Wedding Reception Song List
Great First Song List To Play At Your Wedding Reception!
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This song list for wedding comes in when some nervous grooms and brides get sweaty palms at the mere mention of having to step up to the spotlight and face “The Dreaded First Dance.”
But if you choose a song that is meaningful to you, and makes you happy, that first dance will set the tone and break the ice for everyone.
If you have no clue what to pick for the first dance, here is a great first playlist or song list for wedding, to look at at some popular hip songs, as well as some great classics that many couples have used for their first dance.
So here goes the top 100 wedding songs.
2011 Update : You could easily create a DJ Playlist from Wedding Reception Songs.

The First Dance Song List For Wedding :
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Marry Me – Train (2011) (nice wedding song)
Rhythm Of Love – Plain White T’s (2010)
1,2,3,4 – Plain White T’s
A Moment Like This – Kelly Clarkson
A Thousand Miles – Vanessa Carlton
After All is Said and Done – Beyonce
After All – Peter Cetera & Cher
All for Love – Bryan Adams
All My Life – KC and JoJo
All My Life – Linda Ronstadt
All Of Me – Harry Connick Jr
All The Way – Frank Sinatra / Celine Dion
Almost Paradise – Mike Reno & Ann Wilson
Always – Atlantic Starr
Always On My Mind – Willie Nelson
Amazed – Lonestar
At Last – Etta James
Because Of You – Tony Bennett / Connie Francis
Because You Loved Me – Celine Dion
Better Together – Jack Johnson
Breathe – Faith Hill
Can You Feel The Love Tonight – Elton John
Can’t Help Falling In Love – Elvis Presley
Collide – Howie Day
Colour My World – Chicago
Come Away With Me – Norah Jones
Could I Have This Dance – Anne Murray
Crazy Love – Van Morrison
Cruisin – Huey Lewis & Gwyneth Paltrow / Smokey Robinson
Don’t Change – Musiq Soulchild
Drift Away – Uncle Cracker
Earth Angel – Penguins
Ebb Tide – Frank Sinatra / Righteous Brothers / Platters
Eternal Flame – The Bangles
Everything – Lifehouse
Everything – Michael Buble
Everything I Do (I Do It For You) – Brian Adams
Everything You Do – Marc Anthony
Faithfully – Journey
Feels Like Home – Chantel Kreviazuk
Fly Me To The Moon – Frank Sinatra
Fooled Around & Fell In Love – Elvin Bishop
Forever & For Always – Shania Twain
From This Moment – Shania Twain
Glory of Love – Peter Cetera
Greatest Love Of All, The – Whitney Houston
Grow Old With Me – John Lennon / Mary Chapin Carpenter
Song list for wedding keeps going:
Have I Told You Lately – Van Morrison / Rod Stewart
Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman – Brian Adams
Hello Again – Neil Diamond (From Jazz Singer)
Here and Now – Luther Vandross
Hero – Mariah Carey
Hero – Enrique Iglesias
How Do I Live – Leanne Rimes
How Sweet It Is – James Taylor
I Could Not Ask For More – Sarah Evans
I Do It For You (Everything I Do) – Bryan Adams
I Have and I Always Will – Dave Barnes
I Hope You Dance – Lee Ann Womack
I Loved Her First – Heartland
I Melt – Rascal Flats
I’ll Be – Edwin McCain
I’ll Be There – Michael Jackson
I Will Not Take My Love Away – Matt Wertz
In My Life – Bette Midler
It Had To Be You – Artie Shaw / Harry Connick Jr
It’s Your Love – Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
Just You And I – Eddie Rabbitt
Keeper Of The Stars – Tracy Byrd
And this song list for wedding receptions goes on:
Lady – Kenny Rogers
Lady In Red – Chris DeBurgh
Lean On Me – Bill Withers
Let It Be – Beatles
Let It Be Me – Everly Brothers
Let Me Call You Sweetheart / Bing Crosby / Bette Midler
Let’s Stay Together – Al Green
Looking Through the Eyes of Love – Melissa Manchester
Lost In The Fifties Tonight – Ronnie Milsap
L-O-V-E – Nat King Cole
Love Is In The Air – John Paul Young
Making Memories of Us – Keith Urban
Me and You – Kenny Chesney
Must Be Doin Somethin Right – Billy Currington
My Heart Will Go On – Celine Dion
My Special Angel – Bobby Helms
Nothings Gonna Stop Us Now – Starship
On a Night Like This – Dave Barnes
One – U2
Power Of Love, The – Celine Dion
First Song List For Wedding Reception Continued:
Rose, The – Bette Midler
Saving All My Love For You – Whitney Houston
Sea of Love – Honey Drippers
Someone Like You – Van Morrison
Something About The Way You Look Tonight – Elton John
Somewhere Out There – Linda Ronstadt
Spanish Eyes – Engelbert Humperdink
Stand By Me – Ben E King
Stay With Your – John Legend
Taking You Home – Don Henley
The Luckiest – Ben Folds
There You’ll Be – Faith Hill (From Pearl Harbor)
There’s a Kind of Hush (All Over The World) – Herman’s Hermits
Through The Years – Kenny Rogers
Top Of The World – The Carpenters
True Love Ways – Buddy Holly
Truly Madly Deeply – Savage Garden
Twilight Time – The Platters
Unchained Melody – Righteous Brothers
Unforgettable – Nat King Cole & Natalie Cole
Until You – Dave Barnes
Up Where We Belong – Joe Cocker
Valentine – Martina McBride & Jim Brickman
Way You Do The Things You Do – The Temptations
Way You Look Tonight – Frank Sinatra
We’ve Got Tonight – Kenny Rogers
We’ve Only Just Begun – Carpenters
What a Wonderful World – Louie Armstrong
When A Man Loves A Woman – Percy Sledge
When I Said I Do – Clint Black
When You Say Nothing At All – Allison Krauss
Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
You Are So Beautiful – Joe Cocker
You Raise Me Up – Josh Groban
You Send Me – Sam Cooke
You’re Still The One – Shania Twain
You’ve Got A Friend – James Taylor
Your Smiling Face – James Taylor
The love song list for wedding receptions above have been chosen as a great all around selection of wedding music for the brides and grooms’ first dance.
