Hey friends,

We are headed to a friend’s wedding this weekend so in honor of that I thought I would share our wedding playlist!

Music has always been my thing. I used to love making CDs of all of my favorite songs for my friends and family. Every single road trip or event had it’s own playlist and I would spend hours planning the order of each song.

Our wedding was the highlight of my playlist-creating career and I dedicated hours planning each and every song that I wanted to be played. I wanted the music before the ceremony to be very touching but still fun. We really didn’t want a super serious wedding but wanted every second to be heartfelt.

I have a super clear memory of standing at the end of the path and watching through the trees as Brett walked my grandmas and our moms down the aisle. He couldn’t see me but I could see him. He had the biggest smile on his face! Then I watched as each member of our wedding party left ahead of me and my dad. I had so many butterflies!

When it was my turn to walk down the aisle with my dad I felt so lucky. My dad had foot surgery the week before the wedding so I knew he was in pain but he acted like there was no place he would rather be. I went into my marriage with no seconds thoughts, no cold feet.

I hope this list helps you plan the perfect songs for your big day!

Pre-Ceremony:

• White Dress – Ben Rector
• Lucky – Jason Mraz, Colbie Calliat
• This – Darius Rucker
• Grow Old With Me – John Lennon
• Here Comes the Sun – The Beatles
• Everything – Michael Buble
• Wouldn’t It Be Nice – Beach Boys

Ceremony:

• Parent’s Entrance w/ Brett: I Won’t Give Up – Jason Mraz
• Bridal Party Entrance: Better Together – Jack Johnson
• Bride’s Entrance: Forever Like That – Ben Rector

Recessional:

• Waiting – Green Day
• Brand New – Ben Rector
• Ho Hey – The Lumineers

Wedding Party Entrance:

• I’ll Be there for you – The Rembrandts

First Dance:

• Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing – Aerosmith

Father-Daughter Dance:

• Wildflowers -Tom Petty

Mother-Son Dance:

• Forever Young – Rod Stewart

Mom and Dad Dance (25th Wedding Anniversary):

• Forever and Ever, Amen – Randy Travis

Cake Cutting:

• Good Life – One Republic

Bouquet Toss:

• Where Them Girls At – David Guetta

Garter Toss:

• The Boys Are Back in Town – Thin Lizzy

Must Play:

• Don’t Stop Believin’ – Journey
• What I Like About You – The Romantics
• Summer of ’69 – Bryan Adams
• Drink Up – Train
• First Date – Blink 182
• Uptown Funk – Bruno Mars
• American Girl – Tom Petty
• Closing Time – Semisonic
• Party in the USA – Miley Cyrus
• Party Rock Anthem – LMFAO
• Cheap Thrills – Sia
• YMCA – The Village People
• Love Shack – B-52s
• Pour Some Sugar on Me – Def Leppard
• Livin’ on a Prayer – Bon Jovi
• Footloose – Kenny Loggins
• Sexyback – Justin Timberlake
• What Makes You Beautiful – One Direction
• (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party) – Beastie Boys
• All Summer Long – Kid Rock
• You Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC
• I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) – The Proclaimers
• Wanted – Hunter Hayes
• Yeah! – Usher
• God Gave Me You – Blake Shelton
• Jessie’s Girl – Rick Springfield
• Bailando – Enrique Iglesias
• Starships – Nicki Manaj
• The Nights – Avvici
• Lighters – ft. Bruno Mars
• Old Time Rockin Roll – Bob Seeger
• Closer – Chainsmokers
• Shut up and Dance – Walk the moon
• Tik Tok – Ke$ha
• Sexy And I Know It – LMFAO
• Timber – Pitbull/Ke$ha
• Something Just like This – Chainsmokers and Coldplay
• Shape of You – Ed Sheeran
• Wannabe – Spice Girls
• Bye Bye Bye –NSYNC
• Oops!… I did it Again – Britney Spears
• Fancy – Iggy
• Piano Man – Billy Joel
• Wagon Wheel – Darius Rucker
• I Want Crazy – Hunter Hayes
• Cruise – Florida Georgia Line
• Lean On Me – Bill Withers
• Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
• Africa – Toto
• Only Time – Enya
• Kyrie – Mister Mister
• It’s Tricky – Run DMC
• Hey Ya – Outkast
• Cupid’s Shuffle
• Chicken dance
• Cha Cha Slide
• Once In A Lifetime – Landon Austin
• Forever Like That – Ben Rector
• Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran
• Better Together – Jack Johnson
• Die a Happy Man – Thomas Rhett
• Best Day of my Life – American Authors
• Brand New – Ben Rector

Last Song:

• Good Riddance (Time of your Life) – Green Day

We also had our DJ play requests during the reception which was a lot of fun! If you can, take the time to meet with your DJ in person before the wedding to talk about your music taste and how you want the reception to feel. I found this meeting very helpful!

Let me know if there are any songs that you would add to your wedding playlist!

Thanks for reading 🙂