18 songs
First dance songs
Three minutes with everyone you know watching. The right song is one you both like and can sway to without counting.
- 1
At Last
Etta James
The classic for a reason.
- 2
Can't Help Falling in Love
Elvis Presley
Slow enough for anyone to dance to.
- 3
The Way You Look Tonight
Frank Sinatra
Light on its feet, with room for a twirl.
- 4
Let's Stay Together
Al Green
Soulful, with a beat you can move to.
- 5
Wonderful Tonight
Eric Clapton
Gentle and familiar.
- 6
Have I Told You Lately
Van Morrison
A long-standing favourite for an Irish first dance.
- 7
Thinking Out Loud
Ed Sheeran
Written to be slow-danced to.
- 8
Perfect
Ed Sheeran
A waltz time that makes swaying easy.
- 9
All of Me
John Legend
Piano and one voice. Nothing to hide behind.
- 10
Make You Feel My Love
Adele
Simple, sincere and short.
- 11
You Are the Best Thing
Ray LaMontagne
For couples who'd like a bit of bounce.
- 12
Lover
Taylor Swift
A proper waltz from this decade.
- 13
The Book of Love
Peter Gabriel
The Magnetic Fields' song with strings. Funny and tender at once.
- 14
Everything
Michael Bublé
Cheerful, and easy for a band.
- 15
Chasing Cars
Snow Patrol
A slow build that the whole room ends up singing.
- 16
Until I Found You
Stephen Sanchez
Sounds like 1960 and came out a few years ago.
- 17
Amazed
Lonestar
The big country ballad.
- 18
Wild Mountain Thyme
Traditional
"Will ye go, lassie, go." For a trad first dance.
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