Wedding Dance Preparation — Song Ideas

Want to make your wedding extra special? Make your first dance a performance!

It is possible to choreograph a routine to almost any song. Go ahead and get creative!
Also - worried about your dress? Think about changing out of your wedding attire
and do the dance wearing a shorter dress, costumes, or a dance gown!

General Song Ideas

"Por Una Cabeza" Tango by The Tango Project.

"Into the Mystic"

"each Day Gets Better" John Legend

"Thousand Years" Christina Perri

"Never Gonna Give You Up" Rick Astley

"Never Stop" by Safety Suit

"Everything" "Close your Eyes" You're Nobody til Somebody Loves You" Michael Buble

"Amazed" by Lonestar

"You and Me" Lifehouse

When I Say Forever" by John Michael Montgomery
"At Last" by Etta James
"Moondance" by Van Morrison
"Fly Me to the Moon" by Frank Sinatra
and "Stardust" by Billy Ward & His Dominoes
"You're All I Need to Get By" by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
"I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)" by Stevie Wonder
"In Your Eyes" Peter Gabriel
"Somebody" by Depeche Mode
"Unchained Melody" by The Righteous Brothers
"The Way You Look Tonight" by Frank Sinatra
"Can't Take My Eyes Off of You" by Lauryn Hill
"By Your Side" by Sade
"Beautiful" by Mary J. Blige
"Maybe I'm Amazed" (Paul McCartney & Wings)
"May This Be Love" (Jimi Hendrix)
"Open Arms" (Journey)
"Release" (Pearl Jam)
"Samba Pa Ti" (Santana)

"Because You Loved Me" (Celine Dion)
"Hero" (Mariah Carey)
"Unforgettable" (Nat King Cole/Natalie Cole)
"Wind Beneath My Wings" (Bette Midler)
"You Are So Beautiful To Me" (Joe Cocker)
"Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (Elton John)
"How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You" (James Taylor)
"I Am Yours" (Derek & The Dominoes)
"I Don't Want to Live Without You" (Foreigner)
"I Don't Want To Miss A Thing" (Aerosmith)
"I Only Want To Be With You" (Hootie & The Blowfish)
"Love Of A Lifetime" (Firehouse)
"Love Song" (Tesla)
"Love Will Keep Us Alive" (The Eagles)
"Something To Talk About" (Bonnie Raitt)
Beautiful" (Gordon Lightfoot)
"Sway" Dean Martin
"This Kiss" Faith Hill
"Can I Have This Dance?" Anne Murray
"When I'm 64" Beatles
"Search Is Over" (Survivor)
"Solid As A Rock" (Ashford & Simpson)

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Mother/Son Dance Song Ideas

"Blessed" (Elton John)
"Can I Have This Dance" (Anne Murray)
"Have I Told You Lately" (Rod Stewart or Van Morrison)
"I Am Your Child" (Barry Manilow)
"I Wish You Love" (Gloria Lynne)
"In My Life" (The Beatles)
"Stand by Me" (Ben E. King)

"Through The Years" (Kenny Rogers)
"What A Wonderful World" (Louis Armstrong)
"You are the Sunshine of My Life" (Stevie Wonder)
"You've Got a Friend" (James Taylor)
"Mamas, Don't let your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys" Willy Nelson

Father/Daughter Dance Song Ideas

"A Song For My Daughter" (Ray Allaire)
"Butterfly Kisses" (Bob Carlisle)
"Daddy's Girl" (Peter Cetera)
"Daddy's Little Girl" (Al Martino)
"Daddy's Hands" (Holly Dunn)
"If I Could" (Ray Charles)
"I Believe In Miracles" (Engelbert Humperdinck)
"Isn't She Lovely" (Stevie Wonder)
"Lean on Me" (Bill Withers)
"Lullaby" (Billy Joel)
"My Funny Valentine" (Carly Simon)
"My Girl" (The Temptations)

"She's Leaving Home" (The Beatles)
"Sunrise, Sunset" (from Fiddler on the Roof)
"Thank Heaven For Little Girls" (Merle Haggard)
"The Way You Look Tonight" (Frank Sinatra)
"Times Of Your Life" (Paul Anka)
"Turn Around" (Harry Belafonte)
"You're the Inspiration" (Chicago)
"Whenever I See Your Smiling Face" (James Taylor)