… or at least to us it is. So we didn’t take choosing our first dance song lightly. No picking it out of a list from the DJ for us. We wanted to pick a song that actually had a lot of meaning to both of us.
Right before we first started dating and we were just buddies, Mr. Radish made me a mix cd and the first song on it was “That’s What I Wanna Do,” by Graham Coxon (he used to be in Blur). The chorus repeats “I just want to be with you, that’s all I wanna do… ” I remember listening to it and wondering if he was trying to tell me something… and it turned out he was! The little bugger had a crush on me 
Anyway, that has kind of been our song ever since but it’s not a song that we can dance to so it was out of the running for our first dance song.
But… on our very first date we went to see a band called Spiritualized and they played this song called “Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space.” It’s a beautiful song and he put it on another mix cd for me that he sent when he was away at grad school and we were dating long-distance. Every time I heard this song it reminded me of our first date and how I had those butterflies in my stomach.
So what could be better than that for our first dance song then, right? It kind of brings it full circle for us. This song was from our first date and will now be our first dance and a married couple. We’re so cute it even grosses me out sometimes 
Anyway, here’s some lyrics from the chorus:
“I will love you ’til I die
And I will love you all the time
So please put your sweet hand in mine
And float in space
And drift in time
All my time until I die
We’ll float in space just you and I…”
It’s in 3/4 time signature so we decided to sign up for dance lessons to learn how to waltz to it. Hopefully I’ll be able to figure out how to post the video clip to show you once it’s done. Our guests were really surprised that we knew how to waltz. We’re not normally known for our dancing skillz.
Look at the concentration on his face. How adorable!
(photo by Tim Forbes)
i just went to a wedding this past weekend where they used that song as the first dance, and I thought it was awesome… it totally has a dreamlike quality to it, and the couple seemed totally lost in each other dancing to it. so I think you made a great choice! (the groom also played the acoustic guitar and played and sang the exact refrain that you quoted as the bride walked down the aisle!)
Great choice in music. So many first songs are so generic. I love it.
Mrs. Radish, Chicago/Syracuse
Age and Occupation: 27, Executive Assistant/Journalism Student/Musician
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 28, Anthropologist/Musician
Engagement Date: December 20, 2005
Wedding Date: August 18, 2007
Blogging Since: June 26, 2007
Venue: The Wellington House in Fayetteville, NY
About Me: Mr. Radish and I are both from upstate New York, so we are planning a wedding in Syracuse from about 700 miles away. When I’m not obsessing about our wedding I play the cello in my band (which Mr. Radish is in too), read as much as I can, sleep even more, travel whenever possible, and try to find time to have fun with my friends. I’m also working on finishing up my journalism degree with a concentration in environmental reporting and I’m the VP of my campus Amnesty International chapter… so I’m a pretty busy bee.
Ahh, what a great song choice! I’d totally forgotten about that song — it’s so beautiful. Well done!