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The Last Two Wedding Reception Wreckers, Numbers Nine And Ten

2010-09-15T21:01:00.000-07:00

Here are the last of the ten wedding reception wreckers you need to consider if you're planning a wedding. These ten issues can have a very negative impact on the outcome of your reception. Even if you play the best wedding dance songs, you still may have a hard time getting your guests involved and getting them onto the dance floor. I know you're thinking, "I have enough on my plate as I plan my wedding!" That's why I made these videos to help you with your wedding planning not give you additional things to worry about. So, take this advice and run with it! Here's numbers 9 and 10!

Number nine refers to having wedding entertainment that's not up to snuff. A professional playing all of your wedding songs is optimum, but sometimes we try to cut corners and we go with "cheap" DJ's or bands. Your DJ should have all of your special songs, such as your wedding march, recessional songs and all of your cocktail hour wedding songs and that's just the start of what your wedding entertainment should do.

If you've hired a professional DJ company, they should help you with your wedding songs timeline and help you put together all of your wedding reception songs. They should know about the three song rule and they should have ideas to help you get your friends and family involved so they feel like they are a part of the day.

Number ten means either you've set up the wrong wedding song suggestions or, again, your DJ or band made some poor choices with your music selection. It mostly refers to how sometimes bands or DJ's play the music THEY want to hear. 45 minutes of rap may be cool for teenagers, but most of your guests want a variety. Mix new wedding songs with some oldies and Motown.

These wedding ideas are to help you have an awesome wedding reception and ceremony. Choosing ceremony processionals is even part of making your day perfect, although no one will be dancing to these songs. I'm not saying that your wedding entertainment needs to know everything about how to plan a wedding, but they need to understand that they will play a critical role in how your wedding turns out.

Look for more awesome wedding ideas soon!

Reception Wreckers You Can Fix For Free, Seven and Eight!

2010-09-09T09:08:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone! I hope you've been paying attention here and learning some new things about how to plan a wedding! This series on the top 10 reception wreckers you can fix for free has been very popular and a lot of couples in the midst of their wedding planning have been thanking me for the tips. They are also complaining because I'm only posting 2 videos per week! Well, only two more weeks to go and you'll know all ten of these issues. So, for those of you planning a wedding and looking for some great wedding ideas, you'll love these suggestions...numbers seven and eight!

Number 7 is a biggie. If you have dinner in one room, you'll have a hard time getting people to come dance even if you play the best wedding dance songs ever. You might try some new wedding songs like California Gurls by Katy Perry, find that no one is dancing and think, "OMG. I guess people don't want top 40 music!"

The thing is, people really do. They love wedding songs that are up to date and any wedding song suggestions I make in my wedding songs timeline planner will work if you don't have the above situation, that is dinner in one room, dancing in another.

Your wedding reception songs for dancing will work in a room where everyone is together, all night. This is what you should shoot for. As you end your ceremony with one of my fun recessional songs suggestions, then play your upbeat cocktail hour wedding songs, you'll notice an energy building and that should lead people straight into a fun dinner and lots of dancing! Which brings me to number 8, the lights don't get dimmed for dancing.

You may think, "Whatever! This isn't that big of a deal." Maybe not if your crowd is way outgoing and ready to par-tay, but if there's even the slightest hesitation for your guests to get on the dance floor, a bright room will only amplify their fear of everyone watching them dance. During your wedding, you want it to be bright so everyone can see the parents and bridesmaids as they walk down to the ceremony processionals and especially the bride when she enter to the wedding march.
Make sure your location understands that as soon as the special dances are over, dim those lights. Actually, you can even tell them to dim the lights during the wedding party dance, that way, you can start inviting people to the dance floor immediately.

Thanks for watching. I wish I had these tips when I was going to plan my wedding! I had plenty of wedding songs and such but not a lot of guidance. See you nest week for the final two reception wreckers!

Reception Wreckers Five and Six Comin' At Ya!

2010-09-05T09:05:00.000-07:00

For those of you trying to figure out the best way how to plan a wedding and choose your wedding songs, it's time to check out two more issues impacting your reception in a negative way. We're not talking about picking the best wedding dance songs or how new wedding songs will make or break your day. These are issues relating to your wedding songs timeline. I made these videos to help you avoid some basic problems in your wedding planning that can be easily remedied. I've said these damaging issues can be fixed for free, but there is one coming up later that you may have to spend some extra funds on. I'll talk about that issue when we get to it (I think it's number nine). In the meantime, here's numbers five and six.

These wedding ideas should help you if you are in the middle of planning a wedding. I know this blog talks a lot about choosing music and if you need help with your wedding song suggestions, cocktail hour wedding songs, or all of your wedding reception songs, you can get a copy of my planner. This tool works wonders in helping you make your wedding fun, memorable, unique, exciting and awesome! There's even help for you in planning your ceremony including your wedding march, ceremony processionals and your recessional songs.

In the meantime, please make sure you go "back in time" and watch the other four videos from this series. You won't be sorry. It's such an important one, that I decided to post this information before delving into your wedding songs planning, which I will get into later.

