From DJ Ray
Stuck on a first dance song, or on what to play when the wedding party walks in? These are the lists Ray has handed to couples for years. Use them as a starting point, then tell Ray what you like and he builds the night around it.
Slow it down
188 songs couples have picked for their first dance, from Etta James to Rascal Flatts. Listed alphabetically.
| Song | Artist |
|---|---|
| A Moment Like This | Kelly Clarkson |
| A Moment Like This | Leona Lewis |
| A Whole New World | Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle |
| A Wink and A Smile | Harry Connick, Jr. |
| After The Loving | Engelbert Humperdinck |
| Ain't No Mountain High Enough | Ashford & Simpson |
| Ain't That A Kick In The Head | Dean Martin |
| All I Ask of You | Phantom Of the Opera |
| All I Ever Wanted | Margaret Becker |
| All I Need To Know | Kenny Chesney |
| All My Life | K-Ci & JoJo |
| All My Love | Led Zeppelin |
| All the Way | Celine Dion & Frank Sinatra |
| Always | Atlantic Starr |
| Always & Forever | Heatwave |
| Amazed | Lonestar |
| Angie | The Rolling Stones |
| Anything | Jaheim |
| At Last | Etta James |
| At Last | Lou Rawls |
| Back At One | Brian McKnight |
| Because You Loved Me | Celine Dion |
| Beth | Kiss |
| Bless The Broken Road | Rascal Flatts |
| Book Of Love, The | Peter Gabriel |
| Breathe | Faith Hill |
| By Your Side | Sade |
| Can't Help Falling In Love | Elvis Presley |
| Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You | Frankie Valley & Four Seasons |
| Carried Away | George Strait |
| Chasing Cars | Snow Patrol |
| Cherish | Kool & The Gang |
| Come What May | Ewan McGregor/Nicole Kidman |
| Completely | Michael Bolton |
| Could I Have This Dance | Anne Murray |
| Could It Be I'm Falling In Love | The Spinners |
| Could Not Ask For More | Edwin McCain |
| Destination Moon | Dinah Washington |
| Destiny | Jim Brickman |
| Dreaming Of You | Selena |
| Endless Love | Lionel Richie & Diana Ross |
| Everything I Do | Bryan Adams |
| Everytime I Close My Eyes | Baby Face |
| Faithfully | Jou ey |
| Feels So Right | Alabama |
| For You | Kenny Lattimore |
| Forever and Always | Shania Twain |
| From This Moment | Shania Twain & Brian White |
| Hanging By a Moment | Lifehouse |
| Happily Ever After | Case |
| Happy Together | The Turtles |
| Have I Told You Lately | Rod Stewart |
| Head Over Feet | Alanis Morissette |
| Heaven | Bryan Adams |
| Here and Now | Luther Vandross |
| Here We Are | Gloria Estefan |
| Hero | Enrique Iglesias |
| Hero | Mariah Carey |
| Hold My Hand | Hootie & the Blowfish |
| Honestly | Stryper |
| How Do I Live | LeAnn Rimes |
| How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You | James Taylor |
| I Am Your Angel | R. Kelly & Celine Dion |
| I Am Yours | Derek & The Dominos |
| I Can Love You Like That | John Michael Montgomery |
| I Couldn't Ask For More | Sarah Evans |
| I Cross My Heart | George Strait |
| I Do, Cherish You | 98 Degrees |
| I Do, Cherish You | Mark Wills |
| I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing | Aerosmith |
| I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing | Mark Chesnutt |
| I Don't Want To Live Without You | Foreigner |
| I Finally Found Someone | Barbara Streisand & Bryan Adams |
| I Got You Babe | Sonny & Cher |
| I Knew I Loved You | Savage Garden |
| I Love The Way You Love Me | John Michael Montgomery |
| I Love You, Always Forever | Donna Lewis |
| I Need You | Faith Hill/Tim McGraw |
| I Only Want To Be With You | Hootie & the Blowfish |
| I Say A Little Prayer | Aretha Franklin |
| I Swear | All 4 One |
| I Swear | John Michael Montgomery |
| I Think I Love You | The Partridge Family |
| I Will Be Here | Steve Curtis Chapman |
| I, Do | Boys II Men |
| I, Do | Paul Brandt |
| I'll Never Fall In Love Again | Burt Bacharach & Elvis Costello |
| I'll Stand By You | The Pretenders |
| I'm A Believer | The Monkees |
| In Your Eyes | Peter Gabriel |
