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Create your playlist for all the special dances at your wedding reception with this collection of popular first dance songs Photo courtesy of Abby Brick Photography
Choosing your first dance song is one of the many important items on your wedding planning checklist. You will want a song that embodies your wedding style and your relationship, making the moment on the dance floor between you and your spouse both meaningful and memorable. But the playlist doesn’t stop at the first dance. Songs for a father-daughter, mother-son, and grandparent dance maybe even more difficult to find.
Browse through the variety of unforgettable songs below and let your heart (and ears) guide you and your spouse to your ultimate first dance playlist.
For the Couple
Perfect – Ed Sheeran
Can’t Help Falling in Love – Elvis Presley
From the Ground Up – Dan + Shay
A Thousand Years – Christina Perri
All of Me – John Legend
Amazed – Lonestar
Marry Me – Train
At Last – Etta James
Golden Hour – Kacey Musgraves
You Are the Best Thing – Ray LaMontagne
Crazy Love – Van Morrison
I Won’t Give Up – Jason Mraz
Better Together – Jack Johnson
Everything – Michael Buble
When I Said I Do – Clint Black and Lisa Hartman Black
With His Mother
Humble and Kind – Tim McGraw
Mother Like Mine – The Band Perry
My Wish – Rascal Flatts
I’ll Be There – Mac Miller
Turn to You – Justin Bieber
A Song for Mama – Boyz II Men
Like My Mother Does – Lauren Alaina
Then They Do – Trace Adkins
I’ll Always Love My Mama – The Intruders
The Perfect Fan – Backstreet Boys
With Her Father
My Little Girl – Tim McGraw
I Loved Her First – Heartland
Always Be Your Baby – Natalie Grant
It Won’t Be Like This for Long – Darius Rucker
Because You Loved Me – Celine Dion
Dance with My Daughter – Jason Blaine
Cinderella – Steven Curtis Chapman
Daddy Dance with Me – Krystal Keith
Butterfly Kisses – Bob Carlisle
Daddy’s Little Girl – The Shires
With Their Grandparents
You Raise Me Up – Josh Groban
There You’ll Be – Faith Hill
I Hope You Dance – Leann Womack
Do I Make You Proud – Taylor Hicks
Lean on Me – Bill Withers
Unforgettable – Nat King Cole
Grandma’s Garden – Zac Brown Band
Somewhere Over The Rainbow – Israel Kamakawiwo’ole