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You’ve made your vows, cut the wedding cake and laughed and cried at the speeches. There’s only one thing to do next: it’s time to hit the dance floor and celebrate!<\/p>\n
Whether you book a wedding band<\/a>, hire a wedding DJ<\/a> or decide to go it alone and construct your very own custom wedding playlist, a little thought needs to go into the wedding music<\/a> that’ll be the soundtrack to your first party as a married couple.<\/p>\n As with many of your wedding day decisions, your wedding reception music is your chance to personalise proceedings to display your personality as a couple. Your first dance wedding song<\/a> is perhaps your biggest opportunity to individualise your wedding reception. This song will be one that means something special to you, a song that brings back memories of when you first met, your first holiday together, when you first moved in together, your first kiss.<\/p>\n After the first dance, your priority is to encourage your guests to join you on the dance floor. Therefore, as well as choosing the music you enjoy, you’ll need to bear your guests’ musical tastes in mind. You may be perfectly happily raving away to some retro synthwave, but if rest of the room is left cold by your chosen music, you’ll be dancing on your own.<\/p>\n To aid you in putting together the perfect wedding reception playlist, we’ve compiled a selection of songs that, in our experience, always go down a treat at weddings. We start with some first dance song inspiration if there isn’t a song which immediately springs to mind. We then move on to certified crowd-pleasers that always get people in the party spirit and finish with ten of the biggest end of night anthems that’ll have you all arm in arm, singing at the top of your lungs<\/p>\n These classic first dance songs have stood the test of time, and it’s no wonder: each is a beautiful, romantic masterpiece worthy of accompanying the most special dance of your life. Even if you don’t choose one of these songs for your first dance, they’re worthy of consideration as wedding ceremony songs<\/a> or for your daytime wedding music<\/a> playlist.<\/p>\n At Last – Etta James<\/a><\/p>\n Stand By Me – Ben E King<\/a><\/p>\n Something – The Beatles<\/a><\/p>\n Into The Mystic – Van Morrison<\/a><\/p>\n Can’t Help Falling in Love – Elvis Presley<\/a><\/p>\n A Thousand Years – Christina Perri<\/a><\/p>\n Better Together – Jack Johnson<\/a><\/p>\n Let’s Stay Together – Al Green<\/a><\/p>\n The Luckiest – Ben Folds<\/a><\/p>\n When I Fall in Love – Nat King Cole<\/a><\/p>\n It’s not just the oldies who knew how to write a tear-jerking tune. These contemporary first dance songs by some of today’s biggest artists perfectly capture both the romance and the reality of being in love.<\/p>\n Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran<\/a><\/p>\n Ho Hey – The Lumineers<\/a><\/p>\n Make You Feel My Love – Adele<\/a><\/p>\n Love Story – Taylor Swift<\/a><\/p>\n All of Me – John Legend<\/a><\/p>\n Marry You – Bruno Mars<\/a><\/p>\n You Are The Reason – Calum Scott and Leona Lewis<\/a><\/p>\n Say You Won’t Let Go – James Arthur<\/a><\/p>\n Beyond – Leon Bridges<\/a><\/p>\n Perfect – Ed Sheeran<\/a><\/p>\n Some couples don’t want to toe the traditional line. If that’s you, we present an eclectic selection of non-traditional first dance songs featuring everything from rock and indie to hip hop and movie music.<\/p>\n Nothing Else Matters – Metallica<\/a><\/p>\n Love – Kendrick Lamar<\/a><\/p>\n For Lovers – Wolfman ft, Pete Doherty<\/a><\/p>\n I’m Kissing You – Des’Ree<\/a><\/p>\n Bring Me Sunshine – Morecombe and Wise<\/a><\/p>\n A Whole New World – From Aladdin<\/a><\/p>\n Baby I’m Yours – Arctic Monkeys<\/a><\/p>\n Bold As Love – Jimi Hendrix<\/p>\n Grow Old With You – Adam Sandler (from The Wedding Singer)<\/a><\/p>\n Tonight, Tonight – The Smashing Pumpkins<\/a><\/p>\n From first dance wedding songs we move on to the tunes to relied upon by live wedding bands<\/a> everywhere to get everyone from toddlers to teens to groovy grannies storming the dance floor. These universally popular artists transcend genre, making their inclusion on your wedding playlist a safe choice.