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Wedding reception songs

Special event songs

Below are frequently used songs for the special events at wedding receptions. If you would like to hear these songs, you can find them on YouTube.

Wedding ceremony songs

Processional songs

Played when the mothers are escorted into their seats, then the groom, best man, bridal party, flower girl, and ring bearer walk in.

Beethoven's 5 Secrets — Piano Guys
Canon in D — Johann Pachelbel
The Four Seasons — Vivaldi
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring — Johann Bach
Ave Maria — Schubert
A Thousand Years — Christina Perri
A Thousand Years — Piano Guys

Bridal march songs

Played as the bride walks in and down the aisle.

Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride) — Wagner
Trumpet Voluntary — Jeremiah Clarke
Finale (from Water Music) — Handel
A Thousand Years — Christina Perri
Can't Help Falling in Love — Elvis Presley
Marry Me — Train
A Thousand Years — Piano Guys

Recessional songs

Played after the bride and groom kiss and are announced for the first time at the end of the ceremony.

The Wedding March — Mendelssohn
Happy Together — The Turtles
I Got You (I Feel Good) — James Brown
Celebration — Kool & the Gang
Marry You — Bruno Mars
Best Day of My Life — Imagine Dragons

Wedding reception songs

Bridal dance songs

I Get to Love You — Ruelle
From the Ground Up — Dan + Shay
A Thousand Years — Christina Perri with Steve Kazee
Close Your Eyes — Michael Bublé
Love Me Tender — Norah Jones
God Gave Me You — Blake Shelton
I Won't Give Up — Jason Mraz
I Will Be Here — Steven Curtis Chapman
Bring It on Home — Little Big Town
Bless the Broken Road — Rascal Flatts
Unforgettable — Nat King Cole and Natalie Cole
Can't Help Falling in Love — Elvis Presley
Could I Have This Dance — Anne Murray
When You Got a Good Thing — Lady A
The Way You Look Tonight — Frank Sinatra
It Had to Be You — Harry Connick Jr.
What a Wonderful World — Louis Armstrong
Endless Love — Lionel Richie and Diana Ross
I Cross My Heart — George Strait
I Swear — John Michael Montgomery
As Time Goes By — Jimmy Durante
When You Say Nothing at All — Alison Krauss
Faithfully — Journey
Lost in This Moment — Big & Rich
My Best Friend — Tim McGraw
At Last — Etta James
In My Life — The Beatles
Marry Me — Train
Ain't Love Something — Sam & Ruby
She's Got a Way — Billy Joel

Father / daughter dance

Daddy's Little Girl — The Shires
Red Robin — Clark Richard
Daddy — Abby Anderson
Daddy Dance with Me — Krystal Keith
Cinderella — Steven Curtis Chapman
Walk with You — Edwin McCain
He Didn't Have to Be — Brad Paisley
My Girl — The Temptations
My Little Girl — Tim McGraw
I Loved Her First — Heartland
Just the Way You Are — Billy Joel
Wind Beneath My Wings — Bette Midler
Hero — Mariah Carey
Butterfly Kisses — Bob Carlisle
In My Daughter's Eyes — Martina McBride
The Way You Look Tonight — Frank Sinatra
Can You Feel the Love Tonight — Elton John
Have I Told You Lately — Rod Stewart
Because You Loved Me — Celine Dion
Daddy's Hands — Holly Dunn
Daddy's Little Girl — Kippy Brannon
Daddy's Little Girl — Michael Bublé
Daddy's Angel — T. Carter
I'll Always Be Your Baby — Natalie Grant

Mother / son dance

A Mother's Love — Jim Brickman
Her Little Man — Jami Grooms
A Mother's Song — T. Carter
Find Your Wings — Mark Harris
A Mother's Prayer — Bonnie Barney
My Wish — Rascal Flatts
The Perfect Fan — Backstreet Boys
What a Wonderful World — Louis Armstrong
A Song for Mama — Boyz II Men
In My Life — The Beatles
Over the Rainbow — Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
I Hope You Dance — Lee Ann Womack
Because You Loved Me — Celine Dion
Wind Beneath My Wings — Bette Midler
You Raise Me Up — Josh Groban
You Are the Sunshine of My Life — Stevie Wonder
Stand by Me — Ben E. King
There You'll Be — Faith Hill
Three Times a Lady — The Commodores
Just the Way You Are — Billy Joel
Simple Man — Lynyrd Skynyrd
I Am Your Child — Barry Manilow

Cutting the cake

How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) — James Taylor
Sugar, Sugar — The Archies
Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch — The Temptations
Rhythm of Love — Plain White T's
Marry Me — Train
Marry You — Bruno Mars

Grand entrance songs

Celebration — Kool & the Gang
Get the Party Started — Pink
Star Wars Theme
Rock and Roll Part 2 — Gary Glitter
Tonight's Gonna Be a Good Night — The Black Eyed Peas
Let's Get Ready to Rumble — Jock Jams
Eye of the Tiger — Survivor
Thunderstruck — AC/DC
Seven Nation Army — The White Stripes
Forever — Chris Brown
Space Jam Theme

Bouquet toss

All the Single Ladies — Beyoncé
Hit Me with Your Best Shot — Pat Benatar
Girls Just Want to Have Fun — Cyndi Lauper
Where Them Girls At — David Guetta with Flo Rida
That's My Girl — Fifth Harmony

Garter toss

Mission: Impossible Theme
Ferris Bueller's Day Off Theme
Let's Hear It for the Boy — Deniece Williams
Right Round — Flo Rida
You Can Leave Your Hat On — Joe Cocker

Anniversary dance

Through the Years — Kenny Rogers
Remember When — Alan Jackson
Longer — Dan Fogelberg
Built to Last — Heartland
Unforgettable — Nat King Cole
Wonderful Tonight — Eric Clapton

Last dance of the night

The Last Dance — Frank Sinatra
Time of Your Life — Green Day
From This Moment — Shania Twain
Save the Best for Last — Vanessa Williams
Wonderful Tonight — Eric Clapton
Could I Have This Dance — Anne Murray
You're Still the One — Shania Twain
Closing Time — Semisonic
Unforgettable — Nat King Cole and Natalie Cole
(I've Had) The Time of My Life — Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
Save the Last Dance for Me — Michael Bublé
Goodnight Sweetheart — The Spaniels
What a Wonderful World — Louis Armstrong
The Dance — Garth Brooks
Truly Madly Deeply — Savage Garden
Always and Forever — Heatwave
Last Dance — Donna Summer
Piano Man — Billy Joel
Don't Stop Believin' — Journey

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