07/24/2009
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Wedding Reception
MUST PLAY / DO NOT PLAY LISTS

What do your playlists look like? Here's what we have so far.

First Dance: Fly Me to the Moon - Frank Sinatra

COMBO Father/Daughter & Mother/Son Dance:
Somewhere Over the Rainbow / What a Wonderful World
by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
*Plan on doing this as a combo – Bride & Dad dance first 2 mins, Mom and Groom join in. If you haven't heard this youtube it - it is sooo good!

No garter/bouquet toss for us. Why single out single friends?

Noooo organized dancing...cha cha slide, hokey pokey, blah!

Additional Song Requests (these are in addition to numbers on our DJ's "top 200" list that we starred:
Say Hey (I Love You) – Michael Franti & Spearhead (love this one!)
Wavin’ Flag – K’Naan
Still Fighting It – Ben Folds
I would walk 500 Miles – The Pretenders
Crazy in Love – Beyonce
Single Ladies – Beyonce
Disturbia – Rihanna
I Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas
Escapar (Spanish) – Enrique Iglesias
Good Vibrations – Marky Mark
Jump Around - House of Pain
Don’t Stop Believin – Journey
Sway – Michael Buble
Say My Name – Destiny’s Child
Let’s Get Loud – Jennifer Lopez
Get this Party Started – Pink
Love Rollercoaster – Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Hips Don’t Lie – Shakira / Wyclef Jean
The Rockafeller Skank – Fat Boy Slim
Uptown Girl – Billy Joel
The Longest Time – Billy Joel
Tell Her About It – Billy Joel
Ice Ice Baby – Vanilla Ice
Total Eclipse of the Heart -
Old Time Rock N Roll – Bob Seger
Walking in Memphis – Marc Cohn
Gonna Make You Sweat – C+C Music Factory
Callin’ Baton Rouge – Garth Rouge
Virtual Insanity – Jamariquai
Mr. Brightside – The Killers
Mambo Number 5 – Lou Bega
You’re My Best Friend – Queen
Livin La Vida Loca – Ricky Martin
It’s All for for You – Sister Hazel
Wannabe – Spice Girls
Jai Ho – AR Rahman
Fun, Fun, Fun – Beach Boys
I Can’t Help Myself (Sugarpie, Honeybunch) – Four Tops
You’re the One that I Want – John Travolta & Olivia Newton John
Good Lovin’ – The Rascals
Do you Love me – The Contours

DO NOT PLAY SONGS
Bunny Hop
Cha Cha Slide
Chicken Dance
Cupid Shuffle
Electric Slide:
Macarena
Dollar Dance
Hokey Pokey
Escape (The Pina Colada song)
Who let the Dogs Out
C'Mon 'N Ride It (Train Dance)
"I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor
“(Everything I Do) I Do it for You”
“I Will Always Love You”
?“My Heart Will Go On”
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futuredrbraun's Pink wedding
futuredrbraun
 |  State college, PA, USA  |  07/24/2009
Great list!!! I'm loving the Vanilla Ice!
scotchminx's Yellow wedding
scotchminx
 |  Ottawa, ON, Canada  |  07/24/2009
LOL...
I understand the need to not single out your friends. We just realized that only one of our friends would be catching the bouquet....(though kind of funny if you think about it actually happening)...and it worked out well that we had already decided against having flowers at our wedding.
nevaeh's Black wedding
nevaeh
 |  Brick, NJ, USA  |  07/25/2009
Great list! I gotta finish mine soon.
sohappytogether's Pink wedding
sohappytogether
 |  Gatineau, QC, Canada  |  07/25/2009
Good songs! I looove Michael Franti, he's amazing.
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bananapants
 |  Minneapolis, MN, USA  |  11/07/2009
Love your list!  I bet your reception was SO MUCH FUN!
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