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Mother Groom Wedding Songs

The first dance at your wedding reception will be one of the most memorable moments of your entire wedding reception experience. Choosing a song for your first dance can be challenging.

One of the first considerations to choosing a first dance song is to discuss if there are any songs that have special meaning or value, it’s those types of songs that will make a great first dance. If not, sit down and discuss songs that convey the way you feel about the other, or feelings that you want to share.

Narrow your list, consult with family members, friends, and most importantly, your DJ for additional ideas. There is no right or wrong song. Choose the one that fits the best for both of you.

Grow Old With You- Adam Sandler

Everything- Michael Buble

True Companion- Marc Cohn

Better Together- Jack Johnson

I Can Love You Like That- John Michael Montgomery

A Wink And A Smile- Harry Connick Jr.

All My Life- K-ci and Jojo

Always- Atlantic Starr

Always And Forever- Heatwave

True Companion- Marc Cohn

Grow Old With Me- Adam Sandler

When You Say Nothing At All- Allison Kraus

At Last- Etta james

Can You Feel The Love Tonight- Elton John

Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You- Frankie Valli

Come Away With Me- Norah Jones

Could I Have This Dance- Anne Murrary

Endless Love- Diana Ross / Lionel Richie

Faithfully- Journey

First Time Ever I Saw Your Face- .Roberta Flack

Fly Me To The Moon- Frank Sinatra

From This Moment On- Shania Twain

Glory Of Love- Peter Cetera

A Groovy Kind Of Love- Mindbenders/Phil Collins

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Wedding Dances?

I need help with choosing my wedding reception music!
We like mainly country music.

I need a good waltz for the Father of the Bride dance.
Butterfly kisses is over played, and I want a different song than the one at my sister’s wedding. I was thinking of “I loved her first”, and unless I find a better one this will be my choice.

I also need a good Mother/Groom song.

I was also going to have a dance for just the parents and grand parents of the bride and groom…. Do you know of any good songs for that?

Positive and constructive answers only please.

Thanks!

Bride/Groom Dance
You’re Still You by Josh Groban
When You Say You Love Me by Josh Groban
You’re the Only Place – Josh Groban
For Always – Josh Groban and Lara Fabian
The Prayer – Josh Groban and Charlotte Church
So She Dances – Josh Groban
I Knew I Loved You – Savage Garden
Truly, Madly, Deeply – Savage Garden
If You’re Not the One – Daniel Bedingfield
Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Michael Buble
I’m Your Man – Michael Buble
Save the Last Dance for Me – Michael Buble
The Way You Look Tonight – Michael Buble (or Frank Sinatra)

Daughter/Father Dance (or Mother/Son Dance)

You Raise Me Up by Josh Groban
Close To You by The Carpenters
I’ll Stand By You by The Pretenders
Unforgettable by Nat King Cole (or the duet with Natalie Cole)
What A Difference You Made In My Life by Ronnie Milsap
I Wish You Love by Natalie Cole

If you want to listen to any of these songs, you should be able to find them on YouTube.com

A Mother’s Song- Perfect new mother/son wedding dance song. Special wedding reception dance music.

Common Format Of A Wedding Reception

The following list is a common chain of events at a wedding reception.  There is also a brief description of each event.

Arrival of guests at hall

Introduction of wedding party

Introduction of bride and groom

Blessing

Meal

Cake Cutting

Toasts

Bride & Groom’s First Dance

Father & Daughter’s Dance

Mother & Groom’s Dance

Special Dances

Bouquet and Garter Toss

Dancing and Fun

Arrival of guests at reception site

Typically, a wedding lasts about 15 minutes. However, some guests do arrive early to the reception. Therefore, be sure all reception to-dos are complete by the start time of the wedding. Also, all wedding vendors should be wearing proper attire for early arriving and late staying guests.  All tables should be set-up including cake table, entertainment’s table, sign-in table, food tables, and tables with chairs for all guests.  If you have a seating arrangement, all seating lists should be at the reception with everyone’s name with where they are sitting.