Episodes 3 and 4 of the 10 Wedding Reception Wreckers

2010-08-25T14:25:00.000-07:00

Here's the next two installments in my wedding planning series Ten Reception Wreckers You Can Fix For Free!

Are you like millions of people out there trying to learn how to plan a wedding? If so, you're in the right place. I've been helping couples plan by giving them awesome wedding ideas and helping them choose all of their Wedding songs. Since I've been planning weddings for over 16 years, I've compiled all the best wedding dance songs and wedding song suggestions and will share them here and with my wedding songs timeline planner. Choosing your your music has never been easier. I love the digital age!

There's no reason why you can't arm yourself with the best information out there. For instance, there's no reason why you can't have fun recessional songs for your ceremony. So many people think they have to be traditional, but that is no longer the case. You don't have to save all of your fun ideas for your wedding reception songs! Although your ceremony music may be a little more subdued, such as your ceremony processionals and your wedding march, you can really start having fun and cranking it up right with your cocktail hour wedding songs. Remember, your Hors d'œuvre hour is your wedding celebration kick-off, so make sure you start off on the right foot!
This is just a sampling of advice I like to share with newly engaged couples. These wedding reception killers are so important to the success of your day, I hope you make sure you watch all of them and take copious notes. Be sure to tune in next week when I reveal the fifth and sixth wedding reception wreckers. If you're planning a wedding, you'll love all the advice you find here!

10 Wedding Reception Wreckers You Can Fix For Free!

2010-08-20T11:45:00.000-07:00

This wedding songs timeline planner is primarily music based and focuses on your wedding songs. The thing is, you can't just play awesome music and guarantee that your celebration is going to be just as awesome. There are many factors that play a key role in making sure your guests feel involved and have a great time.

Not everybody knows how to plan a wedding the RIGHT way. Their focus is on the "look" of the event, and that is understandable since it is what all the magazines and TV shows focus on. this is the wrong approach. Some couples get closer by trying to program the best wedding dance songs and they search out new wedding ideas. the information I want to share with you with these vlogs will help couples look at some unknown wedding reception problems that can be easily fixed with a little wedding planning and forethought. Here's numbers one and two!

As you can see these first two problems have nothing to do with your wedding reception songs or with any other actual wedding song suggestions. These issues can have a major impact on your guests enjoyment of your celebration, so take heed when planning a wedding and focus on what really makes a difference.

If you're still looking for great music advice for your ceremony processionals, wedding march, and your ceremony's recessional songs, the wedding songs timeline music planner can be of great help! There are even more suggestions and ideas for your reception, including your cocktail hour wedding songs and many new wedding songs suggestions, too. keep in mind, you don't want your wedding songs to be your only focus and be sure to tune in next week for reception wreckers 3 and 4.

Wedding Songs Music Planner Package!

2010-08-13T14:59:00.000-07:00

After looking around for the best ways regarding how to plan a wedding, this planning program posted a picture of what you get if you order the program. Before there was a picture of paperwork and CD's, but you don't actually receive those items. This picture is a more accurate representation of what you get for setting up your wedding songs timeline and how it looks digitally. To me, it looks awesome! Check it out: (Click photo to enlarge!)

The great thing about the wedding ideas in this planning tool is it is focused on two things: Music and Fun! Most people think those two things go hand in hand, but the truth is, you need more than just fun wedding song suggestions to get it going. The ideas in this reception planner (and ceremony planner, as in helping you with choosing ceremony processionals, recessional songs and more, for that matter) really work.

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Wedding Planning Songs For Your Unity Candle!

2010-08-08T13:08:00.000-07:00

Here are some wedding songs you can use for your unity candle, unity sand, etc. When deciding how to plan a wedding, this unity event is very special. Picking the music is hard because you can use either a romantic or pretty song here. Take a look at this list of wedding ideas and see if any fit in with your sensibilities.

