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grkbride17
04-27-2004, 07:35 AM
Hello everyone! I am new to this forum and would like some help in finding a first dance song. We want something that is not used very often...any ideas??? Thanks!
Hawaiian Bride
05-02-2004, 10:21 PM
My fiance' and I still don't have our first dance song picked out either. Him and I have a couple of songs that remind us of when we first started dating. One is: "Angel of Mine"-by: Monica another is: "She's More"-by Andy Griggs. Check them out if you can!
Sarah
05-17-2004, 11:05 PM
This may be used too often for you (though not among the younger generation lately), but if my husband and I had danced at the reception then our first song would have been Nat King Cole's Unforgettable.
Hawaiian Bride
05-19-2004, 05:31 AM
Hello again. I picked out another song! I think that I'm going to use this one when my fiance' and I dance for the first time. It's A Moment Like This by Kelly Clarkson . It is such a pretty song. Of course, I change my mind on songs like I change my underwear!!! LoL I might have a ton more before your wedding!! -Amber :p
skittles
05-23-2004, 03:31 AM
Our first dance was "Ribbon in the Sky (For Our Love)" by Stevie Wonder off his "Musiquarium" cd...don't always think you have to pick a song popular today...I've known that song for 20 years and once I played it for hubby he agreed we had to have it as a first dance song... :D
bjmy1975
05-24-2004, 01:25 PM
I really like Keith Urban's "I'll be your everything", but would like to try to find a live, acustic verson of it as the radio edit isn't nearly as nice. I like Kenny Chesney's "the Good Stuff", but the groom seems to think that no one should die during a first dance song. :rolleyes: Go figure.... We really like Dave Matthews and are going to look into what he has for slower song that no one dies in. I would say go with a person or group that you like... whether they are mainstream or not. My father/daughter dance may be to a Rosmary Clooney song and the party dance maybe "Moonlight serenade" by Glen Miller. Otherwise, we will probably find a Harry Connick Jr. song for our first dance....
PuertoRicanPrincess
05-24-2004, 07:19 PM
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Hi, my fiance and I are using "You make me feel brand new" by stylistics. Although we are a young couple, we have old souls, and this is a beautiful song. Hope it helps! Please let me know what you choose.. :p
cornhuskercat
06-05-2004, 02:37 AM
Puerto: Oh AWESOME first song! LOVED it back when I was in jr high (sitting here humming it now...) :D
I agree that "Ribbon In The Sky" by Stevie Wonder is a gorgeous song, too...
JLKJJLJR6520
06-10-2004, 05:34 PM
This may be used too often for you (though not among the younger generation lately), but if my husband and I had danced at the reception then our first song would have been Nat King Cole's Unforgettable.
THe version by Natalie and her father is very appropriate
jen53182
06-12-2004, 02:32 PM
All of your songs are really great ones to choose from. My fiance and I are going to use " It's Your Love" by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill. It's used a lot I have heard but we think it's the perfect song to describe our love for each other. If you are having trouble finding a song, just go to about any wedding site on the internet and they have song lists that you can look through for any song you need for the wedding :)
Trinna21
06-14-2004, 04:17 PM
We really like Dave Matthews and are going to look into what he has for slower song....
I am a huge DMB fan and I am going to play a song off of Dave Matthew's solo album "Some Devil" called "Oh" at my reception. You should check it out and let me know what you think. :)
LeiaHan
06-15-2004, 01:13 PM
We are going to dance to "When I'm Sixty-Four" by The Beatles.
Bridget
:)
bjmy1975
06-16-2004, 01:28 PM
thanks for the DBM suggestion... however the groom's response was... kinda fast... :rolleyes: I tried a live verison of the Alman Brother's Soul Shine... not a slow dance song... At the rate he's going we will be 64 by the time he picks a song. :D
bride2B04
08-16-2004, 05:13 PM
I am using " At Last" by: Etta James. It is a very beautiful song. Not too many people have heard of it. If you can't find her version you may want to try celine dions. I think it is on her next to last cd (it has a blue front, i cant think of the name of it)
mermaid
08-18-2004, 07:02 PM
The best way to have a song that's not used very often is to look at the older songs.
My sister and her husband danced to "What A Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong.
porcelina37
08-20-2004, 09:36 AM
we're using "today" by the smashing pumpkins...we had run through a lot of songs (the cure's love song, just like heaven, NIN's we're in this together now, digger's geek love) and this we picked because it's the only pseudo-danceable one we could come up with that actually worked for us.
