Sean Jackson was headlining at The Live Lounge in Cardiff on the night my husband and I met, so having him perform at our wedding felt like a lovely full circle moment.
We always knew we wanted Sean to perform at our wedding, so booking him was one of the first things we did.
Sean performed instrumental versions of our ceremony songs, including More Than Words, Thinking Out Loud, All Of Me and Love Story. He also played throughout our drink’s reception at Canada Lodge and Lake while guests enjoyed drinks on the patio overlooking the lake.
We wanted music that felt familiar, relaxed and easy to listen to while guests mingled, so Live Lounge style covers felt like the perfect choice.
Instead of sending Sean a strict set list, I put together a playlist to give him a feel for the sort of music and atmosphere I wanted to create.
After all, the aim wasn’t for him to perform every song below. I simply wanted to share the style of music I love and the relaxed Live Lounge vibe I was hoping for.
One of the things I love most about live music is hearing artists make songs their own. I didn’t want somebody singing exact copies of the originals. I wanted Sean’s versions.
If you’re booking a wedding singer or guitarist, I’d really recommend creating a playlist like this. Not as a list of demands, but as a way of helping them understand the atmosphere you’re trying to create.
When planning our wedding music, these were some of the songs I chose for the playlist.
The Playlist
| Artist | Song |
|---|---|
| Adele | Easy On Me |
| Adele | Make You Feel My Love |
| Alicia Keys | If I Ain’t Got You |
| Alicia Keys | No One |
| All-4-One | I Swear |
| Amy Winehouse | Valerie |
| Andra Day | Rise Up |
| Avicii | Wake Me Up |
| Backstreet Boys | I Want It That Way |
| Bebe Rexha (ft. Florida Georgia Line) | Meant To Be |
| Ben E. King | Stand By Me |
| Beyonce | Texas Hold ‘Em |
| Billy Fury | Halfway To Paradise |
| Birdy | Skinny Love |
| Bobby Darin | Dream Lover |
| Bon Jovi | Always |
| Bradley Cooper & Lady Gaga | Shallow |
| Bruno Mars | Marry You |
| Bryan Adams | All For Love |
| Bryan Adams | (Everything I Do) I Do It For You |
| Callum Scott | You Are The Reason |
| Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa | One Kiss |
| Cascada | Everytime We Touch |
| Cat Burns (ft. Sam Fischer) | Go |
| Craig David | Fill Me In |
| Craig David | Seven Days |
| Dion | The Wanderer |
| Destiny’s Child | Say My Name |
| DJ Sammy | We’re In Heaven |
| Eagle-Eye Cherry | Save Tonight |
| Ed Sheeran | Dive |
| Ed Sheeran | I Don’t Care |
| Ed Sheeran | Perfect |
| Ed Sheeran | Photograph |
| Ed Sheeran | Thinking Out Loud |
| Ella Eyre | We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off |
| Ella Eyre & Sigala | Came Here For Love |
| Elvis Presley | All Shook Up |
| Elvis Presley | Can’t Help Falling In Love |
| Elvis Presley | Love Me Tender |
| Estelle & Kanye West | American Boy |
| Extreme | More Than Words |
| Florence + The Machine | You’ve Got The Love |
| Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers | Why Do Fools Fall In Love |
| Gabrielle | Dreams |
| Hailee Steinfeld & Grey (ft. Zedd) | Starving |
| Hozier | Someone New |
| Ian Van Dahl | Castles In The Sky |
| Isaiah Firebrace | It’s Gotta Be You |
| Jack Johnson | Better Together |
| James Arthur | At My Weakest |
| James Arthur | Falling Like The Stars |
| James Arthur | Naked |
| James Arthur | Say You Won’t Let Go |
| James Bay | Bad |
| James Bay | Let It Go |
| James Bay & Julia Michaels | Peer Pressure |
| James Morrison (ft. Nelly Furtado) | Broken Strings |
| James Morrison | I Won’t Let You Go |
| James Morrison | You Give Me Something |
| James Morrison | You Make It Real |
| James TW | When You Love Someone |
| Jason Mraz | I’m Yours |
| Jess Glynne | Thursday |
| Jessie J | Price Tag |
| JP Cooper | September Song |
| JP Saxe (ft. Julia Michaels) | If The World Was Ending |
| John Legend | All Of Me |
| Jordan Frye | Shut Up And Dance |
| Justin Bieber | Intentions |
| Justin Bieber | Love Yourself |
| Kings of Leon | Use Somebody |
| Lauv | I Like Me Better |
| Lewis Capaldi | Someone You Loved |
| Lewis Capaldi | Forget Me |
| Lukas Graham | Love Someone |
| Mariah Carey | Without You |
| Maroon 5 | She Will Be Loved |
| Mike Posner | Cooler Than Me |
| Miley Cyrus | Flowers |
| Miley Cyrus | We Can’t Stop |
| Mr Probz | Waves |
| Mumford & Sons | I Will Wait |
| Natalie Imbruglia | Torn |
| Natasha Bedingfield | Unwritten |
| Ne-Yo | So Sick |
| Nelly Furtado | I’m Like A Bird |
| Niall Horan | Slow Hands |
| Nicki Minaj | Starships |
| No Doubt | Don’t Speak |
| Oasis | Wonderwall |
| OneRepublic | Apologise |
| Pink | What About Us |
| Plain White T’s | Hey There Delilah |
| Ray Charles | I Got A Woman |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | Under The Bridge |
| R.E.M. | Losing My Religion |
| Rihanna | Love On The Brain |
| Rihanna | Stay |
| Rihanna, Kanye West & Paul McCartney | FourFiveSeconds |
| Robin S | Show Me Love |
| Robyn / Calum Scott | Dancing On My Own |
| Route 94 (ft. Jess Glynne) | My Love |
| Rudimental (ft. Jess Glynne, Macklemore & Dan Caplen) | These Days |
| Sam Smith | I’m Not The Only One |
| Sam Smith | Too Good At Goodbyes |
| Sam Smith & Normani | Dancing With A Stranger |
| Savage Garden | Truly Madly Deeply |
| Sean Kingston | Beautiful Girls |
| Shaboozey | A Bar Song (Tipsy) |
| Shania Twain | You’re Still The One |
| Shawn Mendes | Treat You Better |
| Sia | Elastic Heart |
| Sixpence None The Richer | Kiss Me |
| Steve Miller Band | The Joker |
| Taylor Swift | Love Story |
| The Calling | Wherever You Will Go |
| The Five Satins | In The Still Of The Night |
| The Fray | How To Save A Life |
| The Kid LAROI | So Done |
| The La’s | There She Goes |
| The Lumineers | Ho Hey |
| The Ronettes | Be My Baby |
| The Script | The Man Who Can’t Be Moved |
| The Shirelles | Will You Love Me Tomorrow |
| The Strokes | Last Nite |
| The Temptations | My Girl |
| Tina Turner | The Best |
| TLC | No Scrubs |
| Tom Petty | Free Fallin’ |
| Usher | U Remind Me |
| U2 | I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For |
| U2 | With Or Without You |
| Walk The Room | Shut Up And Dance |
More Wedding Music Inspiration
This playlist helped shape the live acoustic music throughout our wedding day, from the ceremony through to the drinks reception.
If you’d like to see how we used music throughout the rest of the celebration, including our ceremony songs, drinks reception music, first dance and evening party playlist, take a look at our full wedding music guide.
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