Finding Your First Dance
- Brent Miller
- Apr 14
- 4 min read
Updated: Apr 21
*** This week we give you all of our best ideas for finding your First Dance ->
Photography by Gillian Foster Photography at Jam Factory TO, Planned by Open Sky Weddings
This is one of our favourite moments of the entire day. Outside of the ceremony your first dance is easily the most memorable part of your wedding day, often becoming the most beautiful photo that lives on your living room walls forever. Your first dance can also be one of the hardest songs to decide upon. You want a song that feels like your own. A song that tells your story in your own unique way. Something that isn't too obvious. A song that gives you the feels, without being too feely.
With a Live Band, literally any song in the world is possible. A wonderful example of this is one of our favourite music videos we made for the Foo Fighters' classic TIMES LIKE THESE, filmed at Jam Factory by our amazing friends at Twenty5 Films, turning even hard rock into a unique and timeless First Dance song.
It really can be anything, an we would love to prove it to you. We have taken the time to think of our favourite First Dance songs we have come across and organized them all by decade along with a specific video example to help you imagine what your favourite song might sound like slowed down as a First Dance song too. Feel free to slow dance at home in hopes it helps inspire your own unique First Dance song too -BM
2010s & 2020s
Marry Me - Train
10,000 Hours - Dan & Shay, Justin Bieber
Lover - Taylor Swift
Marry Me - Train
What I Wouldn't Do - Serena Ryder
Love You For A Long Time - Maggie Rogers
Quitting You - The Arkells
I Will Wait - Mumford & Sons
A Thousand Years - Christina Perri
Make You Feel My Love - Adele
Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran
Budapest - George Ezra
And Then Some - The Arkells
Dog Years - Maggie Rogers
Never In My Wildest Dreams - Dan Auerbach (The Black Keys)
Today Was A Fairytale - Taylor Swift
2000s
Starlight - Muse
Times Like These - Foo Fighters
Lucky - Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat
Sparks - Coldplay
Do You Remember - Jack Johnson
The Girl - City & Colour
Hey There Delilah - Plain White T's
U Got It Bad - Usher
Save Room - John Legend
Use Somebody - Kings Of Leon
I Miss You - Blink-182
Pieces - Sum 41
Dig - Incubus
I Will Follow You Into The Dark - Death Cab For Cutie
I'm With You - Avril Lavigne
Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
Heart Of Life - John Mayer
1990s
Tonight Tonight - The Smashing Pumpkins
Kiss Me - Sixpence None The Richer
Truly Madly Deeply - Savage Garden
All My Life - KC & Jojo
Wonderwall - Oasis
Bobcaygeon - The Tragically Hip
Angel Of Mine - Monica
Linger - The Cranberries
Nightswimming - R.E.M.
Harvest Moon - Neil Young
Back At One - Brian McKnight
Lost Together - Blue Rodeo
I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
On Bended Knee - Boyz II Men
Everything I Do (I Do It For You) - Bryan Adams
Always - Bon Jovi
By Your Side - Sade
1980s
Heaven Is A Place On Earth - Belinda Carlisle
Lovesong - The Cure
With Or Without You - U2
Sweet Child O Mine - Guns N Roses
Drive - The Cars
Heaven - Bryan Adams
In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel
Saving All My Love For You - Whitney Houston
Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
Everywhere - Fleetwood Mac
I Melt With You - Modern English
Here Comes Your Man - The Pixies
This Must Be The Place - The Talking Heads
Never Tear Us Apart - INXS
Eternal Flame - The Bangles
The Best - Tina Turner
1970s
Your Song - Elton John
Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel
You're My Best Friend - Queen
Let's Stay Together - Al Green
Maybe I'm Amazed - Paul McCartney
Wild Horses - Rolling Stones
Into The Mystic - Van Morrison
Have You Ever Seen The Rain - CCR
How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - Stevie Wonder
Killing Me Softly With His Song - Roberta Flack
Maybe I'm Amazed - Paul McCartney
If You Leave Me Now - Chicago
Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
Songbird - Fleetwood Mac
1960s
Daydream Believer - The Monkees
Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles
Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley
Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers
God Only Knows - The Beach Boys
My Girl - The Temptations
Be My Baby - The Ronettes
At Last - Etta James
Strangers In The Night - Frank Sinatra
Will You Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles
Cant Take My Eyes Off You - Franki Valli
For Once In My Life - Stevie Wonder
Michelle - The Beatles
To Love Somebody - Janis Joplin
Sweet Thing - Van Morrison
1950s
You Send Me - Sam Cooke
Unforgettable - Nat King Cole
Only You - The Platters
Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley
Earth Angel - The Penguins
Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Frankie Lymon
Fever - Peggy Lee
Cheek To Cheek - Ella Fitzgerald
Dream A Little Dream Of Me - Doris Day
My Baby Just Cares For Me - Nina Simone
All I Have To Do Is Dream - The Everly Brothers
You Belong To Me - Jo Stafford
A Kiss To Build A Dream On - Louis Armstrong
What A Difference A Day Makes - Dinah Washington
I Cant Stop Loving You - Ray Charles
Under My Skin - Frank Sinatra
