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Choosing your wedding music is one of the most enjoyable parts of wedding planning. You get to discuss your favourites, decide which song plays when, talk to the DJ or the band, and generally re-live some great memories. Your music is also a perfect way to add your personality to the proceedings.
As enjoyable as it is, many brides find it surprising just how many songs they need to think about! First dance song? Sorted! How about… ceremony processional, signing the register, recessional? Musical background during the drinks reception? Reception entrance for parents, bridal party, newlyweds? Music during the evening meal? The second song after the first dance?
Can you say your head is ‘spinning around’ yet? Well, don’t worry because you can really go to town here and choose anything you like. Just think – memories, meaningful, reflecting the mood of the day.
When you think of your reception entrance, you probably see it as one of the day’s highlights. Lots of joy, guests clapping or toasting, perhaps the DJ announcing the ‘Mr & Mrs!’ for the first time, loud and clear for all to hear. It’s a wonderful moment! It’s no surprise then, that couples tend to choose more upbeat numbers for their entrance.
We have some fantastic suggestions for reception entrance songs, gathered from many discussion forums across the internet. Unsurprisingly, there are repeats of songs that appeared on our first dance song list! And that’s just because they are great songs.
Here’s our list, from Rihanna to the theme from The Muppets – enjoy!
- Crazy In Love – Beyonce
- Songbird – Fleetwood Mac
- Marry You – Bruno Mars
- When I Fall in Love – Nat King Cole
- Beautiful Day – U2
- Everlasting Love – U2, Sandra or various other artists
- Greatest Day – Take That
- I Predict a Riot – Kaiser Chiefs
- The Wedding Song – Kenny G (instrumental)
- The Muppet Show theme
- Star Wars theme
- Mission Impossible theme
- Umbrella – Rihanna
- I’m Shipping Up To Boston – Dropkick
- Feel So Close – Calvin Harris
- Signed Sealed Delivered – Stevie Wonder
- Can’t Hold Us – Mackelmore & Ryan Lewis
- All You Need is Love – The Beatles
- I’m a Believer – The Monkees or Smash Mouth
- Let’s Get It Started – The Black Eyed Peas
- I Believe in a Thing Called Love – The Darkness
- Fascination – Alphabeat
- Walk This Way – Aerosmith / Run DMC
- Raise Your Glass – Pink
- You Give Me Something – James Morrison
- Sexy Back – Justin Timberlake
- Celebration – Kool and The Gang
- It Had to Be You – Harry Connick Jr
- Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Queen
- Another One Bites the Dust – Queen
- Happy Together – The Turtles
- Still Into You – Paramore
- Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough – Michael Jackson
- Everybody Dance Now – C&C Music Factory
- Footloose – Kenny Loggins
- Chariots of Fire – Vangelis (instrumental)
- Bittersweet Symphony – Vitamin String Quartet (instrumental)
- The Way I Are – Timbaland ft. Keri Hilson
- A Moment Like This – Kelly Clarkson
- Love Shack – The B-52s
- Hey Ya – Outkast
- You Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC
- Uptown Funk – Bruno Mars & Mark Ronson
- One More Time – Daft Punk
- You Got the Love – Florence and the Machine
- Good Life – Kanye West
- All My Life – K-Ci & Jo Jo
- Teenage Dream – Katy Perry
- Ain’t Nobody (Loves Me Better) – Felix Jaehn ft Jasmine Thompson
- Shut Up and Dance – Walk the Moon
We’d love to hear what you have chosen – tell us in the comments below!