Wedding Entrance Songs for the Newlyweds That’ll Wow Any Crowd!
Once your wedding ceremony is over, it’s party time! Kick off your reception with the perfect party-ready wedding entrance song. Nothing is off-limits here, so be sure to choose something that sets the tone for the evening—you can lighten the mood with something humorous or play a acoustic wedding entrance song that both you and your spouse love. Here, some of the best wedding entrance songs that are guaranteed to get your reception off to a great start.
“Raise Your Glass,” by P!nk From the album: Greatest Hits… So Far!!!, 2010 Lyrics you’ll love: “So raise your glass if you are wrong/In all the right ways/All my underdogs/We will never be never be/anything but loud/And nitty gritty dirty little freaks”
“Feel So Close,” by Calvin Harris From the album: 18 Months, 2012 Lyrics you’ll love: “I feel so close to you right now/It's a force feel/I wear my heart upon my sleeve, like a big deal”
“HandClap,” by Fitz and the Tantrums From the album: Fitz and the Tantrums, 2016 Lyrics you’ll love: “You're like a drug to me/A luxury, my sugar and gold/I want the good life, every good night you're a hard one to hold”
“Shut Up and Dance,” by WALK THE MOON From the album: Talking is Hard, 2014 Lyrics you’ll love: "Oh don't you dare look back/Just keep your eyes on me/I said, "You're holding back,"/She said, "Shut up and dance with me!”
“Can’t Stop the Feeling,” by Justin Timberlake From the movie: Trolls, 2016 Lyrics you’ll love: “Nothing I can see but you when you dance, dance, dance/A feeling good, good, creeping up on you/So just dance, dance, dance, come on”
“Dynamite,” by Taio Cruz From the album: Rokstarr, 2009 Lyrics you’ll love: “Cause we gon' rock this club/We gon’ go all night/We gon’ light it up/Like it’s dynamite”
“Uptown Funk,” by Bruno Mars From the album: Uptown Funk, 2014 Lyrics you’ll love: “Come on, dance, jump on it/If you sexy then flaunt it/If you freaky then own it/Don't brag about it, come show me”
“Howlin’ For You” by The Black Keys From the album: Brothers, 2010 Lyrics you’ll love: “I must admit/I can't explain/Any of these thoughts racing through my brain/It's true/Baby I'm howlin' for you”
“Dancing on Glass,” by St. Lucia From the album: Matter, 2016 Lyrics you’ll love: “How high is too low/We're not that young/So we're never gonna stop”
"Crazy in Love," by Beyonce
From the album: Dangerously in Love, 2003 Lyrics you’ll love: “'Cause your love's got the best of me/And, baby, you're making a fool of me/You got me sprung and I don't care who sees”
Country Wedding Entrance Songs
If you’re planning on throwing a good ol’ Country Wedding, then you’ll want to kick up your heels and get your boots tapping to these great country wedding entrance songs, guaranteed to get your guests lining up.
“Wagon Wheel,” by Darius Rucker From the album: True Believers, 2013 Lyrics you’ll love: “To Johnson City, Tennessee/And I gotta get a move on before the sun/I hear my baby calling my name and I know that she's the only one/And if I die in Raleigh at least I will die free”
“A Guy with a Girl,” by Blake Shelton From the album: If I’m Honest, 2016 Lyrics you’ll love: “I'm just the guy with the girl everybody wants to know/Wishin' you were there alone/Wonderin' how I ever got your little hand in mine/Lookin' over at ya like ‘ain't she beautiful?’”
