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What song did you choose for your first dance?

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    Brookem    August 16, 2008   Oregon

    I am in need of suggestions.  My wedding is in three weeks and we haven't picked a song to be our firat dance!  Yikes!

    Thank you in advance! :)

     
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    ustwiggie    June 1, 2009   Saint Louis/New Delhi

    Oooh!  It is my #1 wish to help another couple find their first dance song!  What are your tastes in music?

     
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    KateMW    8.30.03   Birmingham

    Do y'all have a "song"? We'll be dancing to Isn't She Lovely by Stevie Wonder in honor of our daughter (it's our vow renewal) On the night we eloped, we danced to At Last by Etta James in the middle of the Bellagio. We will probably also dance to that as well.

    First, decide on a slow song or a medium tempo song.

    Then think about the kind of music you like, favorite songs, favorite bands. I bet you'll find one in no time. Good Luck. 

     
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    ustwiggie    June 1, 2009   Saint Louis/New Delhi

    KateMW:  those are two of my favorite songs IN THE WORLD.  You rock.  Seriously, I hope you have a wonderful vow renewal!

     
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    maureen9004    August 2008  

    "Hey Ya" by matt weddle.  It's a remake of the Outkast version, slower, and acoustic.  We didn't want anything too lovey dovey- because in public we're not a lovey dovey couple.  (we're in the closet!)

     

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-8nkkOA_AM

     

       I like when couples choose different or classic first dance songs.  My cousin danced to "all my life" by K-C and Jo Jo when it was really popular... I think him and his wife both cringe now when someone brings that up.  (not that there's anything wrong with that song brides who are choosing that as their song! :) 

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    Jen4637    3.27.2009   Seattle

    We haven't picked ours yet but a couple ideas for you are...

    Nat King Cole-Unforgettable
    Etta James-At Last
    Edwin McCain-I'll Be
    Jason Mraz ft. Colbie Calliat-Lucky
    Ronan Keating-When You Say Nothing At All
    Shania Twain-Still The One
    Tim McGraw/Faith Hill-It's Your Love

     
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    Atomickittyn    May 3 2008   Vancouver, BC

    Up until two weeks before the wedding, we couldn't agree on a song for our first dance, but when we heard Boyz II Men's "Just My Imagination" on the radio we both turned to each other and had an a-ha moment, it was the perfect song for us!

     
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    danigirlygirl    09-13-08   Seaside

    Oohh! I've been doing tons of research on this! During our ceremony, my two girlfriends are going to play guitar and sing Green Eyes by Coldplay. They are both musicians and perform locally! My guy and I both have green eyes and the lyrics are perfect!! We're still debating our song for the first dance, but we don't want to be too traditional and dance to all the same wedding songs everyone uses! I want to entertain my guests, not bore them with the same-o-same-o. (No offense anyone!!)

    some more ideas

    country:

    These Are The Days - Sugarland

    Take Me There- Rascal Flatts

    Lost In This Moment - Big & Rich

    Other style:

    Groove Me - King Floyd (our favoriate so far! Great sexy couple song with a great beat to dance to!) Music sets the mood, so choose wisely! 

     
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    Jen4637    3.27.2009   Seattle

    danigirlygirl - I LOVE the song Green Eyes!!  How awesome of your friends to do that for you guys!

     
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    Brookem    August 16, 2008   Oregon

    Well, we are both really into Alternative Rock (I know, how romantic :) Early nineties mostly.  We do appreciate the oldies-but-goodies as well, but this is where we begin to disagree.  He likes Led Zeppelin... not much to work with there.  I like "Let my love open the door" by Pete Townshend.  So cute and fun!  But he says NO WAY.  He wants to do something a little more unique and not so run of the mill.  Music means a lot to us both and I would be so sad to hear this song later in life and cringe (I do know a few people that danced to KC and Jojo).  I was hoping to find something a little edgy but still romantic....

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    Brookem    August 16, 2008   Oregon

    I just listened to "Hey Ya" by Matt Weddle.  What an AMAZING voice!!  I love Acoustic versions of almost any song.  At first it was hard to not imagine the melody of the Outkast version but he sings with so much heart.  4 1/2 minutes might be stretching it for Mr. Wonderful though.

