75 first dance song ideas for your wedding party
Picture this – you’ve walked down the aisle in your chosen wedding gown, looking amazing obvs! and you’ve now legally married the love of your life. YAY!
The wedding speeches are done.
You’ve laughed, cried, eaten and probably had a good few drinks so now it’s that time of your special day to take to the dance floor for your first dance.
It’s also time to swoosh and swing, boogie and rave and let your hair down in your gorgeous wedding dress.
If your dress has a train and you don’t want to leave it in full flow, you’ll either clip it up with a bustle tie (or two) or use a Train Loop and you’re ready to go!
Choosing a first dance song can be difficult for several reasons.
*You may not actually have ever chosen ‘your’ song
*You may like totally different music to each other (very common).
A bit of advice – choose something that appeals to you both.
Maybe a song that reminds you of your first date or a festival or gig you both went to. A song from a band that you both love.
A first wedding dance song can be fun, romantic, practised and for some, as quick as possible!
You can start the first dance off with your partner and then ask your guests to join you on the dance floor – especially good for those of you that would rather not be dancing.
This list should give you some ideas of what to choose and I’ve tried to cover as many genres as possible.
Ed Sheeran – One life
Ed Sheeran – Perfect
Ed Sheeran – Better half of me
Luther Vandross – Never too much
Shania Twain – Still the one
Becky Hill – I could get used to this
Bruce Springsteen – Tougher than the rest
Lonestar – Amazed
Paloma Faith – Just be
Clean Bandit and Zara Larrson – Symphony
Christina Perri – A thousand years
Tom Odell – Grow old with me
Taylor Swift – Lover
Billianne – Simply the best
Lady Gaga – Remember us this way
Lady Gaga – Hold my hand
Kodaline – The one
Zayn and Sia – Dusk til dawn
Arctic Monkeys – Baby I’m yours
Millie Tizzards – Follow Me (Cover of Bring Me The Horizon)
Shirley Bassey – Till
Forest Black – If you love her
CAL – Dressed up in white
Blake Shelton – Sure be cool of you did
Shane Filan – Beautiful in white
Jess Glyn – All I am
James Bay – One life
Michal Buble – Everything
Richard Marcs – Right here waiting for you
Louis Armstrong – We have all the time in the world
Stephen Sanchez – Until I found you
Blink 182 – I miss you
Any Grammar – I am yours
Tryon – Come kiss me
Dan & Shay – Ground up
The Script – Never seen anything quite like you
Ronan Keating – In this life
Tom Walker – Better half of me
Richie Valance – We belong together
Luke Combs – Forever after all
James Morrison – Better man
Forest Blakk – If you love her
Westlife – Unbreakable
James Arthur – Falling like the stars
Oasis – Slide away
John Legend – Conversations in the dark
Coldplay – Sky full of stars
Aaron Neville & Linda Ronstadt – Don’t know much
Steelheart – I’ll never let you go
Meadowlark – Still into you
Hot Fuzz – Mr Brightside
Bryan Adams – Everything I do, I do it for you
Tom Grennan & Calvin Harris – By your side
Wet, Wet, Wet – Love is all around us
Berlin – Take my breath away
Ellie Golding – How long will I love you
Elton John – Can you feel the love tonight
Akon – Don’t matter
Anson Seabra – Welcome to wonderland
Aerosmith – I don’t wanna miss a thing
Labrinth & Emili Sande – Beneath your beautiful
Train – Hey soul sister
Ben Howard – Only love
Disclosure ft Sam Smith – Latch
Carly Simon – Nobody does it better
Blake Shelton & Gwen Stefani – Nobody but you
Florence & the Machine – You’ve got the love
Chaka Khan – Ain’t nobody
Metallica – Nothing else matters
Ruth B – Dandelions
Paramore – Still into you
Stereophonics – I wanna get lost with you
Frankie goes to Hollywood – Power of love
Robbie Williams – Angels
Ruelle – I get to love you
Jimmy Eat World – Hear you me
If you are feeling super fancy, arrange some dancing lessons from a professional and surprise your wedding guests on the night with a smooth, well choreographed first dance. Worthy of a viral TikTok or YouTube video.
Do enjoy it! It’s a special time.
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