The first slow dance song you do at your wedding will play an important role in creating a moment that you and your friends and family will remember for a lifetime. You don't want it to be a throwaway tune, or a tune that's been repeated too many times before, although classics are great. So if you're looking for a first dance song that's romantic, profound, classic and unexpected in the perfect blend, then these famous songs about marriage are the perfect choice.
In addition to being perfect for weddings, these lyrics embody many truths about marriage, some hard, some joyful. It seems that the prospect of spending the rest of our lives with the same person brings out the best and worst in us. If you want to make a mix of old-fashioned romantic songs to play, these will make lovely mood music.
1.True Madness Deep , Savage Garden
From the album "Savage Garden"
Who can't admit to humming this super-sincere mid-tempo ballad in the '90s? I do have a cassette copy of this album and I'm not ashamed of it.
2. "Love Song," Miranda Lambert
From the album " Revolution"
Often, love is putting your arms around someone and telling them everything is going to be okay.
3. Wedding Song , Bob Dylan
From the album "Planet Waves"
Dylan doesn't have many direct, romantic lyrics, but this is one of the best examples.
4. Maybe I’m Surprised , Paul McCartney
From the album McCartney
These gorgeous, simple lyrics express deep gratitude for the ones you love.
5. Keep loving you , Reba McEntire
From the album "Continue to Love You"
McEntire sings about the turmoil of relationships with tenderness, as she goes through it all to learn that it's the difficulties that make marriages stronger.
6. With you , John Legend
From the album " Hands Up"
When Legend crooned these romantic lines, they sounded extra sweet and convincing. I'm not saying they're the reason Chrissy Teigen fell in love with him, but they can't hurt.
7. Halo , Beyoncé
From the album I Am...Sasha Fiers
It's not easy to trust someone wholeheartedly when you're hurting. Beyoncé tells the story of overcoming the odds and falling in love.
8. Let’s be together , Al Green
From the album " We Are Together"
These classic lyrics from 1972 still apply today.
9. Forever , Ben Harper
From the album " Welcome to the Cruel World"
Forever should be forever .
10.Mushaboom , Feist
From the album "Reminder"
Feist meditates on the everyday beauty of married life.
11. Anniversary Song for Cowboys Fans
From the album "Pale Sun, New Moon"
Wanting to experience the world with another person, through their eyes... that's love.
12. Luckiest , Ben Foulds
From the album Rock Suburbia
What a passionate "till death do us part."
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