<\/p>\n I Heard It Through The Grapevine – Marvin Gaye<\/a><\/p>\n Faith – George Michael<\/a><\/p>\n Crazy in Love – Beyonc\u00e9<\/a><\/p>\n Uptown Funk – Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars<\/a><\/p>\n You Rock My World – Michael Jackson<\/a><\/p>\n Let’s Dance – David Bowie<\/a><\/p>\n Like A Prayer – Madonna<\/a><\/p>\n I Saw Her Standing There – The Beatles<\/a><\/p>\n Like I Love You – Justin Timberlake<\/a><\/p>\n Suspicious Minds – Elvis Presley<\/a><\/p>\n Adding edge and swagger, these pumped-up rock and indie anthems never fail to get a crowd bouncing. Caution: bride and groom may end up aloft on to the shoulders of overexcited ushers!<\/p>\n Mr Brightside – The Killers<\/a><\/p>\n Place Your Hands – Reef<\/a><\/p>\n Chelsea Dagger – The Fratellis<\/a><\/p>\n I Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor – Arctic Monkeys<\/a><\/p>\n Sex On Fire – Kings of Leon<\/a><\/p>\n Roll With It – Oasis<\/a><\/p>\n Fire – Kasabian<\/a><\/p>\n Sweet Child ‘o Mine – Guns N’ Roses<\/a><\/p>\n Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana<\/a><\/p>\n Livin’ On A Prayer – Bon Jovi<\/a><\/p>\n The current charts are awash with music that’s made for dancing. Sunny Caribbean rhythms and melodies exert a strong influence on modern pop music, guaranteeing plenty of feel-good, let-yourself-go moments on the dance floor.<\/p>\n Feel It Still – Portugal The Man<\/a><\/p>\n Paradise – George Ezra<\/a><\/p>\n Lullaby – Sigala and Paloma Faith<\/a><\/p>\n Strangers – Sigrid<\/a><\/p>\n Symphony – Clean Bandit ft Zara Larsson<\/a><\/p>\n Finesse – Bruno Mars<\/a><\/p>\n Your Song – Rita Ora<\/a><\/p>\n One Kiss – Dua Lipa<\/a><\/p>\n Can’t Stop The Feeling – Justin Timberlake<\/a><\/p>\n Breathe – Jax Jones ft Ina Wroldsen<\/a><\/p>\n Speaking of music made for dancing, these funky tunes are sure to draw out some incredible moves from the most unlikely of guests. Tie wrapped around the father of the bride’s head entirely optional, but positively encouraged.<\/p>\n We Are Family – Sister Sledge<\/a><\/p>\n Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough – Michael Jackson<\/a><\/p>\n Superstition – Stevie Wonder<\/a><\/p>\n Rapper’s Delight – The Sugarhill Gang<\/a><\/p>\n September – Earth, Wind and Fire<\/a><\/p>\n Ain’t No Stopping Us – McFadden and Whitehead<\/a><\/p>\n Proud Mary – Tina Turner<\/a><\/p>\n Hold On I’m Comin’ – Sam and Dave<\/a><\/p>\n Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell<\/a><\/p>\n I’m Coming Out – Diana Ross<\/a><\/p>\n I Want You Back – Jackson 5<\/a><\/p>\n A growing wedding music trend is the nostalgic call back to 90s and 00s music. It was the music many modern newlyweds grew up with, after all. In our goody bag of crowd-pleasing throwbacks, you’ll find trance, dance, rap, emo, girl bands, boy bands and, of course, UK garage. Can I get a reeewind?<\/p>\n Miami – Will Smith<\/a><\/p>\n Little Bit of Luck – DJ Luck and MC Neat<\/a><\/p>\n Teenagers – My Chemical Romance<\/a><\/p>\n Re-Rewind – Craig David ft Artful Dodger<\/a><\/p>\n Gangsta’s Paradise – Coolio<\/a><\/p>\n Bootylicious – Destiny’s Child<\/a><\/p>\n Teenage Dirtbag – Wheatus<\/a><\/p>\n Insomnia – Faithless<\/a><\/p>\n Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) – Backstreet Boys<\/a><\/p>\n Red Alert – Basement Jaxx<\/a><\/p>\n If your hipster mates weren’t embarrassed enough by the 90s mashup, they’re might spontaneously combust when you unleash the pure fondue of these guilty pleasure wedding songs. Protest as much as you like, these songs are the undisputed champions of filling a wedding reception dance floor.