Twinkle*Eyes
08-22-2004, 10:36 PM
We've chosen "Heaven" by DJ Sammy (originally by Bryan Adams). We're using the slow version, not the techno one. FH actually chose that song, and I love it! I get all teary-eyed every time I hear it :p
Mary-Beth
09-06-2004, 05:24 PM
We're using Angel of Mine by Monica. It has been "our song" since we started dating. Another song that we will use for dance is Godsend by DC Talk...
Hawaiian Bride
09-06-2004, 08:30 PM
We're using Angel of Mine by Monica. It has been "our song" since we started dating. Another song that we will use for dance is Godsend by DC Talk...
That's also our song too (Angel of Mine). But we wanted to do another song for our first dance. All these newer songs keep coming up that just make us think of each other. It's such a fun time just sitting together or being seperate and then telling each other "I was thinking of you today...". I never heard of Godsend though, I'll have to look for it.
RedStiletto
09-09-2004, 05:29 PM
My first dance song is by an up and coming artist... his name is Oliver James and the song is called "The Greatest Story Ever Told". My two best friends, who are also my band mates, are going to perform it for us at my wedding.
Red
bjmy1975
09-21-2004, 09:40 PM
Currently, "Through the eyes of Love (Theme from Ice Castles)" is winning with my groom. It's by Melissa Manchester. It's not so bad. And it's so old now that no one really uses it anymore.
HeatherLee
09-22-2004, 11:19 AM
http://www.wedalert.com/songs/firstdance/index.asp This site has a lot of songs that I never even thought of until I went there.
Anything by Shania Twain is WAY overused.
chelleann80
09-30-2004, 08:05 AM
We are dancing to Forever's as Far As I'll go by Alabama. I love Alabama so we decided this would be the perfect song for us. Good luck picking a song.
Krista
09-30-2004, 07:59 PM
Hello everyone! I am new to this forum and would like some help in finding a first dance song. We want something that is not used very often...any ideas??? Thanks!
My fiance and I have not totally decided yet on our first dance song yet but I agree with the Kelly Clarkson song. It is gorgeous!!! I also like the Clay Aiken song This is the Night. I fell in love with that song when I was dancing with my fiance at his company Christmas party.
aschrader04
11-05-2004, 12:13 PM
we used, All My Life by K-Ci and Jo-Jo. You can view a lot of first dance songs, and ideas at www.ultimatewedding.com
loveatfirstphp
11-10-2004, 06:10 PM
Our song was Amazed. My finace and I met in highschool and everytime we went to a dance the first song they would play that we danced to, everytime, was Amazed. So we adopted it as our song. I know a lot of people use this song. But we are using it because it is special to us.
Kelly1Mickey
11-13-2004, 11:02 AM
We've chosen "Heaven" by DJ Sammy (originally by Bryan Adams). We're using the slow version, not the techno one. FH actually chose that song, and I love it! I get all teary-eyed every time I hear it :p
My fiancee also chose "Heaven", but it is a version by Yalou (or something like that). It is also slow with only a piano and string instruments behind her voice.
iviissbrandi
11-13-2004, 08:02 PM
kelly1mickey we have the same song...lol! I do adore the slow one!
music01
11-17-2004, 01:05 PM
As seen and heard on the Food Network's Paula Deen Wedding Special..."Here" performed by Meghan Shanley is now available to brides nationwide on Itunes. After the song was performed especially for Paula at her reception, there was such a demand for the song that it was made available to the public on Itunes.com. It can be downloaded for just .99 and it is the most absolutely perfect song for a couple's first dance. Some brides have already started using it this year! For more info on the artist or complete downloading steps go to www.meghanshanley.com
Happy wedding day to all you brides!!
SCBride2005
11-29-2004, 07:55 PM
My fiance and I are using 'our' song by lonestar "I'm Already There" When we first started seeing each other he was away at boot camp and he wrote me this long flowing letter saying that If i wanted to know how he felt that i should listen to "I'm already there" and "In Carrying your Love with me". Well I'm already there stuck more then the other one and it became our song
SOM Z28
12-01-2004, 02:08 PM
A couple I was considering 'I Melt' or 'Feels Like Today' by Rascall Flatts or maybe 'How Forever Feels' by Kenny Chesney. I know they're country songs, but they're great songs. I've got a list a mile long if anyone needs any suggestions.
reecey
12-01-2004, 05:29 PM
A couple I was considering 'I Melt' or 'Feels Like Today' by Rascall Flatts or maybe 'How Forever Feels' by Kenny Chesney. I know they're country songs, but they're great songs. I've got a list a mile long if anyone needs any suggestions.
