Wedding receptions on a Sunday night don’t come much more awesome than Alex and Becky’s celebrations at The Old Hall last night.
Sunday night wedding receptions can instil a feeling of fear into even the most seasoned wedding DJ. Guests normally have to be back at work on the Monday morning, during term time the kids have to be in school the next day…..
Happily – this was one of those wedding receptions where none of that happened.
Another full dance floor at The Old Hall
Alex and Becky had initially provided the entire playlist for the evening, which really isn’t a problem….until you realise that if played end to end it would last for over 19 hours!
So, I got Alex to highlight the really important tracks from the list and used the rest to fill he gaps.
The dance floor was rarely empty!
The first dance (I’ve Had The Time of my Life from Dirty Dancing) was followed up by Nirvana’s Teen Spirit as a dedication to Alex’s nephew, and from there things just got better and better.
A real mix of new and old music, cheese, indie, Britpop, even a smidgeon of rock….it all worked.
Sadly, the midnight curfew at The Old Hall came around far too quickly on this one and it’s time to play the last song of the night. At Alex and Becky’s request, it was to be a repeat of the first dance and the remaining guests (around 50 of them) crowded onto the dance floor to form a circle of love (actually, it was more akin to the Hokey Cokey but so long as they were enjoying themselves…who am I to argue?).
And so, to the playlist for the evening
As already mentioned above, the majority of the music selections for the evening were provided by Becky & Alex, with just a few picked by the guests themselves.
My job was to put the right songs into the right order at the right time….and it worked.
- Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes – (I’ve Had) The Time of my Life
- Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit
- Justin Timberlake –
- Can’t Stop The Feeling
- Mark Ronson Feat. Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk
- Bruno Mars – 24K Magic
- Pharrell Williams – Happy
- Taylor Swift – Shake It Off
- PSY – Gangnam Style
- Walk The Moon – Shut Up And Dance
- Robbie Williams – Let Me Entertain You – 2004 – Remaster
- Pitbull; TJR – Don’t Stop The Party
- Calvin Harris – Acceptable In The 80s
- Kylie Minogue – Can’t Get You Out Of My Head
- Steps – Chain Reaction
- Shania Twain – Man I Feel Like a Woman
- Shania Twain – That Don’t Impress Me Much
- Steps – Tragedy
- Girls Aloud – Jump
- Tiffany – I Think Were Alone Now
- Sylvester – You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
- The Trammps – Disco Inferno
- Earth Wind and Fire – September
- Earth Wind and Fire – Let’s Groove ’81
- Kool The Gang – Celebration
- Sister Sledge – We Are Family
- Lionel Richie – All Night Long
- Van Morrison – Brown Eyed Girl
- Candi Staton – Young Hearts Run Free
- Huey Lewis and the News – The Power of Love
- Michael Jackson – Billie Jean
- Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
- Abba – Dancing Queen
- Abba – Mamma Mia
- Various Artists – The Grease Megamix
- Kylie Minogue – The Loco-Motion (7” Mix)
- Los Del Rio –
- Macarena (Bayside Boys Remix)
- B Witched – C’est la vie
- Spice Girls – Megamix Radio Edit
- Village People – YMCA
- The Weather Girls – It’s Raining Men
- Rednex – Cotton Eye Joe
- S Club 7 – Reach
- Michael Jackson – Thriller (2003 Edit)
- Chesney Hawkes – The One And Only
- Jim Jamison – I’m Always Here (Baywatch Theme)
- Queen – Dont Stop me Now
- Queen – We Will Rock You
- Bryan Adams – Summer of ´69
- Bon Jovi – Livin On a Prayer
- Guns N Roses – Sweet Child O Mine
- Ricky Martin – Livin’ La Vida Loca (Clean)
- Right Said Fred – I’m Too Sexy
- Vengaboys – Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!
- The Cartoons – Witch Doctor
- ABC – The Look Of Love
- Blur – Parklife
- Supergrass – Alright
- The Killers – Mr Brightside
- Kaiser Chiefs – I Predict A Riot
- Reef – Place Your Hands
- Chumbawumba – Thubthumping
- Blur – Song 2
- Kings Of Leon – Sex On Fire
- The Verve – Bitter Sweet Symphony (Radio Edit)
- Wheatus – Teenage Dirtbag (Explicit)
- The Smiths – This Charming Man
- Oasis – Wonderwall
- Journey – Don’t Stop Believin 2014
- John Legend – All of Me
- Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes – (I’ve Had) The Time of my Life
Are YOU planning a wedding at The Old Hall?
If so, why not get in touch and let’s make YOUR evening reception one that you and your guests will remember for a long time to come!