<\/p>\n (I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life – Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes<\/a><\/p>\n Dancing Queen – Abba<\/a><\/p>\n Wannabe – Spice Girls<\/a><\/p>\n Shake It Off – Taylor Swift<\/a><\/p>\n Summer Of ’69 – Bryan Adams<\/a><\/p>\n I Wanna Dance With Somebody – Whitney Houston<\/a><\/p>\n You Make My Dreams – Hall and Oates<\/a><\/p>\n Don’t Stop Believing – Journey<\/a><\/p>\n Africa – Toto<\/a><\/p>\n Rockstar – Nickelback<\/a><\/p>\n Ghostbusters Theme – Ray Parker Jr.<\/a><\/p>\n And so we come to the closing moments of your wedding. The final song of the night is your chance to savour every precious remaining second of your special day. Make sure you choose a song that’ll bring everyone together for a triumphant sing-along start to your new life as a married couple.<\/p>\n Hey Jude – The Beatles<\/a><\/p>\n One Love – Bob Marley<\/a><\/p>\n I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston<\/a><\/p>\n Purple Rain – Prince<\/a><\/p>\n We Are The Champions – Queen<\/a><\/p>\n Don’t Look Back In Anger – Oasis<\/a><\/p>\n Never Forget – Take That<\/a><\/p>\n Angels – Robbie Williams<\/a><\/p>\n And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going – Jennifer Hudson<\/a><\/p>\n All You Need Is Love – The Beatles<\/a><\/p>\n THIS IS A GUEST FEATURE WRITTEN BY \/\/ Entertainment Nation<\/a><\/p>\n We are the leading supplier of premier bands, performers and artists for UK and Worldwide events. Whether you\u2019re looking for awe-inspiring soul and motown or rock and pop wedding bands, elegant string quartets or stunning harpists, we have a wide choice of first class musicians to suit your budget and taste. We are sure you will find your dream wedding entertainment with us, that final ingredient to make your big day perfect. Available from 10am til 10pm, 7 days a week, we are here for you when you need us. Get in touch now and secure one of the best wedding bands available.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n The ultimate playlist for your evening wedding entertainment. Wedding songs to get your guests dancing all night long from Entertainment Nation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":240219,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6768,3186],"tags":[74,249,3718],"class_list":["post-240212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wedding-music","category-planning","tag-guest-post","tag-wedding-entertainment","tag-wedding-songs"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"mv":{"thumbnail_id":240219,"thumbnail_uri":"https:\/\/whimsical-cdn.wedissimo.com\/2018\/09\/jam-hot-dance-music-band-300x167.png"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=240212"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240212\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":400725,"href":"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240212\/revisions\/400725"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/240219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=240212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=240212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wedissimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=240212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}First Dance Wedding Song Favourites<\/h2>\n
Modern First Dance Wedding Songs<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nUnique First Dance Wedding Songs<\/h2>\n
Iconic Artists For Evening Wedding Entertainment<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nRock and Indie Rousers<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nModern Chart Toppers<\/h2>\n
Soul, Disco and Funk Floor Fillers<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nNostalgic Nineties and Noughties<\/h2>\n
Guilty Pleasures<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nEnd of the Night Anthems<\/h2>\n
Further Reading<\/h4>\n
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