Choosing wedding reception music for your first dance? Any one of these titles would be great: I Got You Babe, Sonny and Cher Don’t Know Much, Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville I Finally Found Someone, Barbra Streisand and Bryan Adams Tonight I Celebrate my Love, Roberta Flack and Peabo Bryson You and I – Eddie Rabbitt & Crystal Gayle Endless Love – Lionel Richie/Diana Ross
If you’re looking for a top 40 hit for your first dance, try one of these—they span three decades and various styles and would all be perfect music for your reception:
Can I Have This Dance? Anne Murray
Valentine, Martina McBride
Wonderful Tonight, Eric Clapton
I Knew I Loved You Before I Met You, Savage Garden
Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing, Aerosmith
You Are So Beautiful To Me, Joe Cocker
Ice Cream – Sara McLachlan
In Your Eyes – Peter Gabriel
For the First Time – Kenny Loggins
Any country love song would work well for a wedding (and goodness knows there are hundreds of them!), but here are some popular choices:
Cross My Heart, George Strait
I Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing, Kenny Chesney
When You Say Nothing At All – Allison Krause/Keith Whitley
Shameless – Garth Brooks
How Do I Live – Trisha Yearwood
Still the One – Shania Twain
Do you want a classic song to play for your first dance? Check out these suggestions from artists like Frank Sinatra:
Unforgettable, Nat King Cole (and Natalie Cole)
The Way You Look Tonight, Frank Sinatra
At Last!, Etta James
What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
Unchained Melody – Righteous Brothers
It Had to Be You – Harry Connick Jr (and others)
Fly Me to the Moon – Frank Sinatra
Come Rain or Come Shine – Billie Holliday