“You Can't Stop Me,” by Brett Eldredge feat. Thomas Rhett From the album: Illinois, 2015 Lyrics you’ll love: “Just like the roof is on fire/So turn up the heat/All my friends are here/But the drinks on me”
“Somebody Like You,” by Keith Urban From the album: Golden Road, 2002 Lyrics you’ll love: “There's a new wind blowing like I've never known/I'm breathing deeper than I've even done/And it sure feels good to finally feel the way I do/And I want to love somebody, love somebody like you”
“Stuck Like Glue,” by Sugarland From the album: The Incredible Machine, 2010 Lyrics you’ll love: “I'm stuck on you/Whoa-oh, whoa-oh/Stuck like glue/You and me baby/We're stuck like glue”
“Yours If You Want It,” by Rascal Flatts From the album: (released as a single), 2017 Lyrics you’ll love: “And every bit of love left in this beat up, banged up, scarred up heart/That's been waitin' on a girl like you/I know it ain't much, but it comes alive with every touch/Every kiss already feels like you own it/Baby, it's yours if you want it”
“I Want Crazy,” by Hunter Hayes From the album: Hunter Hayes (Encore), 2013 Lyrics you’ll love: “I've searched the world and I know now/It ain't right if you ain't lost your mind/Yea I don't want easy, I want crazy/Are you with me baby?/Let's be crazy, yeah”
“Here for the Party,” by Gretchen Wilson From the album: Here for the Party, 2004 Lyrics you’ll love: “You know I'm here for the party/And I ain't leaving till they throw me out/Gonna have a little fun gonna get me some/You know I'm here, I'm here for the party”
“Chasing Down a Good Time,” by Randy Houser From the album: Fired Up, 2016 Lyrics you’ll love: “I love to watch your lips/When they sing your favorite song/Then they turn into a kiss/And I can't help but sing along”
“Setting the World on Fire,” by Kenny Chesney feat. Pink From the album: Cosmic Hallelujah, 2016 Lyrics you’ll love: “Up all night and we were feelin' so good/Yeah, we got a little higher than we probably should/We were in a hotel singin' in the hallway lights/We were strikin' the matches right down to the ashes/Setting the world on fire, setting the world on fire”
Upbeat Wedding Entrance Songs
When your reception begins, it’s time to put your dancing shoes on with some seriously upbeat wedding entrance songs. With lyrics that are fun and happy but still loaded with love, you can’t go wrong with these!
“Stand by You,” by Rachel Patten From the album: Wildfire, 2016 Lyrics you’ll love: “Even if we're breaking down, we can find a way to break through/Even if we can't find heaven, I'll walk through Hell with you/Love, you're not alone, 'cause I'm gonna stand by you”
“This Will Be (An Everlasting Love),” by Natalie Cole From the album: Inseparable, 1975 Lyrics you’ll love: “You've brought a lot of sunshine into my life/You've filled me with happiness I never knew/You gave me more joy than I ever dreamed of/And no one, no one can take the place of you”
“Best Day of My Life,” by American Authors From the album: Oh, What a Life, 2014 Lyrics you’ll love: “This is gonna be, this is gonna be, this is gonna be/The best day of my life/Everything is looking up, everybody up now/This is gonna be the best day of my life”
“Cheerleader,” by OMI From the album: Me 4 U, 2015 Lyrics you’ll love: “Oh I think that I found myself a cheerleader/She is always right there when I need her/She gives me love and affection/Baby did I mention, you're the only girl for me”
“I Choose You,” by Sara Bareilles From the album: The Blessed Unrest, 2013 Lyrics you’ll love: “I am not scared of the elements I am underprepared/But I am willing/And even better/I get to be the other half of you”
“Love Me Like You Do,” by Ellie Goulding From the album: Fifty Shades of Grey (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), 2015 Lyrics you’ll love: “Fading in, fading out/On the edge of paradise/Every inch of your skin is a holy grail I've got to find/Only you can set my heart on fire, on fire”
“Classic,” by MKTO From the album: MKTO, 2014 Lyrics you’ll love: “Out of my league/Old school chic/Like a movie star/From the silver screen/One of a kind living in a world gone plastic/Baby you’re so classic”
“San Francisco,” by The Mowgli’s From the album: Waiting for The Dawn, 2013 Lyrics you’ll love: “I’ve been in love with love/And the idea of something binding us together/You know that love is strong enough”
“Rollercoaster,” by Bleachers From the album: Strange Desire, 2014 Lyrics you’ll love: “So come a little closer/There was something I could tell ya/You were such a rollercoaster/And a killer queen you are”
“Happy,” by Pharrel Williams From the album: Happy, 2013 Lyrics you’ll love: “(Because I'm happy)/Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof/(Because I'm happy)/Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth”
Funny Wedding Entrance Songs
Give a nod to your sense of humor with a funny wedding entrance song—the perfect way to lighten the mood and get your party off to an amazing start. These funny wedding reception entrance songs are sure to get a laugh out of your guests when you arrive.
