First Dance Wedding Songs
Most couples pick first dance wedding songs which are Foxtrots, Waltzes, Slow Dances or Rumbas because they work better with a wedding dress and because most slower love songs fall into one of these rhythms.
First dance wedding songs-which are your favorite?
First Dance Wedding Songs
The most important aspect of the first wedding dance song is that YOU love it! It should be a song that speaks to you as a couple, epitomizes your relationship or holds some special memories for you.
The lyrics for the songs listed below are screened for their appropriateness for first dance wedding songs. Most wedding dance song lists are based on popularity alone. Often times couples will chose a song they love without considering the lyrics. The perfect example of this is the song “I will always love you”. Every year it is in the top 20 songs people dance their first dance to. Nevertheless, it contains lines like “I’m not what you need” and is essentially an end of the relationship song! Following is a comprehensive list for first dance wedding songs. Let us know your favorites!
BRIDE AND GROOM’S FIRST DANCE SONGS:
All My Life – (K-Ci & JoJo)
Always – (Atlantic Star)
Amazed – (Lonestar)
Angel Eyes – (Jeff Healey)
Annie’s Song – (John Denver)
At Last – (Etta James)
Beautiful In My Eyes – (Joshua Kadison)
Because You Loved Me – (Celine Dion)
Bless The Broken Road – (Rascal Flatts)
Breathe – (Faith Hill)
Can You Feel The Love Tonight – (Elton John)
Can’t Help Falling In Love – (Elvis Presley)
Could I Have This Dance – (Ann Murray)
Endless Love – (Dianna Ross & Lionel Richie)
Everything I Do [I Do It For You] – (Bryan Adams)
Feels Like Home – (Chantal Kreviazuk)
Forever’s As Far As I’ll Go – (Alabama)
From This Moment On – (Shania Twain & Bryan White)
Good Morning Beautiful – (Steve Holy)
Groovy Kind Of Love – (Phil Collins)
Have I Told You Lately – (Van Morrison)
I Could Not Ask For More – (Edwin McCain)
I Cross My Heart – (George Strait)
I Do – (Paul Brandt)
I Do [Cherish You] – (Mark Wills)
I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing – (Aerosmith)
I Finally Found Someone – (Bryan Adams & Barbara Streisand)
I Knew I Loved You – (Savage Garden)
I Love The Way You Love Me – (John Michael Montgomery)
I Swear – (John Michael Montgomery)
I’ll Be – (Edwin McCain)
It’s Your Love – (Tim McGraw & Faith Hill)
Keeper Of The Stars – (Tracey Byrd)
Lost In This Moment (Big & Rich)
Love Of A Lifetime – (Firehouse)
Love Of My Life – (Sammy Kershaw)
Making Memories Of Us – (Keith Urban)
Me And You – (Kenny Chesney)
My Best Friend – (Tim McGraw)
Never Though That I Could Love – (Dan Hill)
No Doubt About It – (Neal McCoy)
The One – (Gary Allan)
The Way – (Clay Aiken)
Then – (Brad Paisley)
There You’ll Be – (Faith Hill)
True Companion – (Marc Cohn)
Truly – (Lionel Richie)
Unchained Melody – (Righteous Brothers)
Valentine – (Jim Brickman & Martina McBride)
Way You Look Tonight – (Frank Sinatra)
Whatever It Is – (Zac Brown Band)
When I Said I Do – (Clint Black)
When You Say Nothing At All – (Alison Krauss)
Wonderful Tonight – (Eric Clapton)
You & I – (Eddie Rabbit & Crystal Gayle)
You Raise Me Up – (Josh Groban)
You’re In My Heart – (Rod Stewart)
Your Everything – (Keith UrbaN)
Your Love Amazes Me – (John Berry)
FATHER – DAUGHTER WEDDING DANCE SONGS
Because You Loved Me – (Celine Dion)
Butterfly Kisses – (Bob Carlisle)
Can You Feel The Love Tonight – (Elton John)
Daddy’s Hands – (Holly Dunn)
Daddy’s Little Girl – (Kippi Brandon)
Dance With My Father – (Luther Vandross)
Have I Told You Lately – (Van Morrison)
Hero – (Mariah Carey)
I Hope You Dance – (LeAnn Womack)
In My Daughter’s Eyes – (Martina McBride)
My Girl – (Temptations)
My Little Girl – (Tim McGraw)
Then They Do – (Trace Adkins)
There You’ll Be – (Faith Hill)
Unforgettable – (Nat King Cole & Natalie Cole)
Way You Look Tonight – (Frank Sinatra)
Wind Beneath My Wings – (Bette Midler)
MOTHER AND SON WEDDING DANCE SONGS
A Song For Mama – (Boyz II Men)
Because You Loved Me – (Celine Dion)
Can You Feel The Love Tonight – (Elton John)
Hero – (Mariah Carey)
I Hope You Dance – (LeAnn Womack)
Then They Do – (Trace Adkins)
There You’ll Be – (Faith Hill)
Through The Years – (Kenny Rogers)
You Raise Me Up – (Josh Groban)
What A Wonderful World – (Louis Armstrong)
When You Say Nothing At All – (Alison Krauss)
Wind Beneath My Wings – (Bette Midler)
PARENT’S DANCE
Always And Forever – (Heatwave)
Annie’s Song – (John Denver)
Because You Loved Me – (Celine Dion)
Could I Have This Dance – (Ann Murray)
Have I Told You Lately – (Rod Stewart)
Look At Us – (Vince Gill)
Remember When – (Alan Jackson)
Songbird – (Kenny G)
Through The Years – (Kenny Rogers)
Truly – (Lionel Richie)
Unforgettable – (Nat King Cole & Natalie Cole)
Way You Look Tonight – (Frank Sinatra)
What A Wonderful World – (Louis Armstrong)
When You Say Nothing At All – (Alison Krauss)
Wind Beneath My Wings – (Bette Midler)
You & I – (Eddie Rabbit & Crystal Gayle)
You’re In My Heart – (Rod Stewart)
You’re Still The One – (Shania Twain)
WEDDING PARTY DANCE SONGS
All My Life – (K-Ci & JoJo)
Celebration – (Kool & The Gang)
Drift Away – (Uncle Kracker & Dobie Gray)
Friends – (Michael W. Smith)
Friends In Low Places – (Garth Brooks)
I Could Not Ask For More – (Edwin McCain)
I Hope You Dance – (LeAnn Womack)
It’s Your Love – (Tim McGraw & Faith Hill)
One Boy, One Girl – (Colin Raye)
Thank You – (Dido)
That’s What Friends Are For – (Dionne Warwick)
There You’ll Be – (Faith Hill)
We Are Family – (Sister Sledge)
What A Wonderful World – (Louis Armstrong)
Wonderful Tonight – (Eric Clapton)
You’ve Got A Friend – (James Taylor)
Today’s post is courtesy of Lucinda Chen of Dance with Lucinda. She offers private dance classes at Stonebriar Country Club or Celebration Event Center in Plano. Phone: 972-670-0905.
