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tangela2ndtangela2nd member
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Hey everyone!! We are having a hard time finding a first dance song. I do want it to be something we can slowly dance to, but I don't want anything boring or cheesy. We are pretty young too (I'm 23, he's turning 22) if that helps.

What songs have y'all chosen? :)

No '80's hair band ballads, please. :)
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    AshNoel8AshNoel8
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    edited December 2011
    What genre of music are you looking for? We are using "Hold You Up" by Matthew West. 

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQrKdOZz59o

    I think some of girls on here are using some type of Christian song (which is what ours is). I have a bunch of those in mind. Or I can think of some non-Christian songs too (pop, R&B, oldies, acoustic, you name it). 


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    tangela2ndtangela2nd member
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    edited December 2011
    We would prefer a christian song but we are open to other suggestions as well. Acoustic rock or maybe some oldies would be fine, but probably no hip-hop or anything like that. We want something sweet... so far. lol
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    DramaGeekDramaGeek member
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    edited December 2011
    We danced to What I Really Want to Say by Steven Curtis Chapman - link
    I Will Be Here was our unity candle song, but it's also used as a first dance song often.  Also by SCC - link
    I also love Godsend by DC Talk -link

    Non-Christian songs...

    A Groovy Kind of Love by Phil Collins might be fun - link
    Feels Like Home by Chantal K... link
    (When I'm) 64 by The Beatles -link
    Dream a Little Dream by The Mamas and the Papas - link
    I Will by The Beatles - link
    Till There Was You by The Beatles - link
    My Valentine by Martina McBride (our videographer put this on our video) - link
    To Make You Feel My Love by either Garth Brooks or Adele; here is the Adele version - link
    Beautiful in my Eyes by Joshua Kadison - link
    God Only Knows by The Beach Boys - link

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    fpaemp2011fpaemp2011 member
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    edited December 2011
    We're using "Unfailing Love (Kelly's Song)" by Jimmy Needham.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK4jdexjgz4

    These are the other ones we considered (a few of them have already been mentioned by the above posters)

    Love Never Fails- Brandon Heath
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nQy-aP_Koo

    When I Say I Do- Matthew West
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ui_FcYlI_NU

    Hold You Up- Matthew West
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTOQX-gWtus

    Waiting For You- Matthew West
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkGDRiZYX64

    The Day Before You- Matthew West
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn2H0ZjIguU

    Wouldn't Change a Thing- Matthew West
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnazuajjGr0&feature=related

    A Page Is Turned- Bebo Norman
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxxFGRLDFX0

    Hundred More Years- Francesca Battistelli
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0Uz51NJJxM

    Worth It- Francesca Battistelli
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AunpKZ0vIdk

    Dancing in the Minefields- Andrew Peterson
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Gs3fg_WsEg

    Lead Me- Sanctus Real
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLr6G8Xy5uc

    Light of Day- Jimmy Needham
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwHGK-PS8Kw

    Love Is Not a Fight (Worth Fighting For)- Warren Barfield
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwK73QbNPKo

    God Gave Me You- Dave Barnes
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hQK6GIrpYU
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    SoonToBeGenaoSoonToBeGenao member
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    edited December 2011
    FI is Puerto Rican and we are trying to include a lot of Hispanice traditions in the wedding as well as the Italian stuff.... Our first dance song is My Baby You by Marc Anthony. Not a Christian song- but the lyrics are beautiful and he is a Spanish artist :)
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    FaithCaitlinFaithCaitlin member
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    edited December 2011
    We are cheeseballs and MAY dance to Taylor Swifts' "Mary's Song". It is about a couple who grew up together and fell in love, got married, etc. It's pretty much our life in a song AND it even has our age difference right, haha.

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    sprtychick10sprtychick10
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    edited December 2011
    We are dancing to Lady Antebellum's "When you got a good thing" I tear up every time I hear this song. Knew it was our first dance the first time I heard it.

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    amongthelilies25amongthelilies25 member
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    edited December 2011
    i think we are dancing to 'Sea Breeze' by Tyrone Wells. He is a Christian artist. when my FI and i were doing long distance he said he would listen to this song when he thought of me. (: its a really sweet slow song. (:
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    kellya01kellya01
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    edited December 2011
    We're using Rod Stewart's "Have I Told You Lately That I Love  You"  but if we had gone with our second choice, we'd be using Chicago's "Colour My World"  

    Fun songs and they both have meaning for us.  :-)  Plus it makes FI cry, and he's not that much of a crying kind of guy .... lol!!! :-) 
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    DramaGeekDramaGeek member
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    edited December 2011
    Monica, I love Tyrone Wells!  Have you ever met him?  He's a really cool guy.
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    kitkat610kitkat610 member
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    edited December 2011
    We are dancing to True Companion by Marc Cohen
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    katiedidthatkatiedidthat
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    edited December 2011
    We're using either "Dear Bobby" by Yellowcard or "Dancing in the Minefields" by Andrew Peterson.
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    melissasue713melissasue713
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    edited December 2011
    We are doing "This is Love" from Cinderella and then "When I say I do" by Matthew West when the bridal party comes up to dance
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    We are doing "Smother Me" by the Used.  Strange?  Yes.  But it's our song, so we're going for it, lol.
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    arrabellearrabelle
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    edited December 2011
    we're probably going elvis, but not sure which one yet.  too many good choices!

    "beginner's luck" could be a really, really sweet elvis song for you two.  the lyrics are sweet esp. as you're in your early 20s, your parents' generation/older family might get a kick out of a classic song, the tempo is perfect and it's not too long.

    my other faves are: 
    *feels like home - ABSOLUTELY the randy newman version.  randy newman is amazing.
    *always - billie holiday
    *pretty much anything else by elvis or billie holiday. :)

    happy wedding!
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    tangela2ndtangela2nd member
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    edited December 2011
    Y'all have been so helpful!!! I think we may have chosen our song!! I'll keep everyone posted :)

    Woo hoo!!!!
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    porkyporky
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    edited December 2011
    I second Love Never Fails by Brandon Heath.

    Some other suggestions:

    Everything About You - Darlene Zschech

    The Gift - Jim Brickman

    Love of My Life - Jim Brickman featuring Michael W. Smith

    Looking Through The Eyes of Love - Alison Krauss and Union Station

    I Cross My Heart - George Strait

    When God Made You - NewSong

    Sunshine - Steve Azar
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    letyourselfgoletyourselfgo
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    edited December 2011
    We're dancing to "The Prayer" by Josh Groban & Charlotte Church. The words fit everything so perfectly for us.
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