Planning your wedding doesn't end with the decorations, food, clothing, or even the groom! Don't forget your first favorite man in the world and use our 20 Best Father Daughter Dance Songs for the perfect dance with your dad. From classic to contemporary, we've gathered here an array of different music for all different tastes, while still remaining true to the spirit of father-daughter dances. After all, your dad spent his life raising you. Rip yourself away from your wonderful new husband and take some time to pick from our best father daughter dance songs for your dear old dad.

This will probably be the most memorable night of your life, and it's also a night your father will never forget; it may very well be the night he feels he is losing you to a new life and a new family. Remind him that you'll always be his little girl, and no matter what changes, your bond will remain just as strong. The best father daughter dance songs that we've compiled for you artistically and eloquently express the strongest sentiments of a father at his daughter's wedding day, from abandonment, to acceptance, and to pride. Choose carefully from these best father daughter dance songs the tune your dad will never forget.

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20 Best Father Daughter Dance Songs

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Classic and Emotional Father Daughter Wedding Songs

Upbeat Father Daughter Dance Songs

Contemporary Songs for a Father Daughter Dance

Classic and Emotional Father Daughter Wedding Songs

There's a reason these made our list of best father daughter dance songs. The classics have stood the test of time as poignant expressions of the emotions both fathers and daughters face at the daughter's wedding. From Springsteen to Billy Joel, they will be songs your father will instantly recognize and connect with. The more contemporary songs, however, have proven themselves very quickly to be modern classics, and common additions to the twenty-first century wedding that remain consistent with the ceremony's time-honored traditions. Be it Bob Carlisle or Oasis, you won't find yourself at a loss with these best father daughter dance songs for the traditional bride.

• Cat Stevens, "Wild World"
• Billy Joel, "Lullaby"
• Dido, "Thank You"
• Bob Carlisle, "Butterfly Kisses"
• Oasis, "Champagne Supernova"
• Phil Collins, "You'll Be In My Heart"
• Beach Boys, "God Only Knows"
• Bruce Springsteen, "When You Need Me"

Upbeat Father Daughter Dance Songs

Let's be honest: this is your wedding! This isn't a sad day. Your father might not realize this yet, but he will, soon. In the meantime, let's keep you both moving and grooving. These best father daughter dance songs are upbeat and enthusiastic, because you don't want to do anything but celebrate on your special day. No mourning allowed here, only smiles. We have for you here a list of the best father daughter dance songs to have you laughing and twirling, because the only crying should be tears of happiness. Put on your dancing shoes, ladies, and make sure your dad is grinning ear-to-ear the whole song.

• Van Morrison, "Brown Eyed Girl"
• The Temptations, "My Girl"
• Queen, "You're My Best Friend"
• Stevie Wonder, "Isn't She Lovely"
• Sugarland, "Baby Girl"

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Contemporary Songs for a Father Daughter Dance

So, you're more of a modern bride? You're not a fan of the stereotypical, overplayed classics played for father daughter dances? No worries: we have here the best father daughter dance songs for the modern woman. None of the songs on this were released prior to the 1990s, and so they are recorded in a more polished, up-to-date quality, but they are just as emotionally resonant as any made in the seventies and eighties. Of our list of best father daughter dance songs, these Green Day and Mariah Carey tunes are the youngest, but they have power, and your father is sure to appreciate you straying from the stereotypical when thinking of a song for him.

• Mumford & Sons, "After the Storm"
• Skillet, "A Little More"
• Green Day, "Good Riddance (Time of your Life)"
• Mariah Carey, "Hero"
• The Script, "I'm Yours"
• Kenny Chesney, "There Goes My Life"
• Billy Ray Cyrus feat. Miley Cyrus, "Ready, Set, Don't Go"