| Islands In The Stream | Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers |
| It's Your Love | Tim McGraw & Faith Hill |
| Just To Hear You Say That You Love Me | Faith Hill/Tim McGraw |
| Keeper of the Stars | Tracy Byrd |
| L.O.V.E. | Nat King Cole |
| Let's Call The Whole Thing Off | Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong |
| Let's Stay Together | Al Green |
| Lost In This Moment | Big & Rich |
| Love And Marriage | Frank Sinatra |
| Love Is Strange | Mickey & Sylvia |
| Love of A Lifetime | Firehouse |
| Love of My Life | Jim Brickman |
| Love Song | 311 |
| Love Song | Tesla |
| Love Will Keep Us Alive | The Eagles |
| Loving Every Minute | Mark Wills |
| Loving You | Minnie Riperton |
| Luckiest, The | Ben Folds |
| May This Be Love | Jimi Hendrix |
| Maybe I'm Amazed | Paul McCartney & Wings |
| Me and You | Kenny Chesney |
| Melissa | Allman Brothers Band |
| Memories Are Made Of This | Dean Martin |
| My Baby You | Marc Anthony |
| My Best Friend | Tim McGraw & Faith Hill |
| No One Else Comes Close | Backstreet Boys |
| Oh, What A Night | The Four Seasons |
| One Good Woman | Peter Cetera |
| One More Day With You | Diamond Rio |
| Open Arms | Jou ey |
| Orange Colored Sky | Nat King Cole |
| Orange Colored Sky | Natalie Cole |
| Release | Pearl Jam |
| Remember When | Alan Jackson |
| Ribbon In The Sky | Stevie Wonder |
| Right Here Waiting | Richard Marx |
| Samba Pa Ti | Santana |
| Search is Over, The | Survivor |
| She's An Angel | They Might Be Giants |
| So Amazing To Be Loved | Luther Vandross |
| Solid As A Rock | Ashford & Simpson |
| Someone Like You | Van Morrison |
| Something Like You | N'Sync |
| Something To Talk About | Bonnie Raitt |
| Sometimes When We Touch | Dan Hill |
| Spend My Life With You | Eric Benet & Tamia |
| Stay Forever | Ween |
| Still | Brian McKnight |
| Still In Love | Brian McKnight |
| Thank God I Found You | Mariah Carey/98 Degrees |
| Thank You | Led Zeppelin |
| Thank You For Loving Me | Bonn Jovi |
| The Gift | Jim Brickman/Martina McBride |
| The Nea ess of You | Norah Jones |
| The One | Gary Alan |
| The Very Thought Of You | Natalie Cole |
| The Way You Look Tonight | Frank Sinatra |
| These Three Words | Stevie Wonder |
| This Guy's In Love With You | Herb Alpert |
| Three Times A Lady | The Commodores |
| Through the Years | Kenny Rogers |
| Time After Time | Cyndi Lauper |
| Time In A Bottle | Jim Croce |
| To Make You Feel My Love | Garth Brooks |
| True Companion | Marc Cohn |
| Truly, Madly, Deeply | Savage Garden |
| Unchained Melody | Righteous Brothers |
| Unforgettable | Nat King Cole |
| Unforgettable | Duet Natalie Cole/Nat King Cole |
| Up Where We Belong | Joe Cocker |
| Valentine | Martina McBride & Jim Brickman |
| Vision of Love | Mariah Carey |
| Walking After You | Foo Fighters |
| We Belong | Pat Benatar |
| We're Man and Wife | Michelle Featherstone |
| What a Wonderful World | Louis Armstrong |
| When I Fall In Love | Natalie Cole |
| When I Said I Do | Clint Black & Lisa Hartman |
| When We Get Married | The Dreamlovers |
| When You Love A Woman | Jou ey |
| When You Say Nothing At All | Keith Whitley |
| When You Say Nothing At All | Alison Krauss |
| Wild Horses | The Rolling Stones |
| With Plenty Of Money And You | Count Basie & Tony Bennett |
| Wonderful Tonight | Eric Clapton |
| Wonderful Tonight | David Kersh |
| You | Jesse Powell |
| You | Jim Brickman |
| You and I | Eddie Rabbit & Crystal Gayle |
| You Are My Everything | 98 Degrees |
| You Are So Beautiful | Joe Cocker |
| You Had Me From Hello | Kenny Chesney |
| You Put a Move On My Heart | Tamia |
| You're In My Heart You're In My Soul | Rod Stewart |
| You're My Best Friend | Queen |
| You're My First, My Last, My Everything | Barry White |
| You're Still the One | Shania Twain |
| You're The Inspiration | Chicago |
Bring them in
83 high-energy picks for introducing the wedding party and the newlyweds into the reception. Listed alphabetically.
