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Our 50 Favourite Songs For The Mother-Son & Father-Daughter Dance

Modern Wedding Posted: September 11, 2018

It would have to be one of our favourite moments at a wedding, the Mother-Son and Father-Daughter dances. To take the hard work out of trawling through playlists to find the perfect ballad to dance to with your mum or dad, we have compiled our list of tear jerkers! 

Via: Felix & Fingers

Our favourite songs to swoon over!

Get the full list below!

  • All Fired Up – Matt Corby
  •  Are You Old Enough – Dragon
  • Because You Loved Me – Celine Dion
  • Boston – Augustana
  • Count on Me – Bruno Mars
  • Daughters – John Mayer
  • Dreams – Fleetwood Mac
  • Every Breath You Take – The Police
  • Father and Daughter – Paul Simon
  • Forever Young – Rod Stewart
  • Georgia – Vance Joy
  • Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) – Green Day
  • Halo – Beyonce
  • Have I Told You Lately – Rod Stewart
  • Here Comes the Sun – The Beatles
  •  Holocene – Bon Iver

Via: Joshua Gull

  • How Deep Is Your Love – Bee Gees
  • I Loved Her First – Heartland
  • I’ll Stand By You – Pretenders, Bob Clearmountain
  • I’m With You – Vance Joy
  • Imagine – John Lennon
  • Iris – The Goo Goo Dolls
  • Just the Way You Are – Billy Joel
  • Like I’m Gonna Lose You – Meghan Trainor, John Legend
  • Little Boy – Vance Joy
  • Lover of the Light – Mumford and Sons
  •  Make You Feel My Love – Adele
  • My Girl – The Temptations
  • My Little Girl – Tim McGraw
  • No Getting Older – Mitch James
  • Only Love – Ben Howard
  • Over the Rainbow – Israel Kamakawiwo’ole

Via: Pinterest

    •  Perfect – Ed Sheeran, Beyonce
    • Photograph – Ed Sheeran
    •  Resolution – Matt Corby
    • Slow Dancing in a Burning Room – John Mayer
    • Take My Breath Away – Berlin
    • Throw Your Arms Around Me – Hunters and Collectors
    • Time After Time – Cyndi Lauper
    • True – Spandau Ballet
    • What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
    • Wind Beneath My Wings – Bette Midler
    • With Or Without You – U2
    • Wonderwall – Oasis
    • You and Me – Lifehouse
    • You Are The Sunshine of My Life – Stevie Wonder
    • You Raise Me Up – Westlife
    •  You’re Beautiful – James Blunt
    • You’ve Got a Friend – James Taylor
    •  Your Song – Elton John

For some of our favourite romantic songs click here!

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