Wedding Reception Music

[Kate]

I'm currently making a playlist to have on during refreshments and reception at my wedding; are there any songs you can recommend?

[Chrissy]

Vivaldi's 'Four Seasons' may be a little cliche, but the pieces do make light background music.

 

If you were thinking more pop type music, maybe checking out if Magic (the radio station) has a CD available. They tend to play easy light pop music that is not 'lift musak' but is light enough for background. Steve Wright has also compiled some romantic collections over the years that might be appropriate.

 

Gosh Kate, all these things you have to sort out - phew!

[BookJumper]

IMHO, some of the most romantic songs of all time include:

 

The Beatles, Words of Love

The Beatles, In My Life

John Lennon, Grow Old with Me

John Lennon, Oh My Love

John Lennon, Woman

Paul McCartney, Calico Skies

Paul McCartney, Maybe I'm Amazed

George Harrison, If Not For You

Ringo Starr, Love First, Ask Questions Later

Simon & Garfunkel, Bridge Over Troubled Water

The Divine Comedy, Perfect Lovesong

Billy Joel, Just the Way You Are

Barry White, You're My First, My Last, My Everything

Queen, You're My Best Friend

Bon Jovi, The Next 100 Years

Bon Jovi, When I Look Into Your Eyes

Bon Jovi, Thank You For Loving Me

Bryan Adams, When You Love Someone

Savage Garden, I Knew I Loved You

The Hollies, I'm Alive

Herman's Hermits, There's a Kind of Hush

Peter and Gordon, To Know You is to Love You

A Whole New World - Alladin

Unchained Melody, Ghost OST

She, Notting Hill OST

I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing, Aerosmith

 

Lastly: Bob Marley, Is This Love (mine and OH's song - aka the one that inspired me to tell him I loved him for the very first time, how much more romantic can a song get?).

[Talisman]

At a brief glance through my own collection:

 

Anita Baker: The Look of Love (or even better the Gladys Knight original)

Barry White: I've Found Someone

Barry White: Just the Way You Are (or the Billy Joel original)

Ben E King: Stand By Me

Bill Withers: Just the Two Of Us

Al Green: Let's Stay Together

Brook Benton: So Many Ways

Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye: Love Twins

Donny Hathaway: You Were Meant For Me

George Benson: In Your Eyes

Katie Melua: Call off the Search

Luther Vandross: So Amazing

Michael Jackson: It's the Falling in Love

Minnie Ripperton: Lovin' You

Norah Jones: The Nearness of You

Patti Austin: First Time Love

Percy Sledge: When a Man Loves a Woman

Roberta Flack/Donny Hathaway: The Closer I Get To You

Secret Garden: Heartstrings (or anything else from their album Songs from a Secret Garden for that matter)

Stevie Wonder: You and I

Stevie Wonder: You are the Sunshine of My Life

Billy Preston/Syreeta: With You I'm Born Again

Van Morrison: Have I Told You Lately

Jeffrey Osborne: On the Wings of Love

Heatwave: Always and Forever

Peabo Bryson/Roberta Flack: Tonight I Celebrate My Love

Dorothy Moore: I Believe You

Champagne: How 'Bout Us

Paris: I Choose You

Frank Sinatra/Barbra Streisand: I've Got a Crush On You

Peter Frampton: Baby I Love Your Ways

 

You should be able to get most of them in one form or another from Amazon downloads or other sites.

Edited September 14, 2009 by Talisman

[Kimmy619]

How many songs do you need Kate? Are you looking for something to play softly in the backround? In which case, I would probably suggest something classical, maybe some Chopin (a personal favourite!).

[Kell]

Bon Jovi, Thank You For Loving Me

This was the first dance at my own wedding.

I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing, Aerosmith

And this was the first dance at our best friends' wedding.

[amethyst]

I love Clare de Lune by Debussy, it's beautiful and reminds me of my Nan.

[Kate]

Thanks guys! I need enough to fill about 4 hours we're thinking more pop music to have on quietly in the background