Did your favourite songs make the cut in this wedding playlist, from classics to recent hits?
Wedding music creates the mood from the moment you walk down the aisle until you read your vow to commit your everlasting love. However, selecting the perfect wedding playlist might seem difficult at first since there are so many classic favourites and new chart-toppers to choose from.
We’ve chosen the finest wedding playlist for each moment of your big day, as well as the best wedding songs from each genre, to help you create the ideal playlist. The wedding of your dreams is coming and will be even more perfect with our little help from the list below.
How Many Songs & How Long A Wedding Playlist Should Be?
A decent rule of thumb is 15 to 20 tracks each hour. After dinner and the formalities are through, a typical wedding reception would include roughly 3 hours of dancing. That is just 45-60 tracks. If you’re not sure how long the reception will go, add additional songs to prepare for a long reception. It is preferable to have too much music than not enough.
Hiring A DJ For Your Wedding
The cost of a professional DJ for a 4-5-hour wedding often ranges from $500-$650. It is possible for DJs to charge an hourly amount that varies based on the sort of event you are throwing. A DJ may charge $100 for playing at the wedding. The price is based on the time and effort it takes for them to get ready for your event, get there, and set everything up.
You’ll want to tell your DJ about the songs you’ve chosen for the major moments (think wedding party opening, first dance, father/daughter and mother/son dance, cake cutting, bouquet and garter toss, and the last song).
A professional wedding DJ will take the time to learn about your tastes in music and adjust their performance to that while also “reading” the audience and playing music that keeps the dance floor moving.
Create Your Own Wedding Playlist
Thinking DJ is not affordable for your budget? You may always make your own wedding playlist.
Pros: You have total control over this. You’re the best person to know what kind of music you like and what kind of tunes will have you and your guests dancing all night.
Cons: Checking the transitions between songs and the time of each song will be a challenge. While you may take pride in your broad choice of music, it’s a bit of a risk when it comes to what your guests will react to. So having DJs mean there are people always watching the audience and making adjustments based on what they are seeing.
Spotify gives an ability for you and others to add music that will play in the arrangement you like to. This is just one of the numerous platforms that makes wedding playlists simple to create.
Remember that a wedding is a celebration of love. You should keep away from songs that aren’t romantic or upbeat. Make a mental note of the songs that will be played at various points throughout the show. Check out the songs you’ve chosen from friends and family to see if any of them don’t fit your taste in music. It’s crucial to have an open mind, but you don’t want to despise the bulk of your music collection.
Start Making Your Wedding Playlist
There are no hard and fast rules when it comes to picking out the music for your wedding, but our suggestive wedding playlist may come in handy.
1) “Flightless Bird, American Mouth” by Iron & Wine
2) “The Way You Look Tonight,” by Frank Sinatra
3) “Because You Loved Me,” by Céline Dion
4) “Something,” by The Beatles
5) “Happily Ever After,” by Case
6) “Marry Me”, by Trains
7) “Knocks Me Off My Feet,” by Stevie Wonder
8) “Nothing Even Matters,” by Lauryn Hill and D’Angelo
9) “At Last,” by Etta James
10) “Turning page”, by Sleeping At Last
11) “A Moment Like This,” by Kelly Clarkson
12) “Truly Madly Deeply,” by Savage Garden
13) “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You”, by Frankie Valli
14) “The Only Exception,” by Paramore
15) “Perfect,” by Ed Sheeran
16) “Photograph”, by Ed Sheeran
17) “Everything Has Changed,” by Taylor Swift Featuring Ed Sheeran
18) “All Of Me”, by John Legend
19) “Mine”, by John Legend
20) “A Thousand Years,” by Christina Perri
21) “I’m Yours,” by Jason Mraz
22) “Can’t Help Falling in Love,” by Elvis Presley
23) “Anyone Else But You,” by The Moldy Peaches
24) “Better Together,” by Jack Johnson
25) “I Belong To You”, by Jacob Lee
26) “Home”, by Jacob Lee
27) “Adore You”, by Harry Styles
28) “First Day Of My Life”, by Bright Eyes
29) “Unconditionally”, by Katy Perry
30) “One Call Away”, by Charlie Puth
31) “Baby I’m Yours”, by Mysha Didi
32) “Halo”, by Beyonce
33) “One And Only”, by Adele
34) “If I Can’t Have You”, by Shawn Mendes
35) “Over And Over Again”, by Nathan Syke
36) “I Like Me Better”, by Lauv
37) “A Sky Full Of Stars”, by Coldplay
38) “I Will Spend My Whole Life Loving You”, by Imaginary Future, Kina Grannis
39) “Same Love”, by Ryan Lewis
40) “All My Love”, by George Ezra
41) “We Found Love”, by Rihanna
42) “Came Here For Love”, by Sigala
43) “By Your Side”, by Callum J Wright
44) “Sea Of Love”, by Nikita Afonso
45) “Love On Top”, by Beyonce
46) “Best Day of My Life” by American Authors
47) “I Won’t Give Up” by Jason Mraz
48) “At Last” by Etta James
49) “Blurred Lines” by Robin Thicke, T.I., and Pharrell Williams
50) “10.000 Hours” by Justin Bieber
Checking Your Wedding Playlist Twice
Do not put off deciding what you want your wedding guests to hear until the week before your big day since there will be plenty of other things to worry about. Now that you know where you want to go with your wedding music, it’s time to get started! This isn’t something you’ll sit down and pound out in an hour or two.
48 Studio not asking you to listen to your playlist until you’re sick of it, but put it on while you’re driving or walking to work and try to listen to it in its full at least once. You could think of some songs to include, or you might realize there are a couple you should remove. You’ll gain a good sense of what makes you want to get up and dance, and you’ll be able to notice any awkward shifts.
