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Reception music:

Grand Entrance Songs:

At Last – Etta James
Let’s Get Married – Jagged Edge
David Letterman Theme - various
Take My Breath Away – Jessica Simpson
Let’s Get Ready To Rumble – Jock James
Tonight Show Theme – Various
Austin Powers Theme – Austin Powers Soundtrack
Bittersweet Symphony – The Verve
Get Ready For This – 2 Unlimited
I Want To Grow Old With You – Adam Sandler
L.O.V.E. – Nat King Cole
Love Theme – Barry White
Celebration – Kool & The Gang
Eye Of The Tiger – Survivor
Saturday Night Live Theme
Walk This Way – Aerosmith
Ain’t That A Kick In The Head – Dean Martin  
Sirius (Bulls Theme) – Alan Parson
At The Beginning – Richard Marx & Donna Lewis
I Did It – Dave Matthews Band
Start The Commotion - Wiseguys
Always & Forever – Heatwave
Main Title Theme – Star Wars
Another One Bites the Dust - Queen
Lovely Day – Bill Withers
Crazy Train – Ozzy Osburne
Blues Brothers Theme – Henry Mancini
Who Let The Dogs Out – Baha Man
How Sweet It Is – James Taylor
Mission Impossible – U2
I Feel Good – James Brown
Theme From St. Elmos Fires – Soundtrack
Wipeout - Surfaris
Groove Is In The Heart – Dee Lite
Highway To Hell – AD/DC
Rock & Roll Part II – Gary Glitter
Love & Marriage – Frank Sinatra  
Let’s Get It Started – Black Eyed Peas
Going To The Chapel – Dixie Cups
Right Now – Van Halen
Alex F Theme – Harold Faltermeyer
Rocky Theme – Bill Coni
Sandstorm – Darude
Love Rollercoaster – Ohio Players
Everybody Have Fun Tonight – Wang Chung
1999 - Prince
Love Boat Theme – Soundtrack
Tequila – The Champs
Beautiful Day – U 2
This Will Be – Natalie Cole
I Feel Good – James Brown
Let’s Go Crazy - Prince

Bride & Groom First Dance:

(Everything I Do) I Do It For You – Bryan Adams
A Whole New World – Peabo Bryson & Regina
After The Lovin – Engelbert Humperdink
All My Life – KC & JoJo
All The Way – Frank Sinatra
Always – Atlantic Starr
Always In My Heart – Tevin Campbell
Because You Loved Me – Celine Dion
Can You Feel The Love Tonight – Elton John
Can’t Help Falling In Love – Elvis Presley
Chances Are – Johnny Mathis
Colour My World – Chicago
Could I Have This Dance – Anne Murray
Crazy – Patsy Cline
Crazy Love – Doors
Earth Angel – The Penguins
Endless Love – Lionel Richie & Diana Ross
For Once In My Life – Tony Bennett
For The First Time – Kenny Loggins
For You I Will – Monica  
Forever Mine – O’Jays
From This Moment – Shania Twain
Glory Of Love – Peter Cetera
Have I Told You Lately – Rod Stewart
Heaven – Bryan Adams
Here & Now – Luther Vandross
How Do I Live – LeAnn Rimes
I Cross My Heart – George Strait
I Do (Cherish You) – Mark Wills or 98 Degrees
I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing – Aerosmith
I Finally Found Someone – Barbra Streisand & Bryan Adams
I Love The Way You Love Me – John M. Montgomery
I Swear – All 4 One
I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston
I’ll Stand By You – The Pretenders
In Your Eyes – Peter Gabriel
It Had To Be You – Harry Connick Jr.
It’s Your Love – Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
Just The Way You Are – Billy Joel
Lady – Kenny Rogers  
Love Me Tender – Elvis Presley
Love Of A Lifetime – Firehouse
Me and You -- Kenny Chesney
My Best Friend -- Tim McGraw
Say You, Say Me – Lionel Richie
She Believes in Me -- Kenny Rogers
She's Everything -- Brad Paisley
The Keeper Of The Stars – Tracy Byrd
The One – Elton John
The Way You Look Tonight – Frank Sinatra
To Make You Feel My Love – Garth Brooks
Truly – Lionel Richie
Unchained Melody – Righteous Brothers
Unforgettable – Nat King Cole & Natalie Cole
Valentine – Martina McBride
When You Say Nothing At All – Alison Krauss
Wind Beneath My Wings – Bette Midler
Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
You Are So Beautiful – Joe Cocker
You’re Still The One – Shania Twain

