REMIX) - Beyoncé
2023
Good Morning - PJ Morton, Susan Carol
2023
This Is - Ella Mai
2023
Woke Up in Love (Acoustic) - Kygo, Gryffin, Calum Scott
2023
Flowers - Miley Cyrus
2023
True Love Ways - Now United
2022
Palomino - First Aid Kit
2022
Only You - Baby Bash & The Bashtones
2022
Late Night Talking - Harry Styles
2022
Amazed - Home Free
2022

Cake Cutting


View Top Cake Cutting Songs

Pro Tip – If you want to help prevent the playful cake smashing, use forks for feeding each other.
Sugar - Surf Curse
2022
Stuck On You - Kem
2022
Wedding Cake - dvsn, Ty Dolla $ign
2021
Yummy - Justin Bieber
2020
This Is Us - Jimmie Allen, Noah Cyrus
2020
Make It Sweet - Old Dominion
2018
Cake By The Ocean - DNCE
2015
Sugar - Maroon 5
2014
Pour Some Sugar On Me - Def Leppard
1987
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) - James Taylor
1975

Bouquet Toss


View Top Bouquet Toss Songs

Pro Tip – Have more than one bouquet made for the bride – one to keep and one to toss.
Bridesmaids - Tyra Madison
2022
Grrrls - Lizzo
2022
Dope - John Legend, JID
2022
Kings & Queens - Ava Max
2020
Badass Woman - Meghan Trainor
2019
Redesigning Women - The Highwomen
2019
Girls Like You - Maroon 5, Cardi B
2018
Dear Future Husband - Meghan Trainor
2015
Run The World (Girls) - Beyoncé
2011
Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) - Beyoncé
2008

Garter Toss Songs


View Top Garter Toss Songs
View Top Garter Removal Songs
View Top Garter Placement Songs

Pro Tip – Attach the garter for tossing to a football, baseball, or other sports object so that the boys will want to catch the object with the garter.
Toxic Las Vegas (Jamieson Shaw Remix) - Elvis Presley, Britney Spears
2023
Good Ol' Boys - Hayden Coffman
2022
Boyz - Jesy Nelson, Nicki Minaj
2021
I'm Single - Jake Paul
2019
Death of a Bachelor - Panic! at the Disco
2016
The Man - Aloe Blacc
2013
Big Pimpin’ - Jay-Z, Ugk
1999
Toss It Up - 2Pac
1996
Bad Boys - Inner Circle
1990
Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Top
1983

Father Daughter Dance


View Top Father Daughter Dance Songs

Pro Tip – If you have more than one male role model in your life, have one cut-in and join the dance. If no male role models in your life, you can have a mother daughter dance.
Good Hands - Kylie Morgan
2022
When God Made You My Father - Riley Roth
2022
Good Hands - Johnny and Heidi
2022
Grow As We Go - Mat and Savanna Shaw, The Piano Guys
2021
My Father's Daughter - Olivia Vedder, Eddie Vedder, Glen Hansard
2021
Like My Father - Jax
2021
She's Somebody's Daughter (The Wedding Version) - Drew Baldridge
2021
You'll Always Be My Baby (Written for Daughters' Weddings) - Alan Jackson
2021
Time to Let Me Go - Quixotic Sound
2020
Dads and Daughters - MaRynn Taylor
2020

Mother Son Dance


View Top Mother Son Dance Songs

Pro Tip – The dance will mean more to your mother. Make her feel special by offering her a special note, gift, or memento to remember your day.
No Prayer Like Mama's - Jay Allen
2023
I Love You Mom - Jackson Nance
2022
He’s Her Life - Waylon Nihipali
2022
She's Magic - Mike Parker
2022
Mother - Michael Bublé
2022
My Hero - Westlife
2021
Son Of A - Dillon Carmichael
2021
Mama Ain't Jesus - Jordan Rowe
2021
That's What Mamas Are For - Chris Lane
2021
Mama's Boy - Ryan Griffin
2021

