First Dance Suggestions
Over the last few years I have had many brides ring me franticly asking about first dance selections, it is sometimes one of the last things before the wedding the bride and groom decide, If you don't have a particular favorite song in mind for your first dance.
Below are a few audio live clips for first dance songs performed by Marcus during this year…
Feel
- Robbie Williams
Let
there be love - Nat King Cole
Heaven
- Bryan Adams
Being
With You - Smokey Robinson
"Endless
Love" sung live by Pauline and Marcus at Nickola & Steve
bogans wedding Nov 05
Here are selection of romantic suggestions that
can be performed live by Marcus Keith
A Million Love Songs - Take That
All I Ask Of You - Michael Crawford
All I Want Is You - U2
All Out Of Love - Air Supply
All The Way - Frank Sinatra
Always - Atlantic Starr
Always And Forever - Luther Vandross, Heatwave
Angels - Robbie Williams
As Time Goes By - from 'Casablanca'
A Whole New World - from 'Aladdin'
Babe - Styx
Beautiful In My Eyes - Joshua Kadison
Can You Feel The Love Tonight - Elton John
Can't Get Enough Of Your Love - Barry White
Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley
Can't Take My Eyes Off You - Frankie Valley or Andy Williams
Embraceable You - Nat King Cole
Endless Love - Luther Vandross
Every Breath You Take - Sting
Every Thing I Do, I Do For You - Bryan Adams
Fly Me To The Moon - Frank Sinatra
From This Moment - Shania Twain and Brian White
Glory Of Love - Peter Cetera
Groovy Kind Of Love - Phil Collin
Have I Told You Lately - Rod Stewart
Heaven - Bryan Adams
Hello - Lionel Richie
Here And Now - Luther Vandross
How Deep Is Your Love - Take That
How Do I Live - Leanne Rimes
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) - James Taylor
I Can't Help Lovin' You - Leo Sayer
I Believe I Can Fly - Roger Kelly
I Belong To You - Lenny Kravitz
I Don't Want To Live Without You - Foreigner
If - Bread
I Finally Found Someone - Barbara Streisand and Bryan Adams
If You Don't Know Me By Now - Simply Red
I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles
I Get A Kick Out Of You - Frank Sinatra
I Just Called To Say I Love You - Stevie Wonder
I Just Can't Stop Loving You - Michael Jackson
I'll Stand By You - The Pretenders
In My Life - The Beatles
I Swear - All 4 One
It Had To Be You - Harry Connick Jr.
It Must Be Love - Madness
I've Been Waiting For A Girl Like You - Foreigner
I Wanna Know What Love Is - Foreigner
Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel
Lady In Red - Chris de Burgh
Let's Stay Together - Al Green
Love Is All Around - Wet Wet Wet
Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley
Lovely Day - Bill Withers
More Than Words - Extreme
Moon River - Breakfast At Tiffany's and Andy Williams
My Eyes Adore You - Frankie Valley and The Four Seasons
My Girl - The Temptations
My Love - Wings
Nobody Does It Better - Carly Simon
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now - Starship
Now And Forever - Richard Marx
On The Wings Of Love - Jeffrey Osborne
Only You - Platters
Our Love Is Here To Stay - Nat King Cole or Frank Sinatra
Perfect Day - Lou Reed
Right Here Waiting For You - Richard Marx
Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye
Solid As A Rock - Ashford and Simpson
She's The One - Robbie Williams
Sometimes When We Touch - Dan Hill
Somewhere - from 'West Side Story'
Stand By Me - Ben E King
Stuck On You - Lionel Richie
Suddenly - Billy Ocean
Take My Breath Away - Berlin
The Best Is Yet To Come - Frank Sinatra
The One - Elton John
These Arms Of Mine - Otis Reading
Three Times A Lady - Lionel Richie
True - Spandau Ballet
True Love Ways - Buddy Holly
Truly - Lionel Richie
Truly Madly Deeply - Savage Garden
Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers
Unforgettable - Nat King Cole
Waiting For A Girl Like You - Foreigner
We Have All The Time In The World- Louis Armstrong
What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
Wind Beneath My Wings
Woman - John Lennon
Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
Words - Boyzone
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - Stevie Wonder
Your Love Is King - Sade
Your Song - Elton John
You're My Best Friend - Queen
You're The Best Thing - Style Council
You're The Inspiration – Chicago
If choosing a song from above for your first dance, you may want Marcus Keith to perform it live or DJ to play.
Five wedding song secrets.....
1. Talk to the officiant:
If your wedding is taking place in a church or synagogue, you will want
to check with the minister or rabbi to see if there are any restrictions
on the choice of wedding music used. In general, it is best to choose a
song for the lighting of the Unity Candle that is relatively slow and traditional
but has a deep personal meaning for the couple.
2. Receptions mean more freedom:
At the reception, you have full rein to choose what you like, but keep in
mind those you would like to honor. For bride/father dance and groom/mother
dance, choose wedding music that is from the parents' era as a tribute to
them. Some families have songs that are special because of there connection
with an annual vacation or family ritual; if so, include this music as well.
So what if your wedding is in October the family song is "Surfin' Safari"?
Go ahead and play it, and invite your brothers and sisters onto the dance
floor with you. It will be a moment talked about fondly for years to come.
3. Find something special for
the parents:
Talk to members of both families and find out what special song the parents
danced to at their own weddings, then make sure the DJ has these CDs or
get the sheet music to your band a few months in advance so they will know
the tunes perfectly at the reception. Nothing will touch your parents more
at your wedding than hearing the wedding music from their own.
4. A friend's solo can be special:
If you have a talented friend, ask him or her to sing a wedding song at
the ceremony or reception. A serenade by someone special adds a personal
touch to the evening and will be a stand-out memory for you and your guests.
If you and your new spouse are the ones with musical ability, think about
singing for your guests. Beginning your new married life with a shared song
will be an unforgettable experience.
5. Bypass trendy for meaningful:
The most important music of the evening at the reception, of course, is
the wedding song that you and your groom will dance to for the first time
as man and wife. This is the song that is "your song." Don't simply
choose the most recent pop song on the charts or the song that everyone
is using this year. Decide on a song that you can dance to, a song that
is lovely, but above all a song that when you hear it ten years from now
you will still remember why the lyrics were so potent on your wedding day
and will stand the test of time.
Wedding songs are one of the elements of the
wedding day remembered most by guests, so be sure to put
your own stamp on the day through your choice of music for both the wedding
and the reception.