Playlist Starters

Montauk wedding song recommendations

A full set of ideas for every part of the day — ceremony, first dance, parent dances, cocktail hour, the dance floor, and the last song. Tap ‘Listen’ to open each on Spotify, then share your picks with your DJ.

Use this as a starting point and hand your favorites to whichever Montauk DJ you book — they'll read the room and fill in the rest on the day.

Ceremony & Processional

Walking down the aisle and seating songs — set the tone as guests arrive and the party enters.

Canon in D — Pachelbel
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A Thousand Years — Christina Perri
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Marry Me — Train
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Here Comes the Sun — The Beatles
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Can't Help Falling in Love — Elvis Presley
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Ho Hey — The Lumineers
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First Dance

Slow, meaningful songs couples pick for that first spin on the floor.

At Last — Etta James
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Perfect — Ed Sheeran
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Thinking Out Loud — Ed Sheeran
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All of Me — John Legend
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Better Together — Jack Johnson
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Make You Feel My Love — Adele
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Parent Dances

Father–daughter and mother–son songs that land every time.

My Girl — The Temptations
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Isn't She Lovely — Stevie Wonder
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What a Wonderful World — Louis Armstrong
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The Way You Look Tonight — Frank Sinatra
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Landslide — Fleetwood Mac
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Sweet Child O' Mine — Guns N' Roses
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Cocktail Hour

Easy, breezy background music for drinks on the deck by the water.

Put Your Records On — Corinne Bailey Rae
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Banana Pancakes — Jack Johnson
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Valerie — Mark Ronson ft. Amy Winehouse
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Fly Me to the Moon — Frank Sinatra
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Island in the Sun — Weezer
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Electric Feel — MGMT
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Dance-Floor Anthems

Guaranteed crowd-fillers to keep the party going all night.

September — Earth, Wind & Fire
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I Wanna Dance with Somebody — Whitney Houston
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Uptown Funk — Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars
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Shut Up and Dance — Walk the Moon
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Don't Stop Believin' — Journey
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I Gotta Feeling — The Black Eyed Peas
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Mr. Brightside — The Killers
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Dancing Queen — ABBA
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Last Song of the Night

Send-off songs to close out a Montauk wedding.

Sweet Caroline — Neil Diamond
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Closing Time — Semisonic
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(I've Had) The Time of My Life — Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
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New York, New York — Frank Sinatra
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Don't Stop Me Now — Queen
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Song links open a Spotify search. We're not affiliated with Spotify or the artists — this list is a planning aid for Montauk couples.
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