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First Dance Song?

Hi everyone,  My fiance and I are having a hard time choosing the song we'll have for our first dance. 

Because our wedding is sort of a classic, timeless, almost-vintage theme (and because I think he's catchy), I've been pushing for Frank Sinatra.  My fiance, on the other hand, really wants Elton John.  We made a list of four songs, and every time I suggest we listen to others that we might both like, he says that he thinks adding to the list is unnecessary and will just make the choice harder, even though I'm not really into any of the songs on the list.

The list, by the way is this: "Your Song" - Elton John, "If I Never Knew You" - from Disney's Pocahontas, "Kiss From a Rose" - Seal, "So Close" - from Disney's Enchanted.  I like all these songs just fine, but I don't know if I'd like to dance to them.

I feel bad pushing this point, and I know it's not a huge detail, but I just don't think any of the songs we picked are really meant for us.  I think my fiance thinks I'll want a whole night of Sinatra if we choose him for our first dance, and that's not what I want either - I want our musical selection for the night to match our personalities, and the lyrics from "Fly Me to the Moon" are super-cute and bubbly and happy, and that's what we are.  He also says that he doesn't think we can both have input on the song, because it's one choice, so someone will end up not getting what he or she wants (he's a math major, so it's all numbers for him).

What should we do?

Re: First Dance Song?

  • Pick a song that means something to both of you, regardless of the feel of your reception.  The song doesn't have to match or go with your wedding or reception, it's just a reflection of the two of you.  The song will always be your wedding song, the theme for the night is over at the end of the night.  I would stop thinking of how it would go with your wedding and think more about songs that actually mean something to both of you.
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  • Ditto Dani, your "theme" shouldn't dictate your first dance. It's a song that's going to be "your wedding song" for the rest of your life.

    If the first dance is important to you both, than you both need to find a song that is a reflection of you/your relationship.


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  • thanks ladies!  I did not mean to emphasize the importance of the theme, but if it sounds like that to you, I may need to re-think things.
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