A Page Is Turned	Bebo Norman
After All	Cher
All I Ask of You	Sarah Brightman
All the Time	Johnny Mathis
Always	Atlantic Starr
Always and Forever	Heatwave
Amazing Grace	Lari White
As Long as I Have You	Elvis Presley
As Long as I Live	John Michael Montgomery
At Last	Gene Watson
Beautiful	Gordon Lightfoot
Beautiful in My Eyes	Joshua Kadison
Big Fun	Kool & The Gang
By My Side	Ben Harper
Circle of Life	Elton John
Close to You	BeBe and CeCe Winans
Come What May	Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor
Coming Home	Kimaya Seward
Don't Know Much	Linda Ronstadt
Every Beat of My Heart	Gladys Knight
Everything I Do (I Do It for You)	Bryan Adams
The above, like many wedding tunes by Bryan Adams, has been used by many couples as their first dance song. Take this as a bonus idea. Check out lists of first dance songs for more ideas.
For You	Kenny Lattimore
Forever	Kenny Loggins
Forever and for Always	Shania Twain
God Gave Me You	Dave Barnes
Grow Old with Me	Mary Chapin Carpenter
Happily Ever After	Case
Here and Now	Luther Vandross
Here We Are	Gloria Estefan
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me	Gloria Estefan
Hold on to Me	John Michael Montgomery
How Deep Is Your Love	Bee Gees
I Believe in You	LeAnn Rimes
I Believe in You and Me	Whitney Houston
I know you by heart	Eva cassidy
I Live My Life for You	Firehouse
I Melt	Rascal Flatts
I Need You	LeAnn Rimes
I Was Meant to Be with You	Diamond Rio
I Will Be Here	Steven Curtis Chapman
I'll Always Be Right There	Bryan Adams
If I Should Fall Behind	Bruce Springsteen
Imagine Me Without You	Jaci Velasquez
Inseparable	natalie cole
Lady	Styx
	The above tune may seem campy but if the groom dedicates it to the bride, the words are outstanding. Don't forget, when choosing these wedding songs, you don't have to play the entire thing!
Let It Be Me	Jackson Browne
Let It Be Me	Collin Raye
Let's Get Married	Jagged Edge
Love	John Lennon
Love of My Life	Brian McKnight
Love You Always Forever	Donna Lewis
Me and You	Kenny Chesney
My First Love	Avant
No Place that Far	Sara Evans
Now that I Know	Shannon McNally
Only Hope	Mandy Moore
Pledging My Love	Emmylou Harris
Promise	Jagged Edge
Save the Best for Last	Vanessa Williams
Say Once More	Amy Grant
So in Love	K.D. Lang
So This Is Love	James Ingram
Sweet Miracle	Rush
The Keeper of the Stars	Tracy Byrd
The Love I Found in You	Jim Brickman
The Prayer	Josh Groban
The Reflex	Duran Duran
The Rose	Bette Midler
There is Love (The Wedding Song)	Noel Paul Stookey
The above song is a classic wedding song that has been used for many years. There are numerous versions by different artists. When figuring out how to plan a wedding, searching for the song title without the artists name will reveal some unique versions.
This Guy's in Love with You	Herb Alpert
This I Swear	Nick Lachey
This Woman's Work	Maxwell
True Companion	Marc Cohn
Unconditional	Clay Davidson
We Both Deserve Each Other's Love	Jeffrey Osborne
When I Said I Do	Clint Black
When You Say Nothing at All	Alison Krauss
When You Say You Love Me	Josh Groban
Where You Are	Bebo Norman
You And I	Eddie Rabbitt and Crystal Gayle
You Light Up My Life	Debbie Boone
You Raise Me Up	Josh Groban
Your Everything	Keith Urban
Your Love Amazes Me	John Berry
Yours, Mine & Ours	David Chamberlin

This list is not for the unity candle either. These songs fit in other parts of your ceremony, including your ceremony processionals and even for your wedding march. If you're incredibly romantic, you could also use these ideas for your recessional songs. If you're more of a high energy couple and want to end your ceremony on a high note, then you should look at my other suggestions for this event. Keep in mind, the next thing your guests will hear will be your cocktail hour wedding songs.

There are many unique unity event ideas in the wedding songs timeline planner. These songs work for any of those wedding ideas. I've also included some of the best wedding dance songs, and these lists are very up to date. If you don't know where to find some good wedding song suggestions, this audio program will take you step by step though the process.

Recessional Song Ideas From The Wedding Songs Timeline Music Planner

2010-08-02T12:05:00.000-07:00

Here's the third bonus list of wedding songs and wedding music ideas for you. After the minister, priest, rabbi, officiant, etc. exclaims, "It is my honor to introduce to you the new Mr. & Mrs. Insert Your Name Here!" your wedding recessional starts playing to rousing applause. Keep in mind, these recessional songs ideas are not the best of the best found in the wedding songs timeline planner, but a wide ranging list of ideas for you to consider.

Some of these can also be used as your wedding march, but most are a little too high energy for this. Many of these even work well as your cocktail hour wedding songs, so if some of them look attractive to you, feel free to place them there.

