See COMPLETE List Below with links to music video lyrics
My advice on the first dance is this: choose a song that has personal meaning to you and your future husband. While this is obvious, it isn’t as easy as it sounds. Think outside the box. Your favorite songs that are not wedding-ish may have different, slower versions. Try searching for an acoustic version or a cover by a different artist. You’d be amazed how many different versions of the same song are out there that you would never have found if not for your engagement.
If you are still stumped, below is a list of popular song choices and some unique ones. Most links go to YouTube videos that have all the lyrics. The tempo speed is noted as well.
Things to ask yourself when choosing a song:
Do I want to hear it played on the radio, for those who still tune in on one 🤣, to remind me years from now?
Do I want the song to be unique that not many have heard?
Do I want it to be emotional or fun?
Do I want my husband and me to rock the dance floor spinning each other around or do I want a slow saunter? Consider the tempo.
For each song that goes on your list, try dancing to it and let that guide your decision.
Classic ****YSW FAVES****
“Unchained Melody” by The Righteous Brothers (slow tempo)
“Can’t Help Falling in Love” by Elvis Presley (slow)
“You Are So Beautiful” by Joe Cocker (slow)
“There Is Love (The Wedding Song)” by Mary McGregor (slow)
“Real Love” by John Lennon (slow)
“My Love” by Paul McCartney & Wings (slow)
“The Way You Look Tonight” by Frank Sinatra (slow)
“Blackbird” by The Beatles (slow)****
“Your Song” by Elton John (medium)
“Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” by Frankie Valli (medium)
“Have a Little Faith In Me” by John Hiatt (medium)
“When a Man Loves a Woman” by Percy Sledge (medium)
“At Last” by Etta James (medium)
“Crazy Love” by Aaron Neville (medium)****
“Lovesong” by Adele (cover) (medium)
“Lovely Day” by Bill Withers (medium)
“L-O-V-E” by Nat King Cole (medium)
“Stand By Me” by Ben E. King (medium)
“Sea of Love” by Robert Plant and The Honeydrippers (medium)
“In My Life” by The Beatles (fast)****
“Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” by Tammi Terrell and Marvin Gaye (fast)
“Let’s Get It On” by Marvin Gaye (fast)
“Let’s Stay Together” by Al Green (fast)
“Best of My Love” by The Emotions (fast)
“You Are the Sunshine Of My Life” by Stevie Wonder (fast)
“I Do, I Do, I Do” by Abba (fast)
Modern
“Perfect” by Ed Sheeran (slow)
“XO” by John Mayer (slow-medium)
“I Won’t Give Up” by Jason Mraz (slow)****
“I Choose You” by Ryann Darling (slow)
“Come Away With Me” by Norah Jones (slow)
“I’ll Be” by Edwin McCain (slow)
“When You Say You Love Me” by Josh Groban
“Because You Loved Me” by Celine Dion (slow)
“Make You Feel My Love” by Adele (slow)
“Love Me Tender” by Norah Jones (slow)
*”When I Found You” by Jasmine Rae
“You’re My Best Friend” by The Once (slow)
“Lighthouse” by Ernie Halter (slow) no lyrics****
“Marry Me” by Train (slow/medium)****
“All of Me” by John Legend (medium)
“Thinking Out Loud” by Ed Sheeran (medium)
“A Thousand Years” by Christina Perri (medium)****
“Love Me Like You Do” by Ellie Goulding (fast)
“Better Together” by Jack Johnson (fast)
“The Way I Am” by Ingrid Michaelson (fast)
“Everything” by Michael Buble (fast)
“I’ll Follow You” by Shinedown (fast)****
“I Love You Always and Forever” by Donna Lewis (fast)
“My Person” by Spencer Crandall (fast)****
Old School
“I Honestly Love You” by Olivia Newton-John (slow)
“Longer” by Dan Fogelberg (slow)
“You’re the Inspiration” by Chicago (slow)
“Just the Way You Are” by Billy Joel (slow)
“Have I Told You Lately” by Rod Stewart (slow)
“You’re Song” by Elton John (slow)
“Beautiful In White” by Shane Filan (slow)
“All I Want Is You” by U2 (slow to fast)
