So many of the details of your wedding day have been finalised, your ‘Wedding To Do List’ is feeling manageable and you’re beginning to get excited about your BIG day. However there’s one decision that you haven’t been able to decide on; the track for your First Dance as man and wife. Through the years, yours and your partner’s taste in music may have changed – or maybe you both have very different taste’s in music… so the thought of having to battle it out between yourselves may not be very enticing.
…the question is do you go for something personal to your relationship, reminding you both of when you first met, or maybe a memorable occasion. But then there’s the here and now… looking to the charts to pinpoint the love song of the moment – the track that you’ll recall as being big the year you tied the knot. Or do you go for a classic, a song that everyone knows, and one which has stood the test of time?
Let us help you out; here’s a roundup of tunes to inspire you, whether you’re looking for something modern, alternative or just plain romantic for your wedding, I think we’ve found something you’ll fall in love with!
1) At Last, Etta James
2) First Day Of My Life, Bright Eyes
3) It Had To Be You, Harry Connick Jr.
4) Iris, The Goo Goo Dolls
5) Marry You, Bruno Mars
6) Into My Arms, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
7) All You Need Is Love, The Beatles
8) Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, Andy Williams
9) These Arms Of Mine, Otis Redding
10) Can’t Help Falling In Love, Elvis Presley
11) Make You Feel My Love, Adele
12) I’m Yours, Jason Mraz
13) Let’s Stay Together, Al Green
14) Greatest Day, Take That
15) Amazed, Lonestar
16) Unforgettable, Nat King Cole
17) Stand By Me, Ben E. King
18) Turn Your Lights Down Low, Bob Marley & The Wailers
19) The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, Roberta Flack
20) You Got The Love, Candi Staton
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THE MOST POPULAR FIRST DANCE SONGS
21) I’ll Be There, Jackson 5
22) You Make My Dreams, Hall & Oates
23) Such Great Heights, The Postal Service
24) Dog Days Are Over, Florence + The Machine
25) By Your Side, Sade
26) Heroes, David Bowie
27) I Will Wait, Mumford & Sons
28) For Once In My Life, Stevie Wonder
29) You Do Something To Me, Paul Weller
30) Closing Time, Semisonic
31) She’s So Lovely, Scouting For Girls
32) Crazy In Love, Beyoncé & Jay-Z
33) Something, The Beatles
34) Tiny Dancer, Elton John
35) Loving You, Paolo Nutini
36) Turn Me On, Norah Jones
37) I Say A Little Prayer, Aretha Franklin
38) Reet Petite, Jackie Wilson
39) My Baby Just Cares For Me, Nina Simone
40) I Believe In A Thing Called Love, The Darkness
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10 NON-CHEESY FIRST DANCE SONGS
41) The Way You Look Tonight, Tony Bennett
42) Have I Told You Lately That I Love You, Van Morrison
43) You Are The Best Thing, Ray LaMontagne
44) My Lady’s House, Iron & Wine
45) Fidelity, Regina Spektor
46) I Only Have Eyes For You, The Flamingoes
47) Keep Your Heart, TV On The Radio
48) For Lovers, Wolfman & Pete Doherty
49) You Turn Me On I’m A Radio, Joni Mitchell
50) God Only Knows, The Beach Boys
51) Waterloo Sunset, The Kinks
52) I Was Made For You, She & Him
53) Dance Me To The End Of Love, Leonard Cohen
54) (I Can’t Help) Falling In Love With You, UB40
55) Accidentally In Love, Counting Crows
56) Straight To Love, Nick Cave
57) So Beautiful, Darren Hayes
58) Somebody Loved, The Weepies
59) You And Me Song, The Wannadies
60) What A Wonderful World, Louis Armstrong
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50 SONGS TO WALK DOWN THE AISLE TO
61) All Of Me, John Legend
62) Your Song, Elton John
63) Why Shouldn’t I? Cole Porter
64) Thinking Out Loud, Ed Sheeran
65) How Sweet it is (to be Loved by You), James Taylor
66) Only Love, Ben Howard
67) How Long Will I Love You, Ellie Goulding
68) Real Love, Tom Odell
69) I Won’t Give Up, Jason Mraz
70) Ho Hey, The Lumineers
71) Anyone Else But You, The Moldy Peaches
72) Everlong, Foo Fighters
73) XO, Beyoncé
74) Happy, Pharrell Williams
75) On Top of The World, Imagine Dragons
76) Bonfire Heart, James Blunt
77) Let’s Get It On, Marvin Gaye
78) Groovy Kind of Love, Phil Collins
79) Kissing You, Des’ree
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10 OF THE MOST INAPPROPRIATE FIRST DANCE SONGS
80) Colorblind, Counting Crows
81) Five Years Time, Noah and the Whale
82) Home, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
83) She’s the One, Robbie Williams
84) I Only Want To Be With You, Dusty Springfield
85) Moon River, Andy WIlliams
86) You’ve Got The Love, Florence + The Machine
87) Better Together, Jack Johnson
88) You’re My Best Friend, Queen
89) Just The Two Of Us, Bill Withers
88) One Day Like This, Elbow
89) Still Into You, Paramore
90) A Thousand Years, Christina Perri
91) Run, Leona Lewis
92) Truly, Madly, Deeply, Savage Garden
93) Love You Till The End, The Pogues
94) Chasing Cars, Snow Patrol
95) Just The Way You Are, Bruno Mars
96) Kiss Me, Ed Sheeran
97) The Blower’s Daughter, Damien Rice
98) Songbird, Eva Cassidy
99) It Must Be Love, Madness
100) You Are So Beautiful, Joe Cocker
Source: Plan Your Perfect Wedding, 26 October 2016
(Cover Image of our bride Claire, by Kayleigh Pope)
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