Here is a very new updated Top 20 Wedding Songs for 2012 plus 1, as of May 2012 song list. Songs from this list will be great to use as your first dance, or maybe perhaps as your bridal party introduction song at your wedding reception. This wedding song list does not include anything more than a year or so old, and most of the songs are slow songs.

If you have a wedding reception coming up soon and want to add some Latin flavor to it, it may be a little difficult if you don’t speak Spanish or know anything about Salsa, Merengue, Reggaeton, or Bachata. Here is a great list of Latino standard songs to play during your wedding reception.

Music for your wedding ceremony is important. This part of the day is the serious time set aside where the bride and groom express their feelings for one another and exchange their vows. That means, all in all, the ceremony is the time set aside for the mushy stuff. Here are some things to keep in mind.

If you are looking a new list of modern track ideas for the first dance at your wedding, look no more. I know you have spent countless hours surfing through lists jam-pack loaded with Huey Lewis and Bob Seger, but you have finally found the right list. Know this.

Interested in having good low key dinner or cocktail hour music, but don’t want to fall too heavily on music of the old? One option is to find artists that take modern songs and cover them in a loungy/acoustic twist. Here are some good modern alternatives that I really enjoy playing at parties.

While Colbie Caillat retains her signature sound that fans have come to love on like “Bubbly” and “Falling For You,” there is one refreshing difference on this great new wedding “first dance” option. Take a listen, and see the video here!

Whenever planning an big event with many people in charge of different aspects, you really should map everything out on paper so expectations are clearly understood. DJ Kenny Casanova, like others, always has a custom document to help you prepared for wedding day activities. These worksheets give you direction, collect information and are a great place to start.

With so many old first dance songs out there, it is easy to grab up one people have heard before and seen used at a wedding somewhere. Therefore, if you really want to stand out, you really should consider it important to choose a first dance song that is both imporatant and different.

It is funny how a lot of weddings have so many similarities, but can still be good or bad. There are many traditional activities that happen at most all receptions. The first dance, the bouquet toss, father & bride dance, mother & groom dance, toasts and the cake cutting… we have seen these all time and time again. But these activities alone do not make the wedding reception a night to remember.

Here is a great little article to help you plan the cake cutting activity at your wedding reception. It gives a little history, discusses the best time to cut the cake and the logic behind timing, as well as provides you with a list of song ideas to be played.