Our song has a great history for us - its actually the first song we ever danced to together - and that was as friends - its sung by a local band - and they're friends of mine - My friend Bryan, the singer is going to sing the song for us - We're also having our rings engraved with words from the song -one of the lines from the song is "You're my friend, my lover, you're my strength and my pride"
So we're having my friend my lover on one ring and my strength my pride on the other. The song is very special to us :)
Jennifer Donovan
12-03-2004, 10:27 AM
Hello everyone! I am new to this forum and would like some help in finding a first dance song. We want something that is not used very often...any ideas??? Thanks!
I just got married in October and we danced to When You Say You Love Me by Josh Groban. We loved it.
Well, I was just going over some of the music for the wedding and my FH and I will dance to Tracy Byrd's The Keeper of the Stars for our first dance. It has a lot of meaning because we had meet and then did not see each other for over a year. We then meet again at the same place we meet the first time and here we are now getting married. I guess it was meant to be!!
Kelly1Mickey
12-07-2004, 09:11 AM
My FH and I changed the song for our first dance. It was Heaven by Yanou, but we changed it to Fly Me to the Moon By Frank Sinatra.
myac99
01-16-2005, 04:11 PM
I would check out the song Another You Another Me....by Brady Seals...It is a wonderful song.......
mary-kathy
01-18-2005, 10:35 PM
Okay as far as songs go I really don't like sappy romantic songs. Some of them just make my stomach churn. However, you have to take into account that I listen to mostly punk, Jazz, old rock and old country. Alot of the newer stuff that comes out just plain hurts my ears. Our first Song will Be
"Girl with Gardenias in Her Hair" By Marty Robbins. I love that song and it is a tango so yeah. DOn't forget that you don't have to go with "Traditional" music. Just remember HAVE FUN with whatever you pick. Mary :)
Yvette
01-29-2005, 10:26 PM
My FH suggested "We've only just begun" by the carpenters but I love "I swear" by All-4-One. He also liked it once he heard it. I think I will use his for after we are marry and we are walking out of the ceremony. Do you have a mother-son dance? check out "A song For my Son on His wedding Day" by Mkki Viereck... It's great.
Yvette
rita02445
02-03-2005, 03:31 PM
I just read through all these posts and am totally overwhelmed with all the choices!!! Thing is I loved the song my cousin used at her wedding and my fiance likes it too -- "Change for the Better" by Eric Colville. It's kind of bluesy and says everything I want it to say--perfect for a slow/sexy dance. Problem is I don't think many people have heard of it.....maybe it's better to go with something more familiar??
reecey
02-03-2005, 05:37 PM
I just read through all these posts and am totally overwhelmed with all the choices!!! Thing is I loved the song my cousin used at her wedding and my fiance likes it too -- "Change for the Better" by Eric Colville. It's kind of bluesy and says everything I want it to say--perfect for a slow/sexy dance. Problem is I don't think many people have heard of it.....maybe it's better to go with something more familiar??
Go with what touches your heart! Don't do something for familiarity - do it because its you. The song I chose is by a local blues band I'm friends with - I don't care who's heard it before - they're going to hear it when we dance to it!!! :)
2Sulli5606
02-07-2005, 10:22 PM
Were doing our first dance to "Just the Way You Are" by Billy Joel. Cuz of course he's the man LOL!
armitage
02-08-2005, 07:55 PM
Well my fiance and I decided on KC & Jojo "All My Life" because when we first started dating in 1998 it was played almost everytime we went out. I have also decided on Bob Carlisle's "Butterfly Kisses" for my Father & Bride dance, the first time I heard this song was while I was on a date with my fiance and I said to him if I ever get married this will be the song I dance with my father.
However, I was wondering if anyone has good ideas for songs for when the Bride & Groom leave the church???
:confused:
esp1087
02-09-2005, 08:29 AM
My fiance chose our song... It is "Open Arms" by Journey. I also plan on dancing with my father to "Butterfly Kisses".
My fiance and I are having a bagpiper (he is half Scottish), so we'll be leaving behind him while he plays....
armitage:
You can play the wedding march again when you leave. I am sure there are many other songs too. You could also leave to your song.
Hope that helps a little...
Elizabeth
starburst
03-01-2005, 11:02 PM
My FH suggested "We've only just begun" by the carpenters but I love "I swear" by All-4-One. He also liked it once he heard it. I think I will use his for after we are marry and we are walking out of the ceremony. Do you have a mother-son dance? check out "A song For my Son on His wedding Day" by Mkki Viereck... It's great.
Yvette
We are planning on using I Swear for our first Dance as well and using We've only just began when we walk out of our ceremony. I'm happy to see that someone else has the same ideas as we do.
