The Perfect Wedding Playlist – Wedding Music Inspiration
Looking for the perfect wedding playlist that’s actually you?
Whether you’re dreaming up your aisle walk, deciding on a romantic track for signing the register, or searching for a first dance song that won’t leave you awkwardly swaying, music plays such a huge part in your wedding day that it’s important to get it right!
I remember when we were in the thick of wedding planning how the ‘playlists’ became a huge deal (and the start of many debates, which will happen when you have such differing music tastes!)
And let’s face it, finding songs that feel meaningful and original can be tricky when every “wedding playlist” online feels the same. Or you’ve been to a few weddings and want to avoid the same tracks as your friends!
That’s why I’ve created this fun blog sharing my experience and wisdom, along with two special Spotify playlists to help spark inspiration and make the soundtrack to your day feel truly personal.
Is There A Perfect Wedding Playlist…?
The wedding playlist.
There are SO many parts of your day that needs it’s own music soundtrack, it can become quite overwhelming. I bet you’ve stumbled across this blog post as you’re on the search for an epic wedding playlist for your ceremony or reception? Maybe even inspiration for that all important first dance?
Whether it’s what you walk down the aisle to, sign the register to, share your first dance together to…music plays a big part during your wedding and can become quite a challenge to finalise as the day nears.
Especially if you’re looking for something a little more modern for your wedding and not the typical or traditional music choices you find on Google!
Here you’ll find out a little bit about our own challenge on picking our wedding music along with 2 very special Spotify wedding playlists I’ve crafted over the years that I share with all my couples. Lucky for you, you get access to them too!
I call them my wedding song inspiration playlists! I hope they help…
The Perfect Wedding Songs – How do you choose?
Music for us plays a big part in our lives, even before we got married and had the challenge of picking our favourites!
It really was worth putting the time in to choosing the right tracks for us.
There are some songs that we hear on the radio now (and we got married in 2009) that take us right back to a time and moment.
Here are some really fun examples of a song that brings back some incredible memories for us…
Wedding Music Ideas – Start Your Own Playlist With What You Love!
Daft Punk’s Get Lucky.
I’m sure we can all admit that Get Lucky is a TUNE!
This song takes us right back to 2013. Us singing along in our Mustang convertible whilst driving down the Highway 1 during an epic road trip through America. And yes, I did video that too!
We took a whole month off to celebrate in style and this was part of our West Coast of America road trip for turning 30.
Picking songs that mean something to you and bring a little joy ensure you LOVE your playlist.
Damage, Ghetto Romance.
Lee had this on Mini-disc (anyone remember those??) when we were hanging out at Camp America in Minnesota way back when we were 19 years old!
That started as ‘our song’ and although it was tempting to include it somewhere but we felt it wasn’t very appropriate for a first dance…
Steps, Tragedy.
Come on. I know you love a bit of Steps really! Doesn’t everyone know at least some of the dance routine?
Don’t judge me on this one but I actually taught my whole English class the dance routine to this as part of my ‘Speaking and Listening’ GCSE exam…they still remember it now!
But you’re right…not wedding appropriate! Ha
TLC, Waterfalls.
For some random reason this incredible RnB song stuck with me for years. It became the one I’d to sing to my Daughter Paisley as a baby getting her to sleep. I mean, it’s better than ‘Baby Got Back’ from ‘that’ Friends episode, right?
But again, not really a ‘wedding’ song but it is forever on our party playlist for more chilled evenings at home!
Love Get Sweeter, Finley Quaye.
This song went on to mean more than we ever could have imagined when we first picked it! Oh the fun of picking a song you BOTH love for your first dance when one of you likes ‘cool’ music and one of you likes..Steps and Spice Girls!
We didn’t want anything too slow and didn’t want an awkward shuffle on the dancefloor either. Love Gets Sweeter seemed to tick all the boxes for a great first dance track.
Our chosen ‘upbeat and fun’ first dance song soon went on to become a little more than that (read more about it becoming the name of my wedding videography business on my About Me page!)
Wedding Songs That Actually Mean Something!
And isn’t it funny how a song comes on the radio that you’ve probably not heard for YEARS yet you still know all the lyrics (and maybe even the whole dance routine if you were as obsessed with Top of the Pops and MTV as I was growing up)?
This is how powerful music can be! And how it can become even more meaningful if you tie it into your wedding day.
It really does provide a soundtrack to your life and your memories, and now to your wedding day!
Picking The Perfect Wedding Music
Picking the right music choices for YOU on your wedding day can mean every time you hear those songs you’ll be transported right back to that time and moment.
Whenever I hear my own wedding video song I can literally see my wedding highlights playing out without seeing it for months.
In fact I do that for my couples wedding videos too, those songs are now attached to someone’s amazing wedding day for me so I imagine it’s even more powerful for them!
What If You Have Different Music Tastes?
When it came to the actual wedding planning we got really stuck picking ‘our’ songs!
Lee likes (what he considers) ‘cool’ stuff like Oasis, Ray Lamontagne, Mumford and Sons and even Vanilla Ice (he thought that was cool at the time).
Whereas I’m more of a ‘Pop’ fan, with my favourites being the 90’s and the Spice Girls, 5ive and all the other (embarrassing to my Husband) stuff.
Finding a ‘middle ground’ for our own wedding music choices proved tricky, as I’m sure it is proving for you too if you found this post!
We also knew we wanted something more fun and upbeat for our first dance to avoid the awkward shuffle on the dancefloor. Something more ‘us’.
But what is ‘us’ when we have such differing music tastes…?
Use Those Pre-Made Spotify Playlists for Inspiration!
Well every now and then you’ll find something that matches up.
That’s where Spotify came in super handy for working out our perfect wedding songs.
We’d listen to pre-made playlists in a style we’d like and that add any we both agreed on to our own list.
We’ve even gone on to use this trick for our parties and celebrations after the wedding (we became a bit famous for them at our NYE parties!).
From those original wedding playlists I’ve even added extra tracks and tweaked old ones over the years to create something that can help my couples struggling with that ‘middle ground’ too!
If you’re looking for the perfect wedding playlist, ‘the’ song you need for the walk down the aisle or simply looking to be inspired for your own wedding video music then here’s two Spotify playlists for you to enjoy.
One is simple, slower and chilled…
Chilled and Romantic Wedding Music Playlist Ideas
The other is for more upbeat and fun wedding songs!
Upbeat, Happy and Fun Wedding Music Playlist Ideas
Your Very Own Wedding Playlist Inspiration!
Feel free to keep popping back to check on these playlists as things get added all the time.
I tend to hear something on the radio and know it would be perfect for a wedding video coming up or someone may love it for their first dance!
And if you have a love for music like we do and feel you’d love someone who appreciates the thought that goes in to picking the ‘soundtrack’ to your wedding then I may just be the wedding videographer for you.
If you’re dreaming up the perfect soundtrack, make sure you have a wedding videographer who sees music the way you do, like a time machine straight back to your best day ever.
You can check out more of my wedding videos over on my Portfolio page or maybe you fancy chatting already? If so then here’s my contact form… I can’t wait to hear from you!