day 18: {tuesday tunes} first dance.

so we've covered the music for pre-ceremony & the ceremony. next comes the reception! but before the dance floor opens up, there's THE FIRST DANCE.

there is a lot of pressure around that first dance song. it typically comes right after you've been announced to your reception for the first time as "mr and mrs". then you head to the dance floor and everybody watches you sway back and forth for 3-4 minutes. (cue the awkwardness).

there are some classics out there like "at last" and "the way you look tonight" -- and really anything by frank sinatra or michael buble is gonna be great. but people are also getting more creative with their first dance song.

this is a song i've always thought about for a first dance. it's called "by the way they dance" and it's by one of my all-time favorite bands jump little children.

have you seen any first dance songs that you loved?

*marisa's marks: not many couples out there have a "song" that is theirs anymore (gone with the greatness of mix tapes i'm afraid)... but that doesn't mean there aren't songs that you both can connect with that carry significance and importance. think about songs that remind you of each other or of moments in your story together.