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Hope you enjoyed the wedding song lists on this blog. Cheers.
Wedding Reception Playlist
That’s it for this song list for wedding.
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LaTroya
Apr 11, 2013 @ 17:27:55
Our first dance some is a throwback. “You” by Jesse Powell. In all my searches for song suggestions and playlists I haven’t seen this one yet.
DJ White Hawk
Apr 11, 2013 @ 22:22:18
Yes! Nice catch, awesome R&B song for the first dance.
Thanks for bringing it up, LaTroya. Great.
DJ White Hawk
Sep 11, 2012 @ 03:01:36
I never heard this track before!
Thanks Pete for mentioning this good alternative rock song.
This can be good for weddings.
Pete
Sep 10, 2012 @ 05:19:35
Blue October-18th Floor Balcony is an awesome song.
Tasha
Aug 07, 2012 @ 03:40:40
Love of My Life by Jim Brickman
We will be using this song in a little over 2 months
DJ White Hawk
Aug 08, 2012 @ 15:18:31
Yes! This is a great song for a wedding dance.
Legendary song, many bands have played their versions of it, like Santana, Carly Simon, Queen, etc.
But good choice Tasha!
Thank you Tasha for putting it up here on this board!
Nicky duggan
May 17, 2012 @ 11:49:37
Gary Barlow -forever love
Boys to men -iris
Cascada -everyone we touch ( slow version)
And for the party
Take that – never forget
DJ White Hawk
May 17, 2012 @ 20:42:18
Thanks Nicky for the suggestions! Will see to it.
Hire a String Quartet for your ceremony
Dec 05, 2011 @ 22:17:00
Any hard up brides like me out there? I’ve just thought how to make my wedding extra special without spending a fortune. Limit the spend on the venue, but have some live music, like a String Quartet, they don’t cost a fortune. Even a simple venue will seem out of the ordinary with a real string quartet.
Chuck
Oct 31, 2011 @ 20:30:40
A great song is When God Made You~~Newsong Ft./Natalie Grant
Jennifer
Oct 12, 2011 @ 20:47:36
Two sparrows in a hurricane by tanya tucker
DJ White Hawk
Oct 14, 2011 @ 23:53:27
Oh yes! Tanya Tucker! Wow, she’s been around since the 70s and she is one of the greatest woman country rock singers. This is a pretty recent song too. It’s funny how I missed that one.Thanks Jennifer!
Brittany
Oct 06, 2011 @ 05:07:17
A great classic song (great for people who are more retro) is ‘My Funny Valentine’ by Ella Fitzgerald. She had a voice that was very beautiful.
Donna
Sep 28, 2011 @ 05:06:41
Your list has really helped me out… Also, another song that would make a great first dance song would be” Looking through your eyes… by Leeanne Rimes”
DJ White Hawk
Sep 28, 2011 @ 20:15:22
Welcome Donna! I haven’t heard about that song, so I checked it out. Wow. Excellent song for a wedding first dance. Great! Thank you for putting it up here.
Stephanie
Sep 26, 2011 @ 18:09:27
Another Great song that i will use at my wedding is She’s Everything by Brad Paisley.
DJ White Hawk
Sep 27, 2011 @ 04:06:34
Yes true! Good song Stephanie, thank you for mentioning.
Faith
Sep 23, 2011 @ 22:09:49
“Rest of my life” by Bruno Mars & “Better today” by Coffey Anderson is really good too! I plan on using them in my wedding next September.
DJ White Hawk
Sep 24, 2011 @ 02:18:08
Hey great! That’s two cool songs, thanks for mentioning. And by the way I wish you a wonderful, blessed, healthy and wealthy marriage!
Angel
Jun 21, 2011 @ 14:23:47
Love your lists they have really helped me out ty
DJ White Hawk
Jun 21, 2011 @ 20:19:20
You’re welcome, Angel.
Sandra Behrens
Jun 04, 2011 @ 06:39:41
Lost In This Moment by Big & Rich is also a great first dance song for a wedding reception
DJ White Hawk
Jun 04, 2011 @ 09:41:14
Yes right! Thanks for the addition, Sandra.