30 Classic First Dance Songs
You can't go wrong with one of these romantic, foolproof first-dance songs for your wedding
19 March 2016
We've collected together some of the best and most classicly romantic first-dance songs for your big day...
From tried and true oldies like Etta James's At Last, to more contemporary hits that have swept romance across the world in just a short time.
We hope our list helps as the perfect starting point for your first-dance song search! Enjoy!
1. "Amazed," Lonestar
Romantic lyrics: "I don't know how you do what you do/I'm so in love with you/It just keeps getting better"
2. "A Thousand Years," Christina Perri (from Twilight: Breaking Dawn)
Romantic lyrics: "Darling, don't be afraid/I have loved you/For a thousand years/I'll love you for a thousand more"
3. "At Last," Etta James
Romantic lyrics: "And here we are in heaven/for you are mine/at last"
4. "Can't Help Falling In Love," Elvis Presley
Romantic lyrics: "Like a river flows surely to the sea/Darling so it goes/some things are meant to be"
5. "Here and Now," Luther Vandross
Romantic lyrics: "When I look in your eyes, there I'll see/All that a love should really be/And I need you more and more each day"
6. "All of Me," John Legend
Romantic lyrics: "You're my end and my beginning/Even when I lose I'm winning/'Cause I give you all of me/And you give me all of you, oh oh"
7. "Wonderful Tonight," Eric Clapton
Romantic lyrics: "I feel wonderful because I see/The love light in your eyes/And the wonder of it all/Is that you just don't realise how much I love you"
8. "The Way You Look Tonight," Frank Sinatra
Romantic lyrics: "There is nothing for me but to love you/And the way you look tonight"
9. "Let's Stay Together," Al Green
Romantic lyrics: "Let's, let's stay together/loving you whether, whether/times are good or bad, happy or sad/and if you mess with me, you can't set me free"
10. "It Had to Be You," Harry Connick Jr.
Romantic lyrics: "And it had to be you, it just had to be you/It had to be you"
11. "Just the Way You Are," Billy Joel
Romantic lyrics: "I said I love you and that's forever/And this I promise from my heart/I couldn't love you any better/I love you just the way you are"
12. "Make You Feel My Love," Adele
Romantic lyrics: "Nothing that I wouldn't do/Go to the ends of the Earth for you/To make you feel my love"
13. "Sparks," Coldplay
Romantic lyrics: "But I promise you this/I'll always look out for you/That's what I'll do"
14. "The Best Is Yet to Come," Frank Sinatra
Romantic lyrics: "Come the day you're mine/I'm gonna teach you to fly/We've only tasted the wine/We're gonna drain the cup dry"
15. "We've Only Just Begun," The Carpenters
Romantic lyrics: "And when the evening comes we smile,/So much life ahead/We'll find a place where there's room to grow/And yes, we've just begun"
16. "Wild Horses," The Rolling Stones
Romantic lyrics: "No sweeping exits or offstage lines/Could make me feel bitter or treat you unkind/Wild horses couldn't drag me away"
17. "Wonderwall," Oasis
Romantic lyrics: "I said maybe/You're gonna be the one that saves me/And after all/You're my wonderwall"
18. "Your Song," Elton John
Romantic lyrics: "I hope you don't mind that I put down in words/How wonderful life is while you're in the world"
19. "Iris," Goo Goo Dolls
Romantic lyrics: "You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be"
20. "Marry You," Bruno Mars
Romantic lyrics: "Cause it's a beautiful night/we're looking for something dumb to do/hey baby/I think I wanna marry you"
21. "Can't Take My Eyes Off You," Andy Williams
Romantic lyrics: "I love you baby/And if it's quite all right/I need you baby/To warm the lonely nights/I love you baby/Trust in me when I say"
22. "For Once In My Life", Stevie Wonder
Romantic lyrics: "For once in my life I have someone who needs me/Someone I've needed so long"
23. "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You," Van Morrison
Romantic lyrics: "There's a love that's divine/And it's yours and it's minel ike the sun/and at the end of the day/we should give thanks and pray/to the one, to the one"
24. "How Long Will I Love You," Ellie Goulding
Romantic lyrics: "How long will I love you? As long as stars are above you/And longer, If I may"
25. "Everlong," Foo Fighters
Romantic lyrics: "The only thing I'll ever ask of you/You've got to promise not to stop when I say when"
26. "Bonfire Heart," James Blunt
Romantic lyrics: "Days like these lead to.../Nights like this lead to/Love like ours/You light the spark in my bonfire heart"
27. "Kissin You," Des'ree
Romantic lyrics: "Pride can stand/A thousand trials/The strong will never fall/But watching stars without you/My soul cried"
28. "Moon River," Andy Williams
Romantic lyrics: "Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker/Wherever you're going, I'm going your way"
29. "Truly, Madly, Deeply," Savage Green
Romantic lyrics: "I want to stand with you on a mountain/I want to bathe with you in the sea/I want to live like this forever/Until the sky falls down on me"
30. "Love You Till The End," The Pogues
Romantic lyrics: "I'm lost for words don't tell me/All I can say/I love you 'till the end"