“All I Do Is Win,” by DJ Khaled From the album: Victory, 2010 Lyrics you’ll love: “All I do is win win/win no matter what/Got money on my mind I can never get enough/And every time I step up in the buildin'/Everybody hands go up”
“Dear Future Husband,” by Meghan Trainor From the album: Title, 2015 Lyrics you’ll love: “Even if I was wrong/You know I'm never wrong/Why disagree?/Why, why disagree?”
“SexyBack,” by Justin Timberlake From the album: FutureSex/LoveSounds, 2006 Lyrics you’ll love: “I'm bringin' sexy back (yeah)/Them other boys don't know how to act (yeah)/I think it's special, what's behind your back (yeah)/So turn around and I'll pick up the slack (yeah)”
“Love Bug,” by George Straight From the album: Easy Come Easy Go, 2003 Lyrics you’ll love: “Oh that little bitty teeny weeny thing they call the lovebug/Nobody's ever seen it, but it's got the whole world shook up/It all started with a little bitty kiss and a hug”
“Let’s Get Ready to Rhumble,” by PJ & Duncan From the album: Psyche, 1994 Lyrics you’ll love: “Ladies and gentleman/Let’s get ready to rumble/Get Re-Re-Re Ready to rumble!”
“You Sexy Thing,” by Hot Chocolate From the album: Hot Chocolate, 1975 Lyrics you’ll love: “I believe in miracles/Where you from/You sexy thing, sexy thing you”
“Another One Bites the Dust,” by Queen From the album: The Game, 1980 Lyrics you’ll love: “Another one bites the dust/Another one bites the dust/And another one gone/and another one gone/Another one bites the dust”
“Everything is Awesome,” by Tegan and Sara From the movie: The LEGO Movie, 2013 Lyrics you’ll love: “Everything is awesome/Everything is cool when your part of a team/Everything is awesome/When you're living out a dream”
"Stuck in The Middle with You," by Stealer's Wheel From the album: Stealer’s Wheel, 1972 Lyrics you’ll love: “Clowns to the left of me/Jokers to the right, here I am/Stuck in the middle with you”
“Sexy and I Know It,” by LMFAO From the album: Sorry for Party Rocking, 2011 Lyrics you’ll love: “When I'm at the mall, security just can't fight 'em off/When I'm at the beach/I'm in a speedo trying to tan my cheeks/This is how I roll, come on ladies it's time
to go”
Top Wedding Entrance Songs
The top wedding entrance songs are fun, known by all, and totally of the moment. Sing and dance along to the words as you make your grand entrance to really get your evening started.
