The first dance as a wedding couple is something that you will always cherish. For that special dance that will help you to remember your celebration of your marriage, here that the top 30 Most Requested Songs for First Dance.
Choosing Your First Dance Song
If there is a tune that is “your song”, or if you like the same type of music, this is much easier. If your tastes are quite different, or if you are adamant about having a certain song and the other person is not, in can be a bit trickier.
Rehearse your dance well before the wedding day. The song and the dance set the atmosphere of the reception. You will be starting the dancing, so you want to be sure that everyone is in party mood!
What is Popular
Popular first dance songs include Ed Sheeran and love song classics from Elvis Presley and Nat King Cole. As long as the song means something to the bride and groom, anything goes.
With a variety of artists and styles in the top 30 most requested songs for first dance, you’re sure to find something.
- Thinking out Loud – Ed Sheeran
- You are the Best Thing – Ray LaMontagne
- A Thousand Years- Christina Perri
- Make you feel my Love – Adele
- Everything – Mary J. Blige
- Amazed- Lonestar
- First Day of My Life – Bright Eyes
- Lets Stay Together – Al Green
- Lucky – Jason Mraz
- Can’t Help Falling in Love – UB40
- Marry Me – Train
- It is – The Goo Goo Dolls
- What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
- Beautiful Day – U2
- I Won’t Let You Go – James Morrison
- I’m Yours – Jason Mraz
- The Luckiest – Ben Folds
- Your Song – Elton John
- The Way You Look Tonight – Frank Sinatra
- Stand By Me – Ben E King
- I don’t Want to Miss a Thing – Aerosmith
- Can’t Help Falling in Love – Elvis Presley
- First Day of My Life – Bright Eyes
- Wherever You Will Go – Charlene Soraia
- At Last – Etta James
- You’re Still the One – Shana Twain
- Just the Way You Are – Bruno Mars
- Marry You – Bruno Mars
- You’ve Got the Love – Florence and the Machine
- Rule the World – Take That
Choose something that is meaningful and that you both love. It will set the theme of your wedding.
The length of the wedding dance varies but is usually around 3-4 minutes long. This doesn’t sound a long time – but it can be if you are not prepared! The first dance has always been a dance that is cherished and awaited by the bride and groom and the guests and shows the love between the newly married couple.
Let the top 30 most requested songs for first dance guide your choice, and you’ll be set!
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