How to Make the Best Wedding Playlist with Song Selection

So for months I have been scouring the Internet and my current iTunes music trying to compile the best music for my wedding. What I have came up with, I think, is a great play list and also a good mixture of modern, oldies, dance, and slow dance songs. Doing the playlist my self and assigning one of my friends to be in charge of my iPod has saved us a lot of money by not paying for a D.J. Now I’m not saying that a D.J isn’t worth the money. It would be really nice not to have to worry about any of the music, spending all the money buying tons of songs, and mainly worrying that something could go wrong. So if you have the money, spend it. Hire a D.J to do your wedding. For us personally we had a decent budget but not enough to spend on a D.J. So I wanted to share EVERY song we are going to use and some other helpful tips to help you out.

Ok. First I want to recommend an app. Its called Wedding DJ. What this app does is allow you cross fade songs so there is never an awkward pause between songs. The basic music player doesn’t let you do this. Another great thing is it already has some pre-made music categories set up. I.E Processional, Recessional, First Dance, Etc.(Image below)

That’s awesome because if you’re like me and very scatter brained, it’s nice to have some guidance. So you can follow along with the pre-made categories or make your own. (bottom Left) Another great feature is how easy it is to work. You link the playlist or song from your music app on the phone and press play. If you need to pause or skip a song, it slowly fades out so it’s not a distracting abrupt stop in the music.

 What I did with the entire play list was way over compensate. I have WAY too much music in each playlist. But I just want to make sure that the music never stops unless I want it to. The cool thing is that when you’re ready to go into the next playlist, just swipe the top bar and it goes right into the next play list. Seamlessly!( Top Right ) These are just a few of my favorite features of this app. It has a few more things you can do like turning on airplane mode and things like that but check it our for yourself and its only $4.99 in the app store.

So go get this app. Another thing I found is that some songs have a long intro or something I didn’t want at the beginning of the song. I’m going to show you how to remove intros or annoying beginnings or endings out of the song. OR say you have a first dance song planned but its 5-6 minutes and you’re like me and don’t want to dance that long. Ill show you how to trim the song down in iTunes to end or start at the perfect time.

Ok. The song I wanted for my cake cutting is “Grow old with you” by Adam Sandler from the Wedding Singer soundtrack. If you listen to it, it has a long intro. Here’s what you do is, go to the song, in iTunes, and right click it and go to Get Info. Then Click Options . Check the start time box and enter the time you want the song to start and push OK. (Image Below)

 

So if the song has a 30-minute intro, put 0:30. That makes the song start at 0:30 every time you play it in iTunes. BUT the kicker is this will not work on your iPod. It will start at the very beginning of the song like you didn’t do anything. This is what you need to do to make if work on your iPod.

Right click the song again and click Create ACC Version.(Image Below) This will make a whole new version of the song. So you may need to go find it and put it back in the appropriate playlist or wherever. You now have 2 versions of the song. One, that has the first 30 seconds deleted and one, that still has the whole song but starts 30 seconds into the song. You want the one that starts at 0:00 but has the part you don’t want, deleted out. I delete the other version of the song so I don’t get confused. That’s it. Just do this to any song you want to trim up a little to fit your needs.

Now, like I said I’m going to list out every song I have chosen and what we are using it for. I know how hard it is to find the right music that all ages can have fun with. Maybe this will help.

 

Pre Ceremony – 1 hour 50 minutes of music

The Luckiest – Ben Folds

(Everything I Do) I Do It For You – Bryan Adams

A Bird Without Wings – Celtic Thunder

For You to Notice… – Dashboard Confessional

A Day Without Rain – Enya

Meaning – Gavin Degraw

Falling Slowly – Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová

Goodnight Moon – Go Radio

Such Great Heights – Iron And Wine

Flightless Bird American Mouth (wedding version) – Iron and Wine

The Ludlows – James Horner

I Won’t Give Up – Jason Mraz

All of Me – John Legend

Just a Kiss – Lady Antebellum

You And Me – Lifehouse

The Sun And The Moon – Mae

Everything – Michael Buble

Golborne Road – Nick Laird-Clowes

Come Away With Me – Norah Jones

A Thousand Years – The Piano Guys

Rolling In The Deep – The Piano Guys

Georgia On My Mind – Ray Charles

Never Stop (Wedding Version) – SafetySuit

Awake – Secondhand Serenade

River Flows In You – Yiruma

Kiss the Rain(String Version) – Yiruma

I Do (Cherish You) – 98 Degrees

 

