A couple I'm gonna be doing a wedding for in a few months time came to check me out at a gig I was doing on saturday. One of the things they were asking me is suggestions for their 1st dance as they can't decide what to have, so I told them a few that I'd been asked for recently, such as
Paul Weller- You do something to me,
Van Morrison-Have I told you lately
Lonestar-Amazed
Intro-Ribbon in the sky
Elvis P-Can't help falling in love
Nat King Cole-Let there be love
Frankie Valli-Can't take my eyes off you
Barry White-Just the way you are
Robbie W-Angels

It got me thinking, between all the experienced dj's on here we could probably come up with quite a list of good first dance records, which would come in handy for the new dj's just starting out.
Anyone wanna add to the list?

well my slogan is your night, your music, so with some background contact with the bride in advance you normally end up with a song that means something to the happy couple.

shania twain- your the one works good

and check out her new single always and forever, its going to be a great "your song" for a first dance.

on a personal note, i have been informed by my better half when we get married the first song will be daniel bedingfield- if your not the one.

Old standards like Heatwave - Always and Forever, or Endless Love - Lionel Richie and Diana Ross

A couple of ideas -

Celine Dion - Because You Loved Me
Savage Garden - Truly Madly Deeply
Ronan Keating - If Tomorrow Never Comes
Julio Inglesias - Hero.

Cris

Well I guess that D.I.V.O.R.C.E. by Dolly Parts-on is a no-no

I had one couple specify that they wanted the first 20 seconds of the reprise to "Love is a many a splendid thing" (The music from "Grease" when they're on the beach at the beginning...)

At 20 seconds, they wanted it cut to...Ma na ma na from the muppets.....They had a full ragtime style dance routine worked out for it... Darn! it wouldnt mix into anything.... well except Mambo #5...

Paris - I Choose You

Here is the top first dances (upto last November)

Van Morrison Have I Told You Lately
Robbie Williams Angels
Paul Weller You Do Something To Me
Celine Dion My Heart Will Go On
Whitney Houston I Will Always Love You
Eric Clapton Wonderful Tonight
Savage Garden Truly, Madly, Deeply
Shania Twain From This Moment
Ronan Keating When You Say Nothing At All
Bryan Adams Everything I Do, I Do For You
Wet Wet Wet Love Is All Around
Bon Jovi Always
Louis Armstrong We Have All The Time In The World
Celine Dion Because You Loved Me
Commodores Three Times A Lady
F. G. T. H. The Power Of Love
Le Ann Rimes How Do I Live
Louis Armstrong What A Wonderful World
Phyliss Nelson Move Closer
Will Young Evergreen
Boyzone No Matter What
Bryan Adams I'll Always Be There
Madness It Must Be Love
Simply Red The Air That You Breathe
Dido Here With You
Elvis Presley Can't Help Falling In Love
Lionel Ritchie Truly
Lonestar Amazed
Lou Reed Perfect Day
Phil Collins Against All Odds
R. Flack/P. Bryson To-night I Celebrate My Love For You
Spandau Ballet TRUE
Temptations Just My Imagination
Various Artistes Perfect Day
Westlife Flying Without Wings
Abba Dancing Queen
Al Green Lets Stay Together
Alison Moyet That Ole Devil Called Love
Andy Williams Can't Help Falling In Love
Backstreet Boys As Long As You Love Me
Barbra Streisand If You Ever Leave Me
Beatles Love Me Do
Beautiful South Dream A Little Dream
Bee Gees How Deep Is Your Love
Berlin Take My Breathe Away
Bette Midler Wind Beneath My Wings
B. Medley & J. Warnes I Had The Time Of My Life
Blood, Sweat & Tears You Make Me So Very Happy
Bryan Adams Heaven
Burt Bacharach What The World Needs Now
Carly Simon Nobody Does It Better
Carpenters We've Only Just Begun
Celine Dion The Power Of Love
Chris Be Burgh Lady In Red
Chris De Burgh Missing You
Commodores Sail On
Cyndi Lauper Time After Time
Damage Wonderful Tonight
D. Ross & L. Richie Endless Love
Dido Thank You
Dr Hook Years From Now
Dusty Springfield The Look Of Love
Elton John Can You Feel The Love Tonight
Eternal Angel Of Mine
Extreme More Than Words
Fleetwood Mac Need Your Love So Bad
Foreigner Waiting For A Girl Like You
Gabrielle A Little More Time
G. Micheal / M. J Blige As
Go West The Sun & The Moon
Harry Connick Jr It Had To Be You
Jennifer Rush Power Of Love
John Lennon Woman
J Holland & Jamiroquai I'm In The Mood For Love
K. McCall & The Pogues Fairytale Of New York
Lionel Ritchie Hello
Luther Van Dross Never Too Much
Luther Van Dross So Amazing
Martine McCutcheon Perfect Moment
Mary J Blige Everything
Michael Jackson I Just Can't Stop Loving You
Mike & The Mechanics The Living Years
Neil Diamond Marry Me
Nina Simone My Baby Just Cares For Me
Paul Carrack The Only One
Pete Cetra The Glory Of Love
Phil Collins Groovy Kinda Love
Phil Collins This Must Be Love
R.E.M. Strange Currencies
Real Thing You To Me Are Everything
Savage Garden I Knew I Loved You
Shaggy Angel
Shania Twain You're The One
Simply Red If You Don't Know Me By Now
Simply Red Say You Love Me
Stevie Wonder I Just Called To Say I Love You
Take That Back For Good
The Hollies The Air That I Breathe
Tina Turner The Best
Toni Braxton Un-Break My Heart
Toploader Dancing In The Moonlight
U2 With Or Without You

For the first song its always best to ask the coupel what they want, if possible as them both individually, as one may be dissapointed, play one then go into the other if they come up with differing tracks, its always best to ask what they want for the last track of the night too and if they have a special song.

We have had a few surprises as to the first dance.

Remember its THEIR day, play what they ask for!!!!