The Top 5 Calgary Wedding Dance-Floor Songs of 2025

The purpose of a wedding DJ is to give the people what they want, to fulfil the vision of our couple, and make people

• feel warm and fuzzy

• dance like maniacs

• sing along together

• group hugs

• cartwheels

• jump, laugh, twist, shout, shake

• crank that soulja boy
  

Weddings are about moments. Emotion. Connection. Nostalgia. That’s what we focus on: playing what the room needs, exactly when they need it. If the crowd doesn't jive with a song, we take it out within seconds and transition to something fresh. We're always watching the dance floor to monitor everyone's energy. We take requests on the fly, and we also do our best to read your mind. We live for it!

Without further ado, here were the top five wedding songs of 2025, in my humble expert wedding DJ opinion. Some old, some new, all guaranteed to get pretty much everyone fired up. These will be the top ones in 2026 as well, and possibly for years to come.

The best times at Roots & Roses, Cochrane. Photo by Carly Hill.

1. “The Fate of Ophelia” — Taylor Swift

I don't listen to T Swift in my spare time, but her songs are very catchy and very well made. I love them because they make people really happy. Fate of Ophelia has become the wedding anthem of 2025 for a lot of couples. It's dreamy, atmospheric, and contagious. Certified hit.

2. “Unwritten” — Natasha Bedingfield

Unwritten made a massive comeback thanks to TikTok and the nostalgic wave hitting weddings in 2025.

Why it works so well:

• uplifting lyrics

• a chorus everyone knows

• positive, clean energy that anyone can enjoy

• perfect singalong material
  

It’s serotonin in musical form — and weddings LOVE that in 2025. I save it for the middle or towards the end of the wedding. People need to be warmed up and ready to belt this out together. I don't see this song going anywhere anytime soon. Unwritten will remain a staple of Calgary weddings. Bet on it.

3. “A Thousand Miles” — Vanessa Carlton

The meme became a classic. The second the piano intro hits, the whole room lights up. People rush to the dance floor. I myself get emotional. Not ashamed one bit. This song is gold for:

• millennials

• Gen Z

• groomsmen who act like they’re too cool to dance (until this comes on)
  

It’s an early-night dance-floor weapon for setting the tone.

4. “Pink Pony Club” — Chappell Roan

For the third year in a row, this one is dominating weddings with zero signs of slowing down.

2025 is Chappell Roan’s breakout year, and this is still getting all kinds of people on the dance floor together.

It’s dramatic, joyful, and explosive — it creates a main character moment for the whole room. It’s easily one of the top 3 most requested songs at weddings right now.

5. “Mr. Brightside” — The Killers

The undisputed king.

Twenty years later, Mr. Brightside is still the # 1 wedding song in most of the English speaking world, and 2025 is no exception.

Why it still hits:

• everybody knows it

• builds perfectly

• creates instant group unity

• you don't need to be a good dancer, you just jump and sing

This isn’t a trend anymore. It’s a force of nature.

Final Thoughts

2025 weddings have one thing in common: people want songs that make them feel something.

Not gimmicks. Not experimental underground remixes. Just real moments.

These five songs — from emotional to nostalgic to explosive — absolutely dominated our dance floors this year, and will definitely be lighting it up again through 2026.