#34	Dave Matthews Band
A Little Less Conversation	Elvis Presley
A Little More	Skillet
A Moment Like This	Kelly Clarkson
A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)	Peabo Bryson
After Tonight	Justin Nozuka
Ain't That Love	Ray Charles
All For Love	Bryan Adams
All He Has To Do	Sheri Miller
All in a Garden Green	Julia Lane
All My Life	K-Ci & Jojo
All My Love	Led Zeppelin
All You Need Is Love	Beatles
Allegro Maestoso	George F. Handel
Angel	Shaggy
Angel	Sarah McLachlan
Another One Bites the Dust	Queen
Anyone Else But You	The Moldy Peaches
As Time Goes By	Frank Sinatra
At Last	Etta James
Autumn	Vivaldi
Beautiful Day	U2
Because You Loved Me	Celine Dion
Before I Let Go	Frankie Beverly feat. Maze
Believe	Lenny Kravitz
Bless the Broken Road	Rascal Flatts
Book Of Days	Enya
Brandenburg Concerto No. 1, Allegro	Johann S. Bach
Breathless	Corrs
Can You Feel the Love Tonight	Elton John
Can't Fight this Feeling	REO Speedwagon
Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe	Barry White
Can't Help Falling in Love	UB40
Can't Stop Loving You	Phil Collins
Can't Take My Eyes Off You	Frankie Valli
Chariot	Gavin Degraw
Cherish	The Association
Cherish	Madonna
Clocks	Coldplay
Commitment	LeAnn Rimes
Congratulations	Cliff Richard
Coronation March	Sir William Walton
Cowboy Take Me Away	Dixie Chicks
Crazy for You	Madonna
Crazy In Love	Beyonce
Crazy Little Thing Called Love	Queen
Cry	Mandy Moore
Deliver Me	Sarah Brightman
Don't Change	Musiq Soulchild
Elevation	U2
Everlasting Love (This Will Be)	Natalie Cole
Everything I Do, I Do It For You	Bryan Adams
The above wedding song is an example of more romantic recessionals if that is your style. Bryan Adams makes some of the best wedding dance songs for slow dancing! This might not be the fun recessionals song you're looking for, but to each their own.
Everywhere	Fleetwood Mac
Falling Slowly	Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova
Finale B	Rent Soundtrack
Finiculi Finicula	Andre Rieu
Fly Me to the Moon	Frank Sinatra
Fools Rush In	Elvis Presley
Forever	R. Kelly
Forever	Mariah Carey
Forever Young	Bob Dylan
Fortunate	Maxwell
Four Seasons of Loneliness	Boyz II Men
From This Moment	Shania Twain
Hallelujah Chorus	Handel
Hallelujah, I Love Her So	Ray Charles
Happy Everafter In Your Eyes	Ben Harper
Happy Together	Turtles
Head Over Heels	Tears for Fears
Here & Now	Luther Vandross
Here Comes the Sun	Nina Simone
Here Comes the Sun	Beatles
Here I Am	Leona Lewis
Hey	Leeland
Highland Cathedral	The Royal Irish Regiment
Highway to Hell	AC/DC
Hornpipe from Water Music	Handel
How Do I Breathe	Mario
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)	James Taylor
I Believe in a Thing Called Love	Darkness
I Can Love You Like That	John Michael Montgomery
I Do	98 Degrees
I Got You (I Feel Good)	James Brown
I Got You Babe	Sonny & Cher
I Got You Babe	UB40
As you can see, there are two versions of the above cute wedding recessionals song. I've even seen people use this song as one of their ceremony processionals. Whether you're into the original or the remake, listening to them before making your choice is a great idea.
I Love Lucy Theme Song	Wilbur Hatch
I Need You	Marc Anthony
I Only Want to Be with You	Dusty Springfield
I Said I Love you	Babyface
I swear	All for one
I Want to Thank You	Alicia Myers
I Will Go with You	Donna Summer
I'll Be There For You	Bon Jovi
I'll Wait For You	Joe Nichols
I'm A Believer	Smash Mouth
I'm Gonna Make You My Wife	The Whispers
I'm Walking On Sunshine	Katrina and The Waves
I'm your Angel	R. Kelly and Celine Dion
I'm Yours	Jason Mraz
I'm a Believer	Smash Mouth
I've Got You Babe	Sonny and Cher
If I Ain't Got You	Alicia Keys
If I Were a Carpenter (Featuring: June Carter)	Johnny Cash
If this world was mine	Luther Vandross
In The Heart Of Every Girl	Elton John
Inevitable (English Version)	Shakira
It Had to Be You	Harry Connick Jr.
It's Such A Perfect Day	Coldplay
It's the End of the World as We Know It	R.E.M.
It's Too Late to Turn Back Now	Eddie Cornelius
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring	Johann S. Bach
Joyful Joyful, We Adore Thee	Beethoven
Joyride	Mariah Carey
Julia Florida	Jason Vieaux
