Dear Bridal Couple,
We often have clients asking for suggestions for their key moment songs such as the processional, recessional, entrance to the venue, first dance and cutting of the cake songs. It’s quite tricky to recommend a song for two reasons. Firstly, people have a wide and varied taste in music nowadays. Secondly, the song is a personal choice for the couple, which normally echoes back to a first date, a romantic dinner or special vacation together, for example. Perhaps the following list of songs that our previous clients requested over the 2016 – 2022 period may give you some inspiration!
Tip (especially for the grooms!):
- A processional means the song that your partner will walk down the isle to at the beginning of the ceremony.
- A recessional means the song that you will both walk back up the isle to, once you have been declared married.
- A confetti song is the song that will be played when you come out from signing the registry or leave the ceremony area and all your friends and family throw confetti (sometimes the recessional and confetti song can be the same one if you're not signing the registry).
Good luck!
Dan & the ShoutMC team
Wedding Processional Ideas (Technician presses "Play" as part of the service if you've hired a ceremony PA system)
| Al Bairre – Bungalow |
| American Authors - Best Day of My Life |
| Angus & Julia Stone - Chataeu (Arty Remix) |
| Angus & Julia Stone - Mango Tree |
| Barry White - My First, My Last, My Everything |
| Ben Rector - Over and Over |
| Beyoncé - Crazy in Love |
| Bruno Mars - Just the Way You Are |
| Bruno Mars – Think I Wanna Marry You |
| Bryan Adams - Here I Am |
| Calvin Harris - Feels |
| Coldplay - A Sky Full of Stars |
| Ed Sheehan - Thinking Out Loud (Alex Adair Remix) |
| El Michels Affair - Never Be Another You (Reggae Remix) |
| Elton John - Can You Feel the Love Tonight? |
| Etta James - At Last |
| George Ezra - Paradise |
| Goodbye Soleil - Phoenix |
| Goodluck & De Hofnar - Back in the Day |
| Hall & Oates – You Make My Dreams |
| Home - Philip Philips |
| Hozier – Jackie And Wilson |
| Huey Lewis & The News - The Power Of Love |
| Imaginary Future Ft. Kina Grannis - Forever On Your Side |
| Imagine Dragons - Top Of The World |
| John Legend - A Good Night ft. Bloodpop |
| John Legend – Love Me Now |
| Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling |
| Lady Gaga - Always Remember Us This Way |
| Leon Bridges - River |
| Liam Payne & Rita Ora - For You |
| Majozi - Darling |
| Maroon 5 – Sugar |
| Matt Hartke - Sign Me Up |
| Mgmg – Electric Feel |
| Michael Buble – Everything |
| Mike Snow - Animal |
| Mozart - Marriage Of Figaro |
| Ndlovu Youth Choir - Higher Love |
| Pharrell Williams - Happy |
| Phil Thompson – Thinking Out Loud (wedding version) instrumental |
| Queen – You’re My Best Friend |
| Ray LaMontagne - You are the Best Thing |
| Renee & Friends - Kindness is Cool (featuring Renee and Jeremy) |
| Rihanna ft Calvin Harris - We Found Love |
| Smash Mouth - I'm a Believer |
| Steelers Wheel - Stuck in the Middle with You |
| Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) |
| T-Pain – Buy You A Drank |
| Taylor Swift - Lover |
| Tez Cadey - Seve |
| The Beatles - Here Comes the Sun |
| The Beatles – All You Need Is Love |
| The Black Keys - Howlin' For You |
| The Greatest Showman Soundtrack - From Now On |
| Tom Rosenthal - Go Solo |
| Umberto Tozzi - Gloria |
| Vance Joy - Riptide |
| Walk The Moon - Shut Up And Dance With Me |
Wedding Recessional Ideas (Technician presses "Play" as part of the service if you've hired a ceremony PA system)
| Allah-las - Raspberry Jam |
| Andrew Lloyd Webber - Love Changes Everything |
| Arctic Monkeys - Baby I'm Yours |
| Brian McKnight - Back at One |
| Bruno Mars - Marry You |
| Christina Perri - A Thousand Years |
| Civil Twilight - Letters from the Sky |
| Coeur de Pirate - Golden Baby |
| Coldplay - Lovers in Japan/Reign of Love |
| Coldplay - Viva La Vida |
| Coldplay – Paradise |
| Diana Ross - I'm Coming Out |
| Edith Piaf - La Vie en Rose |
| Edward Sharp and the Magnetic Zeros - Home |
| Elbow - One Day Like This |
| Frankie Valli - Can't Take My Eyes Off You |
| George Ezra - Budapest |
| Hall & Oates - You Make My Dreams |
| Israel Kamakawiwo’Ole - Somewhere Over The Rainbow |
| Jack Johnson - Banana Pancakes |
| James Brown - I Got You (I Feel Good) |
| Jennifer Lopez & Maluma - Marry Me |
| Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes |
| Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Ain't No Mountain High Enough |
| Matthew Mole - Holding On |
| Matthew Mole - Take Yours, And I’ll Take Mine |
| Mendelssohn - Wedding March (Traditional) |
| Michael Buble - Everything |
| Natalie Cole - This Will be an Everlasting Love |
| Ndlovu Youth Choir - Africa |
| New Tribute Kings - Crazy in Love |
| Paolo Nutini – Pencil Full Of Lead |
| Paul Kalkbrenner - Sky & Sand |
| Pharrell - Happy |
| Queen - Somebody to Love |
| Queen – I Was Born To Love You |
| Ramin Djawadi - Game Of Thrones Theme |
| Shania Twain – From This Moment On |
| Sigala & Ella Eyre - Came Here For Love |
| Sun El Musician - Akanamali |
| The Chainsmokers & Coldplay - Something Just Like This |
| The Cranberries - Dreams |
| The Piano Guys - Perfect |
| The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition |
| U2 – Beautiful Day |
| Us The Duo - No Matter Where You Are |
| Vampire Weekend - M79 |
| Van Morrison - Someone Like You |
| Xavier Rudd - Follow the Sun |
Entrance To The Venue Ideas (DJ Plays)
| Al Bairre – Bungalow |
| American Authors - Best Day of My Life |
| Angus & Julia Stone - Chataeu (Arty Remix) |
| Barry White - My First, My Last, My Everything |
| Ben Rector - Over and Over |
| Beyoncé - Crazy in Love |
| Bruno Mars - Just the Way You Are |
| Bruno Mars – Think I Wanna Marry You |
| Bryan Adams - Here I Am |
| Calvin Harris - Feels |
| Ed Sheehan - Thinking Out Loud (Alex Adair Remix) |
| El Michels Affair - Never Be Another You (Reggae Remix) |
| Elvis Presley - Burning Love |
| Etta James - At Last |
| George Ezra - Paradise |
| Goodluck & De Hofnar - Back in the Day |
| Hall & Oates – You Make My Dreams |
| Hozier – Jackie And Wilson |
| Huey Lewis & The News - The Power Of Love |
| Imaginary Future Ft. Kina Grannis - Forever On Your Side |
| Imagine Dragons - Top Of The World |
| John Legend - A Good Night ft. Bloodpop |
| John Legend – Love Me Now |
| John Legend & BloodPop - A Good Night |
| Johnny Clegg - Scatterlings of Africa |
| Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling |
| Liam Payne & Rita Ora - For You |
| Majozi - Darling |
| Maroon 5 – Sugar |
| Matt Hartke - Sign Me Up |
| Mgmg – Electric Feel |
| Michael Buble – Everything |
| Mike Snow - Animal |
| Mozart - Marriage Of Figaro |
| Mr. Eazi - Keys to the City (Ogede) |
| Ndlovu Youth Choir - Higher Love |
| Pharrell Williams - Happy |
| Philip Philips - Home |
| Phoenix - Goodbye Soleil |
| Queen – You’re My Best Friend |
| Ray LaMontagne - You are the Best Thing |
| Rihanna ft Calvin Harris - We Found Love |
| Shakira - Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) |
| Smash Mouth - I'm a Believer |
| Steelers Wheel - Stuck in the Middle with You |
| Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) |
| T-Pain – Buy You A Drank |
| Tez Cadey - Seve |
| The Beatles - Here Comes the Sun |
| The Beatles – All You Need Is Love |
| The Black Keys - Howlin' For You |
| The Greatest Showman Soundtrack - From Now On |
| Tina Turner - Simply the Best |
| Toploader - Dancing in the Moonlight |
| Umberto Tozzi - Gloria |
| Vance Joy - Riptide |
| Walk The Moon - Shut Up And Dance With Me |
First Dance Ideas (DJ Plays)
| Al Green - Let's Stay Together |
| Andrea Bocelli & Matteo Boccelli - Fall on Me (English Version) |
| Andrea Bocelli & Matteo Boccelli - For Sentimental Reasons |
| Barry White - Just the Way You Are |
| Beck – Everybody’s Gotta Learn Sometime |
| Ben Folds - The Luckiest Genuine – Differences |
| Brandi Carlie - The Story |
| Chris Stapleton - Tennessee Whisky |
| Christina Aguilera - Bound to You |
| David Gray - Sail Away |
| David Guetta, Bebe Rexha - I‘m Good (Blue) |
| Dustin Kensrue – Pistol |
| Earth, Wind And Fire – September |
| Ed Sheeran - Tenerife Sea |
| Ed Sheeran – Perfect |
| Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong – Cheek To Cheek |
| Ellie Goulding - Still Falling for You |
| Ellie Goulding - Your Song |
| Elton John – The One |
| Etta James – At Last |
| Frank Sinatra – Fly Me To The Moon |
| Grover Washington Jr - Just the Two of Us |
| Hall & Oates – You Make My Dreams |
| Imagine Dragons - Next to Me |
| Jack Johnson – Better Together |
| James Morrison – I Won’t Let You Go |
| Jasmine Thompson - Like I’m Gonna Lose You |
| Jason Mraz - Lucky |
| Joe Dassin - Champ Elysée |
| John Legend - All of Me |
| Lady Gaga - Always Remember Us This Way |
| Lionel Richie - My Destiny |