Estatic in Arkansas
03-02-2005, 07:07 PM
The song that my fiance and I decided on for the Brides procession is "Feels like Home" by Chantal Kreviazuk , I know its not a widely used song but its beautiful. So this is my suggestion..lol
Estatic in Arkansas
Bill & Tina
April 29th, 2006
sandstar
03-03-2005, 04:53 PM
My fiance and I have chosen Metallicas "Nothing Else Matters".
nadia
04-04-2005, 01:14 AM
We're still deciding, but this one is sticking out to me...
"Come What May" Nicole Kidman & Ewan McGregor (Moulin Rouge soundtrack)
However, you ladies can feel free to IM me or email me for suggestions. I have an MP3 collection spanning over a mulititude of genres and I'm a music master overall (I refuse to be modest!!). So I don't mind taking a bit of time out of my planning to help others out with their music lists!
Hello everyone! I am new to this forum and would like some help in finding a first dance song. We want something that is not used very often...any ideas??? Thanks!
We've decided we wanted to go with something not so common, but heard of. I selected "Just you and I" For the life of me, at this moment I forget who sang it, but it's a duet. I was initially thinking of At last, by Etta James, then heard Celine Dion's version and loved it better, however, I wanted a duet. There are so many to choose from. :)
We've decided we wanted to go with something not so common, but heard of. I selected "Just you and I" For the life of me, at this moment I forget who sang it, but it's a duet. I was initially thinking of At last, by Etta James, then heard Celine Dion's version and loved it better, however, I wanted a duet. There are so many to choose from. :)
"Just You and I" is sang by the duo of Eddie Rabbit and Crystal Gayle. It's funny you mentioned this song because it is also on our list of songs to be played at the reception.
MauiGirl
04-05-2005, 09:03 AM
We haven't completely decided on our song but my FH dedicated "secret Smile" to me when we first started dating so I would like to have that as our song. It's by... wow I completely went blank! I have the CD in my car and I listen to it everyday but my mind went blank. They also sing "Closing time," Hey that sounds like a good song for the exit; maybe we'll have "Closing Time" playing when we leave the building. :D
We haven't completely decided on our song but my FH dedicated "secret Smile" to me when we first started dating so I would like to have that as our song. It's by... wow I completely went blank! I have the CD in my car and I listen to it everyday but my mind went blank. They also sing "Closing time," Hey that sounds like a good song for the exit; maybe we'll have "Closing Time" playing when we leave the building. :D
Would that be Semisonic?
MauiGirl
04-06-2005, 03:46 PM
Would that be Semisonic?
That's it!!!! your right!!!! yeahhhh :D Thank you.
MommaBird
04-13-2005, 09:25 PM
We're going to dance to Keith Urban's new song "Making Memories of Us". Someone said "I don't think someone should die in the song". So right. In this song, there's a line, "I wanna die in your arms, baby..." Every time I hear it, and think about dancing to it, I cry. It fits like the perfect dress!
reecey
04-14-2005, 06:52 AM
We're going to dance to Keith Urban's new song "Making Memories of Us". Someone said "I don't think someone should die in the song". So right. In this song, there's a line, "I wanna die in your arms, baby..." Every time I hear it, and think about dancing to it, I cry. It fits like the perfect dress!
No one dies in that song! Its a song about living out your lives together until you die - you know, that whole death do us part thing that you will have said earlier in the day :) You're absolutely right - its a beautiful song and I was watching the CMT awards last night and when he sang it I must say I got a little teary eyed :) I think we're going to use it as our last dance of the night together :)
SarahK
04-30-2005, 09:24 PM
No one dies in that song! Its a song about living out your lives together until you die - you know, that whole death do us part thing that you will have said earlier in the day :) You're absolutely right - its a beautiful song and I was watching the CMT awards last night and when he sang it I must say I got a little teary eyed :) I think we're going to use it as our last dance of the night together :)
I can see its been a few days since anyone replied to this, but I wanted to throw in my 2 cents anyway-
I plan on using God Bless the Broken Road by Rascal Flatts, but if you're looking for an old standard, let me suggest Night and Day by Frank Sinatra.
Also, I mentioned this in another post, but let me say, ultimatewedding.com's music page has helped me a ton with brainstorming for wedding music for all aspects of the wedding and reception.
lilone
05-05-2005, 01:48 PM
My fiance and I have chosen Metallicas "Nothing Else Matters".
I thought we were the only ones who would ever think of using that as our first song. what made you decide to use it? we chose it because it says so much about us as a couple if you actually pay attention to the words. and we are both HUGE Metallica fans so that helps too. nice choice