Just Like Starting Over	John Lennon
Knocks Me Off My Feet	Donnell Jones
L-O-V-E	Michael Buble
La Traviata	Giuseppe Verdi
Lagrima	Francisco Tarrega
Lasia Ch'Io Pianga	George Frideric Handel
Let Love Rule	Lenny Kravitz
Let the Bright Seraphim	George Frideric Handel
Let's Get Married	Jagged Edge
Life Is Good	Kenny Chesney
Like a Star	Corrine Bailey Rae
Little Martha	Allman Brothers Band
Livin' Our Love Song	Jason Michael Carroll
Living On A Prayer	Bon Jovi
Look At Us	Sarina Paris
Look At You Girl	Chris Ledoux
Love	Musiq Soulchild
Love at First Sight	Kylie Minogue
Love Ballad	KC & JoJo
Love Is a Beautiful Thing	Al Green
Love is all around	Wet Wet Wet
Love of a Lifetime	Firehouse
Love Song	311
Love Story	Taylor Swift
Love Will Keep Us Together	Captain & Tennille
Love You for Life	Jodeci
Mad	Neyo
Made To Love Ya	Gerald Levert
Miracle	Foo Fighters
Morning	Bach
Mud On The Tires	Brad Paisley
My Destiny	Jim Brickman
Nessum Dorma	Carrera, Domingo, Pavarotti
Never Ending Story	Limahl
Never Gonna Be Alone	Nickelback
Never Gonna Give You Up	Rick Astley
Nobody Knows	Kevin Sharp
Not to Us	Chris Tomlin
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now	Starship
Below is a classical recessional song. There are some more modern remakes of these wedding song suggestions, and I have these listed in the best of the best lists in the wedding songs timeline planner.
Ode To Joy	Beethoven
Once in a Lifetime	Craig David
Once in a Lifetime Love	Keith Urban
Only God Could Love You More	Kelly Nelon Thompson
Orange Colored Sky	Natalie Cole
Paradise by the dashboard light	Meatloaf
Passion (Sanctuary)	Utada Hikaru
Polanaise	Frederic Chopin
Prelude In C	J. S. Bach
Presto	Telemann
Promise	Ciara
Promise	Jagged Edge
Ready For Love	India Arie
Ready to Run	Dixie Chicks
Red Is The Rose	Clancy Brothers
Remember When	Alan Jackson
Right Here, Right Now	Sheri Miller
Roam	B-52's
Romanza	Andrea Bocelli
Rondo	Beethoven
Shambala	Three Dog Night
Show Me Love	Robyn
Signed, Sealed Delivered	Stevie Wonder
So Amazing	Beyonce' and Luther Vandross
Something Beautiful	Newsboys
Somewhere Over the Rainbow	israel kamakawiwo'ole
You'll notice a lot of similar wedding songs listed for wedding processionals, bridal marches, and for wedding recessionals. The reason for this is, many of them are simply romantic wedding songs. The above song by Izzy can be used in so many different categories, such as in father daughter dances, mother son dances, and even first dances.
Spring	Antonio Vivaldi
Stay Down	Mary J. Blige
Stolen	Dashboard Confessional
Strawberry Wine	Deana Carter
Such Great Heights	Postal Service
Sunshine of My Life	Stevie Wonder
Take My Breath Away	Jessica Simpson
Teddy Bear	Red Sovine
Thank You For Loving Me	Bon Jovi
That's What Love Is For	Amy Grant
The Arms Of The One Who Loves You	Xscape
The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba	George F. Handel
The Call	Regina Spektor
The One	Jennifer Lopez
The One He Kept For Me	Maurette Brown-Clark
The Prayer	Andrea Bocelli
These are the Days	Van Morrison
This I Swear	Nick Lachey
This Will Be Our Year	The Zombies
Together Forever	Rick Astley
Truly Madly Deeply	Cascada
Trumpet Tune	Purcell
Two Weeks	Grizzly Bear
Unbreakable	Westlife
Until The End Of Time	Justin Timberlake & Beyonce
Wait For Me	Rebecca St. James
Walking on Sunshine	Katrina and the Waves
We Are A Family	Dream Girls
We Must Be in Love	Pure Soul
Wedding Day	Bee Gees
Wedding March	Mendelssohn
Were Going All The Way	Jeffery Osbourn
When God Made You	Newsong
When I Said I Do	Kenny Lattimore
When I Say Forever	Chris Ledoux
When I'm Gone	3 Doors Down
When Somebody Loves You Back	Teddy Pendergrass
When You Say You Love Me	Josh Groban
Whenever, Wherever, Whatever	Maxwell
Where You Are	Jessica Simpson
Why I Love You So Much	Monica
With or Without You	U2
With This Ring	The Platters
With You	Jessica Simpson
Would You Go With Me	Josh Turner
You and I	Michael Buble
You Are My Lady	Freddie Jackson
You Are My World	Patrizio Buanne
You Belong To Me	Jason Wade
You Bring Me Joy	Anita Baker
You're My Better Half	Keith Urban
You're the One that I Want	Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta

