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Writer's pictureJennifer Ipsan

Dance The Night Away

Updated: Apr 6, 2022

A guide to the perfect wedding playlist.



Are you sick of hearing the SAME music every wedding you attend?

Use the lists below to help create your perfect wedding playlist!


MY ADVICE:

"DON'T GIVE YOUR DJ A 'Do Not Play' LIST, GIVE YOUR DJ AN 'Only Play' LIST."
"NO MORE UPTOWN FUNK, PLEASE."

PRE-CEREMONY PLAYLIST

  1. Diamonds Are Forever - Shirley Bassey (James Bond Theme Song)

  2. Stand By Me - NEEDTOBREATH

  3. Daughter - John Mayer

  4. Big, Big Plans - Chris Lane

  5. Fade Into You - Mazzy Star

  6. Cheek to Cheek - Lady Gaga Tony Bennett

  7. Gravity - John Mayer

  8. Adore You - Miley Cyrus

  9. Skyfall - Adele (James Bond)

  10. All or Nothing At All - Frank Sinatra

  11. At Last - Etta Jones

  12. Budapest - George Ezra

  13. Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley

  14. Better Together - Jack Johnson

  15. More Than Anyone - Gavin DeGraw


CEREMONY PROCESSIONAL

  1. Sunset Lover - Biscuit

  2. Crepuscolo Sul Mare - Piero Umiliani

  3. 1901 - Pheonix

  4. September - Earth, Wind & Fire


MY ADVICE:

"IF YOU WANT A BAND AT YOUR WEDDING BUT CAN'T AFFORD ONE FOR THE RECEPTION, HIRE A SMALL BAND FOR COCKTAIL HOUR!"


DINNER PLAYLIST

  1. You Are The Best Thing - Ray LaMontagne

  2. Just Like Jesse James - Cher

  3. Lover - Taylor Swift

  4. Gravity - John Mayor

  5. Africa - Weezer

  6. The Way We Get By - Spoon

  7. Tennessee Whiskey - Chris Stapleton

  8. You and I - Lady Gaga

  9. Valerie - Amy Winehouse

  10. Just a Ride - Jem

  11. Stand By My - NEEDTOBREATH

  12. It Was A Very Good Year - Frank Sinatra

  13. Back To Black - Amy Winehouse

  14. Rewrite the Stars - The Greatest Showman

  15. Love on Top - Beyonce

  16. Breakdown - Jack Johnson

  17. Bennie And The Jets - Elton John

  18. One Man Band - Old Dominion

  19. Is That Alright - Lady Gaga - A Star Is Born

  20. Dan + Shay - Tequila

  21. Times Like These - Jack Johnson

  22. California Dreamin - Sia

  23. Beautiful Crazy - Luke Combs

  24. Let's Stay Home Tonight - NEEDTOBREATHE

  25. Here Comes the Sun - Beatles

  26. This Will Be - Natalie Cole

  27. A Sky Full Of Stars - Coldplay

  28. Love Her - Jonas Brothers

  29. Shallow - Lady Gaga

  30. Where The Wind Blows - Coco O of Quadron

  31. Give Me One Reason - Tracy Chapman

  32. Look What I Found - Lady Gaga

  33. Chasing After You - Ryan Hurd & Maren Morris

  34. Marry Me - Thomas Rhett

  35. Off My Face - Justin Bieber


RECEPTION PLAYLIST (3.5 hrs)

  1. Sweet Lovin - Sigala

  2. Ready For It - Taylor Swift

  3. Revival - Sigala ft Cheat Code

  4. I Like It (clean) - Cardi B

  5. Shake Senora - Pitbull, T-Pain, Sean Paul

  6. P.Y.T - Michael Jackson

  7. Ralph Felix - The Heat (Wanna Dance With Somebody)

  8. That’s What I Like - Bruno Mars

  9. Good as Hell - Lizzo

  10. Let’s Dance - David Bowie

  11. Don’t Stop Me Now - Queen

  12. Sigala, Ella Eyre, Meghan Trainor - Just Got Paid ft. French Montana

  13. No Excuses - Meghan Trainor

  14. I wanna Dance With Somebody - Whitney Houston

  15. Fergalicios - Fergie

  16. Beautiful People - Ed Sheeran

  17. Bend Ova - Lil John

  18. I Would Walk 500 Miles - The Proclaimers

  19. A little Party Never Killed Nobody - Fergie

  20. Dinero - Jennifer Lopez ft. DJ Khalid Cardi B

  21. Work It - Missy Elliot

  22. Edge of Glory - Lady Gaga

  23. Pound The Alarm - Nicki Minaj

  24. Mother’s Daughter - Miley Cyrus

  25. Starships - Nicki Minaj

  26. Young and Beautiful - Lana Del Ray

  27. Club Can’t Handle Me - Flo Rida

  28. Die Young - Kesha

  29. Mi Gente - J Balvin

  30. Cherry Pie - Warrant

  31. Beautiful - Christina Aguilera

  32. A Song For The Lonely - Cher

  33. Dance In The Dark - Lady Gaga

  34. Marry The Night - Lady Gaga

  35. Dirrty - Christina Aguilara

  36. Bad Romance - Lady Gaga

  37. Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson

  38. Born This Way - Lady Gaga

  39. Believe - Cher

  40. Booty Wurk - T-Pain

  41. Never Enough - The Greatest Showman

  42. The Greatest Show - The Greatest Showman

  43. Somebody To Love - Queen

  44. No Brainer - DJ Khalid

  45. The Impression That I Get - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

  46. Soldier - Destinys Child

  47. 7 Rings - Ariana Grande

  48. Fighter - Christina Aguilara

  49. This is what you came for - Calvin Harris

  50. Sexy Back - Justin Timberlake

  51. Loose my Breath - Destinys Child

  52. My Church - Maren Morris

  53. Let Me Go Florida Georgia Lines Alesso

  54. Gold Digger - Kanye West

  55. Take On Me - a-ha

  56. Just Dance - lady Gaga

  57. Get Busy - Sean Paul

  58. This is Me - The Greatest Showman

  59. Judas - Lady Gaga

  60. Versace On The Floor - Bruno Mars

  61. Rich Girl - Hall & Oats

  62. Where Dem Girls At - Flo Rida


FINAL THOUGHTS:

Some of the songs I have suggested might contain bad words or might be inappropriate for your family. Please take time to sort through the songs to make sure they are appropriate for your guests.

I created this list for my wedding and spent a lot of time on it. I want to share anything I can to make everyone's planning process a bit easier!


Cheers,

Jennifer Ipsan





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