Listen to This Unique Wedding Playlist From a Music-Loving Real Bride

Celebrating your marriage is all about highlighting your personalities as individuals and as a couple, from the wedding music to the cake flavors. One bride—Pilar Deza Lopez—took this sentiment seriously when planning her reception, which gave way to a unique experience for her, her husband Sergio, and the 260 guests they hosted in La Rioja, Spain in 2016 (you can see their gorgeous wedding in our June/July issue!).

As she was planning their summertime wedding, Lopez knew she wanted their DJ to play the music she and Sergio enjoy listening to, as nontraditional as that may have been. So she took to Spotify to create a total of eight wedding-specific playlists (each of their titles began with "boda" so as not to get confused). The collections ranged from BODA_iglesia (music for their church ceremony) to BODA_baile_meneo (music to get the crowd moving) to BODA_baile_tipicas_rock (the Spanish indie rock she and Sergio love).

Unlike the many unused ideas often left on "dream wedding" Pinterest boards, Lopez was able to include her musical interest heavily in the wedding. She gave the DJ a composite list of all her favorites from the playlists, so instead of jumping around to "YMCA" or any of the other (rightfully) banned wedding songs, the couple danced the night away with their friends to music they truly love.

See also: How to Choose Wedding Music for Your Ceremony

So while you might have to make compromises on things like the invitations or the size of your bridal party, remember to keep something for yourself. Start by figuring out what aspects of your life together define your personality as a couple—is it the food you eat, the places you've been, or the soundtrack to your love story? Whatever that is, take a page out of Pilar and Sergio's book, and make it a nonnegotiable priority.

Check out this medley of Pilar and Sergio's wedding songs and head to Spotify to give it a listen.

1. Marcha Nupcial de Wagner by Chuck Link

2. Canon by Dream Baby

3. Que Yo No Lo Sabía by Elefantes & Antonio Vega

4. No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti by Coque Malla & Anni B Sweet

5. No Dudaria by Antonio Florest

6. Pasado Pisado by Comando Tiburon & Mach and Daddy

7. Mandanga Style by Amador Rivas, Jose AM & Albert Kick

8. Sangre Caliente by Kiko Rivera

9. Travesuras by Nicky Jam

10. by Pégate Más by Dyland & Lenny, & Juan Magán

11. Blue (Da Ba Dee) by Eiffel 65 & Gabry Ponte

12. Levels by Avicii

13. Ecuador by Sash!

14. Rumore Chimico by Alma Matris

15. Viva La Fiesta 2K14 by Alma Matris

16. El Perro Verde by Marea

17. Entre Dos Tierras by Heroes Del Silencio

18. Marea by Marea

19. Aquí Huele Como Que Han Fumao by Koma

20. Stand By by Extremoduro

21. Esta Noche Haremos El Amor by Reggaeton Total

22. Maldito Alcohol by Pitbull & Afrojack

23. Mayonesa by La Banda Del Merengue

24. Noche De Sexo by Wisin & Yandel, & Anthony Santos

25. Yo Soy Tu Gatita by Ritmos Latinos

26. Voy En Un Coche by Christina y Los Subterraneos

27. Rincon Exquisito by Second

28. Diferentes by Ellos

29. Amante Bandido 99 by Miguel Bosé

30. Boheme by Sidonie

31. Estoy Aquí by Shakira

32. Si Te Vas by Shakira

33. Cuando Zarpa El Amor by Camela

34. Lágrimas De Amor by Camela

35. En El 2000 by Natalia Lafourcade

36. Number 1 by Goldfrapp

37. Celeste by Ezra Vine

38. Be Okay by Oh Honey

39. Neopolitan Dreams by Lisa Mitchell

40. Home by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros