For the first dance
Thirty songs couples keep choosing, sorted by feeling, with tips on tempo and timing. Or tell us how you met and we write one with your names in the chorus.
Two left feet, and still I fall for you
Tonight
The list
Thirty songs that fill reception floors year after year, grouped by the mood they put in the room. Listen to a group together and notice which one makes you both go quiet.
No. 1Best if you want grandparents singing along and photos that look like a film still.
No. 2Best if you want the song half the room already knows by heart.
No. 3Best if it is a barn, a backyard or anywhere the boots stay on.
No. 4Best if you like a little rhythm in the slow dance and a live band is playing.
No. 5Best if you would rather laugh than sway, or plan to switch songs halfway.
No. 6Best if you want something your guests have not heard at three other weddings this year.
Song titles and artists are listed for reference only; we are not affiliated with them.
Every song above was written about somebody else. Yours can be about the night you met, the joke nobody else gets and the moment you knew.
Before the big night
The three things DJs and dance teachers ask couples about. Sort them out now and the first minute on the floor feels easy.
Tap along to the beat for fifteen seconds and multiply by four. That number, the BPM, tells you what kind of dance the song wants.
Most recorded songs run longer than a first dance needs. Couples usually dance alone for two to three minutes, so fade out after the second chorus.
Practice at least once in the shoes and the dress, or a skirt of the same length. A train changes every turn.
Not "cut it a bit early", but "fade out at 2:25 over about five seconds". Write it on the run sheet.
Decide whether guests join you for the last chorus or the DJ goes straight into the next song.
Keep the MP3 on a phone, not only a streaming link. Venue Wi-Fi has ruined more first dances than two left feet.
Or skip the list
Tell us how you two happened and we write an original song around it: a slow ballad or something you can two-step to, a male or female voice, or a duet.
Listen to a real one
Written on this site for a couple's tenth anniversary, not for a wedding. Listen for the slow, story-led build couples look for in a first dance.
I'll choose you in the ordinaryThrough every grey and golden day
Photo: AI illustration of a fictional couple. The song and its story are real.
From the dance floor
How it works
Four steps, most of them done on a phone in the time it takes to drink a coffee.
Your names, how you met, the moment you knew and anything you want sung. Write it like a toast, not an essay.
We write the lyrics, then record two complete takes in the style and voice you picked. Play both before deciding anything.
Swap a line, slow it down, try a duet. Each change brings two new takes, and nothing is charged while you fine-tune.
Pay once and download the MP3 for your DJ or band. Add photos and a note to the gift page if you want to share it with guests.
The price
Pay once, and only after both full versions have played.
FAQ
What couples ask us in the weeks before the wedding.
Yes. It is a complete song with verses and a chorus, and after payment you download it as an MP3 that plays on any speaker, DJ setup or phone.
You can't set an exact length, but you hear both versions in full before paying, so you know the running time. To dance for less, have the DJ fade out after the second chorus.
Yes. Send the MP3 to your DJ. For a band or for singing it yourselves, add the instrumental version at checkout: the same song without the vocals, plus the lyrics PDF.
The two versions are usually ready two to three minutes after you finish your story, and the files unlock as soon as you pay. Plenty of couples make theirs the week of the wedding.
You choose the genre, a mood such as romantic, calm or danceable, and a male voice, a female voice or a duet. You can't ask for the style of a real artist, but you can describe the sound you want.
Then don't pay. Rewrite a line, change the style or ask for a new melody and you get two new takes; the app shows how many rounds you have left. Once paid, purchases are final except as our refund policy describes.
Of course. Many grooms and brides make it secretly and give the MP3 to the DJ for after dinner, or schedule the private gift page to arrive on the wedding morning.
Yes. Once you pay, we transfer our rights in your song to you, so you can play it at the venue, put it in your wedding video and share it on social media.
