My Top 2012 Wedding Song Predictions

How many of you are fed-up with watching First Dance Wedding Videos? *my hand in the air waving madly*. Well me too! Watching a bride and groom fumble around dance moves that they are not capable of to a song that just isn't romantic is hopefully going to be so 2011! Let's bring back the romance, the song and the slow dance.

Vintage themed weddings continue to be very popular for 2012, aimed at the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s - probably the best eras for romance in music. Louis Armstrong, Nat King Cole, Etta James, Dusty Springfield, Elvis Presley to name but a few all perfect First Dance songs.

Bang up to date for 2012 First Dance songs are numbers from Adele, Michael Buble, James Morrison and James Blunt.

In the past the first dance was traditionally a waltz, although ballroom dancing has made a big comeback, it is a skill that most people no longer have. If you do want to perform a "Strictly" style ballroom dance there are plenty of dance schools that specialise in First Dance routines.

When choosing the song and dance style, think about the style of your wedding dress. A tight fishtail little number doesn't let you take big strides and a long train can get in the way of a dance that involves turns. A tight strapless dress, perhaps shouldn't see you performing any back or forward bends unless you want the guests to see something that you would have preferred to save for your husband later!

When you perform your First Dance?

The first dance is traditionally done after the wedding breakfast and directly after cutting the cake. If you are having evening guests it is good to wait until they have arrived. The DJ or MC will announce the couple and clear the dance floor. Remind guests to have their cameras at the ready.

Tradition sees the parents join the dance floor, and the father will dance with his daughter, and the groom dance with his mother. All change to bride and groom dancing with their in-laws. The best man dances with the chief bridesmaid and so on. But usually there is a free-for-all by this stage. Plan the choice of your second song with this in mind.

My Top 10 Suggestions

Nothing real but love - Rebecca Ferguson
Someone like you - Adele
Arms - Christina Perri
I won't let you go - James Morrison
Marry you - Bruno Mars
I've been loving you too long - Seal
Hey there Delilah - Plain White T's
When a woman loves - R Kelly
Just the way you are - Bruno Mars
Marry me - Train

Top Suggestions for Vintage Wedding Theme

At last - Etta James
Can't help falling in love - Elvis Presley
What a wonderful world - Louis Armstrong
Unforgettable - Nat King Cole
Everything - Michael Buble
It had to be you - Harry Connick Jr
The look of love - Dusty Springfield
Prisoner of love - James Brown
Signed seal delivered I'm yours - Stevie Wonder
Love story - Andy Williams

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