| Lost Frequencies - Are You With Me? |
| Louis Armstrong - A Kiss to Build a Dream On |
| Lukas Graham - Love Someone |
| Luther Vandros - Always and Forever |
| Major - Why I Loved You |
| Manchester Orchestra – The Ocean |
| Matt Simons & Anne Sila - How Do I Know |
| Michael Buble - Besame Mucho |
| Mike Love - Distant Travelers |
| Mumford And Sons, Baaba Maal - There Will Be Time |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Into My Arms |
| Nina Simone – My Baby Just Cares For Me |
| Norah Jones - Come Away With Me |
| Olivia Penalva - The Reason |
| Passenger – Let Her Go |
| Paulo Nutini – Loving You |
| Phil Collins – You’ll Be In My Heart |
| Pixies – Where Is My Mind? |
| Queen - I Was Born to Love You |
| Ray Lamontagne: You Are The Best Thing |
| Roan Ash - Darling |
| Rodriguez - “I Think Of You” |
| Russel Dickerson - Yours |
| Santana & Dave Matthews - Love of My Life |
| Savage Garden – Madly, Truly, Deeply |
| Shekinah - Suited |
| Sweet Disposition - Temper Trap |
| The Cinematic Orchestra - To Build a Home |
| The Darkness - I Believe in a Thing Called Love |
| The Goo Goo Dolls - Iris |
| The Lumineers – Ho Hey |
| The Temptations – My Girl |
| The Wannadies - You And Me |
| Us The Duo - Better Together |
| Van Morrison – Have I Told You Lately |
| Vance Joy - Missing Piece |
| Westlife – I Wanna Grow Old With You |
Cutting Of The Cake Ideas (DJ Plays)
| Baby Bash and Frankie J - Suga Suga |
| Brandi Carlile - The Story |
| Christina Aguilera - Candyman |
| Coldplay – Adventure Of A Lifetime |
| Coldplay – Clocks |
| Dnce - Cake By The Ocean |
| Engelbert Humperdinck - For Ever And Ever (And Ever) |
| Fabolous Feat. Ne-Yo – Make Me Better |
| Faith No More - Easy |
| Fleetwood Mac – Songbird |
| George Ezra - Sugarcoat |
| George Ezra - You are the Best Thing |
| HappyPharrell Williams - |
| Jack Johnson - Better Together |
| John Legend – All Of Me |
| Maroon 5 - Sugar |
| Michael Jackson - Don't Stop til You Get Enough |
| No mercy - Kiss You All Over |
| Paul Weller - You Do Something to Me |
| Queen - You’re My Best Friend |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers - Cabron |
| Robin Thicke - The Sweetest Love |
| Shanks & Bigfoot – Sweet Like Chocolate |
| Sister Sledge – Thinking Of You |
| Stereophonics - Indian Summer |
| SUPER-Hi, Neeka - Following the Sun |
| The Archies - Sugar, Sugar |
| The Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup |
| Thurston Harris - Little Bitty Pretty One |
| Ub40 - I Got You Babe |
| Udo Jürgens - Aber bitte mit Sahne |
Custom-Arranged Wedding Processional Ideas (Live Ensemble Plays)
(See video examples of some of these tunes in the video above!)
A Thousand Years - Christina Perri
All Of Me – John Legend
Everything - Michael Buble
Fields of Gold - Sting
I Can See Clearly Now the Rain is Gone - Jimmy Cliff
I’m Yours – Jason Mraz
Today – Smashing Pumpkins
Nothing Else Matters - Metallica
Rude – Magic!
Skinny Love - Bon Iver
Something Just Like This - The Chainsmokers & Coldplay
Stand By Me - Ben E. King
Without You – David Guetta Feat. Usher
Yellow - Coldplay
Custom-Arranged Wedding Recessional Ideas (Live Ensemble Plays)
(See video examples of some of these tunes in the video above!)
I’m Yours – Jason Mraz
I Got You (I Feel Good) – James Brown
I Can See Clearly Now – Jimmy Cliff
Star Wars Theme – John Williams
Today – Smashing Pumpkins
Without You – David Guetta Feat. Usher
Testimonials
Thank you for making our day extremely special. All our guests loved the jazz duo (the best saxophone player in Rondebosch;) ) at the church and you guys also played so amazingly at the reception. DJ AJ then took over and we rocked the dance floor which was just so much fun! I will definitely recommend you further and once again a HUGE THANK YOU!!
Alexandra
April 2017
I just wanted to swing you a quick mail to say thank you so much for the sterling job you and your crew did over the weekend! Everyone from the technicians to the band and DJ were incredibly prompt, professional, friendly and accommodating. We could not have asked for anything more! The band were extremely tight and played their sets with total class and DJ Cosher had everyone jamming until the last song. It was also great of you to pop in and wish us on the day! It has been a pleasure from start to finish to deal with you company and we will be sure to recommend you to anyone in need of your service.
Trevor & Samantha
February 2017
