10 Brides Reveal Songs They Banned at Their Weddings

By Brides

Updated on 10/17/2014 at 9:00 AM

When it comes to your wedding, the tunes you choose to play are crucial to the atmosphere of your entire night. Jolène M. Bouchon over at Brides shares the songs that 10 real brides (and their grooms) nixed from their big night.

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The right music has the ability to enliven your crowd and really get your reception going. But even one bad song can kill the mood on the dance floor. Worse, the wrong musical choice can make it seem like someone else's celebration entirely. We asked our readers to share the songs that made their "absolute do-not-play" list and which tunes engaged girls are planning to ban. (Perhaps it's time that DJs get the memo about "Macarena" and "The Electric Slide"?)

  1. "'Another One Bites the Dust' by Queen! For some reason, it just irritates me when they play that at weddings." — Krysteen Z.
  2. "I banned the majority of my husband's metal music. Wink." — Jennifer L.
  3. "I haven't had my wedding yet, but 'The Chicken Dance,' 'Macarena,' and 'Electric Slide' will not happen! They are overdone and overplayed. They no longer have the significance and fun they once had." — Annalis P.
  4. "'What Did the Fox Say?' Stupidest song ever!" — Audrey O.
  5. "I'm going to ban Taylor Swift. Ugh! Then my fiancé is banning what he calls 'the song about divorce,' 'I Will Survive'." — Andrea E.
  6. "I definitely do not want 'I've Had the Time of My Life' from Dirty Dancing as the last song of the night. Too overplayed!" — Jai D.
  7. "'The Love Shack' — It's a little ol' song that drives me crazy!" — Marie P.
  8. "We told the band specifically not to play 'California Dreaming.' My husband absolutely hates it and it's a bit cliché. But they played it anyway, straight after the first dance — disaster!" — Sarah F.
  9. "'All of Me' is way too overdone. I didn't want to hear it at my wedding." — Qiana M.
  10. "'Who Let the Dogs Out.' My dad has an embarrassing drunken dance he does to that. Sob!" — Rachel W.

— Jolène M. Bouchon

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