Wedding Father-Daughter Dance Songs

Father/Daughter Dance for LDS wedding receptions — Photo Courtesy of Ravenberg Photography

One of the events that your guests (as well as your father) look forward to most at your wedding reception is watching the dance between the bride and her dad.

Choosing the right father-daughter song for your wedding reception can be one of the most difficult music decisions to make. It can be hard to find just the right lyrics to express the relationship you have with your dad, and even then the tune has to be something easy to dance to.

Most of the wedding and reception is about you, but for the duration of the father-daughter dance it’s his moment in the spotlight. So it’s ideal to find a song you both love, but in the end it’s most important that your dad likes and is comfortable with the song you choose.

Sentimental Daddy-Daughter Songs

There are plenty of sweet tributes to dad, or sweet songs about daughters written by dads, that are perfect for the father-daughter dance at your wedding reception. Some of the biggest tear-jerkers are:

♥ Daddy’s Little Girl by Kippi Brannon
♥ You Can Let Go by Crystal Shawanda
♥ Butterfly Kisses by Bob Carlisle
♥ Cinderella by Steven Chapman Curtis
♥ Lullaby (Goodnight, My Angel) by Billy Joel
♥ Thanks Again by Ricky Skaggs
♥ Do I Make You Proud by Taylor Hicks
♥ In My Daughter’s Eyes by Martina McBride
♥ I’ll Remember by Madonna
♥ My Little Girl by Tim McGraw (my want to omit last verse)
♥ A Song for My Daughter by Ray Allaire

♥ Daddy’s Hands by Holly Dunn
♥ Daddy’s Girl by Red Sovine
♥ Daddy’s Little Girl by Michael Bolton
♥ I Loved Her First by Heartland
♥ Child of Mine by Carole King
♥ Then They Do by Trace Adkins

Light-hearted Father-Daughter Songs

Picking a father-daughter song can be difficult, but it’s especially difficult if your relationship with your dad isn’t very close, or if you simply aren’t comfortable dancing to a super-sentimental ballad in front of everybody. If that’s the case, check out some of these songs that have a sweet message but keep emotion low-key:

♥ My Girl by the Temptations
♥ Apple of Your Daddy’s Eye by Peter Cetera
♥ What a Wonderful World by Louie Armstrong
♥ Isn’t She Lovely by Stevie Wonder
♥ Father and Daughter by Paul Simon
♥ In My Life by the Beatles
♥ Here Comes the Sun by the Beatles
♥ Daughter by Loudon Wainwright III
♥ Good Day Sunshine by the Beatles
♥ Gracie by Ben Folds
♥ Season of Love by Shiny Toy Guns

Old Classics for Father-Daughter Dances

Is your dad a traditional guy or an old soul? Then it may be appropriate to make him feel right at home with one of these classic father and bride songs:

♥ My Dad by Paul Peterson
♥ You Are So Beautiful by Joe Cocker
♥ The Way You Look Tonight by Frank Sinatra
♥ Turn Around by Harry Belafonte
♥ Smile by Nat King Cole
♥ Dance with My Father Again by Luther Vandross

One of the events that your guests (as well as your father) look forward to most at your wedding reception is watching the dance between the bride and her dad. Pick your song carefully, and of course, run your selections by your dad before the big day.