| Song | Artist |
|---|---|
| All You Need is Love | The Beatles |
| Angels | Robbie Williams |
| Another One Bites The Dust | Queen |
| Ants Marching | Dave Matthews Band |
| Are You Gonna Be My Girl | Jet |
| Around The World | Daft Punk |
| Austin Powers Theme | — |
| Bailamos | Enrique Iglesias |
| Beautiful | Christina Aguilera |
| Beautiful (Instrumental) | Akon |
| Beautiful Day | U2 |
| Beautiful Girl | Kenny Lattimore |
| Best I Ever Had | Drake |
| Bittersweet Symphony | The Verve |
| Boogie Shoes | KC and The Sunshine Band |
| Can I Steal a Little Love | Frank Sinatra |
| Can't Hurry Love | The Supremes |
| Celebration | Kool & the Gang |
| Could I have this Dance | Anne Murray |
| Crazy in Love | Beyonce |
| Crazy Train | Ozzy Osbou e |
| Cupid Shuffle | Cupid |
| Dance To The Music | Sly And The Family Stone |
| Days Go By | Dirty Vegas |
| Destiny | Jim Brickman |
| Dream Girl | Cynthia Feat. Johnny O |
| Enter Sandman | Metallica |
| Everybody's Free | Quindon Tarver |
| Everytime I Think of You | Angelina |
| Everytime We Touch | Cascada |
| Gangnam Style | PSY |
| Get Ready For This | 2 Unlimited |
| Get This Party Started | Pink |
| Girls Just Want To Have Fun | Cindi Lauper |
| Good Mo ing Beautiful | Steve Holy |
| Green Onions | Booker T & The MG's |
| Hey Ladies | Beastie Boys |
| Hey Ya | Outkast |
| I Am for You | Lisa Tucker |
| I Do I Do I Do I Do I Do | ABBA |
| I feel Good | James Brown |
| I Got You Babe | Sonny And Cher |
| I Gotta Feeling | Black Eyed Peas |
| I Wanna Be Loved | Eric Benet |
| I Wanna Grow Old With You | Adam Sandler |
| I Want To Hold Your Hand | The Beatles |
| If I Could | Regina Belle |
| I'm Here For the Party | Gretchen Wilson |
| I'm Yours | John Mraz |
| Into The Groove | Madonna |
| It Takes Two | Rob Base |
| Jump In The Line | Harry Belafonte |
| Kiss From A Rose | Seal |
| L-O-V-E | Nat King Cole |
| Lady | Lenny Kravitz |
| Let's Get It Started | Black Eyed Peas |
| Long Time Coming | Oliver James |
| Love | Sugarland |
| Love and Happiness | Al Green |
| Love and Marriage | Frank Sinatra |
| Lust For Life | Iggy Pop |
| Make Me Better | Fabolous |
| Nice and Slow | Usher |
| One In A Million | Bosson |
| One More Reason to Celebrate | Susan Salidor |
| Puttin' On The Ritz | Fred Astaire |
| Right Here Right Now | Van Halen |
| Right Round (Instrumental) | Flo Rida |
| Rock Boys (Instrumental) | Jay-Z |
| Signed, Sealed, Delivered | Stevie Wonder |
| Sirius (Bulls Theme) | Alan Parson Project |
| Some Kind of Wonderful | Grand Funk |
| Take Five | Dave Brubeck Quartet |
| That's Amore | Dean Martin |
| That's Not My Name (Instrumental) | Ting Tings |
| The Final Countdown | Europe |
| The Throne Room | Star Wars |
| The Way I Are (Instrumental) | Timbaland |
| Today (Instrumental) | Smashing Pumpkins |
| Two Step | Dave Matthews Band |
| We Are in Love | Harry Connick Jr |
| You Never Can Tell | Chuck Berry |
| You Sexy Thing | Hot Chocolate |
Every wedding gets a custom playlist. Send Ray your must-plays and do-not-plays and he takes it from there.