{"id":306,"date":"2011-01-27T23:59:58","date_gmt":"2011-01-27T23:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.themanorrestaurant.com\/blog\/?p=306"},"modified":"2023-01-03T14:43:56","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T19:43:56","slug":"songs-for-the-first-dance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pleasantdale.com\/blog\/songs-for-the-first-dance\/","title":{"rendered":"Songs for the First Dance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When the bride and groom step onto the dance floor for their first dance, the song they choose to dance to is more than just a pretty tune. It\u2019s \u2018Their Song,\u2019 a deeply-meaningful first dance song that reflects their relationship, their joy, their new life together. First dance songs are now being chosen from a list of songs that have played a big part in the bride and groom\u2019s love story, perhaps the first song they ever slow-danced to.<\/p>\n<p>Wedding deejays and wedding bands in our North Jersey region say there is a trend toward perennial favorite first dance songs, and that many wedding couples say they\u2019re choosing their first dance song together as a team. They\u2019re also reporting that the couple is now choosing two special songs for their wedding reception\u2019s spotlight dance moments: one for the First Dance and another for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themanorrestaurant.com\">bride and groom<\/a>\u2019s last spotlight wedding dance of the reception.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the top First Dance Songs that you may wish to consider for your own big moment:<\/p>\n<p>Amazed by\t\t\t\tLonestar<br \/>\nAt Last by\t\t\t\t\tEtta James<br \/>\nBeautiful In My Eyes by\t\t\tJoshua Kadison<br \/>\nBecause You Loved Me by\t\tCeline Dion<br \/>\nBreathe by\t\t\t\tFaith Hill<br \/>\nCan You Feel the Love Tonight by\tElton John<br \/>\nCan\u2019t Help Falling In Love by\t\tElvis Presley<br \/>\nCan\u2019t Take My Eyes Off of You by\tFrankie Valli<br \/>\nCome Away With Me by\t\t\tNorah Jones<br \/>\nEmbraceable You by\t\t\tNat King Cole<br \/>\nEverything I Do (I Do It For You) by\tBryan Adams<br \/>\nFaithfully by\t\t\t\tJourney<br \/>\nFly Me To The Moon by\t\t\tFrank Sinatra<br \/>\nFrom This Moment by\t\t\tShania Twain<br \/>\nGroovy Kind of Love by\t\t\tPhil Collins<br \/>\nHave I Told You Lately by\t\tRod Stewart<br \/>\nHere And Now by\t\t\tLuther Vandross<br \/>\nI Can\u2019t Help Falling In Love by\t\tElvis Presley<br \/>\nI Could Not Ask For More by\t\tSara Evans<br \/>\nI Cross My Heart by\t\t\tGeorge Strait<br \/>\nI Only Have Eyes For You by\t\tFlamingos<br \/>\nI Swear\t\t\t\tJohn by Michael Montgomery<br \/>\nI\u2019ll Be There by\t\t\t\tMichael Jackson<br \/>\nIt Had To Be You by\t\t\tHarry Connick Jr<br \/>\nIt\u2019s Your Love by\t\t\t\tFaith Hill\/Tim McGraw<br \/>\nJust The Way You Are by\t\tBilly Joel<br \/>\nSomeone Like You by\t\t\tVan Morrison<br \/>\nThe Best Is Yet To Come by\t\tFrank Sinatra<br \/>\nThe Way You Look Tonight by\t\tFrank Sinatra<br \/>\nTo Make You Feel My Love by\t\tGarth Brooks<br \/>\nTrue Companion by\t\t\tMarc Cohn<br \/>\nUnforgettable by\t\t\t\tNat King Cole<br \/>\nWedding Song (There is Love) by\tPetula Clark<br \/>\nWhat A Wonderful World by\t\tLouis Armstrong<br \/>\nWhen A Man Loves A Woman by\tPercy Sledge<br \/>\nWhen I Fall In Love by\t\t\tCeline Dion<br \/>\nWhen I Said I Do by\t\t\tClint Black<br \/>\nWonderful Tonight by\t\t\tEric Clapton<\/p>\n<p>Some songs are contemporary, some are classic, some country, but all \u2013 and so many more &#8212; are open to your consideration as the soundtrack for your lovely first dance as husband and wife.<\/p>\n<p>Best,<br \/>\nMichael Mahle, Director of Communications, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pleasantdale.com\/weddings.html\">Pleasantdale Ch\u00e2teau<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When the bride and groom step onto the dance floor for their first dance, the song they choose to dance to is more than just a pretty tune. 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