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05 June, 2024

Wedding music for your reception – cheese? Or no cheese?

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Wed­ding music for your recep­tion – cheese? Or no cheese? 

There is a lot to con­sid­er when plan­ning your wed­ding – that goes with­out say­ing. It also goes with­out say­ing that when you’re look­ing to choose music for your wed­ding recep­tion, you’ll come up against the dread­ed ​“C” word. Yes, cheese! 

Now while every­one might like a bit of cheesy music here and there, is it the right music for a wed­ding recep­tion? Well, that depends on what you con­sid­er cheese. Is it cheesy? Or is it a clas­sic? It also depends on whether you’re choos­ing wed­ding music for your recep­tion to sat­is­fy your guests…or your­self. Or both.

If the so-called cheesi­est song ever com­posed means some­thing to you and your part­ner, it def­i­nite­ly should be includ­ed in the music for your wed­ding reception.

So how do you bal­ance your must-haves with enter­tain­ing your guests? Which songs should you choose for your wed­ding recep­tion music?

Cheese or classic?

What is the dif­fer­ence between a cheesy tune and a clas­sic? It’s all about per­cep­tion! Here are a few options for your wed­ding music – you decide!

  • Can’t Help Falling In Love by Elvis Pres­ley – Can you real­ly go wrong with the King?

  • I’m gonna Be (500 Miles) by The Pro­claimers – Five words; How I Met Your Moth­er. Super fun? Right?

  • You Spin Me Right Round by Dead or Alive – It worked for Adam San­dler in the Wed­ding Singer!

  • Danc­ing Queen by Abba – Don’t think we need to say more here.

  • You’re beau­ti­ful by James Blunt – We love him! But this one… well, up to you! Maybe think about Bon­fire Heart instead.
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Mod­ern roman­tic cheese

But what about some more mod­ern cheese? Er…classics for your wed­ding music? What do you think of these?

  • Sin­gle Ladies by Bey­on­cé – Er…not just for the sin­gle ladies.

  • Think­ing Out Loud by Ed Sheer­an – It’s Ed! A def­i­nite yes… or con­sid­er Per­fect instead.

  • Just The Way You Are by Bruno Mars – He’s got a way with words and the beat. And the moves!

  • Enchant­ed by Tay­lor Swift – She’s not just good for break-up songs.

  • I Like It by Car­di B – A lit­tle Span­ish flavour to your jam.

Get them on the dance­floor cheese

Wed­ding DJs along with the bride and groom always ask one ques­tion – what is going to get wed­ding guests up onto the dance­floor? We’ve got a list… we think they’re full on cheese, so you decide whether they’re worth includ­ing in your music for your wed­ding reception.

  • YMCA by the Vil­lage Peo­ple – Yes, there will be some eye-rolling! But also some wav­ing, bendy arms.

  • Macare­na by Los Del Rio – Some­where, some­how there is some­one who knows all the words!

  • Mam­bo No. 5 by Lou Bega – Just make sure your name isn’t one of the a lit­tle of…

  • Come on Eileen by Dexy’s Mid­night Run­ners – Per­fect for your Gen X guests

  • Every­body (Backstreet’s Back) by (you guessed it) The Back­street Boys – No wed­ding music list is com­plete with­out a lit­tle boy­band magic.

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If you’d like some help sep­a­rat­ing cheese from clas­sics, or help with select­ing wed­ding music for your recep­tion, get in touch with us today. We’ve got some great acts to choose from.

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