Mrs. Ladybug (formerly Miss Ladybug), New York/Philadelphia
Age and Occupation: 31, Full-time blogger from 7 pm to 12 am
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 31, Playing video games while I blog from 7pm to 12 am
Engagement Date: August 2005
Wedding Date: April 15, 2006
Venue: Ballroom at the Ben, Philadelphia
About Me: I am the 2nd of 5 girls. Yes, you read that right, 5 girls. I don't know if there's anything interesting about my wedding that I can tell you but I was proposed to twice.
Songs For Your First Dance
May 11th, 2006 @ 5:20 pm by Mrs. Ladybug
It had To Be You ~ Dinah Shore
You Belong To Me ~ Jo Stafford
When I Fall In Love ~ Nat King Cole
Unforgettable ~ Nat King Cole
The Very Thought Of You ~ Nat King Cole
At Last ~ Etta James
Our Love Is Here To Stay ~ Nat King Cole / Ella Fitzgerald
The Nearness of You ~ Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong / Norah Jones
Cheek To Cheek ~ Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
The Very Thought Of You ~ Nat King Cole
Quando, Quando, Quando ~ Michael Buble & Nelly Furtado
Kissing A Fool ~ Michael Buble
The Way You Look Tonight ~ Michael Buble / Harry Connick Jr
That’s All ~ Michael Buble
Ain’t That A Kick In The Head ~ Dean Martin (This is actually what I wanted but the hubs vetoed it. Well…I veto HIM!)
You And I ~ Michael Buble (I would have picked this for my song if the hubs liked jazz. I love the lyrics and I can picture a couple dancing to this but they’re in their own world. Someone use this!!)
The Glory Of Love ~ Better Midler
The Scientist ~ Coldplay
I’ll Be ~ Edwin McCain
Say It ~ Voices Of Theory
Together Forever ~ Shai
Whenever You Call ~ Mariah Carey & Brian McKnight
My All ~ Mariah Carey
Against All Odds ~ Phil Collins
This has nothing to do with wedding themed music but I just wanted to share this with you. Ok I know we all saw Wizard Of Oz and if you hated it then there’s just no nice way to put this but… YOU’RE STUPID. I actually searched for different versions of Somewhere Over The Rainbow. The only bad version I heard was by Jewel. 
Disappointing.
Some of my favorite versions are Ray Charles (minus the background vocals definitely), Faith Hill (she sings her heart out in this version), and Eva Cassidy (which is how I got hooked on this song). There’s even a ska version that I like. Weird but it’s different. Oh and how can I forget the Israel Kamakawiw’ole version! I also want to say that each time I find one that I like it’s like finding gold!! 
I just found a piano version by Richard Clayderman. So purty.
Yes I’m a loser but I don’t care.
11 Responses to “Songs For Your First Dance”
Another great first dance song (albeit for the quirky couple) is the theme from Greatest American Hero.
i also looooooooooooove the Israel Kamakawiw’ole version!!!!
How about “If you’re not the one” by Daniel Bedingfield?
I LOVED Wizard of Oz as a kid - watched it ENDLESSLY - then I watched it as an adult and thought, “hmmm… this is a rather strange movie.” *grin* But of COURSE I still LOVE it 
what’s the ’somewhere over the rainbow’ version in 50 first dates? (or am i trippin..? was that something else?)
in regards to a comment above: Daniel Bedingfield’s song seems kinda sad :O(
Anita Baker has some lovely songs…and of course Baby Face and Mariah Carey’s Everytime I Close My Eyes…and The O’Jay’s Forever Mine
Israel Kamakawiw’ole version is by far the best for me! You should check it out!
Israel Kamakawiw’ole’s version is actually our wedding song. I thought we were crazy for choosing this!
You should listen to Tori Amos’ version of “Somewhere over the Rainbow” - that one’s my favorite.
I just found the greatest first dance song ever! For Always, by Josh Groban and Lara Fabian. I think it’s from a soundtrack, but it’s absolutely perfect!
Well, Mrs. Ladybug, you’ll be happy to know that my fiance and I picked out the song ‘You and I’ by Michael Buble for our first dance…we both love it because it really creates a sense of intimacy and romance like you’re all alone without a care in the world but each other… I highly recommend it!:)