This list is very extensive, but it is better to have a wide selection so you can decide between romantic wedding recessionals, fun wedding recessionals, and standard or classical wedding recessionals. With the Wedding Songs Timeline Planner, I've distilled this list into the top 30 or so wedding songs so you won't have to wade through so many ideas and for those of you who don't know how to plan a wedding, you will be taken through it step by step!

Wedding Songs Timeline Music Planner – Extra Wedding Music Suggestions BRIDAL PROCESSIONALS

2010-07-30T20:27:00.000-07:00

Here's another list of great wedding songs for you to check out. These are ideas for the bride to walk down the isle to. Also known as the bridal march, wedding march, bride's processional, and more, this song doesn't have to be "Here Comes The Bride!" Of all your ceremony processionals, this one is so very important because it is the song your groom hears as he sees you as his bride for the very first time!

You don't have to know exactly how to plan a wedding to choose which of these wedding song suggestions fit with your own sensibilities. Just be sure to picture the moment in your minds together. Talk about these songs. If the bride has a specific dream in mind, I'm sure the groom will want her to be happy, but the bride needs to take his feelings into consideration. After all, this is a marriage and not a "warriage" so work together and you'll both be happy. Now, check out these ideas!

(Today I Met) The Boy I'm Gonna Marry	Darlene Love
(You Want To) Make A Memory	Bon Jovi
A Little More	Skillet
A Moment Like This	Kelly Clarkson
A New Day Has Come	Celine Dion
A Passage To Love	Scott Yahney
A Wedding Song	Jocelyn Fennell
Adored	Collective Soul
After All	Cher And Peter Cetera
After All Is Said And Done	Beyonce And Marc Nelson
Agnus Dei	Michael W. Smith
Air	George F. Handel
Air On The G String	Johann S Bach
All For Love	Bryan Adams
All He Has To Do	Sheri Miller
All I Want To Do	Sugarland
All My Life	America
All You Need Is Love	The Beatles
Always On My Mind	Willie Nelson
Alwaysness	Yolanda Adams
Amazed	Lonestar
Angel	Chaka Khan
Angel	Shaggy
Angel	Aerosmith
Angel	Chaka Khan
Annies Song	John Denver
Ave Maria	Shubert
Ballerina Girl	Lionel Richie
Be Without You	Mary J Blige
Beautiful Surprise	India Arie
Because You Loved Me	Celine Dion
Believe In You And Me	Whittney Houston
Big Me	Foo Fighters
Bless The Broken Road	Rascal Flatts
Book Of Love	Peter Gabriel
Bridal Chorus	Wagner
Bridal March	Jonathan Cain
Brighter Than Sunshine	Aqualung
Brown Eyes	Destinys Child
Butterfly Waltz	Brian Crain
By Your Side	Sade
Candle Light And You	Chante Moore And Keith Washington
Canon In D	Pachabel
Chapel Of Love	Dixie Cups
Cherish The Love	Kool And The Gang
Come Away With Me	Norah Jones
Con Te Partiro	Andrea Bocelli
Crash Into Me	Dave Matthews
Crave	Marc Dorsey
Cry	Mandy Moore
Crystal	Stevie Nicks
	Some of these wedding songs may seem obscure, but this won't matter if you really love the song. You don't need to pick the best wedding dance songs here because it's not "dance time"' yet. Don't worry about other people's opinions here. Pick what you love.
Don't Change	Musiq Soulchild
Don't Stop Believin'	Journey
Dream	Jamie Foxx And Beyonce Knowles
Endless Love	Luther Vandross And Mariah Carey
Evergreen	Barbara Streisand
Everlong	Foo Fighters
Everything	Monica
Everything	Lifehouse
Everything I Do, I Do It For You	Bryan Adams
Falling In Love (Closer To You)	Will Downing
Fanfare-Rondeau	Mouret
Feels Like Home	Chantal Kreviazuk
Fields Of Gold	Sting
Flying Without Wings	Ruben Studdard
Flying Without Wings	Westlife
For You	Kenny Lattimore
For Your Love	Stevie Wonder
Forever	Jaheim
Forever	John Stamos And The Beach Boys
Forever	Chris Brown
Forever	Ben Harper
Four Seasons Of Loneliness	Boyz Ii Men
From This Moment	Shania Twain
Gabriel's Oboe	Ennio Morricone & Yo Yo Ma
Give Me You	Mary J. Blige
Giving Myself	Jennifer Hudson
God Blessed The Broken Road	Rascal Flatts
God Moving Over The Face Of The Waters	Moby
God Must Have Spent (A Little More Time On You)	N'sync
Golden	Chrisette Michele
Good Luck Charm	Jagged Edge
Happily Ever After	Case
Happy Everafter In Your Eyes	Ben Harper
Have You Ever Been In Love	Celine Dion
Have You Ever Loved A Woman	Eric Clapton
He Loves Me	Jill Scott
Heaven	Nu Flavor
Here & Now	Luther Vandross
Here And Now	Luther Vandross
Here Comes My Girl	Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Here I Am	Leona Lewis
Here I Am	Beyonce And Marc Nelson
Here, There, And Everywhere	The Beatles
Hey There Delilah	Plain White T's
Home	Brain Mcknight
Hornpipe From Water Music	Handel
How Deeply I Need You	Shekinah Glory Ministries
How Do I Breathe	Mario
How Do I Live Without You	Leann Rimes
I Am By Your Side	Corey Hart
I Am Your Woman	Syleena Johnson
I Could Not Ask For More	Sara Evans
I Do	98 Degrees
I Finally Found Someone	Bryan Adams And Barbara Streishand
I Found A Reason	Cat Power
I Found My Everything	Mary J. Blige
I Love Me Some Him	Toni Braxton
I Love You	Faith Evans
I Love You Just Because	Anita Baker
I May Never Find	Chris Brown
I Need You	Marc Anthony
I Pledge My Love	Peaches And Herbs
I Promise	Carmen
I Promise	Cece Winan
I See You In A Different Light	Jojo Hailey And Chante Moore
I Turn To You	Christina Aguilera
I Wanna Be (Your Baby)	Toni Braxton
I Wanna Grow Old With You	Westlife
I Want To Hold Your Hand	T.V. Carpio
I Will	The Beatles
I Will Always Love You	Dolly Parton
I Will Follow You Into The Dark	Death Cab For Cutie
I Will Take You Forever	Christopher Cross
I'll Be There For You	Bon Jovi
I'll Wait For You	Joe Nichols
I'm A Believer	Smash Mouth
I'm Kissing You	Des'ree
I'm Still In Love With You	Al Green