     
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    maureen9004    August 2008  

    We've taken that version of hey ya and had it cut down to 3 minutes.  There's a lot of it you don't need... don't rule out altering songs :)

     
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    pancakes    Oct. 18, 2008   Virginia

    @maureen9004--Help out a tecnhologically-challenged bride here! Can you explain how you ripped and edited that?  I think FI and I would like something a little more "offbeat" for our first dance song, and this would totally fit the bill!

     
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    nejireta    March 05, 2009   Reside in Hershey, PA. Wedding in Hawaii

    FI and I are R&B/Hip Hop heads. Wedding Vows (The Day I Married My Angel) by Jamie Foxx is good, but very very slow. http://www.weddingwire.com/shared/WeddingSongsMusic?ugcid=6e2945e77806e05b&cid=Wedding-Bride%20Entrance-Songs

    My personal favorite is Differences by Ginuwine. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A83DbFlF1Wo

     
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    AshleyluvsJ    09/06/08   High Point, NC

    I wanted to do something a little different from the usual so we narrowed it down to 2 songs: DMB "Steady as we go" and Michelle Featherstone "We are man and wife" both are great.

     
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    meelahj    08/23/2008  

    lucky to be me - amel larreiux

    its pretty slow but its amazing! 

     
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    NiftyBa    May 24, 2008   Orlando, FL

    We had a hard time choosing, but the week before the wedding, we picked a version of "Let It Be Me" by Rosie Thomas. It's cool that it was an updated standard- we can hear other versions of it in public and think, "Aww, it's our song!"

     
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    wizard    10/11/08   Minneapolis, MN

    We both love "Everything" by Michael Buble, but being that we both have two left feet, we are re-thinking.. it's just a bit too fast for us to know what to do for 3 minutes. I've always love "True Companion" but I'm afraid it's overdone...

     
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    Jesster    6/28/2008   Carrboro, NC

    We aren't huge country fans or anything, but Willie Nelson is one of our favorites.  Unfortunately most of Willie's songs are really sad, so we picked "All of Me" which is sweet and upbeat, even if it is sort of a breakup song.  I think we kinda viewed it in perspective of our many years of long-distance instead.

     
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    Candi1024    05/24/2008   Hunlock Creek, PA

    We danced to "For crying out Loud" by Meatloaf.  It is DH favorite song.  I thought it was just way too long, so halfway through the DJ invited all couples to come up and dance with us.  It was really nice.

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    obxbride    6/7/08   Northern Virginia

    We danced to "I'll Look After You" by The Fray. Pretty different but it meant a lot to the both of us as we love the band. Good luck finding something that fits the two of you!

     
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    groomzillaisme       Phillips Ranch, CA

    Omg Do one of these

     
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    kerry81480    October 4, 2008   MA

    Here's my suggestions, not very traditional songs, but if you're looking for something different:

    The Book of Love - The Magnetic Fields (Peter Gabriel also covered this song)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ox6aHGmfxB8

    Nothing Matters When We're Dancing - The Magnetic Fields

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xTgAscp1nE

    Question - Old 97's

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQnKBWkk_4M

    By the Way They Dance - Jump, Little Children (This song is a bit long but is beautiful)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE4BBe1mRY8

    Heartbeats - Jose Gonzalez (Used in one of the best commercials I've ever seen)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Bb8P7dfjVw

    And if I had the guts to do a choreographed fast dance, I would do Yeh Yeh by They Might Be Giants

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnlKb5DrJcE

     
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    llllaura508    5/31/2008   Durango, CO

    We danced to "Everything" by Michael Buble.  I'm so glad we used an upbeat, happy song!!

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    ustwiggie    June 1, 2009   Saint Louis/New Delhi

    How about Lenny Kravitz "I Belong to You?"  It's a really good "groove" sounding song, very chill and intimate.  And it has great lyrics:

    You are the flame in my heart, you light my way in the dark, you are the ultimate star.  You lift me up from above, your undonditional love, takes me to paradise.

    I belong to you, and you, you belong to me too.  You make my life complete, you make me feel so sweet.  You make me feels so divine, your soul and mine our entwined.  Before you I was blind.

    But since I've opened my eyes, and with you there's no disguise, so I could open up my mind.

    I always loved you from the start, but I could not figure out that I had to do it everyday.  So I put away the fight; now I'm gonna live my life, giving you the most in every way.

    Repeat chorus.

     
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    Cant' Help Falling in Love.

     
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    chocopie    08.31.08   Union County, NJ

    We're considering "Me and Mrs. You" - Michael Buble or "Angel" -Jack Johnson.

