First Dance Songs - Bride and Groom First Dance Songs
The first dance is the first dance between a bride and groom as a married couple, and is often the first dance of the wedding reception. It is followed by other dances like the father daughter dance, mother groom dance and others, and finally ends with a dollar dance or an invitation for every guest to begin dancing on the dance floor to wedding songs. First dance, however, starts the entire chain of dancing events. Of course, the timing of the bride groom dance can vary in the evening based on your preferences. The first dance can be done immediately following the grand entrance with the wedding party circling the dance floor or the bride groom dance can begin the chronological order of the formal dances with fun and dancing to follow. It is entirely up to the bride and groom on how you want the evening to progress. The most important thing though, is to have the bride and groom agree on a song that is special to them. There are literally thousands of choices of great love songs and wedding songs. First dance songs are remembered by the bride and groom for the rest of their lives, so it’s important to pick a song that is significant. Some couples choose a funny song or an instrumental and those can be just as memorable as a touching ballad.
Many brides and grooms prepare for months for their first dance, by attending dance lessons. They will learn a magnificent waltz, spicy tango, or some other glamorous dance routine to go along with their first dance song. This is often a wonderful surprise for the guests as they are entertained by the couple's dance number. If you plan on doing a special, professional dance for your first dance, contact a local dance studio and get lessons. You'll also want to pick out your first dance song well in advance, so you can practice to that specific tune. But again, the most important thing is to choose something memorable from the catalog of wedding songs. First dance songs are a symbol of your love and commitment, so take your time in choosing. We cannot name all the great first dance songs but below are the Top 114 of the more popular songs with brides and grooms around the U.S. Each song has a song lyric link, iTunes purchase link and Amazon.com link to listen to song sample and purchase the song in mp3 or the complete CD.
Being former wedding DJs, we've calculated a list of our favorite first dance songs. If you have a special first dance song that you think should be added to our list, send us an email through the contact us link on the bottom of the page and we'll add it. Be sure to also check out the first dance song lyric link to find song relevance to what you want for in your song choice. Once decided, we provided a link to iTunes to purchase and Amazon.com to purchase and listen to a sample of each song.
First Dance Songs
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Artist |
Format
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Lyrics
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iTunes
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| All My Life |
K-Ci & JoJo |
R&B |
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| Always |
Bon Jovi |
Rock |
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| Always and Forever |
Luther Vandross/Heatwave |
R&B |
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| Amazed |
Lonestar |
Country |
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| Angels |
Robbie Williams |
Dance |
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| Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not |
Thompson Square |
Country |
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| At Last |
Etta James |
Jazz |
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| Back At One |
Brian McKnight |
R&B |
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| Beautiful In My Eyes |
Joshua Kadison |
Rock |
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| Better Together |
Jack Johnson |
Rock |
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| Bless The Broken Road |
Rascal Flatts |
Country |
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| By Your Side |
Sade |
R&B |
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| Can't Help Falling In Love |
Elvis Presley |
Oldies |
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| Chasing Cars |
Snow Patrol |
Rock |
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| Come Away With Me |
Norah Jones |
Jazz |
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| Crazy For You |
Madonna |
Dance |
Lyrics |
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| Crazy Love |
Brian McKnight |
R&B |
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| Dance With Me |
Anthony W Carter |
Country |
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| Everything |
Michael Buble |
Jazz |
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| Everything I Do (I Do For You) |
Bryan Adams |
Rock |
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| Everything To Me |
Monica |
R&B |
Lyrics
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| Faithfully |
Journey |
Rock |
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| For You |
Kenny Lattimore |
R&B |
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| Forever Mine |
The O'Jays |
R&B |
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| From This Moment On |
Shania Twain & Bryan White
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Country |
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| Gravity |
Dean Brody
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Country |
Lyrics
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| Happier Than The Morning Sun |
Stevie Wonder |
R&B |
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| Have I Told You Lately |
Van Morrison/Rod Stewart |
Rock |
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| History In The Making |
Darius Rucker |
Country |
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| How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) |
James Taylor |
Rock |
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| I Could Not Ask For More |
Edwin McCain |
Rock |
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| I Cross My Heart |
George Strait |
Country |
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| I Don't Want To Miss A Thing |
Aerosmith |
Rock |
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| I Finally Found Someone |
Bryan Adams & Barbara Streisand |
Rock |
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| I Got A Feeling |
Black Eyed Peas |
Dance |
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| I Melt |
Rascal Flatts |
Country |
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| I Will Always Love You |
Whitney Houston |
R&B |
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| I Will Be Here |
Steven Curtis Chapman |
Christian |
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| Ice Cream |
Sarah McLachlan |
Rock |
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| I'm Yours |
Jason Mraz |
Rock |
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| In Your Eyes |
Peter Gabriel |
Rock |
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| It's Your Love |
Tim McGraw |
Country |
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| Just To See You Smile |
Tim McGraw |
Country |
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| Keeper Of The Stars |
Tracy Byrd |
Country |
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| Let's Stay Together |
Al Green |
R&B |
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| Look At Me |
Carrie Underwood |
Country |
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| Love Of A Lifetime |
Firehouse |
Rock |
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| Love Of My Life |
Sammy Kershaw |
Country |
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| Love X Love |
George Benson |
R&B |
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| Lucky |
Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat |
Rock |
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| Made To Love Ya |
Gerald Levert |
R&B |
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| Make You Feel My Love |
Adele |
R&B |
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| Making Memories Of Us |
Keith Urban |
Country |
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| Marry Me |
Train |
Rock |
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| Me And You |
Kenny Chesney |
Country |
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| My Best Friend |
Tim McGraw |
Country |
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| My Heart Belongs To You |
Dolly Rappaport |
Rock |
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| Never, Ever and Forever |
Lee Ann Womack |
Country |
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| No One |
Alicia Keys |
R&B |
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| Now That I Found You |
Terri Clark |
Country |
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| One In A Million |
Larry Graham |
R&B |
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| Only You Can Love Me This Way |
Keith Urban |
Country |
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| She's Everything |
Brad Paisley |
Country |
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| Smile |
Uncle Kracker |
Rock |
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| Somewhere Over The Rainbow |
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole |
World |
Lyrics
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| Soulmate |
Josh Turner |
Country |
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| Spend My Life With You |
Eric Benet |
R&B |
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| Steal My Heart Away |
Van Morrison |
Rock |
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| The Best Day |
George Strait |
Country |
Lyrics
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| The Only Exception |
Paramore |
Rock |
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| The Way I Am |
Ingrid Michaelson |
Indie |
Lyrics |
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| The Way You Look Tonight |
Frank Sinatra |
Oldies |
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| Then |
Brad Paisley |
Country |
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| These Arms Of Mine |
Otis Redding |
R&B |
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| This Years Love |
David Gray |
Rock |
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| To Make You Feel My Love |
Garth Brooks |
Country |
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| Tonight And The Rest Of My Life |
Nina Gordon |
Rock |
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| True |
Ryan Cabrera |
Rock |
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| Two Is Better Than One |
Boys Like Girls feat. Taylor Swift |
Rock |
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| Unchained Melody |
Righteous Brothers |
Oldies |
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| Unforgettable |
Nat King Cole |
Oldies |
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| We Are Man And Wife |
Michelle Featherstone |
Folk |
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| What A Wonderful World |
Louis Armstrong |
Oldies |
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| Whatever It Is |
Zac Brown Band |
Country |
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| When God Made You |
NewSong |
Christian |
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| When I Fall In Love |
Nat King Cole |
R&B |
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| When I Said I Do |
Clint Black |
Country |
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| When You Got A Good Thing |
Lady Antebellum |
Country |
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| When You Say Nothing At All |
Alison Krauss |
Country |
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| Wonderful Tonight |
Eric Clapton |
Rock |
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| You And Me |
Lifehouse |
Rock |
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| You And Me |
Dave Matthews Band |
Rock |
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| You Are The Best Thing |
Ray Lamontagne |
Rock |
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| Your Everything |
Keith Urban |
Country |
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| Your Song |
Elton John |
Rock |
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| You're All I Need To Get By |
Marvin Gaye |
Oldies |
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| You're The Inspiration |
Chicago |
Rock |
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* First Dance songs list is updated periodically throughout the year. If you have a song that you think should be included, please add your song suggestion through the comment section below.
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