Wedding: The First Dance

This is the time where the bride and groom take to dance floor for their first celebratory dance as husband and wife. Many of our clients have taken dance lessons to show off some great dance moves. Some of these dances involved the waltz, foxtrot, merengue, or even west coast swing. We have also seen a normal “slow dance”, which has now become the norm.

There will be a decided time to formally open the dance floor. You may find that your guests may feel that it is not right to dance until the couple has had their first dance as husband and wife. We have seen the

There are 2 different times of the reception schedule where this normally takes place.

The most common time is performed after the dinner meal and toasting. Since the dance floor is usually empty, it makes for a great stage to have all the special dances performed one after the other. The order is generally first dance, father and daughter dance, and the mother and son dance.

Another option would be to have the first dance follow immediately after the grand entrance/introduction. Then the dinner meal would follow, unless they are doing the toasting next.

Choosing the perfect song for your first dance can be difficult. We have provided a list of songs to help bring some ideas to the table.

Adult Contemporary/Popular

• Can’t Help Falling in Love – Jess Kelner (3:03)
• I Won’t Give Up – Jason Mraz (3:59)
• Everything – Michael Buble (3:33)
• Marry Me – Train (3:30)
• When You Love Someone – Bryan Adams (3:39)
• A Thousand Years – Christina Perri (4:20)
• Lucky – Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat (3:10)
• Come Away With Me – Norah Jones (3:18)
• Into the Mystic – Van Morrison (3:30)
• At Last – Etta James (3:01)

Country

• Wanted – Hunter Hayes (3:50)
• God Gave Me You – Blake Shelton (3:52)
• Bless The Broken Road – Rascal Flatts (3:47)
• Then – Brad Paisley (4:17)
• My Best Friend – Tim McGraw (4:40)
• Amazed – Lonestar (4:02)
• I Cross My Heart – George Strait (3:31)
• Me And You – Kenny Chesney (3:40)
• It’s Your Love – Tim McGraw and Faith Hill (3:46)
• Hey Pretty Girl – Kip Moore (3:38)
• She’s Everything – Brad Paisley (4:27)

Rock / Acoustic

• I Have & Always Will – Dave Barnes (4:05)
• You’re the Reason I come home – Ron Pope (3:35)
• This Kind of Love – Sister Hazel (3:37)
• Tangled Up in You – Staind (4:36)
• Angel – Jack Johnson (2:03)
• Forever – Ben Harper (3:24)
• Hold you in my arms – Ray LaMontagne (5:06)
• You and Me – Dave Matthews Band (4:02)
• You and Me – Lifehouse (3:17)

R&B / Soul

• Real Love – Eric Benet (4:17)
• So High – John Legend (5:07)
• You Are – Charlie Wilson (4:09)
• You & I – Avant & KeKe Wyatt (3:54)
• 1+1 – Beyonce (4:34)
• Forever – Jaheim (4:04)
• Love of My Life – Brian McKnight (4:41)
• Spend My Life With You – Eric Benet featuring Tamia (4:35)
• For Always – Tyrese (4:19)
• When I first saw you – Jamie Foxx ft. Beyonce (3:01)