Song ideas for Father Daughter/first Dance

Hi Katrina! I love this idea! It could be tricky finding a song that would work for both instances, so do you think it would be possible to do a slight pause after the father-daughter dance to switch to a song for your first dance?

Additionally, you should definitely check out the following WeddingWire articles for more guidance:

- 12 Father-Daughter Dance Songs Your Dad Will Love

- 20 First Dance Songs That Are Modern AND Romantic

- 8 Helpful Tips for Choosing a First Dance Song

Good luck!

FYI -- your DJ can definitely play shortened versions of any "dance" songs you choose, so it doesn't have to be 20 minutes of dances even if you use different songs. With abbreviated versions of your chosen songs, the special dances can easily be 1-2 minutes each. (But, you're right about multiple full-length dance songs.... We went to a wedding like that last year with 4 full-length songs, one after another and it was incredibly awkward to watch for that long.)

I like the idea of combining the dances! I put a few suggestions below that might work for both?

A moment like this – Kelly Clarkson

Because You Loved Me – Celine Dion

I Got You Babe – Sonny & Cher

If there are two separate songs that you like, perhaps your DJ could help transition between them? If not, I don't think a break in the song would be too bad. As a guest looking on, the message would be clear if at the end of the father daughter dance, your papa puts your hand in FH's hand and the second dance begins.

I'm thinking about Stevie Wonder's "Isn't she Lovely" for my father daughter dance. The message is a innocuous but the lyrics are too one-sided to use for the fist dance, imo. I just looked at the weddingwire list of Father-daughter suggestions. “What A Wonderful World” by Louis Armstrong could work for both. It's not directly about familial love or romantic love it's about being over-joyed which applies to both without being creepy at all, lololol.

Our father daughter dance is "God Only Knows" by the Beach Boys. It has a lot of sentimental value for my dad and I as we have both loved the Beach Boys for a long time. We once attended a private beach concert in Waikiki by them (John Stamos played the drums!) and Hawaii has a very special place for my dad and I. My dad ran into Mike Love, who is the lead singer of the BB on an airplane a couple weeks ago, and we will be meeting the band on July 4 at the Capitol where they give a concert. It just seemed meant to be. And the lyrics...."God only knows what I'd be without you"....I mean even typing that makes me emotional. It's an upbeat song but very sentimental, which I love. I would be a mess if we did something like "My Little Girl" by Tim McGraw or anything *really* father-daughter-y because I just love my Dad so much, he has supported me through everything. Someone send me a prayer for that moment on my wedding day because I am already crying, I will be a freakin' mess. Anyhow, for our first dance as a couple, we are going with "Dance Me to the End of Love" by the Civil Wars - it's a unique cover, I love that it's a duet with a male and female, and is easy to sway to. Our real "songs" are Hotel California and Drive By (by Train) and not really first dance material so we had to look elsewhere. I love the romantic tune of our song. Good luck!!!