Father & Daughter Dance:

A Whole New World - Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle
Always In My Heart – Tevin Campbell
Because You Loved Me – Celine Dion
Butterfly Kisses – Bob Carlisle
Can You Feel The Love Tonight – Elton John
Daddy’s Girl – Peter Cetera
Daddy’s Hands – Holly Dunn
Daddy’s Little Girl – Jeff Carson
Daddy’s Little Girl – Mills Brothers
Father Of The Bride – Mike Douglas
Father’s Eyes – Amy Grant
Have I Told You Lately – Rod Stewart
Have I Told You Lately – Van Morrison
Hero – Mariah Carey
How Do You Fall In Love – Alabama
How Sweet It Is – James Taylor
I Do (Cherish You) – 98 Degrees
I Do (Cherish You) – Mark Wills
I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston
I’ll Always Love You – Taylor Dayne
In My Life – John Lennon
Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder
Landslide – Fleetwood Mac
Longer – Dan Fogelberg
Memories Are Made Of This – Dean Martin
My Father – Nina Simone
My Little Girl – Steve Kirwan
My Funny Valentine – Frank Sinatra
My Girl – Temptations  
Thank Heaven For Little Girls – Gigi
The Most Beautiful Girl – Charlie Rich
The Way You Look Tonight – Frank Sinatra
Through The Years - Kenny Rogers
Unforgettable – Nat King Cole & Natalie Cole
What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
You Are So Beautiful – Joe Cocker
You Decorated My Life – Kenny Rogers
You’re The Inspiration – Chicago
You’ve Got A Friend – James Taylor

Mother & Son Dance:

A Song for Mama - Boyz II Men
A Song for My Son - Mikki
Because You Loved Me - Celine Dion
Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack
Father's Love - Bob Carlisle
Have I Told U Lately - Van Morrison
I Am Your Child - Barry Manilow
I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
If I Could - Regina Belle or Barbara Streisand
I'll Have to Say I Love U - Jim Croce
I'll Be There - Jacksons, or Mariah
In My Life - The Beatles
It's Your Song - Garth Brooks
Memories - Elvis
The Dance - Garth Brooks
The Fan - Backstreet Boys
The Greatest Love Of All - Whitney Houston
The Times of Your Life - Paul Anka
The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra
The Wonder of You - Elvis
Through the Years - Kenny Rogers
Turn Around - Harry Belefonte
Unforgettable - Nat and Natalie Cole
What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Middler
You and Me Against the World - Helen Ready
You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder
You're the Inspiration - Chicago

Wedding Party Dance:

1999 – Prince
A Place In The Sun – The Four Tops
Ain’t To Proud To Beg – The Temptations
All My Life – KC & JoJo
Baby I Need Your Loving – The Four Tops
Beautiful Life – Ace Of Base
Beautiful Stranger – Madonna
Because You Loved Me – Celine Dion
Believe – Cher
Build Me Up Buttercup – The Foundations
Celebration – Kool & The Gang
Endless Love – Lionel Richie & Diana Ross
Everybody Have Fun Tonight – Wang Chung
Everytime I Close My Eyes – Babyface
Express Yourself – Madonna
Friends In Low Places – Garth Brooks
From This Moment – Shania Twain
Get Down Tonight – K.C. & The Sunshine
Get Up (Before The Night Is Over) – Technotronic
Glen Miller Medley – Jive Bunny
Great Balls Of Fire – Jerry Lee Lewis
Holiday – Madonna  
I Can’t Help Myself – The Four Tops
It’s The Same Old Song – The Four Tops
It’s Your Love – Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
Love Shack – B 52's’s
Ray Of Light – Madonna
Respect – Aretha Franklin
That’s What Friends Are For – Dionne Warwick
We Are Family – Sister Sledge
What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
You’re Still The One – Shania Twain
You’ve Got A Friend – James Taylor

