Planning a wedding is hard enough – so let us help you with your wedding songs playlist.
As family, friends, work colleagues and others from all corners, flavours and stages of your life flood onto one dancefloor at once wedding reception, it can feel overwhelming to come up with a refined idea of what songs absolutely do or don’t need to play.
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From soundtrack classics to disco legends here are our top 30 suggestions for the best wedding songs to add to your playlist.
At Last by Etta James
Arguably one of the most romantic, swoonworthy tunes of all time from the world’s most incredible voice. It tells a story of finally finding the one for you, so what better time to belt it out than on your wedding day?
(I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
The Dirty Dancing classic track is a must for wedding receptions, whether or not you choose to recreate that lift on the dancefloor.
Shut Up And Dance by Walk the Moon
A 2014 anthem that will get even the most shy wedding guest in the mood for dancing. The band’s lead singer, Nicholas Petricca, was inspired to write the song about the night he met his girlfriend on an LA dancer when she invited him to dance. Cute.
You Make My Dreams by Daryl Hall & John Oates
We love this 1980s classic, made famous amongst Millennial pop culture with its use in 500 Days Of Summer when protagonist Tom (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) breaks out into a solo dance routine in the street after sleeping with Summer (Zooey Deschanel) for the first time.
Dancing Queen by Abba
There’s no better song to scream along to on a wedding reception dancefloor with your best friends, distant relatives, whoever is around!
Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison
Van Morrison’s iconic track centred around the magic of first love is an essential for a wedding reception playlist centred around the charm of romance.
The Best by Tina Turner
Even if you haven’t seen Dan Levy’s iconic scene lip syncing along to this track in Schitt’s Creek, it still remains one of the best singalong songs about love and devotion of all time. Scream along to it with your friends, family and all other loved ones.
Shallow by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper
An ultimate, showstopping performance from Lady Gaga in this one – is anyone still crying from A Star Is Born? Whether you want to re-enact the Ally and Jackson Maine dynamic with your other half or just let out all the emotions of the day by screeching “I’M OFF THE DEEP END” on the dancefloor, both are your prerogative.
I Wanna Dance With Somebody by Whitney Houston
We all want to dance with somebody who loves us – especially at a wedding. Grab anybody who looks game and bust a move to one of Whitney’s very very best.
Wonderwall by Oasis
Love it or hate it, it’s not a UK wedding reception without a Britpop singalong. Perhaps one to schedule for the end of the night, when you all feel like joining hands and wailing at the ceiling before the lights inevitably come on: “I said maybeeeeeeeee”.
I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing by Aerosmith
Epic epic epic. The unforgettable soundtrack to 1998’s Armageddon and a must-listen on so many wedding dancefloors. And let’s face it, your wedding night should have a more romantic ending than that movie!
Islands In The Stream by Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers
One of our favourite duets of all time – Dolly Parton is an angel sent from Heaven and can do no wrong in our eyes, especially when it comes to cultivating the ultimate wedding song playlist. Islands In The Stream is a gem, whether you fancy a little slow dance or to shout the lyrics at each other from across the dancefloor.
You’re Still The One by Shania Twain
Shania’s first top 10 hit is an ultimate for any romantic occasion, in our opinion. While I Feel Like A Woman is your go-to for empowerment, You’re Still The One is the perfect encapsulation of what true love feels like.
Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond
It’s not just for celebratory times in football stadiums, this one. Reportedly written for Neil Diamond’s second wife Marcia (Caroline, just sounded better, apparently), it’s all about the good times when you’re together. Perfection.
Crazy In Love by Beyoncé ft Jay-Z
What better way to see in your big day than a dancing to this infectious track from one of the most iconic couples of all time? Take a leaf out of Bonnie and Clyde’s book and wiggle that booty after a few wines, it’ll feel so good.
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
It’s no wedding songs playlist without Marvin Gaye, we can’t lie. The Motown legend certainly knows how to create the romance, and his duet with Tammi Terre is one for the ages.
Best Of My Love by The Emotions
A true 1970s tune that never gets old. It’s groovy, catchy and all about giving everything you can to the person you love. All the things you want when you’re dancing the night away post-ceremony.
Marry You by Bruno Mars
Whether you’re a die-hard Bruno Mars fan or not, you can’t deny this one is one for the wedding songs playlist. It’s got a good beat, sweet lyrics and church bells play as part of the melody – it’s a no brainer.
(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & Higher by Jackie Wilson
Hip shaking central, here. If you can’t drag the most reluctant of wedding guest dancers onto the dancefloor during the trumpet solo towards the end, we don’t know what to tell you.
Isn’t She Lovely by Stevie Wonder
While Stevie reportedly wrote this legendary track for his daughter Aisha Morris, it pretty much works for the bride or any other lady you love in your life, really.
Can’t Help Falling in Love by Elvis Presley
Arguably a classic choice for a first dance. A schmoozy, bittersweet, tears-in-your-eyes kind of track. Slow dance, slow kiss, slow everything to this song – you’ll remember it forever.
This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) by Natalie Cole
A great dancealong – and not just because it was expertly placed in the A Cinderella Story soundtrack back in the Noughties. What better track to play on a day celebrating everlasting love, after all?
Let’s Stay Together by Al Green
Sexy, romantic, smooth… Can’t have a wedding songs playlist without Al Green. Squeal “let’s stay together” at your closest pals who’ve pulled out all the stops to help out on the day – and to your fiancé, obviously, if you feel the impulse.
Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran
A modern classic, with many couples re-enacting the iconic dance routine from Ed’s music video. Even if you can’t be bothered to learn and perform that, it’s certainly a good pop tune to sway along to.
Make You Feel My Love by Adele
Yes, Bob Dylan is a legend – but is Adele’s cover of To Make You Feel My Love arguably better than the original? We think so. She is everything.
Better Together by Jack Johnson
A nice nostalgic, acoustic one for the more chill moments of a wedding reception. Maybe even a first dance, if folksy tracks are your thing. Adorable.
Home by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
This one is for every single person on the wedding reception dancefloor, because it’s an underrated classic that is sure to make you feel sentimental and grateful for the people who are dancing, celebrating and smiling alongside you.
Last Request by Paolo Nutini
Can You Feel The Love Tonight by Elton John
Whether you’re a top tier Lion King fan or not, you can’t have a wedding song playlist without Elton John featuring, and what better time to “feel the lurrrrrve” than at a wedding reception? Perfection all around.
