Modern Love Songs for Weddings – A Wedding DJ Programming Guide

As a wedding DJ, you need love songs that actually work in the room – not just on a playlist. This guide curates modern and classic love songs and pairs them with DJ programming notes so you can slot the right track for ceremony, first dances, dinner, slow-downs, and last-dance moments. Use the tagging framework below to build crates fast and keep couples swooning.

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How DJs Should Use This List

• Tag by moment: Ceremony / First Dance / Dinner / Cocktail / Slow Dance / Last Dance.
• Prep short edits: 90–120s versions keep emotion high and momentum tight.
• Keep a classic + modern option for each moment to match the age mix.
• Spotlight 2 new additions per wedding to signal you’re current.

Modern Love Songs DJs Can Actually Program

1. Spend It on You – Cody Hibbard, 2026
2. The Way I Am – Luke Combs, 2026
3. Home – Charlie Puth & Hikaru Utada, 2026
4. Sal Da Vinci Per sempre si (Bachata) – Alfio dj e Assy, 2026
5. You and Me – Cameron Whitcomb, 2026
6. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE – Stephen Sanchez, 2026
7. You’ll Be The Proof – Forest Blakk & Joy Williams, 2026
8. Risk It All – Bruno Mars, 2026
9. Born To Be Yours – Warren Zeiders, 2026
10. One Love – Kem, 2026
11. Refuge – Dermot Kennedy, 2026
12. For The Rest Of My Life – Frankie Zulferino, 2026
13. Be By You – Luke Combs, 2026
14. other side. – Brent Faiyaz, 2026
15. Love You Now – Luke Grimes, 2026
16. Need Someone – Andrew Bird, Gavin Brivik, 2026
17. Cloud 9 – Megan Moroney, 2026
18. The Roses – Russell Dickerson, 2026
19. Marry Me – 803Fresh, 2026
20. made for you – Jessica Baio, 2026
21. Love You More- St. Lundi, 2026
22. No Matter What – Trevor Martin, 2026
23. The Banjo Song – Mumford & Sons, 2026
24. 100 – Ella Mai, 2026
25. Still Choosing You – Ava Holloway [AI], 2026
26. 1+1 – Maluma & Kany García, 2026
27. Life with You – Seph Schlueter, 2026
28. So Sweet – Coyote Theory, 2025
29. always be there – House of EL, 2025
30. COMPASS – Matt Hansen, 2025
31. Unlocks Me – Michael Marcagi, 2025
32. Think I’m In Love With You – Leyton Robinson & Manny Costello, 2025
33. Fall For You – Derek Mercer Lyrics, 2025
34. As Long As You’re Mine – Cynthia Erivo & Jonathan Bailey, 2025
35. Ride – Leela James, 2025
36. Rock With Me – Kem & Marsha Ambrosius, 2025
37. Dream As One – Miley Cyrus, 2025
38. The Thing I Love – MAX & Andy Grammer, 2025
39. HELLO – Taylor Hill, 2025
40. Holdin’ You, Lovin’ You – Chayce Beckham, 2025
41. Love Language – Sekou, 2025
42. You & I – Victor Ray, 2025
43. Closer To Me – Mark Ambor, 2025
44. 1 In A Million – CALLMEJB, 2025
45. The Good Part – Forest Blakk, 2025
46. The Pines – Noah Rinker, 2025
47. If The World Burns Down – Kacey Musgraves, 2025
48. Wings (Acoustic) – Silk Street, 2025
49. Days Like These – Luke Combs, 2025
50. Day One – Adam Doleac and Madeline Merlo, 2025
51. Marry Your Best Friend – Spencer Crandall, 2025
52. Married You – Austin Brown, 2025
53. So Easy (To Fall In Love) – Olivia Dean, 2025
54. Forever – Sentury, 2025
55. I’d Do It over Again – Myles Erlick, 2025
56. Stay This Way – Natalie Taylor, 2025
57. Fall In Your Arms – James Vickery, 2025
58. Last Forever – LANY, 2025
59. Working – Keith Sweat & Qing Madi, 2025
60. One in a Million – LEISURE, 2025
61. The Real Thing – Dylan Arms, 2025
62. Here to Heaven – Dave Fenley, 2025
63. Lost In Translation – Carin Leon & Kacey Musgraves, 2025
64. DEEP – Abbie Gamboa & Aodhán King, 2025
65. What You Won’t Do for Love – The Dip, 2025
66. No One Else – We the Least, 2025
67. Diamond – Tom Grennan, 2025
68. Anyways, I Love You (Better with Allen) – Wild Rivers feat. Allen Stone, 2025
69. Useless (Without You) – Elmiene, 2025
70. Give My Love – Kem, 2025
71. As Long As I’ve Got You – Seth Summers, 2025
72. Thinkin About You – Vedo, 2025
73. In It With You – Craig David & JoJo, 2025
74. No One – Macy Gray, 2025
75. DAISIES – Justin Bieber, 2025
76. A Song To Sing – Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton, 2025
77. Oneida – Tyler Childers, 2025
78. Last Time Last – Kristen Merlin, 2025
79. Always Love – d4vd & HYUNJIN, 2025
80. THERAPY – Elijah Connor, 2025
81. Forever Bae – Keith Robinson, 2025
82. The Bride – Chris Janson, 2025
83. Holy Blindfold – Chris Brown, 2025
84. peace – Beth Keeping, 2025
85. Eternity – Wee Von, 2025
86. 10AM – UMI, 2025
87. THE ONE. – Kesha, 2025
88. I’m in Love – S.G. Goodman, 2025
89. This Side Of Heaven – Max McNown, 2025
90. forever – CKay, 2025
91. She Never Asked for Easy – Michael Dubois, 2025
92. God Went Crazy – Teddy Swims, 2025
93. I Get To Love You (Wedding Version) – Ashton Brooke Gill, 2025
94. Lovers’ Holiday – Durand Jones & The Indications, 2025
95. Die For You – Calum Scott, 2025
96. Out Of The Blue – Jordana Bryant, Joseph O’Brien, 2025
97. Where Have You Been – Kelly Clarkson, 2025
98. How Deep Is Your Love – Prince Royce, 2025
99. I Do – Ledisi, 2025
100. You4Me – Tiwa Savage, 2025

