The Perfect First Dance Song
Congrats on your engagement! You’re planning the wedding and there’s so much to get done! Have you secured a venue? Check! Planned your guest list? Check! Sent invitations? Check! Now it’s time to onto the other details, such as nailing down your first dance song.
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According to Medium.com, “a wedding is an event full of traditions and symbols. The first dance of a newly married couple is one of those time-honored traditions that is highly cherished. The first dance was considered as the official opening of dancing by the newly married couple who were the guests of honor. The first dance between the bride and groom is the most awaited moment for the newly wed as well as the guests. It shows the love and unity between the new couple.”
This is your moment, when it’s just you and your partner on the dance-floor, surrounded by your closest family and friends.
For some guidance, we’ve put together a list of our favorite wedding first dance songs, below.
Modern or Alternative First Dances
Coming Home - Leon Bridges
You are My Starship – Norman Connors
Bruno Mars - Count on me
From the Ground Up – Dan + Shay
Speechless – Dan & Shay
Yours – Russell Dickerson
Greatest Love Story – LANCO
Forever Like That – Ben Rector
Say You Won’t Let Go – James Arthur
Presidential and Royal First Dance
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry First Dance
“I Wanna Dance with Somebody” – Whitney Houston
Prince William and Princess Kate First Dance
“Your Song” by Elton John, performed live by Ellie Goulding
President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama First Dance
“You and I” – Stevie Wonder
John F. Kennedy and Jackie O. First Dance
“I Married an Angel” – performed by The Meyer Davis Orchestra at the Waldorf Astoria, NYC
A-List Actor First Dances
Idina Menzel and Aaron Lohr First Dance
“Por una Cabeza” (from Scent of a Woman) – Gerardo Matos Rodriguez
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban First Dance
“At Last” – Etta James
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes First Dance
“Songbird” – Fleetwood Mac
Big Band First Dances
The Way You Look Tonight – Frank Sinatra
I’ll be Seeing You - Billie Holiday
La Vie en Rose - Louis Armstrong
Oldies First Dance
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You – Frank Valli
Can’t Help Falling in Love – Elvis
This Magic Moment - The Drifters
Rock First Dance
Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
I’ll Stand By You – The Pretenders
Love of a Lifetime – Firehouse
Classic Rock First Dance
Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Queen
Little Wing – Jimi Hendrix
Wild Horses - The Rolling Stones
Looking for music inspiration for your ceremony?
Check out our list of top wedding ceremony songs!
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