25 Unique First Dance Song Ideas For Your Wedding

When it comes to wedding planning, you probably already have TONS of inspo to get you through. When you hear love songs on the radio maybe you add them to your list of potential first dance songs for your wedding, but, here comes the tricky part: finding a first dance song that hasn’t been played at every other wedding this year. This might not matter to you, and that’s totally fine; everyone has their own preference for their wedding, and we can’t deny that Ed Sheeran’s, “Thinking Out Loud” gets all of the heart eye emojis flowing. But, for those of you who yearn for a unique first dance song, I have decided to do a little digging for you!

Steve and Gaby’s first dance was so sweet; their whole wedding was perfect. You can see more from their day here.

Let’s first cover the most popular first dance songs that you may or may not want to use.

Top 10 Popular First Dance Songs

1. Ed Sheeran, “Perfect”
2. Ed Sheeran, “Thinking Out Loud”
3. Etta James, “At Last”
4. John Legend, “All of Me”
5. Elvis Presley, “Can’t Help Falling in Love”
6. Christina Perri, “A Thousand Years”
7. Ray LaMontagne, “You Are the Best Thing”
8. Jason Mraz, “I Won’t Give Up”
9. Ellie Goulding, “How Long Will I Love You”
10. Ed Sheeran, “Perfect Duet” (Ed Sheeran & Beyoncé)

Honestly, nothing on that list is short of perfect for a first dance song. But, I am talking to those brides-to-be that are in search of a first dance song that might make everyone pull out their phone and open up their Shazam app. For those of you looking for an individual, unique, and one of a kind first dance song for your wedding, here is our list.

25 Unique First Dance Songs:

1. Jack Johnson, “Better Together”
2. Ben Howard, “Only Love”
3. Corinne Bailey Ray, “Just Like a Star”
4. Frank Sinatra, “The Way You Look Tonight”
5. Alicia Keys, “If I Ain’t Got You”
6. The Veronicas, “Speechless”
7. Van Morrison, “Sweet Thing”
8. Tom Waits, “Little Trip to Heaven”
9. Norah Jones, “Come Away With Me”
10. Harry Connick Jr., “(I Do) Like We Do”
11. Russell Dickerson, “Yours”
12. Amos Lee, “Sweet Pea”
13. Mr. Probz, “Nothing Really Matters”
14. Kane Brown, “Heaven”
15. Taylor Swift, “You Are In Love”
16. Ed Sheeran, “How Would You Feel”
17. Ellie Goulding, “How Long Will I Love You”
18. Camila Cabello, “Never Be The Same”
19. Seth Ennis, “Look At You”
20. Chase Rice, “Eyes On You”
21. Lanco, “Greatest Love Story”
22. John Legend, “So High”
23. Anthony Hamilton, “The Point Of It All”
24. Edwin McCain, “I’ll Be” (Acoustic Version)
25. Jamie Lawson, “Can’t See Straight”

And A Fun Little Bonus

And, as a fun bonus, here’s a little link to the song Husband and I used for our own first dance. It’s not a traditional “love song,” but, for us, it told our story and all the many different events and life experiences that led us to our wedding day, and, even now years later, it still takes me to that moment in his arms spinning around the dance floor while our family and closest friends looked on. And may or may not have made comments about “smoking the place out,” but that is another story for another day. 😉

And a little throwback to Husband’s and my first dance

Wow, I could keep going, but you get the point – there are TONS of fantastic love songs out there that will be perfectly unique for the bride and groom to dance to. Don’t be afraid to use a song that is different, for every couple is different, every love story is different, and you should feel completely empowered to choose whichever song speaks to you and your fiance the best. Some of the songs I listed are older, some are newer, but they are all songs that we thought would express the LOVE between two people. Maybe this list will be the answer to your searching, or maybe it will spark an idea for a song that you haven’t thought of using. Either way, I hope that this list of unpopular first dance songs has helped your wedding planning!