Back when Wendy and I got married, a choreographed wedding dance was not really a thing. The bride and groom just did the high school sway. But even then couples still picked their favorite wedding dance love song, something that spoke to both partners about their relationship. Ours was “You and I” by Eddie Rabbit.
Now, as dance teachers who choreograph and train dozens of couples every year to perform their wedding dance, we’ve been exposed to hundreds of song choices. There have been years where a particular love song seems to dominate, with a large number of couples choosing the same one. One year it seemed as if everyone wanted to dance to Ed Sheeran’s Perfect.
But in general we get exposed to a large number of songs that are beautiful love songs, yet music that we’ve rarely or never heard before. We get surprised by choices that are unusual, ranging from Metallica to classics like the Grand Waltz, a Viennese Waltz that can be quite a challenge for a couple with zero dance experience.
Since we are geographically located in a region with a large south Asian population, we’ve gotten to know some beautiful Punjabi love songs such as Do Gallan (Let’s Talk) and Tujh Mein Rab Dikhta Hai, which apparently comes from a Bollywood motion picture.
Here, in no particular order, are just some of the wedding dance songs we’ve been asked to choreograph to over the past few years. With music like this, and the warmth and joy of working with couples who are deeply in love and having fun, is it any wonder that we love being dance teachers?
- Movement by Hozier
- Perfect (this version by Ed Sheeran with Beyoncé but there have been other versions as well)
- All of Me by John Legend
- Let’s Never Stop Falling in Love by Pink Martini
- Yours (Wedding Edition) by Russell Dickerson
- Always Remember Us This Way by Lady Gaga
- Shut Up and Dance by Walk the Moon
- Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran
- Die a Happy Man by Thomas Rhett
- I Don’t Dance by Lee Brice
- Dancing in the Moonlight by Toploader
- Conversations in the Dark by John Legend
- Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You by Lauryn Hill
- Always in My Head by Coldplay
- From the Ground Up by Dan + Shay
- Grow As We Go by Ben Platt
- I Get to Love You by Ruelle
- I Belong to You by Jacob Lee
- Tenerife Sea by Ed Sheeran
- Better Place by Rachel Platten
- Beautiful Crazy by Luke Combs
- Love Like This by Ben Rector
- I Am Yours by Andy Grammer
- Lucky Sometimes by Pokey LaFarge
- Follow You Follow Me by Genesis
- Strangers in the Night by Frank Sinatra
- Born to Love You by Lanco
- Just the Two of Us by Bill Withers and Grover Washington Jr.
- Fly Me to the Moon by Frank Sinatra
- You & I (Nobody in the World) by John Legend
- Then by Brad Paisley
- Can’t Help Falling in Love by Elvis Presley
- Better Together by Jack Johnson
- You Make Me Feel So Young by Frank Sinatra
- Shape of You by Ed Sheeran
- Rumor by Lee Brice
- Anchor by Skillet
- (I’ve Had) The Time of My Life by Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes (from Dirty Dancing)
- Imagine by Ben Platt
- Happy Together by Gerard Way
- This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) by Natalie Cole
- Say You Won’t Let Go by James Arthur
- Feet Off the Ground by Brent Cobb, Featuring Jade Bird
- Best Part by Daniel Caesar, featuring H.E.R.
- Time in a Bottle by Jim Croce
- So Close by Jon McLaughlin (from Enchanted soundtrack)
- Everybody Loves Somebody by Dean Martin
- Until I Found You by Stephen Sanchez
- At Last by Etta James
- Forever After All by Luke Combs
- Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen
- Lover by Taylor Swift
- Follow You by Imagine Dragons
- If I Ain’t Got You by Alicia Keys, featuring Usher
- You Are the Reason (Duet Version) by Calum Scott & Leona Lewis
- Beautiful in White by Shane Filan
- Can You Feel the Love Tonight by Elton John, from The Lion King soundtrack
- Stargazing by Myles Smith
- Life With You by Kelsey Hart
- Die With a Smile by Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars
- Life is Worth Living by Justin Bieber
- Enchanted (Taylor’s Version) by Taylor Swift
- I’m With You by Vance Joy
- Can’t Take My Eyes Off You by Frankie Valli
- What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong
- Dancin’ Away With My Heart by Lady A
- Lose Control by Teddy Swims
- I’m Still in Love With You by New Edition
- I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing by Aerosmith
Do you have a favorite love song that would make a great wedding dance song? Use the comment field below and let us know!
