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Parent Dances

You'll Always Remember The Dance With Mom or Dad

Trying to come up with the perfect wedding song to dance to with your parent? Start by deciding if you want a beautiful  ballad or want a song with personally meaningful lyrics. (Warning: If you choose a tear-jerker, plan the dance for later on in the reception, when the party is beginning to wind down and most of the pictures have already been taken!)

Below is a list of popular mother and son wedding songs as well as father and daughter wedding songs. We recommend reading through the whole list for ideas — some songs work for a father-daughter or mother-son wedding dance. Or, you may want to choose one song and have both dances at the same time. It’s up to you and we’re here to help with ideas and suggestions drawn from our many years of experience providing special weddings for years.

Mother/Son Wedding Songs

“Blessed” (Elton John)
“Can I Have This Dance” (Anne Murray)
“Have I Told You Lately” (Rod Stewart or Van Morrison)
“I Wish You Love” (Gloria Lynne)
“In My Life” (The Beatles)
“Stand by Me” (Ben E. King)
“Through the Years” (Kenny Rogers)
“Unforgettable” (Nat King Cole/Natalie Cole)
“What a Wonderful World” (Louis Armstrong)
“You Are the Sunshine of My Life” (Stevie Wonder)

Father/Daughter Wedding Songs

“Can You Feel the Love Tonight” (Elton John)
“Daddy’s Little Girl” (Al Martino)
“If I Could” (Ray Charles)
“Isn’t She Lovely” (Stevie Wonder)
“Lean on Me” (Bill Withers)
“My Girl” (The Temptations)
“Sunrise, Sunset” (from Fiddler on the Roof)
“Thank Heaven for Little Girls” Maurice Chevalier
“Times of Your Life” (Paul Anka)
“Turn Around” (Harry Belafonte)

More Options

BEAUTIFUL IN MY EYES
BECAUSE YOU LOVED ME
BLESSED (Elton John)
BOY OF MINE
BUTTERFLY KISSES
CAN I HAVE THIS DANCE (Anne Murray)
CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT
CLOSE TO YOU (The Carpenters)
DADDY’S HANDS (Holly Dunn)
DADDY’S LITTLE GIRL
DAUGHTERS (John Mayer)
DANCE WITH MY FATHER
DE NINA A MUJER
ESMI NINA BONITA
FATHER’S LOVE
FATHER & DAUGHTER (P. Simon)
FOREVER YOUNG
GOD BLESS THE BROKEN ROAD
HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY (Rod Stewart)
I AM YOUR CHILD
I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW
IF I COULD (Ray Charles)
IN  MY DAUGHTERS EYES
IN MY LIFE
I HOPE YOU DANCE
I LOVED HER FIRST
ISN’T SHE LOVELY (Stevie Wonder)
LEAN ON ME (Bill Withers)
LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK (Paul Simon)
MOON RIVER
MR. WONDERFUL
MY FATHER’S EYES
MY GIRL
MY SON
SHE’S LEAVING HOME (The Beatles)
SONG FOR MY DAUGHTER
SONG FOR MY SON
STAND BY ME
SUNRISE, SUNSET
SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE
THANK HEAVEN FOR LITTLE GIRLS
THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR
THERE YOU’LL BE
THROUGH THE YEARS
TIMES OF YOUR LIFE (Paul Anka)
TURN AROUND (Harry Belafonte)
THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT
UNFORGETTABLE (Nat King Cole)
WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD
YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL TO ME
(You’ll always by) MY LITTLE GIRL
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