One of the most favorite parts of a wedding event is the cocktail hour. It’s a time for guests to mingle, talk about the ceremony and give the bride and groom their well-wishes. This is also a great time for music! Also, if you’re looking for wedding musicians to hire in Raleigh NC for cocktail hour, call Save the Date Music to start your search, now!
Below, you’ll find a list of the best tunes for cocktail hour. They’ll keep your guests entertained and having fun until dinner is served.
Cocktail Hour Tunes | Wedding Musicians for Hire in Raleigh NC
- You Send Me – Sam Cooke
- You Got It – Roy Orbison
- You Are the Best Thing – Ray Lamontagne
- Wrapped Up in You – Garth Brooks/Bob Dylan
- With A Little Help – Joe Cocker
- Wish You Were Here – Incubus
- Wildflowers – Tom Petty
- Wild Horses – The Rolling Stones
- When I’m 64 – The Beatles
- When I Fall in Love – Nat King Cole
- What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
- Water Runs Dry – Boyz II Men
- Wagon Wheel – Old Crow Medicine Show
- Unchained Melody – The Platters
- Trouble – Ray Lamontagne
- To Make You Feel My Love – Garth Brooks
- Tiny Dancer – Elton John
- Time of Your Life – Greenday
- These Arms of Mine – Otis Redding
- Then He Kissed Me – The Crystals
- Then – Brad Paisley
- The Way You Look Tonight – Frank Sinatra
- The Nearness of You – Louis Armstrong
- The Luckiest – Ben Folds
- The Girl from Ipanema – Antonio Carlos Jobin
- Tangled Up in Blue – Bob Dylan
- Sweet Pea – Amos Lee
- Sunday Morning – Maroon 5
- Such Great Heights – The Postal Service
- Steal My Kisses – Ben Harper
- Somewhere Over the Rainbow – Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
- Something’s Got a Hold on Me – Etta James
- Something (in the Way) – The Beatles
- Something – The Beatles
- So Into You – Atlanta Rhythm Section
- So Com Voce – Thievery Corporation
- Saltarello -Galilei
- Rhythm of Love – Plain White T’s
- Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison
- Prelude in C – Carcassi
- Overjoyed – Stevie Wonder
- Only the Good Die Young – Billy Joel
- Never My Love – The Association
- My Romance (Traditional)
- Miracle – Foo Fighters
- Minuet in G Major – Bach
- Makin’ Memories of Us – Keith Urban
- Lovin’ Arms – The Wood Brothers
- Lover Lay Down – Dave Matthews Band
- Love Will Keep Us Together – Captain and Tenille
- Let’s Stay Together – Al Green
- Last Request – Paolo Nutini
- Just the Way You Are – Bruno Mars
- It Had to Be You – Frank Sinatra
- Isn’t She Lovely? – Stevie Wonder
- Into the Mystic – Van Morrison
- Into the Mystic – Van Morrison
- In My Life – The Beatles
- I’m on Fire – Bruce Springsteen
- I’ll Say I Love You in a Song – Jim Croce
- I’ll Back You Up – Dave Matthews Band
- Ice Cream – Sarah McLachlan
- I Will – the Beatles
- I Will – The Beatles
- I Only Have Eyes For You – The Platters
- I Got You, Babe – Sonny and Cher
- I Do – Colbie Caillat
- How Sweet It Is – James Taylor
- Home – Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
- Here Comes the Sun – The Beatles
- Forever & Ever Amen – Randy Travis
- Forever – Ben Harper
- For Sentimental Reasons – Nat King Cole
- Flake – Jack Johnson
- Everything I Own – Bread
- End of the Line – Traveling Wilburys
- El Noy De La Mare (Traditional Spanish)
- Drive – The Cars
- Dream Lover – Bobby Darin
- Don’t Know Why – Norah Jones
- Don’t Be Cruel – Elvis Presley
- Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding
- Dixieland Delight – Alabama
- Crying – Roy Orbison
- Crazy Love – Van Morrison
- Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Queen
- Can’t You See – Marshall Tucker Band
- Bourree – Bach
- Book of Love – Peter Gabriel
- Body & Soul – Billie Holiday
- Bless the Broken Road – Rascal Flatts
- Better Together – Jack Johnson
- Be Here to Love Me – Townes Van Zandt
- Banana Pancakes – Jack Johnson
- Ave Maria – Bach
- All You Need Is Love – The Beatles
- All the Things You Are (Traditional)
- All My Life – KC & Jojo
- All I Want is You – Barry Louis Pollstar
- Ain’t No Sunshine – Bill Withers
- A Thousand Years – Christina Perri
If you’re interested in learning more about wedding music or need to find a wedding musician for hire in Raleigh NC to make your big day complete, contact Save the Date Music, soon!