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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
- Grandpa Told Me So – Kenny Chesney
- What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong