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"Oh, the first dance. It&amp;#x27;s a tried-and-true tradition (even though you obviously don&amp;#x27;t have to do it if you don&amp;#x27;t want to!), and there can be as much pressure to pick the first song as there is to, you know, actually dance. So if you&amp;#x27;re trying to find that perfect song, Michael Taylor&amp;amp;#8212;who heads Star Talent in New York City (its bands have played for lots of big-name star weddings, including Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones)&amp;amp;#8212;has some some important tips to consider. &amp;quot;Instead of looking through lists of songs, take a step back and think about the type of song you wish to dance to in front of all those guests,&amp;quot; he says. &amp;quot;Do you want it to be romantic or fun? Contemporary or sentimental?&amp;quot; After that, you can start narrowing it down. Here are some of his favorites&amp;amp;#8212;categorized! Romance, romance &amp;quot;If you want to get caught in the moment as you gaze into each other&amp;#x27;s eyes and tune out those 200 guests around you, choose something romantic,&amp;quot; he says. His suggestions: &amp;quot;When a Man Loves a Woman,&amp;quot; by Percey Sledge &amp;quot;Stay Together,&amp;quot; by Al Green &amp;quot;Let&amp;#x27;s Get Lost,&amp;quot; by Chet Baker &amp;quot;Here and Now,&amp;quot; by Luther Vandross &amp;quot;Get Here,&amp;quot; by Oleta Adams Right now &amp;quot;If you&amp;#x27;re having a contemporary wedding, you may want to choose from currently popular tunes. That way, your first dance song will almost mark your wedding in time that year and that moment,&amp;quot; he says. Like, for example: &amp;quot;A Thousand Years,&amp;quot; by Christina Perri &amp;quot;One and Only,&amp;quot; by Adele &amp;quot;Love on Top,&amp;quot; by Beyonce &amp;quot;Everything,&amp;quot; by Michael Buble &amp;quot;I&amp;#x27;m Yours,&amp;quot; by Jason Mraz Time and place &amp;quot;There are songs that you associate with the time you first met, a significant moment of your dating life, or even a vacation you enjoyed together,&amp;quot; he says. &amp;quot;Many times the guests won&amp;#x27;t know why you picked a particular song for your first dance, but that&amp;#x27;s OK&amp;amp;#8212;it has meaning to you and that&amp;#x27;s what counts. These are some of the recent ones we&amp;#x27;ve heard.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;Jammin,&amp;quot; by Bob Marley, helped a couple remember their Caribbean vacation. &amp;quot;Save Room,&amp;quot; by John Legend, was a song that was playing when a pair of newlyweds first met. &amp;quot;You&amp;#x27;re My Home,&amp;quot; by Billy Joel, was from a special concert a couple attended together. &amp;quot;We Found Love,&amp;quot; by Rihanna, was a song a couple picked despite the line &amp;quot;We found love in a hopeless place&amp;quot; (because they met at work!). Classy and timeless &amp;quot;If you want to be able to ask a pianist in a hotel bar in Rome to play a song for your 10th wedding anniversary, you may want to pick one of the timeless classics,&amp;quot; he says&amp;amp;#8212;these songs will probably always be in style. &amp;quot;It Had to Be You,&amp;quot; by Harry Connick Jr. &amp;quot;At Last,&amp;quot; by Etta James &amp;quot;All the Things You Are,&amp;quot; by Frank Sinatra &amp;quot;L-O-V-E,&amp;quot; by Nat King Cole &amp;quot;The Way You Look Tonight,&amp;quot; by Tony Bennett Pure fun &amp;quot;If you&amp;#x27;re the type of couple who wants a showstopping fun song to convey your sense of humor and strike a tone of excitement for the reception, there is really no limit here. And what&amp;#x27;s best, choreography is optional!&amp;quot; &amp;quot;I Don&amp;#x27;t Want to Miss a Thing,&amp;quot; by Aerosmith &amp;quot;Hungry Like the Wolf,&amp;quot; by Duran Duran &amp;quot;Can&amp;#x27;t Take My Eyes Off of You,&amp;quot; by Frankie Valli &amp;quot;You&amp;#x27;re My Darling Angel,&amp;quot; by Shaggy &amp;quot;Can&amp;#x27;t Get Enough of Your Love Baby,&amp;quot; by Barry White Nice! What&amp;#x27;s your first-dance style? What song would (or did!) you choose? More first dance ideas: * Stars&amp;#x27; first-dance tune choices * How to personalize your first dance * 6 (pretty corny) first-dance songs Photo: Thinkstock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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