Choose a mix of tunes that showcases your style and keeps grandma’s toe tapping. How does this work? Toss in a blend of classics, tear-jerkers, and heel-kickers. Take a peek at some Knotties’ playlists — and click to download the songs from iTunes!
Chloe: A Vintage Beach Wedding, NSW
First Dance: “Hallelujah” (Teddy Geiger)
Last Dance: “Big Jet Plane” (Angus and Julia Stone)
Sarina: A Romantic Destination Wedding, Thailand
Entrance Song: ”Moves Like Jagger” (Maroon 5)
First Dance: ”You & Me” (Lifehouse)
Fireworks Song: ”Sweet Disposition” (Temper Trap)
“Teenage Dream” (Katy Perry)
Jessica: A Summer Wedding In Albert Park Lake, VIC
First Dance: ”Crazy Love” (Brian McKnight)
Last Dance: ”The Time” (Black Eyed Peas)
Farewell Song: ”Empire state of Mind” (Alicia Keys ft. Jay Z)
Cara: A Vintage Themed Wedding In Sydney, NSW
Ceremony Entrance Song: “Paradise” (Coldplay)
First Dance: “Love Lost” (Temper Trap)
“Must-Play” list: “Wild One” (Flo Rider)
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Astra: A Country Wedding, NSW
First Dance: ”For Your Babies” (Simply Red)
Last Dance: ” We Are Young” (Fun)
“Must-Play” list: Songs by The Bird & The Bee, 80s love songs by Fra Lippo Lippi.
Angela
First dance: “Thank God I Found You” (Mariah Carey)
Father-daughter/mother-son dance: “My Wish” (Rascal Flatts)
Last dance: “Fantasy (Remix)” (Mariah Carey Featuring ODB)
“Must-play” list: “SexyBack” (Justin Timberlake)
“Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)” (C&C Music Factory)
Jamilynn
First dance: “We Are Man and Wife” (Michelle Featherstone)
Father-daughter dance: “My Girl”(The Temptations)
Mother-son dance: “Because You Loved Me” (Celine Dion)
Last dance: “Theme from New York, New York” (Frank Sinatra)
Must-play list: “The Way You Look Tonight” (Frank Sinatra)
“Ain’t No Other Man” (Christina Aguilera)
“Inside Your Heaven” (Carrie Underwood)
“SexyBack” (Justin Timberlake)
“That’s Amore” (Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin)
“Ain’t That a Kick in the Head” (Dean Martin)
“Let’s Get Loud” (Jennifer Lopez)
“Hotel” (Cassidy)
“Where the Party At” (Jagged Edge)
“Tell Me” (P. Diddy Featuring Christina Aguilera)
“Paradise by the Dashboard Light” (Meat Loaf)
“Sexy Love” (Ne-Yo)
“Pour Some Sugar on Me” (Def Leppard)
Desirae
First dance: “Bless the Broken Road” (Rascal Flatts)
Father-daughter dance: “Butterfly Kisses” (Bob Carlisle)
Mother-son dance: “A Song For My Son” (Rita Heatherington) OR (Mikki Viereck)
Last dance: “Remember When” (Alan Jackson)
“Must-play” list: “Take Me Home, Country Roads” (John Denver)
“Cha Cha Slide” (Casper)
Crystal
First dance: “Carried Away” (George Strait)
Father-daughter dance: “I Loved Her First” (Heartland)
Last dance: “These Are The Days” (Sugarland)
“Must-play” list: “At Last” (Etta James)
Jennah
First dance: “I Cross My Heart” (George Strait) OR
“I Need You” (Tim McGraw and Faith Hill) OR
“It’s Your Love” (Tim McGraw and Faith Hill)
Father-daughter dance: “My Girl” (The Temptations)
Blair
First dance: “Remember When” (Alan Jackson)
Father-daughter dance: “Last Date” (Floyd Cramer)
The bride’s dad often played this on the piano while she was growing up; her sister plans to dance to the same song when she gets married.
Mother-son dance: “Angels” (Randy Travis)
Bridal party dance: “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” (Randy Newman; Toy Story)
On their first date, this couple went to see Toy Story 2.
