Blogging over 6 years ago by Liz Adams

What Are Your Favorite Wedding Songs?

Hi everyone! Carolyn here, back with another post about wedding planning (that above photo is from Liz’s gorgeous Chicago celebration, which you can see more of here). I’m just over four months away from my September 20 affair, which is honestly CRAZY. I feel like we got engaged last week! I’m still feeling relatively cool, calm, and collected about the whole planning process, and I think we are on track—all the major vendors are booked, I checked in on my dress recently, and we should be sending out our formal invitations shortly (we are using Chicago-based designer Allie Hasson, who is beyond amazing).

However, one element we are still trying to nail down is the music—undoubtedly one of the most important parts of any wedding, no? Based on previous celebrations I’m pretty certain my family and friends will be on the dancefloor all night, but I want to make sure we provide the ultimate party atmosphere. I recently crowdsourced wedding song suggestions via Instagram and got a couple of requests to share the final list of songs, so here you have it: the top ten songs to play at your wedding reception, cocktail hour, and while getting ready with your bridesmaids: 

Top Ten Songs for Your Wedding Reception

Uptown Funk • Mark Ronson + Bruno Mars 
I Wanna Dance with Somebody • Whitney Houston
Shout, Pts. 1 and 2 • The Isley Brothers 
Don’t Stop Believin’ • Journey
Shut Up and Dance • WALK THE MOON
Dancing Queen • ABBA 
September • Earth, Wind, and Fire 
Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours) • Stevie Wonder 
Despacito • Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee, Justin Bieber
Twist and Shout • The Beatles

Listen to the playlist on Spotify here

Top Ten Songs for Your Wedding Cocktail Hour

La Vie en Rose • Louis Armstrong 
You Send Me • Aretha Franklin
Crazy Love • Van Morrison 
Can’t Help Falling in Love • Elvis Presley
Bones • Michael Kiwanuka
Coming Home • Leon Bridges 
Real Love Baby • Father John Misty 
(What A) Wonderful World • Sam Cooke 
Baby, I’m Yours • Arctic Monkeys
Let’s Stay Together • Al Green

Listen to the playlist on Spotify here

Top Ten Songs for Getting Ready with Your Bridesmaids

Love on Top • Beyoncé 
B-A-B-Y • Carla Thomas
I Say a Little Prayer • Aretha Franklin
Valerie • Amy Winehouse
This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) • Natalie Cole
Little of Your Love • HAIM 
I’ll Take You There • The Staple Singers 
Give a Little • Maggie Rogers 
I’ll Be There • Jess Glynne
Best of My Love • The Emotions

Listen to the playlist on Spotify here

Any favorite songs from your own weddings/weddings you’ve been to that I missed adding to the list? I’m keeping our first dance song and my father-daughter dance song a secret, but I would love to hear what you chose! 🙂 

Leave all your song suggestions below in the comments!