“24K Magic,” by Bruno Mars From the album: 24K Magic, 2016 Lyrics you’ll love: “Players only, come on/Put your pinky rings up to the moon/Girls, what y'all trying to do?/Twenty four karat magic in the air”
“Sexy and I Know It,” by LMFAO From the album: Sorry for Party Rocking, 2011 Lyrics you’ll love: “I'm sexy and I know it/Girl look at that body/Girl look at that body/Girl look at that body/I work out”
“Party Rock Anthem,” by LMFAO From the album: Sorry for Party Rocking, 2011 Lyrics you’ll love: “Party rock is in the house tonight/Everybody just have a good time/And we gon' make you lose your mind/We just wanna see ya, shake that”
“I Bet My Life,” by Imagine Dragons From the album: Smoke + Mirrors, 2015 Lyrics you’ll love: “I've been around the world and never in my wildest dreams/Would I come running home to you/I've told a million lies but now I tell a single truth/There's you
in everything I do”
“Let’s Get It Started,” by The Black Eyed Peas From the album: Elephunk, 2013 Lyrics you’ll love: “Lose control, all body, all soul/Don't move too fast, people just take it slow/Don't get ahead, just jump into it/Y'all hit a body, the Peas'll do it”
“Forever,” by Chris Brown From the album: Exclusive, 2007 Lyrics you’ll love: “Feels like we're on another level/Feels like our love's intertwined/We can be two rebels breaking the rules/Me and you, you and I”
“Starving,” by Hailee Steinfield From the album: Haiz, 2015 Lyrics you’ll love: “I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you/Don't need no butterflies when you give me the whole damn zoo/By the way, by the way, you do things to my body/I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you”
“On Top of the World,” by Imagine Dragons From the album: Night Visions, 2012 Lyrics you’ll love: “'Cause I'm on top of the world, 'ey/I'm on top of the world, 'ey/Waiting on this for a while now/Paying my dues to the dirt”
“Marry You,” by Bruno Mars From the album: Doo-Wops & Hooligans, 2010 Lyrics you’ll love: “It's a beautiful night, we're looking for something dumb to do/Hey baby, I think I wanna marry you/Is it the look in your eyes, or is it this dancing juice/Who cares baby, I think I wanna marry you”
“Cake by the Ocean,” by DNCE From the album: Cake by The Ocean, 2015 Lyrics you’ll love: “Talk to me, baby/I'm going after this sweet-sweet craving, whoa-oh/Let's lose our minds and go crazy crazy/Ya-ya-ya-ya-ya keep on hoping we'll eat cake by the ocean”
Hip Hop Wedding Entrance Songs
Nothing kicks off a party faster than a great hip-hop song, so grab a pair of statement shades and keep it cool by blasting one of the hip-hop wedding entrance songs on our list. You’ll be glad you did!
“I’m All Yours,” by Jay Sean ft. Pitbull From the album: Neon, 2013 Lyrics you’ll love: “I’m all yours tonight/Got a feeling that I can’t deny/Everything about you gets me high/Girl, I want this for the rest of my life”
“Moment 4 Life,” by Nicki Minaj From the album: Pink Friday, 2010 Lyrics you’ll love: “I wish that I could have this moment for life, for life, for life/'Cause in this moment I just feel so alive, alive, alive/I wish that I could have this moment for life, for life, for life/This is my moment I just feel so alive, alive, alive”
“OMG,” by Usher From the album: Raymond v. Raymond, 2010 Lyrics you’ll love: “There's so many ways to love ya/Got me like, ooh my gosh I'm so in love/I found you finally, you make me want to say”
“Now That We've Found Love,” by Heavy D & The Boyz From the album: Peaceful Journey, 1991 Lyrics you’ll love: “Yeah/Now that we found love what are we gonna do (What are we gonna do)/With it (With it)/Now that we found love what are we gonna do (Hey)”
“Bring Em Out,” by T.I. ft. Swizz Beats From the album: Urban Legend, 2004 Lyrics you’ll love: “Bring 'em out, bring 'em out! Aye!/Bring 'em out, bring 'em out! TI!/Bring 'em out, bring 'em out! Aye!”
“Let Me Clear My Throat,” by DJ Kool From the album: Let Me Clear My Throat, 1996 Lyrics you’ll love: “But listen, let me clear my throat/Oh, have mercy babe, Ha!/I hope ya don't mind, let me clear my throat”
“Tootsee Roll,” by 69 boyz From the album: 199Quad, 1994 Lyrics you’ll love: “I don't know what you've been told/It ain't the butterfly, it's the Tootsee Roll/A brand new dance SO/Grab a partner and get on the dance FLO'”
“Turn Down for What,” by DJ Snake & Lil John From the album: Turn Down for What, 2013 Lyrics you’ll love: “Fire up that loud/Another round of shots/Turn down for what?/Turn down for what?”