I'm Your Angel	R. Kelly And Celine Dion
I've Dreamed Of You	Barbra Streisand
If I Aint Got You	Alicia Keys
If I Fell	The Beatles, Performed By Evan Rachel Wood
If This World Was Mine	Luther Vandross
If You Could See You Through My Eyes	Kenny Lattimore
Impossible	Christina Aquilera Ft. Alicia Keys
In My Life	The Beatles
Inseparable	Natalie Cole
Isn't She Lovely	Stevie Wonder
It Is You ( I Have Loved)	Dana Glover
It's Your Time	Luther Barnes
Joyful Joyful, We Adore Thee	Beethoven/Words: Henry Van Dyke
Just You & I	Eddie Rabbitt & Crystal Gayle
Kiss The Girl	Disney
Above is a Disney wedding songs suggestion. If you're not into Disney don't worry. There are many other ideas here for you!
Knocks Me Off My Feet	Donnell Jones
Lady	Lenny Kravitz
Lagrima	Francisco Tarrega
Like Red On A Rose	Alan Jackson
Like You'll Never See Me Again	Alicia Keys
Livin' Our Love Song	Jason Michael Carroll
Look At You Girl	Chris Ledoux
Looking Through The Eyes Of Love	Mellissa Manchester
Lost In This Moment	Big & Rich
Love	Musiq Soulchild
Love Is A Beautiful Thing	Phil Vassar
Love Is You	Chrisette Michelle
Love Of My Life	Brian Mcknight
Love Song	Elton John
Love Song	Tesla
Love Song	Enya
Love You I Do	Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls Soundtrack)
Lovely	Michelle Tume
Lullaby	Loreena Mckinnett
Made To Love Ya	Gerald Levert
Make Me Whole	Amel Larrieux
Making Memories Of Us	Keith Urban
May It Be	Enya
Miracle	Foo Fighters
More Than A Love Song	Augustana
More Than Anyone	Gavin Degraw
Must Be Nice	Lyfe Jennings
My Destiny	Jim Brickman
My Girl	Temptations
My Good Luck Charm	Jagged Edge
My Heart Will Go On	Celine Dion
My Latest Greatest Inspiration	Teddy Pendergrass
My Love	The Beatles
My Love Sweet Love	Patti La Belle
My Love Walks In Velvet	Gwyneth Walker
Nessum Dorma	Carrera, Domingo, Pavarotti
Never Felt This Way	Brian Mcknight
Never Gonna Let You Go	Faith Evans
Never Is A Moment	Jimmy Lafave
No Sacrifice	Jason Upton
Nothing Can Change This Love	Sam Cooke
Now That I Found You	Terri Clark
Oboe Concerto	Handel
Ode To Joy	Beethoven
Only Hope	Mandy Moore
Only Time	Enya
Overture (From Royal Fireworks Music)	Handel
Pachelbel's Canon	Johan Pachelbel
Perfect Moment	Martine Mccutcheon
Pictures Of You	The Cure
Polanaise	Frederic Chopin
Power Of Love	Celine Dion
Prelude In C	J. S. Bach
Pretty Baby	Vanessa Carlton
Pretty Brown Eyes	Adrian Hood
Promise	Ciara
Queen Of The Winter Night	Trans Siberian Orchestra
Ready For Love	India Arie
Red Red Wine	Ub40
Does the above tune belong in this wedding songs bridal march list? Well, it's been used and if you like it, I say go for it.
Refuge (When Its Cold Outside)	John Legend
Ribbon In The Sky	Stevie Wonder
Right Here, Right Now	Sheri Miller
Romanza	Andrea Bocelli
Say It	Voices Of Theory
Sea Of Love	Bobby Darin
Seeing For The Very First Time	Bebe Winans
She Moved Through The Fair	Loreena Mckennett
She's Got A Way	Billy Joel
She's The One	Robbie Williams
So High	John Legend
So Much In Love	All 4 One
Something	The Beatles
Something Beautiful	Newsboys
Somewhere Over The Rainbow	Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
Songbird	Eva Cassidy
Soul Mate	Josh Turner
Spend My Life With You	Eric Benet & Tamia
Stairway To Heaven	O'jays
Stand By Me	John Lennon
Still In Love	Brian Mcknight
Still In Love (Kissing You)	Beyonce
Stop This World	Ne-Yo
Stranglehold	Ted Nugent
Streets Of Love	Rolling Stones
Take My Breath Away	Jessica Simpson
The Arms Of The One Who Loves You	Xscape
The Call	Regina Spektor
The Colour Of My Love	Celine Dion
The First Time	Surface
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face	Roberta Flack
The Gift	Jim Brickman
The Luckiest	Ben Folds
The One He Kept For Me	Maurette Brown-Clark
The Prayer	Josh Groban
The Promise Of Love	Martin Nievera
The Sacrament	H.I.M
The Scientist	Coldplay
The Truth	India Arie
The Way I Am	Ingrid Michaelson
The Way I Feel Tonight	Bay City Rollers
The Wedding Song	Johnny Gill
The Wedding Song (There Is Love)	Peter Paul And Mary
There She Goes	Sixpence None The Richer
There You Are	Martina Mcbride
This Is For The Lover In You	Shalamar
This Too Shall Pass	Yolanda Adams
This Very Moment	Kc And Jojo
This Woman's Work	Maxwell
Through The Years	Kenny Rodgers
Today	Joshua Radin
Today Was A Fairytale	Taylor Swift
Truly Madly Deeply	Cascada
Trumpet Voluntary	Jeremiah Clarke
Unforgettable	Nat & Natalie Cole
Up Against All Odds	Taralyn Ramsey
Wait For Me	Rebecca St. James
Waiting On A Woman	Brad Paisley
Walked Out Of Heaven	Jagged Edge
Warm Love	Van Morrison
We Are One	Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly
We Belong Together	Ritchie Valens
We Must Be In Love	Pure Soul
We're Young And Beautful	Carrie Underwood
Wearing White	Melinda Schneider
Wedding March	Jon Cain
Wedding Vows	Jamie Foxx
What Do I Do With Love	Dru Hill
When God Made You	Newsong
When I Fall In Love	Nat King Cole
When I First Saw You	Jamie Foxx,Beyounce Knowles
When I Say Forever	Chris Ledoux
When You Say Nothing At All	Allison Krauss
Whenever, Wherever, Whatever	Maxwell
Who I Am	Jessica Andrews
Will You Be Mine	Ruff Endz
Will You Still Love Me?	Chicago
With You	Toni Terry
Without You	Big Daddy Weave
Without You	Charlie Wilson
Without You	Rent:Rosario Dawson And Adam Pascal
Yellow	Coldplay
You	Jesse Powell
You	Tonex
You And I	O'bryan
You And I	Stevie Wonder
You Are My Lady	Freddie Jackson
You Are So Beautiful	Babyface
You Are The New Day	The King's Singers
You Bring Me Joy	Anita Baker
You Can Let Go	Crystal Shawanda
You For Me	Johnny Gill
You Light Up My Life	Leann Rimes
You Were Meant For Me	Donny Hathaway
You're The One	Shane Macgowan
You're Beautiful	Kenny G
You're Still The One	Shania Twain
Zoom	Fat Larrys Band

Tons of ideas for you to walk down the isle to. I know. There's too many! But my belief is better too many than not enough! If you feel overwhelmed, you can grab a copy of my wedding songs timeline planner. I've distilled this list down to the best of the best, and that should help you narrow down your search.

Also, if you find yourself loving many of these songs, fee free to include them in your cocktail hour wedding songs. Just make sure you don't put your guests to sleep! pick the more upbeat tunes to lead your wedding guests into your party. As always, as you look through these wedding songs, keep in mind you can always go back to the traditional wedding march.

Wedding Songs Timeline Music Planner: The Cocktail Hour

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Here's a free excerpt from the wedding songs timeline planner! This is the first chapter of this in depth "how to plan a wedding" guide. It the reception planner and talks about cocktail hour wedding songs and how to choose them and what to avoid.

Once the ceremony is over, and all of your guests have heard your ceremony processionals, they will head over to the cocktail hour to partake in drinks, hors d'oeuvres and conversation! Now, it is imperative that your music is at the appropriate level, loud enough to hear but low enough for people to talk. If the music is too low it won’t feel like a celebration and if it’s so loud that people can’t talk they will get bored and be irritated, so make sure your volume level is just right.

To be honest, you can play anything for your background music here, and this goes for your dinner mix, too...but my wedding song suggestions here would be to avoid classical, Enya or any type of music that will make your guests…fall…a..sleeeeeep…zzzzzzz.

Some very popular artists to play during cocktail hour are, of course, vocal jazz artists like Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Ella Fitzgerald, and Tony Bennett. There are even more recent swing artists you could add to this mix, like Michael Buble, Diana Krall, Harry Connick Jr. and the incredible Madeline Peyroux. Check her out. For a more modern sound, The Adult contemporary artists like Jack Johnson, John Mayer, Jason Mraz, Colbie Caillat and even Donavan Frankenreiter work very well.

If you’re into 70’s rock, you could choose songs from the Eagles, Journey, James Taylor, even Jimmy Buffett. Just remember to keep it fun and light…you don’t want to be playing deep and crazy songs like The End by The Doors!

(This section talks about a bunch of other music styles. I'm not allowed to post the entire script for the Wedding Songs Timeline Planner since it would be giving it away for free! Hopefully, the information in this article is already helping you plan your wedding songs for your cocktail hour!)

As you can see, the possibilities are vast. So, choose either 20 specific songs for your cocktail hour…or you can choose10 specific artists and let your DJ help you out by picking the most appropriate songs from these artists. If you’re having trouble picking wedding songs here, start with the genres you like, classic rock, swing, country, whatever and build from there. Keep in mind this is the kick off to your celebration so give your friends and family an excuse to start having some fun. They are not the best wedding dance songs as you want to save those for when the dancing starts.

So, take a minute to write down some ideas you might have for your cocktail hour wedding songs and let’s move on.

The best advice in this first section (and there's a lot) is the fact that you shouldn't use sleepy wedding songs during your cocktail hour. Also, don't limit your genre to the "typical" wedding songs you hear every single weekend.