Inside Weddings shares ideas for your wedding entertainment, including playlists for ceremony music, father-daughter dance ideas, first-dance songs, and more!
"This is a great playlist for couples who are on the hipper side and are looking to set a slightly upbeat, funky, feel-good tone for the rest of the night at cocktails," shares Danny Chaimson of his cool, funky cocktail hour playlist.
If you're like many couples who plan on having both a father-daughter dance and a mother-son dance – or any combination that fits your family – we're sharing the perfect songs to consider!
After choosing the band or DJ for your wedding, the next step is guiding them on your musical preferences. Get tips from top wedding planner Beth Helmstetter on curating your wedding music!
Whether you're looking for a timeless father-daughter dance song that's been selected by hundreds of brides – for good reason! – or you want a tune that's a bit more unique, this playlist has you covered.
Planning the song list for an entire wedding – the ceremony, cocktail hour, reception, after-party, and more – can be quite the task, which is why we're sharing all of the good tunes for your wedding day.
If you want your loved ones to have the time of their lives at your wedding, be sure to read this advice from Danny Chaimson of Gold Coast Events.
To provide inspiration for your first dance song, we gathered the tunes selected by the brides and grooms featured in recent issues of Inside Weddings.
To gather inspiration, we've collected the first dance songs chosen by the couples featured in the 2019 issues of Inside Weddings magazine.
Ed Sheeran has been one of the biggest artists of the decade, especially when it comes to first dances at your friends’ weddings.
The mother-son (or mother-daughter) dance is not only a touching moment, but it is also a great way to honor your mom for how she raised you.
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