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Classic Love Songs

Classic love songs make for perfect wedding songs because they are songs that everyone will recognize and know the lyrics to sing along with. These are songs that have been played by wedding DJs through the years and are very popular selections by wedding couples.

All songs listed below were released before 1990 to make them “classics”.

Jazz

• “That’s Amore” by Dean Martin (1953)
• “At Last” by Etta James (1960)
• “Fly Me To The Moon” by Frank Sinatra, Count Basie (1964)
• “What A Wonderful World” by Louis Armstrong (1967)

R&B

• “Stand By Me” by Ben E. King (1961)
• “My Girl” by The Temptations (1964
• “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (1967)
• “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours” by Stevie Wonder (1970)
• “Let’s Stay Together” by Al Green (1972)
• “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” by Roberta Flack (1972)
• “This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)” by Natalie Cole (1975)
• “Always and Forever” by Heatwave (1976)
• “Endless Love” by Lionel Richie, Diana Ross (1981)
• “Always” by Atlantic Starr (1987)

Rock

• “Can’t Help Falling In Love” by Elvis Presley (1961)
• “Something” by The Beatles (1969)
• “(They Long to Be) Close to You” by The Carpenters (1970)
• “She’s Got A Way” by Billy Joel (1971)
• “How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)” by James Taylor (1975)
• “Wonderful Tonight” by Eric Clapton (1977)
• “Songbird” by Fleetwood Mac (1977)
• “Faithfully” by Journey (1983)
• “Can’t Fight This Feeling” by REO Speedwagon (1984)
• “I Want To Know What Love Is” by Foreigner (1984)

Country

• “Ring Of Fire” by Johnny Cash (1963)
• “I Will Always Love You” by Dolly Parton (1974)
• “He Stopped Loving Her Today” by George Jones (1980)
• “Feels So Right” by Alabama (1981)
• “Through the Years” by Kenny Rogers (1981)
• “You and I” by Crystal Gayle and Eddie Rabbitt (1982)
• “Mama He’s Crazy” by The Judds (1984)
• “Forever and Ever, Amen” by Randy Travis (1987)
• “I’ll Still Be Loving You” by Restless Heart (1987)
• “When You Say Nothing At All” by Keith Whitley (1988)

Pop

• “Unchained Melody” by The Righteous Brothers (1965)
• “God Only Knows” by The Beach Boys (1966)
• “Your Song” by Elton John (1970)
• “How Deep Is Your Love” by Bee Gees (1977)
• “Lost In Love” by Air Supply (1979)
• “Crazy for You” by Madonna (1985)
• “Take My Breath Away” by Berlin (1986)
• “In Your Eyes” by Peter Gabriel (1986)
• “Just Like Heaven” by The Cure (1987)

Do you have a classic or modern love song? Please share your song below and mention why it is special to you!

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