Last Dance Wedding Songs
End your wedding night on the perfect note. Romantic, anthemic and classic options for the final song of the evening.
Your last dance song is the final note of your wedding — the equivalent of the end credits on a film. Choose it with the same care you gave your first dance. It should match the energy of the evening you've had, send guests home feeling exactly the way you want them to feel, and be memorable enough to live in the room long after the lights come up.
Some couples end on a romantic note — a slow, meaningful song that brings everyone back to the dancefloor for one final moment together. Others end on a high — a triumphant anthem that has the whole room singing. Both work beautifully. The key is to choose deliberately and not just let the evening fizzle out.
Three Ways to End Your Night
| Approach | Mood | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| The Romantic Close | Intimate, slow, meaningful | At Last, Unchained Melody, God Only Knows, Come Away With Me |
| The Anthemic Finish | High energy, singalong, euphoric | Don't Stop Believin', September, Livin' on a Prayer, Mr. Brightside |
| The Classic Closer | Timeless, familiar, bittersweet | Closing Time, New York New York, Fly Me to the Moon, Good Riddance |
Last Dance Song Ideas
A comprehensive list of songs to close out your wedding night in style.
- Home — Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
- Marry You — Bruno Mars
- (I've Had) the Time of My Life — Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
- After Midnight — Eric Clapton
- Ain't No Mountain High Enough — Diana Ross
- All Night Long — Lionel Richie
- Always & Forever — Heatwave
- At Last — Etta James
- Bye Bye Baby — Marilyn Monroe
- Can You Feel the Love Tonight — Elton John
- Closing Time — Semisonic
- Come Away With Me — Norah Jones
- Come Fly With Me — Frank Sinatra
- Could I Have This Dance — Anne Murray
- Crazy Love — Van Morrison
- Day-O (Banana Boat Song) — Harry Belafonte
- Don't Stop — Fleetwood Mac
- Fly Me to the Moon — Frank Sinatra
- For Once in My Life — Frank Sinatra
- From This Moment — Shania Twain & Bryan White
- God Only Knows — The Beach Boys
- Goodbye — Spice Girls
- Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) — Green Day
- Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight — The Spaniels
- Grow Old With You — Stephen Lynch
- Happy Trails — Roy Rogers & Dale Evans
- Hawaiian Wedding Song — Elvis Presley
- Here's to the Night — Eve 6
- How Do You Keep the Music Playing — Frank Sinatra
- How Your Love Makes Me Feel — Diamond Rio
- I Could Not Ask for More — Edwin McCain
- I Cross My Heart — George Strait
- I Got You (I Feel Good) — James Brown
- I Just Fall in Love Again — Anne Murray
- La Bamba — Ritchie Valens
- Lean on Me — Bill Withers
- Let's Stay Together — Al Green
- Longer — Dan Fogelberg
- Love Shack — B-52s
- My Heart Will Go On — Celine Dion
- New York New York — Frank Sinatra
- Unchained Melody — Righteous Brothers
- We Are Family — Sister Sledge
- We've Got Tonight — Kenny Rogers
- What a Wonderful World — Louis Armstrong
- You've Had a Friend — James Taylor
- Africa — Toto
- Don't You Want Me — Human League
- I've Had the Time of My Life — Dirty Dancing OST
- September — Earth, Wind & Fire
- Dancing in the Moonlight — Toploader
- Mr. Brightside — The Killers
- Livin' on a Prayer — Bon Jovi
- Don't Stop Believin' — Journey
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