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.)

1. L.O.V.E. – Nat King Cole
2. More – Bobby Darin
3. Someone To Watch Over Me – Etta James
4. I’ve Got You Under My Skin – Frank Sinatra
5. At Last – Etta James
6. I Love You For Sentimental Reasons – Nat King Cole
7. My Baby Just Cares For Me – Nina Simone
8. 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

1. Nantes – Beirut
2. Home – Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
3. 1234 -  Feist
4. Now My Feet Won’t Touch the Ground – Coldplay
5. When the Night Feels My Song – Bedouin Soundclash
6. Yellow – Coldplay
7. Don’t Worry, Be Happy – Countdown Singers
8. Hands Down (Acoustic) – Dashboard Confessional
9. Somewhere Over The Rainbow – Israel Kamakawiwo
10. Little Bit of Love – Jon and Roy
11. Fallin’ – Alicia Keys
12. Cecilia – Simon and Garfunkel
13. I’m Yours – Jason Mraz
14. 1, 2, 3, 4 – Plain White T’s
15. With Or Without You – U2
16. The Scientist – Coldplay
17. I Will Follow You Into The Dark – Death Cab For Cutie
18. On The Road Again – Wille Nelson
19. Furr – Blitzen Trapper
20. The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth – Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
21. Float On – Modest Mouse
22. James Brown – Sex Machine

Dinner

1. What Is This Thing Called Love? – Keely Smith
2. They Can’t Take That Away from Me (Digitally Remastered) – Frank Sinatra
3. Little Girl -Vic Damone
4. What A Wonderful World This Would Be – Sam Cooke
5. I Can’t Give You Anything But Love – Mel Torme
6. You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To – Julie London
7. You Do Something To Me – Ella Fitgerald
8. What a Wonderful World – Louie Armstrong
9. More – Bobby Darin
10. Dig That Crazy Chick – Sam Butera & The Witnesses
11. French Poodle – Sam Butera & The Witnesses
12. L.O.V.E. – Nat King Cole
13. I’d Rather Go Blind – Etta James
14. Strangers In The Night – Frank Sinatra
15. Danke Schoen – Wayne Newton
16. Somethin’ Stupid – Frank Sinatra
17. It Had To Be You – Harry Connick Jr
18. Do I Move You – Nina Simone
19. Nobody But Me – Lou Rawls
20. Unchain My Heart – Ray Charles
21. The Girl From Ipanem – Nat King Cole
22. Moon River – Louis Armstrong
23. That Old Black Magic – Louis Prima & Keely Smith
24. Night And Day – Ella Fitzgerald & Cole Porter
25. I Get A Kick Out Of You – Frank Sinatra
26. A Sunday Kind Of Love – Etta James
27. Fever – Peggy Lee
28. Unforgettable  – Nat King & Natalie Cole
29. Into the Mystic – Van Morrison
30. I’ve Got You Under My Skin -Frank Sinatra
31. My Baby Just Cares For Me  – Nina Simone
32. Can’t Take My Eyes Off – Bobby Darin
33. Blue Skies – Ella Fitzgerald
34. Closer To The Bone – Louis Prima
35. Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off – Harry Connick, Jr.
36. As Time Goes By (Casablanca) – Louis Armstrong
37. Dancing Cheek to Cheek – Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
38. 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

1. All Shook Up – Elvis Presley
2. Bobby Darin – Run Around Sue
3. Say Hey (I Love You)  – Michael Franti & Spearhead
4. Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) – Beyoncé
5. Forever – Chris Brown
6. Al Green – Let’s Stay Together
7. You Sexy Thing – Hot Chocolate
8. Then I Saw Here Face – The Monkeys
9. You Can Never Tell – Chuck Berry
10. Love You Madly – Cake
11. Just Dance  – Lady GaGa
12. More – Bobby Darin
13. Billy Jean – Michael Jackson
14. Satisfaction – Rolling Stones
15. Crazy (gnarles barkley) – Gnarls Barkley
16. Down (Main) -Jay Sean
17. I Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas
18. Sexy Bitch – David Guetta
19. Let’s Get It On – Marvin Gaye
20. Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Queen
21. Stick Shifts & Safety Belts – Cake
22. What I like about You – The Romantics
23. Oh What a Night – Doobie Brothers
24. I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) – The Four Tops
25. Poker Face – Lady Gaga
26. Low – Flo Rida ft. T-Pain
27. Crazy In Love (feat. Jay-Z) -Beyoncé
28. Tik Tok (Original Version) – Ke$ha
29. The Way You Move (Feat. Sleepy Brown) – Outkast
30. Killing Me Softly – The Fugees
31. Paper Planes – M.I.A.
32. Talk to Me, Dance With Me – Hot Hot Heat
33. I’m Too Sexy – Right Said Fred
34. One More Drink – Ludacris ft. T-Pain
35. Bad Romance (Album Version) – Lady Gaga
36. Empire State Of Mind (Feat. Alicia Keys) – Jay-Z
37. Just A Lil Bit -50 Cent
38. Gold Digger (feat. Jamie Foxx) – Kanye West
39. Dead And Gone – T.I ft Justin Timberlake
40. Kids – MGMT
41. Nothin’ On You (Feat.  Bruno Mars)  – B.O.B
42. Run This Town (Feat. Kanye West, Rihanna) – Jay-Z
43. On To The Next One (Feat. Swizz Beatz) – Jay-Z
44. OMG (feat. will.i.am) – Usher
45. 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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