Wedding Party Dance


View Top Wedding Party Dance Songs

Pro Tip – The wedding party dance changes the focus from the bride and groom back to the dance floor. Consider having more of an uptempo song or a group dance song to get things started.
Beer With My Friends - Kenny Chesney, Old Dominion
2022
Friends - Jesse McCartney
2020
Family - Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors
2019
Tennessee Whiskey - Chris Stapleton
2015
Shut Up And Dance - Walk The Moon
2014
Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars
2014
Turn Down For What - DJ Snake, Lil Jon
2013
Wobble - V.I.C.
2008
Cupid Shuffle - Cupid
2007
Let’s Get It Started - Black Eyed Peas
2004

Party Time!


View Best Party & Dancing Songs

Pro Tip - Do not plan the whole party playlist or be too restrictive in your music choices to the music entertainer. They are professional and should know what will fill the dance floor and be able to read the crowd and make adjustments accordingly.
Lottery - Latto, LU KALA
2023
La Fórmula - Maluma, Marc Anthony
2023
TRUSTFALL - P!nk
2023
Giddy Up! - Shania Twain
2023
I'm Every Woman - Whitney Houston, SG Lewis
2022
LET'S GET CRAZY! (Mambo Drop) - Don Omar, Lil Jon
2022
All She Wanna Do - John Legend & Saweetie
2022
BREAK MY SOUL - Beyoncé
2022
About Damn Time - Lizzo
2022
My Love - Florence + The Machine
2022

Celebration Dance Of Longest Married Couple


View Top Anniversary Dance Songs

Pro Tip – A memorable way to fill the dance floor is to celebrate the longest-married couple at your wedding. You can also offer a memento to the couple like a corsage and a boutonniere.
Never Not Loving You - Johnny and Heidi
2022
That's How Love Is Made - The War and Treaty
2022
Love You Still (abcdefu romantic version) - Tyler Shaw
2022
How Deep Is Your Love - Barry Gibb, Little Big Town, Tommy Emmanuel
2021
You're Still The One - Teddy Swims
2020
Through The Years - Rascal Flatts
2020
Our Song - Willie Nelson
2020
Our Song - Tank
2019
99 Years - Josh Groban, Jennifer Nettles
2018
Can’t Remember Never Loving You - Ian Janes
2018

Last Dance


View Top Last Dance Songs

Pro Tip – Consider having a "Last Last" dance. This is when you invite all guests outside the reception venue to prepare for the final send-off. Then, dance to a second first dance song with just the wedding couple in the room (along with the photographer).
The Best Is Yet to Come - Tom Walker
2022
Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) - Ron Pope, The National Parks
2022
C'est La Vie - Surfaces, Thomas Rhett
2021
Closing Time - The Chardon Polka Band
2020
Memories - Maroon 5
2020
Incredible - James TW
2019
The Best Is Yet To Come - Drake White
2018
Save The Last Dance For Me - Michael Buble
2005
Bye Bye Bye - *Nsync
2000
Send Me On My Way - Rusted Root
1994

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How is the playlist compiled?

Matt is commonly in Facebook planning groups speaking to engaged and recently married couples. Plus, he is checking new songs released, wedding DJ playlists, and top-streamed song lists. This playlist is the most current songs to add to your wedding day playlist.

About Matthew Campbell

Wedding Music Expert

Meet Matthew (Matt) Campbell, the passionate wedding DJ and music expert behind My Wedding Songs. With years of experience in the industry and a keen ear for the latest trends, Matt knows just what it takes to create the perfect soundtrack for your special day. From classic love ballads to upbeat party anthems, his articles are jam-packed with insider tips and top recommendations that will have you and your guests on your feet all night long.

But Matt isn’t just a music aficionado – he’s also an active member of wedding planning and DJ communities online, sharing his expertise and learning from other professionals along the way. When he’s not helping couples plan their dream weddings, you can find Matt exploring new destinations with his wife or sipping his favorite beer. Whatever your musical tastes or wedding style, Matt is your go-to resource for creating an unforgettable celebration. Read Full Bio.

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