Introduction of wedding party

This step is not mandatory, but it is nice for everyone to know who the wedding party is as many have not met before your wedding. Create a “Reception Planning Guide” and give this to your master of ceremonies prior to your wedding. This details, among other things, the order of entrance into the reception site with their names and titles. The order of entrance is as follows: parents of the bride, parents of the groom, ushers with bridesmaids, flower girl and ring bearer, special guests, best man, maid/matron of honor, bride and groom.  In addition, review the pronunciations of the wedding party’s names with the master of ceremonies.

Introduction of bride and groom

This is always the last of the introductions. Everyone should stand before the bride and groom enter. In addition, a special song can be arranged with the music entertainment and a special announcement made to punctuate a true grand entrance. Also, inform the master of ceremonies how you would like to be introduced: Mr. and Mrs. Smith or John and Jane Doe.

Blessing

This is another step that is not mandatory, but for the religious couples makes a nice setting. If you invite the person who performed the marriage ceremony to the reception, I would recommend having them conduct the blessing. If they are not able to attend, a parent or family friend is a good idea. Lastly, the master of ceremonies could give the meal blessing. Be sure to communicate with whomever is giving the blessing in advance so they are prepared to give a personal touch.

Meal

It’s time to eat! Bride and Groom should stop and take a moment to eat. This may be your only chance in the day. In addition, it is customary for the bride and groom to start the food line. Most guests know to wait until the bride and groom start the food line. So don’t be late!

Cake Cutting

This is the traditional bride and groom making the first cut on their wedding cake. Then, the bride feeds half of the piece of cake to the groom and the groom feeds the remaining half to the bride.  The cutting of the cake is a ceremony intended to symbolize the caring and sharing for one another.  Forks may be used as they make the image very attractive for the photographer.  Forks may also minimize the possibility of someone being hurt with the more playful squashing that sometimes happens.

Toasts

The toast is when the bride and groom toast each other then interlock arms and drink. Immediately following, the best man and maid/matron of honor make toasts to the bridal couple. Be prepared for other family and friends to follow with their toasts too.

Bride & Groom’s First Dance

The Bride & Groom’s Dance is the first dance between a bride and groom as a married couple. The dance is also commonly known as the “First Dance”. The timing of the bride and groom dance can vary in the evening based on your preferences. The first dance can be done immediately following the grand entrance with the wedding party circling the dance.

Father & Daughter’s Dance

The Father & Daughter’s Dance or the Father Bride Dance is the dance between the father(s) of the bride and the bride. Brides, if you have more than one father in your life, one can tap the other on the shoulder in the middle of the dance so you can dance with both of them. If you do not have a father, a common substitute is a father figure or even your brother would make a very nice gesture.

Mother & Groom’s Dance

The Mother & Groom’s dance is the dance between the mother(s) of the groom and the groom. Grooms, if you have more than one mother in your life, one can tap the other on the shoulder in the middle of the dance so you can dance with both of them. If you do not have a mother, a common substitute is a mother figure or even your sister would make a very nice gesture.

Special Dances

There may be songs in your life that mean dear to your heart. You can ask the music entertainment to play these songs during the night or immediately following the formal dances. An example would be: If someone dear to you passed recently, you may ask the music entertainment to play Angels Among Us by Alabama.

Bouquet and Garter Toss

The traditional tossing of the bouquet is when the bride tosses the bridal bouquet to all single women in attendance.  Immediately following the bouquet tossing, a chair is set in the middle of the dance floor. The chair is for the bride to sit and the groom to remove the bride’s garter from her leg. The traditional tossing of the garter is when the groom tosses the bride’s garter to all the single men in attendance. The people whom catch the garter and bouquet are said to be the next one to marry.

Dancing and Fun

This is what you pay the music entertainment to do – get people to dance and have a good time.  Give the music entertainment music examples and limitations of what type of music you want but don’t give them a list of 100 songs they need to play.

About the Author

About The Author: Matt Campbell is the owner and Webmaster of WeddingMuseum.com, an online wedding planning resource.  WeddingMuseum.com features free wedding websites, wedding planning ideas and tools, local vendor listings, wedding song lists and wedding store.

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