I counted 5 of those that I have used at a wedding...

sounds about right.

This is a very generic list probably compiled from a few "wedding cd's". The classic's are listed below or should I say the ones people are still using in my neck of the woods.

3. "At Last" (Etta James)
6. "Can't Help Falling In Love" (Elvis Presley)
17. "From This Moment" (Shania Twain & Brian White)
19. "Here And Now" (Luther Vandross)
25. "It Had To Be You" (Harry Connick, Jr.)
35. "The Best Is Yet To Come" (Frank Sinatra)
39. "Unforgettable" (Nat King Cole)
48. "Wonderful World" (Louis Armstrong)

Here are some that I use:

Forever Mine - O'Jays
The Way You Look Tonight - Rod Stewart
So High - John Legend
For You - Kenny Lattimore
Spend My Life - Eric Benet & Tamia

Ha! Yeah, maybe we should put together a current list of what we are actually using.

I salvaged a few from the above list. However, I don't feel that list reps what people are currently using.

Yes, and no. Those that are familiar with those songs still choose them because they're timeless classics. However, some couples have songs that they are more familiar with and go outside the above list. I had one couple choose a song by Heart because it was their favorite group! But I've seen some pretty crazy choices... including some stuff by King Junior!

BTW, this is typical of most of these lists and books that I have. I've checked out dozens of lists on the internet and a couple books I have on weddings and they all have this same basic list.

Yeah but whose wedding is that for? 90% of those songs wont fly at a Black wedding... Just curious what was the source of the list?

Ask and you shall recieve:
SOURCE
New York City professional DJ Nicole Batchelor, who has spun for celebrity clients such as Steven Spielberg, Alec Baldwin, and President Clinton, helped us compile this list. To book her, contact nbatchelor@nyc.rr.com

Some of those songs will and some of those songs won't fly at a black wedding... or hispanic... or Italian... or Swedish... or well, you get the idea...

man, how did i miss this one?

WHat about for all those freek-a-leek nympho chicks getting married...

Put it in my mouth, get low?? i would think those would suit them good no?
I know this chick who is pretty much the craziest lil whore I have ever met and she is actaully getting married to this dude(lord help him). She asked me if had any ideas that one almost rolled off my tongue by I stopped myself before it did...

My personal favorite is the classic:

Eamon - fuck it (i don't want you back)

Hey, All:

I'm the DJ that put together that list. I did it for a website that at the time was just starting up. TheKnot.com is now the premier wedding resource on the net.

This was about...hhhmmm...10 or more years ago, and I was asked to include songs that would appeal across the board, regardless of locale or musical taste. Quite a challenge! But my wedding lists have now been widely referenced, quoted, and repeated on television, in the media, and on the web.

Most of this is not anything I would personally play at a wedding, nor any gig for that matter. Especially as I am headquartered in NYC, where tastes or more current and sophisticated. It was only to give people from Arkansas to Zimbabwe an idea of songs they could use in their wedding music selections. I think I did alright.

Cheers to all, and Happy Spinning!

-DJ Nicole Batchelor
NYC, NY

Oh, and for the Record. I was a member of Funkmaster Flex's 'Big Dawg' record pool and have opened and closed for Flex. Technically, I am a Hip Hop DJ...but you gotta know all music. You can't just know one kind, or else you're useless as a DJ.

Interesting, I posted on another board asking everyone what their choice would be for a first song. Most are Soul/R&B fans, but there were a lot of good choices on there.

+1 on that.



Back when I was doing a few weddings those were the two most common along with the Luther - "Here and Now".

good shit!

None the less....it's still a great list.

Just as if you were to compile a 'Party-To-Go' list or a 'Now That's What I Call Music' list...im sure most of the songs chosen aren't gonna be XYZ race's favorite.

To keep this thread alive, maybe we should compile a SL forum list.
I've done a few weddings and besides the Luthers, Nat Kings, and Eta James tracks......these few were and still are very popular:

1. Always - Atlantic Starr
2. Ribbon in the Sky - Stevie Wonder
3. Always and Forever - Heatwave (Original Version)

I always tell brides and grooms to pick a song that truly means something to them as a couple and not the most popular song out right now. I tell them to think 50 years down the road and imagine themselves dancing to their song at a surprise anniversary party thrown by their children or loved ones.

This way I'm not playing the same country song every Saturday night.

Not only do I DJ but, I'm a dance instructor too, when the couple has questions of what their first dance should be to, I always ask what their grandparents danced to, then it keeps it cool and classy. I always ask though if they want to change it up and make it fun at the end with a different more upbeat song. I hate and dread the "6th Grade" dance for 3 1/2 mins.