     
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    litsecretary    08/08/08   Riverside, CA

    We're getting married in 2 weeks and recently changed our first dance song from "When I Said I Do" (Clint Black and Lisa Hartman-Black) to "Everything" by Michael Buble'.  I love When I Said I Do but it's a little slow and "Everything" is mid-tempo and will be easier to dance to.....we still plan on having When I Said I Do played sometime during the night.

    We are walking back down the aisle to "At Last"...Love that song and had to have it played.

     
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    stiffaknee    Undecided   Atlanta

    I don't know if these would be great "first dance" songs, but I think "i'll follow you into the dark" by death cab for cutie and "the story" by brandi carlisle are two of the sweetest songs! (maybe a little emo, but still sweet!)

     

     

     
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    plath63    07/11/2009  

    Because you like 90s alt rock, here are some thoughts:

     

    Blur- Tender

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7snNE_RBMs

    Blur- To the End

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sA0XsAqjizE

    The Cranberries (cover of)- They Long to Be (Close to You)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mrrmbRR3Z8&feature=related

    Smashing Pumpkins- Beautiful
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwdxbMXet0o&feature=related

    Smashing Pumpkins- Tonight, Tonight
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsZYqaSc4cU

     

     

    And as for Willie Nelson:

    And So You Will My Love 

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-TFkviD_hk

     

     

    Good luck! 

     
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    emmkae    August 24, 2008   Chicago

    What do you think about "Like You'll Never See Me Again"

    by Alicia Keys?

     
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    PrettyKitty    June 13, 2009   Orange County, CA Wedding: Cape Cod, MA

    MY FI and I picked "Falling Slowly" by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova from the indie movie Once.  The song actually won the Oscar this year for Best Original Song.  My FI and I loved this movie and it just so happened to play on the radio right before he proposed.

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPbC2YrUUsI

     

     
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    MissMonogram    9/20/2008   Philadelphia

    We are dancing to "Come Away with Me" by Nora Jones (love her...), it is so beautiful -- I tear up everytime I hear it during our dance classes.

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    caliocteach    8/9/2008   California

    I don't have a suggestion.  We are dancing to "Baby it's Fact" by Hellogoodbye and we hired "Orange County Wedding Dance" to choreograph it for us.  It is going to be lots of fun!

     
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    jswink    08/16/2008   Boise, ID

    We're dancing to Jason Mraz "I'm Yours".  Cute and not too sappy! It took us a while to choose.  You'll know when you've found the right song...trust me!

     
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    GetMarried4Less    November 1st, 2008   SC

    i struggled with this for a while as my FI was fairly open to many different songs.....

    for now its John Legend's "Stay With You"....it's 4 mins long so i'm really hoping our dj can edit it down to 3 mins tops.

    i'm pretty sure we're sticking with this one bc nothing else is really grabbing me and he's happy with this choice.

     
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    MrsSpitzer    May 17th, 2008   Married in Boulder, CO from Los Angeles

    We danced to "The Luckiest" by Ben Folds. It is not a typical first dance song, or love song, for that matter. We loved the sweet message and it was just perfect for us. It is a nice and slow song that is easy to dance to. We had tons of guests asking us what it was afterwards...we loved it, they loved it, perfect!

     
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    Brookem    August 16, 2008   Oregon

    THANK YOU Ladies!  You have helped a lot.  What do you think of this one?  It's Dave Matthews covering a Beatles song - we love the Beatles!  And it's only 2:30 long What song did you choose for your first dance? :  wedding Icon Biggrin

     
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    Eskimobar    September 27, 2008   Petaluma, CA

    We'll be dancing to Jason Mraz's song, "Lucky." It's cutie and a lovely duet. We're actually thinking of recording it with us singing it. The lyrics are also significant to us because we were long distance for most of our relationship before we got engaged. We're saving "our song" for the last song of the night and it's Stevie Wonder's "I believe."

     
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    Squishy622    6/22/08   Eugene, OR

    Brookem, I was at a wedding where they used that DMB cover of In My Life for the first dance, and it was perfect!  So sweet, and the short length is a bonus too :)

    We danced to "I'm Sticking with You" by Velvet Underground.  Recently made popular by the Juno soundtrack, but it's kinda been our song for a long time.  We're not dancers really, so we wanted something sweet and silly-- it was exactly that!

    Good luck!

     

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