Cake Cutting Song:

How sweet it is (to be loved by you) -- Marvin Gaye
Chapel Of Love – Dixie Cups
Cut The Cake – Average White Band
Cut’s Like A Knife – Bryan Adams
Eat It – Weird Al Yankovic
Hit Me With Your Best Shot – Pat Benetar
Happy Together – Turtles
How Sweet It Is – James Taylor
I Got You Babe – Sonny & Cher
Jaws Theme – John Williams
Love & Marriage – Frank Sinatra
Love Me Tender – Elvis
Recipe For Love – Harry Connick Jr.
Sugar Sugar – The Archies  
Sweet Emotions – Aerosmith
Sweet Love – Anita Baker
That’s Amore – Dean Martin
The Sweetest Thing – U2
When I’m 64 – Beatles

Bouquet Toss Songs:

Ladies Night – Kool & The Gang
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun – Cyndi Lauper
Wannabe – Spice Girls
It’s Raining Men – The Weather Girls
Any Man Of Mine – Shania Twain
Wishin’ & Hopin’ – Anni DeFranco
Man! I Feel Like A Woman – Shania Twain
Girls, Girls, Girls – Motley Crew
Holiday – Madonna
Car Scratch Fever – Ted Nugent
She’s A Lady – Tom Jones
Chapel Of Love – Dixie Cups
All I Wanna Do – Cheryl Crow
American Woman – Lenny Kravitz
Just A Girl – No Doubt
Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison
Uptown Girl – Billy Joel
What A Girl Wants – Christina Aguilera  
Rocky Theme – Ray Conti
Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting – Elton John
Independent Woman – Destiny’s Child
I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor
Respect – Aretha Franklin
Let’s Get Loud – Jennifer Lopez
Can’t Hurry Love – Supremes
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic – Police
Who Let The Dogs Out – Baha Men  

Garter Toss Songs:

The Stripper – David Rose
Oh Yeah – Yellow
Erotica – Madonna
Legs – ZZ Top
Hot Stuff – Donna Summer
Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison
Mission Impossible Theme
Touch It – Monifah
Black Velvet – Alannah Myles
Hoochie Coochie Man – Allman Brothers
Wild Thing – The Troggs
Hot In Heere – Nelly
I’m A Salve For U – Britney Spears
You Can Leave Your Hat On – Joe Cocker
I Wanna Be Bad – Willa Ford  
Take It Off – Kiss
U Can’t Touch This – M.C. Hammer
Bad To The Bone – George Throroughgood
Take Your Time – S.O.S. Band
Hot Legs – Rod Stewart
Do You Think I’m Sexy – Rod Stewart
Let’s Get It On – Marvin Gaye
Another One Bites The Dust – Queen
Pony – Genuine
I Wanna Sex You Up – Color Me Badd
Whatta Man – Salt & Pepa
Get Your Freak On – Missy Elliot
Bad Boys Theme – Inner Circle
Keep Your Hand To Yourself – Georgia Satellites  
Macho Man – Village People
Sharp Dressed Man – ZZ Top
Men In Black – Will Smith
Rock & Roll Part II – Gary Glitter
I’m To Sexy – Right Said Fred
Panama – Van Halen
Rock & Roll – Led Zeppelin
Just A Gigolo – David Lee Roth
All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Tonight – Hank
Whoomp There It Is – Tag Team
Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf
Who Let The Dogs Out -- Baha Men

Parents Dance Songs:

Blessed  -Elton John
Can I Have This Dance  -Anne Murray
Close to You -The Carpenters
Have I Told You Lately -Rod Stewart or Van Morrison
Loves Me Like A Rock - Paul Simon
I Can See Clearly Now -Johnny Nash
I Wish You Love -Gloria Lynne
In My Life -The Beatles
Stand by Me -Ben E. King
Through The Years -Kenny Rogers
Unforgettable -Nat King Cole/Natalie Cole
What A Wonderful World -Louis Armstrong
You are the Sunshine of My Life -Stevie Wonder
Can You Feel the Love Tonight -Elton John
If I Could  -Ray Charles
Isn't She Lovely  -Stevie Wonder
Lean on Me -Bill Withers
Lullaby  -Billy Joel
My Funny Valentine  -Carly Simon
The Way You Look Tonight  -Frank Sinatra
Times Of Your Life  -Paul Anka
Turn Around  -Harry Belafonte
You Are So Beautiful To Me - Joe Cocker
Whenever I See Your Smiling Face  -James Taylor


Last Dance:

As time goes by - Jimmy Durante
Good riddance - Green day
Goodnight sweetheart - spaniels
Hit the road jack - buster poindexter
I've had the time of my life - medley/ warnes
Joy to the world - three dog night
Last dance - donna summer
Let's get it on - marvin gaye
My way - frank sinatra
Save the best for last - vanessa williams
Taking you home - don henley
That's what friends are for - dionne warwick
Times of your life - paul anka
Unforgettable - nat cole & natalie cole
What a wonderful world - louis armstrong
Wonderful tonight - eric clapton
Love song from a different point of view - Jimmy Buffett
I will always love you - whitney houston
Always and forever - heatwave
Leavin on a jet airliner
kokomo
vacation theme song
margaritaville
volcano
sea cruise
I'm alright
party town

Prelude music:

Moonlight Sonata (Beethoven)
Isn't It Romantic (Glenn Miller)
Water Music (Handel)
Ave Maria (Schubert / Gounod)
The Four Seasons (Vivaldi)
Greensleeves (Traditional)
Rhapsody In Blue (Gershwin)
God Only Knows (The Beach Boys)
As Time Goes By (A Kiss Is Just A Kiss) (Tony Bennett)
Arioso (Bach)
Ode To Joy (Beethoven)
Brandenburg Concerto #2 (Bach)
Gloria (Vivaldi)
Unchained Melody (Righteous Brothers)
Processional & Bridal music: Played during the time the
family, wedding party, and the bride walk down the aisle.

Processional:

Bridal Chorus (Here Comes The Bride) from "Lohengrin"
(Wagner)
Trumpet Voluntary in D (The Prince of Denmark's March)
(Clarke or Purcell)
Canon in D (Pachelbel)
The Four Seasons (Handel)
Water Music (Handel)
What A Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong)
Unforgettable (Nat King Cole)
I Can't Help Falling In Love (Elvis Presley)
When A Man Loves A Woman (Percy Sledge)
In My Life (The Beatles)
March From Lohengrin (Wagner)
Interlude music (optional): The songs played during the
ceremony.

Interlude:

Ave Maria (Schubert)
Amazing Grace (Traditional)
La Traviata (Verdi)
Sheep May Safely Graze (Bach)
And I Love Her (The Beatles)
Primavera: First Movement, Allegro (Vivaldi)
Love Me Tender (Elvis Presley)
Für Elise (Beethoven)
We've Only Just Begun (The Carpenters)
Have I Told You Lately (Van Morrison)
Recessional music: Music played as the new husband
and wife walk up the aisle together.

Recessional:

Wedding March (from "A Midsummer Night's Dream")
(Mendelssohn)
Ode To Joy (from The Ninth Symphony) (Beethoven)
Hallelujah Chorus (from "The Messiah") (Handel)
Trumpet Tune (Purcell)
Magnificat In D (Bach)
The Long And Winding Road (The Beatles)
I Got You (I Feel Good) (James Brown)
How Sweet It Is (James Taylor)
Then He Kissed Me (The Crystals)
I Got You Babe (Sonny and Cher)
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