“Right Round,” by Flo Rida feat. Ke$ha From the album: R.O.O.T.S., 2009 Lyrics you’ll love: “You spin my head right round, right round/When you go down, when you go down down/You spin my head right round, right round/When you go down, when you go down down”
“Can’t Hold Us,” by Macklemore From the album: The Heist, 2012 Lyrics you’ll love: “Can we go back, this is the moment/Tonight is the night, we’ll fight till it’s over/So we put our hands up like the ceiling can’t hold us/Like the ceiling can’t hold us”
Unique Wedding Entrance Songs
If you’re one half of a quirky duo, get party-ready outside the mainstream with a truly unique wedding entrance song. These songs will make your entrance memorable without being a carbon copy of every other wedding in recent history.
“Waiting,” by BETSY From the album: (Released as a single), 2017 Lyrics you’ll love: “Just take my hand before I’ll rise to the heavens/Oh just take my heart with you ’cause I know, ’cause I know/I’ve been waiting, waiting forever for you/I’ve been searching, searching forever”
“Seeing Stars,” by Borns From the album: Seeing Stars, 2015 Lyrics you’ll love: “You've got me seeing stars brighter than ever/Shining just like diamonds do/I know that in time it could be all ours, brighter than ever/Your love is such a dream come true”
“Love on Me,” by Galantis, Hook N Sling From the album: Love on Me, 2016 Lyrics you’ll love: “Girl put your love on me/'Cause I won't let you down/I won't let you down/And we will be singing”
“Into the Wild,” by Lewis Watson From the album: The Morning, 2014 Lyrics you’ll love: “Step out into the wild/There's a beautiful storm in your eyes/We're perfectly intertwined/And if it's quite alright, you could be my way of life”
“You Know Me,” by Air Traffic Controller From the album: Nordo, 2012 Lyrics you’ll love: “You know me/You know everything about me now/My heart is in your hands and you know you could break it/Wouldn't you rather make me sing this song?”
“Heartlines,” by Broods From the album: Conscious, 2016 Lyrics you’ll love: “We could fool the datelines/We could jump the statelines/I don't wanna always play nice/But I wanna feel your heartlines”
“Talk Too Much,” by COIN From the album: Available on iTunes as a single, 2016 Lyrics you’ll love: “You know I talk too much/Honey, come put your lips on mine and shut me up/We could blame it all on human nature/Stay cool, it's just a kiss/Oh, why you gotta be so talkative?”
“ILYSB,” by LANY From the album: Make Out, 2015 Lyrics you’ll love: “Oh, my heart hurts so good/I love you, babe, so bad, so bad/Oh, oh my heart hurts so good/I love you, babe, so bad, so bad”
“Geronimo,” by Sheppard From the album: Bombs Away, 2014 Lyrics you’ll love: “Say Geronimo!/Can you feel my love?/Bombs away/Bombs away, Bombs away/Can you feel my love?”
“Play That Song,” by Train From the album: A Girl a Bottle a Boat, 2017 Lyrics you’ll love: “Hey, mister DJ when you gonna spin it/My baby's favorite record she been waiting for a minute/She invited all her friends and I'm buying all the rounds/And they're all dolled up”
Rock and Roll Wedding Entrance Songs
What rocks harder than a rock and roll song? When you and your spouse are huge fans of rock and roll, the idea of walking into your reception to anything else is absurd. From oldies but goodies to modern rock hits, there are plenty of rock and roll wedding entrance songs that will get your party off to a great start.