“Must-play” list: “Fast Cars and Freedom” (Rascal Flatts)
“Dream a Little Dream of Me” (Louis Armstrong) OR (The Mamas & the Papas)
“Rocky Top” (Phish) OR (Dolly Parton)
“We Are Family” (Sister Sledge)
Ashley
First dance: “Love Song” (311)
Stepfather-daughter dance: “Little Miss Magic” (Jimmy Buffett)
Last dance: “You Never Can Tell“ (Chuck Berry)
Colleen
First dance: “Lost in This Moment” (Big & Rich)
Father-daughter dance: “I Loved Her First” (Heartland)
Stepfather-daughter dance: “He Didn’t Have To Be” (Brad Paisley)
Mother-son dance: “Oh Mother” (Joe Wodarek)
Last dance: “Bless the Broken Road” (Rascal Flatts)
Sara
First dance: “At Last” (Etta James) OR “Three Times a Lady” (Commodores)
Father-daughter dance: “I Loved Her First” (Heartland)
Mother-son dance: “My Wish” (Rascal Flatts)
Last dance: “Wonderful Tonight” (Eric Clapton)
Sandy
First dance: “Spend My Life With You” (Eric Benet)
Father-daughter dance: “I Loved Her First” (Heartland)
Mother-son dance: “A Song for Mama” (Boyz II Men)
Last dance: “Last Dance” (Donna Summer)
“Must-play” list: “Rock With You” (Michael Jackson)
“Big Pimpin’” (Jay-Z)
“Brick House” (The Commodores)
“Le Freak” (Chic)
“Super Freak” (Rick James)
“Funky Cold Medina” (Tone Loc)
“Get Down Tonight” (KC and the Sunshine Band)
“Rapper’s Delight” (The SugarHill Gang)
Felicity
First dance: “All I Ask of You” (Andrew Lloyd Webber; The Phantom of the Opera)
Father-daughter dance: “I Loved Her First” (Heartland)
Mother-son dance: “The Man You’ve Become” (Molly Pasutti)
Last dance: “Where Everybody Knows Your Name” (Gary Portnoy and Judy Hart Angelo; Cheers)
“Must-play” list:
“Come Fly with Me” (Frank Sinatra)
“Remember When” (Alan Jackson)
“Let Them Be Little” (Billy Dean)
“How Do You Fall In Love” (Alabama)
Andi
First dance: “Set Me as a Seal” (Matt Maher)
Father-daughter dance: “De Nina a Mujer” (Julio Iglesias) OR “Main Theme” (John Williams; Star Wars)
Last dance: “The Way You Look Tonight” (Frank Sinatra)
“Must-play” list: “Hollaback Girl” (Gwen Stefani)
“Dance, Dance” (Fall Out Boy)
“Accidentally in Love” (Counting Crows)
“Switch” (Will Smith)
Caroline
First dance: “Chasing Cars” (Snow Patrol)
Father-daughter dance: “Sweet Caroline” (Neil Diamond)
“Must-play” list: “Love Song” (311)
“Here with Me” (Dido)
“Here It Goes Again” (OK Go)
“On Call” (Kings of Leon)
“One” (U2)
“If You Leave” (OMD)
“Just Like Heaven” (The Cure)
“Jackson”(Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash)
“Starlight” (Muse)
“Such Great Heights” (The Postal Service)
“True” (Will.I.Am and Fergie)
“Rock the Casbah” (The Clash)
“Better Together” (Jack Johnson)
“Crush” (Dave Matthews Band)
Penny
Must-play list: “Shake Rattle ‘n’ Roll” (Elvis Presley)
“Come Away with Me” (Norah Jones)
“Son of a Preacher Man” (Dusty Springfield)
“Hey Ya!” (OutKast)
“At Last” (Etta James)
“Brown Eyed Girl” (Van Morrison)
“LDN” (Lily Allen)
“The Lucky One” (Alison Krauss)
Jennifer
First dance: “Stay Forever” (Ween)
Father-daughter dance: “What a Wonderful World” (Louis Armstrong)
“Must-play” list: “Dondaine Laridaine — La Bottine Souriante” (French-Canadian folk tune)
Jaimee
First dance: “The Book of Love” (Peter Gabriel) OR “The Luckiest” (Ben Folds)
Father-daughter dance: “Kind & Generous” (Natalie Merchant)
Last dance: “From This Moment On” (Diana Krall)
If the couple honeymoons in Key West, they’ll select “Margaritaville,” by Jimmy Buffett, instead.
“Must-play” list: “Cha Cha Slide” (Casper)
“Maggie May” (Rod Stewart)
Kelly
First dance: “Love of a Lifetime” (Firehouse)
Father-daughter dance: “There You’ll Be” (Faith Hill)
Must-play list: “Takin’ Care of Business” (Bachman Turner Overdrive)
“Angel” (Aerosmith)
“Faithfully” (Journey)
“When I See You Smile” (Bad English)
“You Shook Me All Night Long” (AC/DC)
“You’re the First, the Last, My Everything” (Barry White)
“I Cross My Heart” (George Strait)
“I Can Love You Like That” (John Michael Montgomery)
“Great Balls of Fire” (Jerry Lee Lewis)
“Hungry Eyes” (Eric Carmen)
“All For Love” (Bryan Adams, Sting, and Rod Stewart)
“When You Say Nothing at All” (Alison Krauss)
“Bed of Roses” (Bon Jovi)
Other Popular Tunes For The”Must-Play” List:
“You Are The Best Thing” (Ray LaMontagne)
“Make You Feel My Love” (Adele)
“Diamonds” (Rihanna)
“Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” (Lauryn Hill)
“Dance Me To The End Of Love” (Madeleine Peyroux)
“A Song For You” (Donny Hathaway)
“Eternal Flame” (The Bangles)
“This Time I Know It’s For Real” (Donna Summers)
“Do You Realise” (The Flaming Lips)