Wedding music ideas
Picking music for a whole wedding feels like a lot. It gets easier when you take it one moment at a time.
We put together these playlists as a starting point for every part of the day, from the getting-ready rooms to the last song. Listen through, save the ones you like to your own Spotify, and bring your favorites into planning. They're ideas to react to, not a template.
How to use these
01
Listen together.
Put one on during a drive or while you cook dinner. Follow any playlist in Spotify to keep it handy.
02
Mark what feels like you.
Once you book, your must-plays and do-not-plays go into your ShowFlow Planning Suite, where you and your DJ can both see them.
03
Leave the flow to us.
Your DJ builds the night around your picks and reads the room as it happens. You get to be a guest at your own party.
The playlists
Getting ready
50 songs
Middle school and high school favorites, pop-punk, country, and today's hits. The songs your people grew up singing in the car, ready to keep the energy up while hair and makeup happen.
A few to start with: Since U Been Gone — Kelly Clarkson · Love You Like A Love Song — Selena Gomez & The Scene · The Middle — Jimmy Eat World · Call Me Maybe — Carly Rae Jepsen
Getting ready
50 songs
High school throwbacks, hip-hop, pop-punk, and festival EDM to get the guys loose and locked in before the big moment.
A few to start with: Remember the Name — Fort Minor · All The Small Things — blink-182 · Jump Around — House Of Pain · Levels — Avicii
The ceremony
40 songs
Prelude, processional, and recessional ideas, from classical standards and piano covers to joyful walk-outs. Mark the ones that feel like you, and we'll shape the timing together.
A few to start with: Canon in D — Johann Pachelbel · Turning Page — Sleeping At Last · Married Life — Michael Giacchino · Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) — Stevie Wonder
Cocktail hour
43 songs
Feel-good grooves: soul, yacht rock, nu-disco, indie dance, and fun covers that warm up the room without stealing the spotlight.
A few to start with: Texas Sun — Khruangbin & Leon Bridges · Lowdown — Boz Scaggs · Valerie — Mark Ronson & Amy Winehouse · Back On 74 — Jungle
The big moments
40 songs
Timeless standards, country favorites, and modern love songs. The right one isn't the song you think you're supposed to pick. It's the one that sounds like the two of you.
A few to start with: At Last — Etta James · Tennessee Whiskey — Chris Stapleton · Until I Found You — Stephen Sanchez · Die With A Smile — Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars
The big moments
40 songs
Father-daughter and mother-son ideas for one of the most meaningful moments of the night. Some are joyful, some will bring a few happy tears. Both are the right choice.
A few to start with: My Girl — The Temptations · A Song For Mama — Boyz II Men · I Hope You Dance — Lee Ann Womack · Isn't She Lovely — Stevie Wonder
The big moments
30 songs
A short, playful moment that deserves a song with a wink. Motown classics to modern pop, most of them with something sweet in the title.
A few to start with: Sugar, Sugar — The Archies · How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) — James Taylor · Cake By The Ocean — DNCE · Watermelon Sugar — Harry Styles
The dance floor
40 songs
The songs every guest knows by heart. Pick a few for the moment the whole room turns into one big choir.
A few to start with: Mr. Brightside — The Killers · Sweet Caroline — Neil Diamond · I Want It That Way — Backstreet Boys · Bohemian Rhapsody — Queen
The dance floor
102 songs
Your favorite hip-hop from the '90s and 2000s. A good one to go through together: star the songs you love, and flag any your grandparents would rather not hear.
A few to start with: Hypnotize — The Notorious B.I.G. · Regulate — Warren G & Nate Dogg · Ride Wit Me — Nelly · Return of the Mack — Mark Morrison
The dance floor
41 songs
Cumbia, bachata, merengue, salsa, norteño, banda, and mariachi favorites that bring every generation to the floor.
A few to start with: El Listón De Tu Pelo — Los Ángeles Azules · Bidi Bidi Bom Bom — Selena · Payaso de Rodeo — Caballo Dorado · Volver, Volver — Vicente Fernández
The last song
30 songs
Big send-offs and feel-good closers. Choose the one you want everyone singing as the lights come up.
A few to start with: (I've Had) The Time Of My Life — Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes · Closing Time — Semisonic · Don't Stop Believin' — Journey · Celebration — Kool & The Gang
Your own favorites
Your favorites don't need to be on a list.
Bring them to planning, and we'll find the right moment for each one.
See how planning worksMusic questions
No. Pick the songs that matter most to you for the big moments, flag anything you never want to hear, and let us guide the rest.
Yes. Your do-not-plays matter as much as your must-plays, and both live in your ShowFlow Planning Suite so your DJ has them on hand all night.
Yes. We build the night around what you and your guests actually want to hear, guided by your must-plays and do-not-plays.
The Cutmaster Music team curated each one as a starting point for a specific moment of the day. They're ideas to react to, not a list of songs you have to use.
Found a few favorites? Let's build the rest of the night around them.