"Back in Black," by AC/DC From the movie: Live at Donington, 1980 Lyrics you’ll love: “Nobody's gonna get me on another rap/So look at me now/I'm just makin' my play/Don't try to push your luck, just get out of my way”
“Enter Sandman,” by Metallica From the album: Metallica, 1991 Lyrics you’ll love: “Sleep with one eye open/Gripping your pillow tight/Exit, light/Enter, night/Take my hand/We're off to never-never land”
“No One Like You,” by Scorpion From the album: Blackout, 1982 Lyrics you’ll love: “There's no one like you/I can't wait for the nights with you/I imagine the things we'll do/I just want to be loved by you”
“I Believe in a Thing Called Love,” by The Darkness From the album: Permission to Land, 2003 Lyrics you’ll love: “I believe in a thing called love/Just listen to the rhythm of my heart/There's a chance we could make it now/We'll be rocking 'til the sun goes down”
“Sweet Caroline,” by Neil Diamond From the album: Brother Love’s Travelling Salvation Show, 1969 Lyrics you’ll love: “Sweet Caroline/Good times never seemed so good/I'd be inclined/To believe they never would/Oh no, no”
“Thunderstruck,” by AC/DC From the movie: The Razors Edge, 1990 Lyrics you’ll love: “Sound of the drums/Beatin' in my heart/The thunder of guns/Tore me apart/You've been thunderstruck”
“Brown Eyed Girl,” by Van Morrison From the album: Blowin’ Your Mind!, 1967 Lyrics you’ll love: “Making love in the green grass/Behind the stadium with you/My brown eyed girl/You're my brown eyed girl”
“Everlong,” by Foo Fighters From the album: The Colour and the Shape, 1997 Lyrics you’ll love: “If everything could ever feel this real forever/If anything could ever be this good again/The only thing I'll ever ask of you/You've got to promise not to stop when I say when”
“Welcome to the Jungle,” by Guns N Roses From the album: Appetite for Destruction, 1987 Lyrics you’ll love: “Welcome to the jungle we got fun and games/We got everything you want honey, we know the names/We are the people that can find whatever you may need/If you got the money honey, we got your disease”
“Viva La Vida,” by Coldplay From the album: Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, 2008 Lyrics you’ll love: “I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing/Roman cavalry choirs are singing/Be my mirror, my sword and shield/My missionaries in a foreign field”
Classic Wedding Entrance Songs
There are some wedding entrance songs that never go out of style. They’re hip, they’re fun, and they’re the perfect canvas for your grand entrance. Get your DJ to play these classic wedding entrance songs and we guarantee that guests of all ages will be out of their seats in no time! And what’s cuter than a four-year-old dancing?
“Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours,” by Stevie Wonder From the album: Signed, Sealed & Delivered, 1970 Lyrics you’ll love: “Oo-wee babe you set my soul on fire/That's why I know you are my only desire/Oo baby, here I am, signed, sealed delivered, I'm yours”
“You Make My Dreams,” by Hall & Oates From the album: Voices, 1980 Lyrics you’ll love: “And wrap yourself around me/'Cause I ain't the way that you found me/I'll never be the same/'Cause You may my dreams come true”
“The Way You Make Me Feel,” by Michael Jackson From the movie: Center State, 1987 Lyrics you’ll love: “I never felt so in love before/Just promise baby, you'll love me forevermore/I swear I'm keepin' you satisfied/'Cause you're the one for me”
“All You Need is Love,” by The Beatles From the movie: Magical Mystery Tour, 1967 Lyrics you’ll love: “All you need is love, all you need is love/All you need is love, love/Love is all you need”
“This Will Be (An Everlasting Love),” by Natalie Cole From the album: Inseparable, 1975 Lyrics you’ll love: “So long as I'm living, true love I'll be giving/To you I'll be serving 'cause you're so deserving/Hey, you're so deserving, you're so deserving”
“Eye of the Tiger,” by Survivor From the album: Eye of the Tiger, 1982 Lyrics you’ll love: “It's the eye of the tiger, it's the thrill of the fight/Risin' up to the challenge of our rival/And the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night”
“Best of My Love,” by The Emotions From the album: Rejoice, 1977 Lyrics you’ll love: “Demonstrating free love and affection/That you give so openly/The way I feel about you/Baby, can't explain it/Want the whole wide world to see”
“Beautiful Day,” by U2 From the album: All That You Can’t Leave Behind, 2000 Lyrics you’ll love: “It's a beautiful day/Sky falls, you feel like/It's a beautiful day/Don't let it get away”
“Don’t Stop Believin',” by Journey From the album: Escape, 1981 Lyrics you’ll love: “Don't stop believin'/Hold on to that feelin'/Streetlight people/Don't stop believin'/Hold on”
"How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)," by James Taylor From the album: Gorilla, 1975 Lyrics you’ll love: “How sweet it is to be loved by you/I needed the shelter of someone's arms and there you were/I needed someone to understand my ups and downs and there you were”