Bridal Party Processional – 4 minutes of music

Endlessly – Green River Ordinance

 

Bride Processional – 5 minutes of music

A Thousand Years – Christina perri

 

Sand Ceremony – 4 minutes of music

Marry Me – Train

 

Recessional – 7 minutes of music

Gone, Gone, Gone – Phillip Phillips

I Do – Colbie Caillat

 

First Dance – 4 minutes of music 

Cinema (Benny Benassi Cover) – Jason Evigan

 

Mother Daughter Dance – 5 minutes of music

It’s a secret right now. Ill update this song after the wedding=]

 

Mother Son Dance – 4 minutes of music

Forever Young ( Rod Stewart Cover) – Glee Cast Version

 

Reception – 5 hours of music

You Shook Me All Night Long – AC-DC

Nothin’ On You (feat. Bruno Mars) – B.o.B

Brass Monkey – Beastie Boys

Poison – Bell Biv Devoe

Boom Boom Pow – Black Eyed Peas

I Gotta a Feeling – Black Eyed Peas

Just The Way You Are – Bruno Mars

Count On Me – Bruno Mars

Treasure – Bruno Mars

Heaven – Bryan Adams

(Everything I Do) I Do It For You – Bryan Adams

Teach Me How to Dougie – Cali Swag District

Yeah 3X – Chris Brown

A Thousand Years – Christina Perri

Do You Love Me – Contours

Friday I’m In Love – The Cure

Without You – David Guetta & Usher

Sexy Chick – David Guetta Ft Akon

I Like It (feat. Pitbull) – Enrique Iglesias

Like a G6 (feat. Cataracs & Dev) – Far East Movement

Low (feat. T-Pain) – Flo Rida

Cruise – Florida Georgia Line

You Make My Dreams Come True – Graham Blvd

The Power of Love – Huey Lewis & The News

I Won’t Give Up – Jason Mraz

Empire State Of Mind – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys

All of Me – John Legend

Don’t Stop Believin’ – Journey

Keep On – Junior Doctor

Summer Love – Justin Timberlake

Suit & Tie – Justin Timberlake/JAY Z

Good Life (feat T-Pain) – Kanye West

California Gurls – Katy Perry

Firework – Katy Perry

Get Down Tonight – KC And The Sunshine Band

Die Young – Ke$ha

Your Love Is My Drug – Ke$ha

Mr. Brightside – The Killers

You and Me – Lifehouse

Party Rock Anthem (feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock) – LMFAO

Amazed – Lonestar

Moves Like Jagger (feat. Christina Aguilera) – Maroon 5

U Can’t Touch This – MC Hammer

Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough – Michael Jackson

Billie Jean – Michael Jackson

Adore You – Miley Cyrus

Starships – Nicky Minaj

Story of My Life – One Direction

Your Love – The Outfield

Hey Ya – OutKast

Roses – Outkast

The Way You Move – Outkast

Raise Your Glass – P!nk

Gangnam Style – PSY

Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen

You’re My Best Friend – Queen

Don’t Stop Me Now – Queen

Somebody To Love – Queen

Don’t Stop The Music – Rihanna

Only Girl (In The World) – Rihanna

We Found Love – Rihanna Feat Calvin Harris

Never Stop – SafetySuit

Fire Burning – Sean Kingston

Baby Got Back – Sir Mix-A-Lot

Buy U A Drank (Ft. Yung Joc) – T-Pain

Whoomp! (There It Is) – Tag Team

Dynamite – Taio Cruz

DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love – Usher

Without You – Usher

I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston

I Wanna Dance With Somebody – Whitney Houston

Play that Funky Music – Wild Cherry

 

Bride & Groom Cake Cutting – 5 minutes of music

1,2,3,4 – Plain White T’s

Grow Old with You – Adam Sandler

 

A friend Singing a Song for Us – 4 minutes of music

Lets Get It On – Marvin Gaye

 

Bouquet Toss – 4 minutes of music

Single Ladies – Beyoncé

 

GarterToss – 5 minutes of music

Sexyback – Justin Timberlake/Timbaland

 

Ceremony Exit – 4 minutes of music

Could You Be Loved – Bob Marley & The Wailers