“Music washes away the dust of an everyday soul” – Berthold Auerbach
Music is one of the main things that create an atmosphere at weddings and events. Your theme could be absolutely perfect, down to the smallest details, but the wrong music could disrupt your harmonious theme. Of course, when night time falls and the DJ takes over anything goes, but here are some suggestions for the reception.
Check out these wedding song suggestions to go with the most popular wedding themes.
Vintage Wedding Songs
“A Fine Romance” written by Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields
“It’s Magic” written by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn. Performed by Doris Day.
Rustic Wedding Songs
“Home” – Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
“Ho Hey” – The Lumineers
Alternative Wedding Songs
“Another Sunny Day” – Belle & Sebastian
“This Must Be the Place” – The Talking Heads
Beach Wedding Songs
“Summer Wind” – Frank Sinatra
“I Can See Clearly Now” – Johnny Nash
Art Deco Wedding Songs
“I Wanna Be Loved by You” written by Herbert Stothart, Harry Ruby, and Bert Kalmar. Performed by Marilyn Monroe in ‘Some Like it Hot’.
“Let’s Fall in Love” written by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler (1934). Performed by Ella Fitzgerald.
This is by no means an exhaustive list, everybody’s music taste differs. Whatever music rocks your world, is the perfect soundtrack to your special day. Who says you can’t play heavy metal at a rustic themed wedding? No one, because it’s your big day!
Happy Listening!
What kind of music did you have at your wedding? Let us know your wedding theme and we can give you some song suggestions!
