After the group photos and location shots, it’s time to kick off your reception with energy. Here comes the wedding entertainment, beginning with the wedding reception entrance.
Setting the Energy for Your Reception Entrance
Most couples choose an upbeat song to help inject some excitement before the formal part of the evening begins. It’s a perfect opportunity for a quick dance session (5-10 minutes) to get everyone energised and set the tone for the night ahead.
Creative Touches to Make It Memorable
There are plenty of fun ways to introduce your wedding entertainment (read “party”). You can pick a song that gets the whole group moving. Some couples even choose to incorporate routines, props, hats, or dance moves to amp up the excitement before the big entrance of the newlyweds.
Think about adding some playful moments like kisses, dips, lifts, shots of vodka, beer chugging, flips, or just some light-hearted silliness, the kind of detail a good wedding MC will help cue and coordinate on the night. Not only will this bring energy to the room, but it also makes for fantastic photos and videos that you’ll treasure forever.
How Should the Wedding Party Enter?
You have several options for how the wedding party can enter. You could have everyone come in to the same song, or you could split it up, sending in couples with their own routines or perhaps having the bridesmaids and groomsmen enter to different songs before the bride and groom make their grand entrance. If you want to get really creative, consider using the best part of a song to start your entrance rather than playing it from the beginning. This can help match the room’s energy level perfectly.
Once the entrance is sorted, most couples turn their attention to the next big musical choice, and our guide to choosing the perfect first dance song picks up exactly where this leaves off.
60 Songs for an Unforgettable Reception Entrance
For even more ideas, The Knot’s list of wedding party entrance songs is a good place to keep browsing. Here are the top 60 to get you started:
- “Marry You” – Bruno Mars
- “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” – Justin Timberlake
- “Happy” – Pharrell Williams
- “Uptown Funk” – Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars
- “I Gotta Feeling” – The Black Eyed Peas
- “Crazy in Love” – Beyoncé ft. Jay-Z
- “All You Need Is Love” – The Beatles
- “Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours)” – Stevie Wonder
- “A Sky Full of Stars” – Coldplay
- “Don’t Stop the Music” – Rihanna
- “Firework” – Katy Perry
- “Sugar” – Maroon 5
- “Let’s Get It Started” – The Black Eyed Peas
- “You Make My Dreams” – Hall & Oates
- “Best Day of My Life” – American Authors
- “All of Me” – John Legend
- “The Way You Make Me Feel” – Michael Jackson
- “Love on Top” – Beyoncé
- “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” – Whitney Houston
- “This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)” – Natalie Cole
- “Good Feeling” – Flo Rida
- “Let’s Get Married” – Jagged Edge
- “Party Rock Anthem” – LMFAO, Lauren Bennett, GoonRock
- “Forever” – Chris Brown
- “Beautiful Day” – U2
- “Walking On Sunshine” – Katrina & The Waves
- “Feel The Love” – Rudimental ft. John Newman
- “Celebration” – Kool & The Gang
- “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” – Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell
- “Love Is Easy” – McFly
- “Throw Your Hands Up (Dancar Kuduro)” – Qwote, Pitbull, Lucenzo
- “September” – Earth, Wind & Fire
- “Slice of Heaven” – Dave Dobbyn, Herbs
- “Hey Ya!” – OutKast
- “Shut Up and Dance” – Walk the Moon
- “Pitbull – Fireball”
- “LMFAO – Champagne Showers”
- “Black Eyed Peas – Pump It”
- “Backstreet Boys – Backstreets Back”
- “Chappell Roan – HOT TO GO!”
- “Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso”
- “Jennifer Lopez – Let’s Get Loud”
- “Queen – Don’t Stop Me Now”
- “ABBA – Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (Sgt Slick Remix)”
- “John Paul Young – Love is in the Air”
- “The Rembrandts – I’ll Be There For You” (Friends Theme)
- “P!NK, Christina Aguilera – Lady Marmalade”
- “Mariah Carey – Fantasy”
- “Montell Jordan – This is How We Do It”
- “Kanye West – Touch the Sky”
- “Blink 182 – Feeling This”
- “The Offspring – Original Prankster”
- “Blur – Song 2”
- “Weezer – Buddy Holly”
- “Metallica – Fuel”
- “AC/DC – Thunderstruck”
- “Yeah Yeah Yeah’s – Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix)”
- “Pnau – Chameleon”
- “Endor – Pump It Up”
- “Fall Out Boy – Dance Dance”
- “Florence & the Machine – The Dog Days Are Over”
- “The 1975 – I’m in Love with You”
If you want to hear these songs, follow the playlist on Spotify.
With the right music, your wedding reception entrance will feel perfect, ensuring it’s everything you dreamed of and more. To speak with one of our seasoned professionals, click here to send us a message.
