Of the many details you’ll have to decide when planning your special day, choosing your first dance song is one of the most important. Selecting a song that’s both meaningful and timeless is essential to choosing a tune that you enjoy now and for years to come when you think back on your big day. 

If you’re wondering “What are the most popular first dance wedding songs?” and you’re not sure what song is the one for you, read on to see the 27 most popular wedding first dance songs so you can find one that feels just right!

1. “Thinking Out Loud” by Ed Sheeran

Lyrics you’ll love: “And darling I will be loving you ’til we’re 70 / And baby my heart could still fall as hard at 23”

2. “Can’t Help Falling in Love” by Haley Reinhart (originally Elvis Presley)

Lyrics you’ll love: “Take my hand / Take my whole life, too / For I can’t help / Falling in love with you”

3. “At Last” by Etta James

Lyrics you’ll love: “At last / My love has come along / My lonely days are over / And life is like a song”

4. “Perfect” by Ed Sheehan

Lyrics you’ll love: “Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms / Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song / When I saw you in that dress, looking so beautiful / I don’t deserve this, darling, you look perfect tonight”

5. “All of Me” by John Legend

Lyrics you’ll love: “’Cause all of me / Loves all of you / Love your curves and all your edges / All your perfect imperfections”

6. “Lover,” by Taylor Swift

Lyrics you’ll love: “With every guitar string scar on my hand / I take this magnetic force of a man to be my lover / My heart’s been borrowed and yours has been blue / All’s well that ends well to end up with you”

7. “Thank God,” by Kane Brown and Katelyn Brown

Lyrics you’ll love: “So thank God I get to wake up by your side / And thank God your hand fits perfectly in mine / And thank God you loved me when you didn’t have to / But you did and you do and He knew / Thank God for giving me you”

8. “You,” by Dan + Shay

Lyrics you’ll love: “I got you, ooh, ooh (You, you, and only you) / For the rest of my days / In the sun of Sunday morning / Or the pouring rain (Pouring rain) / I got you, ooh, ooh (You, you, and only you) / For the rest of my life (My life)”

9. “Amazed” by Lonestar

Lyrics you’ll love: “Every time our eyes meet / This feelin’ inside me / Is almost more than I can take / Baby when you touch me / I can feel how much you love me / And it just blows me away”

10. “Marry Me” by Train

Lyrics you’ll love: “Together can never be close enough for me / To feel like I am close enough to you / You wear white, and I’ll wear out the words I love you”

11. “A Thousand Years” by Christina Perri

Lyrics you’ll love: “I have died every day waiting for you / Darling, don’t be afraid / I have loved you for a thousand years / I’ll love you for a thousand more”

12. “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” by Aerosmith

Lyrics you’ll love: “Don’t wanna close my eyes / I don’t wanna to fall asleep / ‘Cause I’d miss you baby / And I don’t wanna miss a thing”

13. “The Way You Look Tonight” by Frank Sinatra

Lyrics you’ll love: “Yes you’re lovely, with your smile so warm / And your cheeks so soft / There is nothing for me but to love you / And the way you look tonight.”

14. “Wonderful Tonight” by Eric Clapton

Lyrics you’ll love: “I feel wonderful because I see / The love light in your eyes / And the wonder of it all / Is that you just don’t realize how much I love you”

15. “Come Away With Me” by Norah Jones

Lyrics you’ll love: “Come away with me and we’ll kiss / On a mountaintop / Come away with me / And I’ll never stop loving you”

16. “Make You Feel My Love” by Adele (originally by Bob Dylan)

Lyrics you’ll love: “I could make you happy, make your dreams come true / Nothing that I wouldn’t do / Go to the ends of the Earth for you / To make you feel my love”

17. “Everything” by Michael Bublé

Lyrics you’ll love: “And in this crazy life, and through these crazy times / It’s you, it’s you, you make me sing / You’re every line, you’re every word, you’re everything”

18. “I’m Yours” by Jason Mraz

Lyrics you’ll love: “So I won’t hesitate no more, no more / It cannot wait, I’m sure / There’s no need to complicate / Our time is short / This is our fate, I’m yours”

19. “L-O-V-E” by Nat King Cole

Lyrics you’ll love: “Love is all that I can give to you / Love is more than just a game for two / Two in love can make it, take my heart and please don’t break it / Love was made for me and you”

20. “Endless Love” by Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

Lyrics you’ll love: “’Cause you / You mean the world to me (oh) / I know, I know / I’ve found, I’ve found in you / My endless love”

21. “How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)” by James Taylor

Lyrics you’ll love: “How sweet it is to be loved by you / Feels so fine / How sweet it is to be loved by you”

22. “I Choose You” by Sara Bareilles

Lyrics you’ll love: “But then you found me and everything changed / And I believe in something again / My whole heart will be yours forever / This is a beautiful start to a lifelong love letter”

23. “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” by Frankie Valli

Lyrics you’ll love: “You’re just too good to be true / Can’t take my eyes off of you / You’d be like Heaven to touch / I wanna hold you so much / At long last, love has arrived”

24. “From This Moment On” by Shania Twain

Lyrics you’ll love: “I give my hand to you with all my heart / I can’t wait to live my life with you / I can’t wait to start / You and I will never be apart” 

25. “God Gave Me You” by Blake Shelton

Lyrics you’ll love: “’Cause God gave me you for the ups and downs / God gave me you for the days of doubt / And for when I think I lost my way / There are no words here left to say, it’s true / God gave me you”

26. “Bless the Broken Road” by Rascal Flatts

Lyrics you’ll love: “Others who broke my heart, they were like Northern stars / Pointing me on my way into your loving arms / This much I know is true / That God blessed the broken road / That led me straight to you”

27. “A Moment Like This” by Kelly Clarkson

Lyrics you’ll love: “A moment like this, some people wait a lifetime for a moment like this / Some people search forever for that one special kiss / Oh, I can’t believe it’s happening to me / Some people wait a lifetime for a moment like this”