First Dance Song

tangela2nd · May 2011

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.

AshNoel8 · May 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).

tangela2nd · May 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

DramaGeek · May 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

fpaemp2011 · May 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

SoonToBeGenao · May 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

FaithCaitlin · May 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.

sprtychick10 · May 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.

amongthelilies25 · May 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. (:

kellya01 · May 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!!! :-)

DramaGeek · May 2011

Monica, I love Tyrone Wells! Have you ever met him? He's a really cool guy.

kitkat610 · May 2011

We are dancing to True Companion by Marc Cohen

katiedidthat · May 2011

We're using either "Dear Bobby" by Yellowcard or "Dancing in the Minefields" by Andrew Peterson.

melissasue713 · May 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

sessionswedding · May 2011

We are doing "Smother Me" by the Used. Strange? Yes. But it's our song, so we're going for it, lol.

arrabelle · May 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!

tangela2nd · June 2011

Y'all have been so helpful!!! I think we may have chosen our song!! I'll keep everyone posted

Woo hoo!!!!

porky · June 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

letyourselfgo · June 2011

We're dancing to "The Prayer" by Josh Groban & Charlotte Church. The words fit everything so perfectly for us.

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