Kevin and I agreed that one of the ways we could save a bit of money was by not hiring a DJ. We are lucky to have a good friend who is very comfortable talking, mic in hand, who was happy to help with some MC’ing and we rented some audio equipment from Avista (in San Francisco) and we were set.
Kevin was in charge of the playlists; a very good thing, because I CANNOT for the life of me remember the name of bands, albums, song titles or even lyrics, even to songs that I like and listen to regularly ( I have the same problem with wine). So, while I was busy making birds and designing menus, Kevin was fretting over the order of songs for dinner, drinks and of course dancing. In the end we had a great dance party that appealed to just about everyone. My proof of this is that my 87 year old Grandmother was dancing away, along with her great granddaughter (my cousin’s cutie-pie-three-year-old) as well as every other age in between.
So, I thought I would share our playlist with the world for all those brides and grooms to be, who are looking to save a little.
For the arrival (this was played while people found their seats, etc.)
- L.O.V.E. – Nat King Cole
- More – Bobby Darin
- Someone To Watch Over Me – Etta James
- I’ve Got You Under My Skin – Frank Sinatra
- At Last – Etta James
- I Love You For Sentimental Reasons – Nat King Cole
- My Baby Just Cares For Me – Nina Simone
- What a Wonderful World – Louie Armstrong
For the Wedding processionals and recessional my little brother actually played the following on the piano.
Wedding Party – A River Flows Thru You -Yiruma
Brideal Processional – Bach’s Prelude in C Major
Recessional – With or Without You by U2
Drinks and Hor de vours
- Nantes – Beirut
- Home – Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
- 1234 - Feist
- Now My Feet Won’t Touch the Ground – Coldplay
- When the Night Feels My Song – Bedouin Soundclash
- Yellow – Coldplay
- Don’t Worry, Be Happy – Countdown Singers
- Hands Down (Acoustic) – Dashboard Confessional
- Somewhere Over The Rainbow – Israel Kamakawiwo
- Little Bit of Love – Jon and Roy
- Fallin’ – Alicia Keys
- Cecilia – Simon and Garfunkel
- I’m Yours – Jason Mraz
- 1, 2, 3, 4 – Plain White T’s
- With Or Without You – U2
- The Scientist – Coldplay
- I Will Follow You Into The Dark – Death Cab For Cutie
- On The Road Again – Wille Nelson
- Furr – Blitzen Trapper
- The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth – Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
- Float On – Modest Mouse
- James Brown – Sex Machine
Dinner
- What Is This Thing Called Love? – Keely Smith
- They Can’t Take That Away from Me (Digitally Remastered) – Frank Sinatra
- Little Girl -Vic Damone
- What A Wonderful World This Would Be – Sam Cooke
- I Can’t Give You Anything But Love – Mel Torme
- You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To – Julie London
- You Do Something To Me – Ella Fitgerald
- What a Wonderful World – Louie Armstrong
- More – Bobby Darin
- Dig That Crazy Chick – Sam Butera & The Witnesses
- French Poodle – Sam Butera & The Witnesses
- L.O.V.E. – Nat King Cole
- I’d Rather Go Blind – Etta James
- Strangers In The Night – Frank Sinatra
- Danke Schoen – Wayne Newton
- Somethin’ Stupid – Frank Sinatra
- It Had To Be You – Harry Connick Jr
- Do I Move You – Nina Simone
- Nobody But Me – Lou Rawls
- Unchain My Heart – Ray Charles
- The Girl From Ipanem – Nat King Cole
- Moon River – Louis Armstrong
- That Old Black Magic – Louis Prima & Keely Smith
- Night And Day – Ella Fitzgerald & Cole Porter
- I Get A Kick Out Of You – Frank Sinatra
- A Sunday Kind Of Love – Etta James
- Fever – Peggy Lee
- Unforgettable – Nat King & Natalie Cole
- Into the Mystic – Van Morrison
- I’ve Got You Under My Skin -Frank Sinatra
- My Baby Just Cares For Me – Nina Simone
- Can’t Take My Eyes Off – Bobby Darin
- Blue Skies – Ella Fitzgerald
- Closer To The Bone – Louis Prima
- Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off – Harry Connick, Jr.
- As Time Goes By (Casablanca) – Louis Armstrong
- Dancing Cheek to Cheek – Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
- Someone To Watch Over Me – Etta James
First Dance
Fly Me to the Moon – Frank Sinatra
Parent’s Song
You Make Me Feel So Young – Frank Sinatra
Dancing
- All Shook Up – Elvis Presley
- Bobby Darin – Run Around Sue
- Say Hey (I Love You) – Michael Franti & Spearhead
- Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) – Beyoncé
- Forever – Chris Brown
- Al Green – Let’s Stay Together
- You Sexy Thing – Hot Chocolate
- Then I Saw Here Face – The Monkeys
- You Can Never Tell – Chuck Berry
- Love You Madly – Cake
- Just Dance – Lady GaGa
- More – Bobby Darin
- Billy Jean – Michael Jackson
- Satisfaction – Rolling Stones
- Crazy (gnarles barkley) – Gnarls Barkley
- Down (Main) -Jay Sean
- I Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas
- Sexy Bitch – David Guetta
- Let’s Get It On – Marvin Gaye
- Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Queen
- Stick Shifts & Safety Belts – Cake
- What I like about You – The Romantics
- Oh What a Night – Doobie Brothers
- I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) – The Four Tops
- Poker Face – Lady Gaga
- Low – Flo Rida ft. T-Pain
- Crazy In Love (feat. Jay-Z) -Beyoncé
- Tik Tok (Original Version) – Ke$ha
- The Way You Move (Feat. Sleepy Brown) – Outkast
- Killing Me Softly – The Fugees
- Paper Planes – M.I.A.
- Talk to Me, Dance With Me – Hot Hot Heat
- I’m Too Sexy – Right Said Fred
- One More Drink – Ludacris ft. T-Pain
- Bad Romance (Album Version) – Lady Gaga
- Empire State Of Mind (Feat. Alicia Keys) – Jay-Z
- Just A Lil Bit -50 Cent
- Gold Digger (feat. Jamie Foxx) – Kanye West
- Dead And Gone – T.I ft Justin Timberlake
- Kids – MGMT
- Nothin’ On You (Feat. Bruno Mars) – B.O.B
- Run This Town (Feat. Kanye West, Rihanna) – Jay-Z
- On To The Next One (Feat. Swizz Beatz) – Jay-Z
- OMG (feat. will.i.am) – Usher
- Satisfaction – Benny Benassi
Last Dance
Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
Hope you find this helpful and best of luck with wedding planning for all you brides and grooms out there.
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