Here is my list that i go off most of the time.
1. When you say nothing at all - Alison Krauss
2. a whole new world - P Bryson and R Bell
3. After all - Cher & Peter Cetera
4. All my life - KC & JoJo
5. Always and forever -Heat wave
6. Amazed -Lonestar
7. Annies song- John Denver
8. At last- Etta James
9.Beautiful in my eyes -Jashua Kadison
10. Because you loved me - Celine Dion
11. Can you feel the love tonight - Elton john
12. Can't help falling in love -Elvis Presley
13. can't take my eyes off of you - Frankie Valli
14. Chances are - Johny Mathis
15. Cherish - Cool and the gang
16. Endless Love - Dianna Ross & Lionel Richie
17. Every time i close my eyes - Baby face
18. Everything i do - Bryan Adams
19. Faithfully - Journey
20. For you - Kelly Lattimore
21. From a distance - Bette Midler
22. From this moment - Shania Twain
23. Give me forever i do - James Ingram
24. Have i told you lately - Rod Stewart
25. Here and now - Luther Vandross
26. Hero - Mariah Carey
27. How do i live without you - Leanne Rimes
28. How sweet it is - James Taylor
29. I cross my heart -George Strait
30. I do cherish you - Mark Willis
31. I knew i loved you - Savage Garden
32. I love the way you love me - Faith Hill
33. I love you just the way you are - Billy Joel
34. I only have eyes for you - Art Garfunkel
35. I Swear - John Michael Montgomery
36. I will always love you - Whitney Houston
37. Ill make love to you - Boys II Men
38. In my life - The Beatles
39. In your eyes - Peter Gabriel
40. It had to be you - Harry Connick Jr
41. It's your love - Faith hill and Tim Mcgraw
42. Just you and I - Eddie Rabbit & Crystal Gayle
43. Keeper of the stars - Tracy Byrd
44. Kiss from a rose - Seal
45. Lets stay together - Al Green
46. Look at us - Vince Gill
47. Love of my life - Sammie Kershaw
48. Love will keep us alive - Eagles
49. I swear - All for One
50. Master Piece - Atlantic Star
51. Me and you - Kenny Chesney
52. My heart will go on - Celene Dion
53. My Valintine - Martina Mcbride
54. One boy one girl - Colin Raye
55. One in a million you - Larry Graham
56. The moment in time - Whitney Houston
57. Only you - The Platters
58. Ribbon in the sky - Stevie Wonder
59.Rose - Bette Middler
60. Saved the best for last - Vanessa Williams
61. Sea of love - Honey dippers
62. Shinning star - Manhattans
63. Something about the way you look - Elton John
64. Suddenly - Billy Ocean
65. Take my breathe away - Berlin
66. Taking you home - Don Henley
67. The dance - Garth Brooks
68. The Gift - Tim Brickman
69. The way you look tonight - Frank Sinatra
70. This i promised you - N'sync
71. Three times a lady - Commodores
72. Tonight i celebrate my love - Peabo Bryson & Roberta F
73. True Compainion - Marc Cohn
74. Truly - Lionel Richie
75. Truly, Madly ,Deeply - Savage Garden
76. Unchained Melody - The Richeous Brothers
77. Unforgettable - Nat King Cole
78. Valentine - Jim Brickman & Martina Mcbride
79. Vision of love - Mariah Carey
80. We've got tonight - Bob Seager
81. We've only just begun - Carpenters
82. What a wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
83. When you say nothing at all - Alison Krauss
84. Wind beneath my wings - Bette Midler
85. Wonderful tonight - Eric Clapton
86. You are so beautiful - Joe Cocker
87. You are the sunshine of my life - Stevie wonder
88. you light up my life - Debbie Boone
89. You sang to me - Marc Anthony
90. You send me - Sam Cooke
91. Your love amazes me - John Berry
92. Your in my heart your in my soul - Rod Stewart
93. Your still the one - Shania Twain
94. Through the fire - Chaka Khan
95. I co cherish you - 98 Degrees



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good list McKay,
another one I keep getting lately is Keith Urban - Making Memories

How about?

Watchwww.youtube.com

I did that list in the mid 90's for Theknot.com when it first started up. The list is now at least 15 years old and The Knot has not asked me to update it, although it is still often referenced in the media.

-DJ Nicole Batchelor


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this one: wedding.theknot.com

Wow... That is pretty old and crusty ((and kinda "light" and devoid of soul)

Norah Jones - Come Away with Me is a nice one. </contributing>

I'm not a big country fan, but Big and Rich "Lost in This Moment" is my top song!

Yeah I play that at weddings pretty often.