Major Selections
Prelude - Vitamin String Quartet
Mother / Grandfather / Guys Processional - Jim Brickman - "Waterfall"
Bridal Party / Bridal Processional - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - "Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World"
Recessional - Natalie Cole - "This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)"
Parents Reception Entrance - Bobby Darin - "Beyond the Sea"
Wedding Party Reception Entrance - The Champs - "Tequila"
Bride & Groom Reception Entrance - Dropkick Murphys - "Shipping Up to Boston"
First Dance - Staind - "Tangled Up in You"
Father / Daughter Dance - Loudon Wainwright - "Daughter"
Mother / Son Dance - Rascal Flatts - "My Wish"
Cake Cutting - Jack Johnson - "Better Together"
Bouquet Toss - Beyonce - "Single Ladies"
Garter Toss - Jace Everett - "Bad Things"
Garter Placement - Michael Buble - "Feeling Good"
Last Dance for the Bride & Groom - Peter Gabriel - "Book of Love"
Reception Playlist
For the dinner hour, we had a pretty eclectic mix - Michael Buble, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Bob Marley, Dave Matthews Band, Coldplay, Jack Johnson, U2. In the end, Mike mixed it beautifully and it really gave the dinner hour the relaxed, warm vibe that we had hoped for.
We had a very clear playlist in our heads prior to the wedding - DH and I are both huge fans of music, and had a lot of songs that we really wanted to hear that day. Thankfully, we had an amazing DJ who not only accomodated our wishes, but was able to weave in new ideas that complimented what we had come up with. Unfortunately, we ran about an hour behind by the time general dancing started, so we were unable to play all the songs we wanted to. However, our DJ was phenomenal and managed to play most of the songs that we really wanted to hear.
80s
AC/DC - "You Shook Me All Night Long"
B52s - "Love Shack" *
Bon Jovi - "Living on a Prayer"
Journey - "Don't Stop Believing"
Kenny Loggins - "Footloose"
Michael Jackson - "Don't Stop Til You Get Enough" *
Michael Jackson - "PYT"
Sugar Hill Gang - "Jump On It (Apache)"
The Cure - "Just Like Heaven"
The Romantics - "What I Like About You"
Country
Big & Rich - "Save A Horse, Ride a Cowboy"
Garth Brooks - "Friends in Low Places" *
Group/Line Dances
Cupid - "Cupid Shuffle" *
DJ Casper - "Cha Cha Slide" *
Oldies
Al Green - "Let's Stay Together"
Aretha Franklin - "You Send Me"
Chubby Checker - "The Twist"
Earth Wind & Fire - "September" *
Frank Sinatra - "The Way You Look Tonight"
Otis Day and the Knights - "Shout" *
Queen - "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
Stevie Wonder - "Sir Duke"
The Contours - "Do You Love Me" *
Van Morrisson - "Brown Eyed Girl" *
Pop/HipHop
Black Eyed Peas - "I Gotta Feeling"
Black Eyed Peas - "Meet Me Halfway"
Dee Lite - "Groove is in the Heart"
Far East Movement - "Rocketeer"
Jamiroquai - "Canned Heat"
John Legend - "Green Light"
Junior Senior - "Move Your Body"
Justin Timberlake - "Sexy Back" *
Katy Perry - "Teenage Dream"
Lady Gaga - "Telephone"
Kanye West - "Touch the Sky"
Michael Franti & Spearhead - "Say Hey! I Love You"
Miley Cyrus - "Party in the USA"
Outkast - "Hey Ya!" *
Reggae
Bob Marley - "Could You Be Loved"
Rock
Jet - "Are You Gonna Be My Girl"
Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Love Rollercoaster" *
The Killers - "Mr. Brightside"
Violent Femmes - "Blister in the Sun" *
Slow Songs
Carrie Underwood - "Mama's Song"
Dave Matthews Band - "Crash into Me" *
Dave Matthews & Kenny Chesney - "I'm Alive"
Droge & Summers Blend - "Two of the Lucky Ones" *
Journey - "Faithfully" *
Marc Cohn - "True Companion"
Peter Bradley Adams - "Under My Skin" *
Sade - "By Your Side"
* on our must-play list