The Best Wedding First Dance Songs

Choosing a first dance song for your wedding can be overwhelming; who knew there were so many love songs out there!? Unless you and your fiance have a specific song, you may not even know where to start in choosing a song. We’re giving you the ultimate list of wedding first dance songs complete with a playlist!

Classics
At Last – Etta James
Can’t Help Falling in Love – Elvis Presley (go with Haley Reinhart’s version for a modern twist)
The Way You Look Tonight – Frank Sinatra
L-O-V-E – Nat King Cole
Your Song – Elton John (Ellie Goulding has a great version as well)

Recent Classics
Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran
All of Me – John Legend
A Thousand Years – Christina Perri
I Won’t Give Up – Jason Mraz
Make You Feel My Love – Adele

Alternative/Indie
Video Games by Lana Del Rey
There is a Light That Never Goes Out – The Smiths
Heroes – David Bowie
Harvest Moon – Neil Young
Mystery of Love – Sufjan Stevens

Out-of-the-Box (but still beautiful, nonetheless)
No One’s Gonna Love You – Band of Horses
Home – Edward Sharpe and Magnetic Zeros
Latch (Acoustic Version) – Sam Smith (or go with the original version by Disclosure for something more upbeat)
Better Together – Jack Johnson
First Day of My Life – Bright Eyes

Upbeat
Happy – Pharrell Williams
Love on Top – Beyonce
Stuck in the Middle With You – Stealers Wheel
Lisztomania – Phoenix
Love Never Felt So Good – Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake

R&B
XO – Beyonce
No One – Alicia Keys
Adorn – Miguel
Thinkin’ Bout You – Frank Ocean (His cover of Moon River is another great option)
Hold On We’re Going Home – Drake

If you’re already married, what was your first dance song?