“All I Want Is You” Cover by Katie Cole****
“Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” Cover by Sleeping At Last (medium)
“Through the Years” by Kenny Rogers (medium)
“You’re Still the One” by Shania Twain (medium)
“You’re Still the One” Cover by Paul Cannon (slow)
“Fade Into You” by Mazzy Star (medium)
“How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You” by James Taylor (medium)
“Harvest Moon” by Neil Young (medium)
“In Your Eyes” by Peter Gabriel (fast)
“In Your Eyes” Cover by Edwin McCain****
“I Knew I Loved You” by Savage Garden (fast)
“I Knew I Loved You” Cover by Mateo Oxley (slow)****
Country
“Nothing Like This” by Rascal Flatts (slow)
“My Best Friend” by Tim McGraw (slow)
“This I Promise You” by Donna Taggart (slow)
“Amazed” by Lone Star (slow)****
“I Cross My Heart” by George Strait (slow)
“Wanted” by Hunter Hayes (slow)****
“Then” by Brad Paisley (slow)
“When I Said I Do” by Clint Black & Lisa Hartman (slow)
“From the Ground Up” by Dan + Shay (slow)
“She Said Yes” by Rhett Akins (slow)
“To Make You Feel My Love” by Garth Brooks (slow)
“Making Memories of Us” by Keith Urban (medium)****
“Bless the Broken Road” by Rascal Flatts (medium)
“There’s No Way” by Alabama (medium)
“It’s Your Love” by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill (medium)
“When You Say Nothing At All” by Keith Whitley (medium)****
“History In the Making” by Darius Rucker (medium)****
“Lay Your Heart Next To Mine” by Steve Azar (medium to fast) no lyrics
Movie Soundtracks
“Come What May” by Nicole Kidman & Ewan McGregor, Moulin Rouge (slow) ****Our 1st Dance 💃 ****
“Come What May” Cover by Mateo Oxley, Moulin Rouge (slow)
“Shallow” by Bradley Cooper & Lady Gaga, A Star Is Born (slow)
“I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” by Sleeping At Last, Benny & Joon (slow)
“Grow Old With You” by Adam Sandler, The Wedding Singer (slow)****
“Can You Feel the Love Tonight” by Elton John, The Lion King (slow)
“Secret Garden” by Bruce Springsteen, Jerry McGuire (slow)****
“So This Is Love” by Ilene Woods & Mike Douglas, Cinderella (slow)
“Everything I Do, I Do It For You” by Bryan Adams, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (slow)
“It Had To Be You” by Frank Sinatra, When Harry Met Sally (slow)
“Take My Breath Away” by Berlin, Top Gun (slow)
“Up Where We Belong” by Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes, An Officer and a Gentlemen (slow)
“When I Fall In Love” by Celine Dion & Clive Griffin, Sleepless In Seattle (slow)
“Someone Like You” by Van Morrison, Bridget Jones Diary (slow)
“A Million Dreams” Michelle Williams & Hugh Jackman, The Greatest Showman (medium)
“A Million Dreams” Cover by Alexandra Porat****
“Somewhere Over the Rainbow” by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, 50 First Dates (medium)****
“I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” by Aerosmith, Armageddon (medium)
“My Girl” by The Temptations, My Girl (medium)
“Time of My Life” by Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes, Dirty Dancing (fast)
My Favorites
“Endless Love” by Diana Ross & Lionel Richie (my all-time favorite) (slow)
“Truly” by Lionel Richie (slow)
“I Will Love You” by Fisher (slow) nudity
“Grow Old With Me” by Mary Chapin Carpenter (slow)
“The Rose of My Heart” by Johnny Cash (slow)
“The Luckiest” by Ben Folds (slow)
“Can’t Help Falling In Love With You” by Haley Reinhart (slow)
“Lay Down Beside Me” by John Wait & Alison Krauss
“I Am Yours” by Andy Grammer (slow)
“The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” by Leona Lewis (slow)
“Feels Like Home” by Chantal Kreviazuk (slow)
“Songbird” by Eva Cassidy (slow)
“Everything” Lifehouse (slow to fast)
“Everything” Cover by Muller Brandt – no lyrics
“Everything” by Boyce Avenue – no lyrics
See the pattern? I like SLOW songs….
