Wedding Songs For Your Important Wedding Events
To choose the best wedding songs, it would be wise to do more than simply search the internet for ideas. I'm talking about those special event songs like choosing your wedding songs first dance and your father daughter wedding songs. Getting some guidance from a professional dj company is a good idea. These pros have been helping couples pick their wedding songs for years, so they will have a variety of selections for you to consider.
Although you can pick wedding music for the entire day, like your cocktail hour songs, wedding dinner music, and dance songs for weddings, let's look at where you should first focus your attention. The special songs for your ceremony include a processional for the parents and grandparents, another processional for the bridesmaids, and one more for the bride. Finally, you'll need to pick your recessional song, the one played when the minister pronounces you as man and wife. You don't have to use the classical traditional songs for these wedding events either. You can choose any romantic wedding songs that you feel would be appropriate. It is best to have a high energy recessional, too, as that will get everyone excited about the upcoming reception.
The wedding songs for the reception start with the grand entrance songs for when you enter the banquet hall. You should choose one for the wedding party (or one for each couple!) and one for the bride and groom. Again, look at wedding entrance songs that are high energy and fun. Next, you should pick a couple songs for the cake cutting. I know, it seems trivial, but playing Sugar Sugar by the Archies or Don't Be Cruel by Elvis can turn the boring cake cutting into something fun. Next you'll need to look at first dance wedding songs and all the special dances such as the father daughter wedding songs and the mother son wedding songs. You can also play a special dance song for the parents and the wedding party. Next, fill your dance floor!
A little later on in the evening, you'll need to have wedding songs for the bouquet and garter toss. Make sure you check under the bride's dress to see that she is actually wearing the garter! Finally, you'll need to choose the last dance of the evening. This also doesn't have to be chosen from traditional slow wedding songs. At the end of the night, as your DJ is announcing for everyone to not forget their wedding favors, you can even add an exit song, one that relates to where you are heading off to your honeymoon! Make sure the wedding videographer gets a shot of you as you exit the reception hall to this ending song.
If you want to choose these songs yourself, I highly recommend the Wedding Songs Timeline Planner. This instantly downloadable program will walk you through every wedding event in detail and has thousands of song ideas for each! Now that you know the main wedding songs that you need to select, it's time to get planning.