We played a lot of Indie Rock & Acoustic music for this. I wanted about 30-40 minutes worth of music so there wasn't awkward silence. People don't realize if you're playing music, but they totally realize when you AREN'T playing music. Here are some suggestions:
Ben Howard: "Keep Your Head Up" & "Only Love"
Mat Kearney: "Undeniable" & "Hey Mama"
Matt Costa: "Behind the Moon"
The Lumineers: "Ho Hey" "Flowers in your Hair" & "Stubborn Love"
There's also lots of good music by Capital Cities, Imagine Dragons, and Of Monsters & Men
Processional:
Bridal Party: Ben Howard - "Old Pine" (We loved this song because it talked about summer and friendships and that was the perfect combo for our BP!)
Bride walking down the aisle: Meiko - "Stuck on You" I was obsessed with this song when I heard it and KNEW it was what I had to have. It's very unique, but the message is amazing.
*i ran down the aisle so i didn't get much change to play my song...*
Post Ceremony:
After the kiss! Walking back down the aisle: Keb'Mo - "Life is Beautiful" (Our flower girl carried a chalkboard with this written on it) :)
Then ... you've gotta have some music to fill that cocktail hour! I honestly don't remember what ended up getting played because I just asked for love songs, but I did have two requests:
"Home" - Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
"You Make My Dreams Come True" - Hall & Oates
Dinner:
We did not make our bridal party enter the tent doing anything for a laugh. I've been in weddings where I have dreaded doing this and if you don't know the person that you're going to walk in with, it's always very nerve-wracking. However, I've also been in weddings where I've cried from laughing so hard at what people do! We just had our party all walk in old-fashioned-like to the song "You Always Make me Smile" by Kyle Andrews.
*regular ole entrance*
Instead of "traditional" dinner music, we played all 90s hip-hop - quite the different direction! We listened to 90s hip-hop on Pandora radio for two solid weeks trying to put together a good non-explicit playlist. I will gladly forward that on to anyone who asks! We have a serious list of songs because we didn't know how long it would take.
Dancing:
First Dance: "You are the Best Thing" - Ray LaMontagne
Mother/Son Dance: "I Hope You Dance" - LeAnn Womack
Father/Daughter Dance: "Just the Way You Are" - Billy Joel
My only request for dancing was that there was NOOOO group dances. I only remember one person begging me to play the "Cupid Shuffle" at one point in the night and I just said it was not our style. I also wish I would have added "We Are Family" to the do-not-play list. I get the point of the song, just don't love it!
My only two requests for the dancing hour were "Shout" & "Living on a Prayer". My TOP TWO fave songs to dance to at weddings.
*b's bustin some moves here apparently*
At a point, people will forget what you're playing and just rock out. So, I hope this helps you out in SOME way! I know that music can be more overwhelming than you plan for because there is SO much to choose from, but it's SO fun to put together a list! Rock on!
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