Anniversary Songs

Weddings are filled with many traditional activities. The anniversary dance is often one the most inspirational moments of any wedding celebration. Most couples that choose to do an Anniversary Dance do it as a way to honor the institution of marriage and all of the married couples in attendance. (Modern weddings often celebrate all couples, married or not.)

Traditionally, the Master of Ceremony will call all of the couples out to dance. After a little bit of time (usually a 30 seconds to a minute or so) the MC will ask all couples who have been together less than (fill in the blank) years to take their seats. After another bit of time, the MC will ask all couples who have been together less than (fill in the blank) years to take their seats. The process continues, going up in increments of 5 or 10 years (using smaller increments as they go) until there is only one couple left on the dance floor. This is the couple that has been together the longest. At this point, there are a couple of different options. The bride and groom can present the couple with the bridal bouquet. This is a great option if you’re not going to do a bouquet toss. Another option is for the Master of Ceremony to ask the couple to give marriage advice to the newlyweds (i.e. How have you managed to have such a long and happy marriage?) Some couples will even choose to do both. In any case, it is a sweet, touching and inspirational way to celebrate the tradition of marriage.

Although it may not be an activity for every wedding reception, it is a classy way to pay homage for newlyweds to pay homage to all of the couples in attendance. Do you think the traditional Anniversary Dance is something you would like to have at your wedding? If you’d like to know how we turn this tradition on its head to get everyone out onto the dance floor and kick-start the party read our blog post.

Song	Artist	Genre	iTunes
A Moment Like This	Kelly Clarkson	Rock
After All These Years	Journey	Rock
Amazed	Lonestar	Country
Anniversary	Tony Toni Tone	R&B
Anniversary Song	Cowboy Junkies	Indie
Anniversary Song	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz
Anniversary Waltz	Rosemary Clooney	Jazz
As Time Goes By	Billie Holiday	Jazz
Because Of You	Tony Bennett	Jazz
Because You Loved Me	Celine Dion	Contemporary
Bring It On Home	Little Big Town	Country
By Your Side	Sade	R&B
Clocks	Coldplay	Pop
Could I Have This Dance	Anne Murray	Country
Endless Love	Lionel Richie & Diana Ross	R&B
Faithfully	Journey	Rock
For My Wedding	Don Henley	Rock
Forever And Ever Amen	Randy Travis	Country
Forever And For Always	Shania Twain	Country
Forever My Lady	Jodeci	R&B
Grow Old With Me	Mary Chapin Carpenter	Country
Grow Old With You	Adam Sandler	Soundtrack
Happy Anniversary	Ray Goodman & Brown	R&B
Happy Anniversary	Little River Band	Rock
Have I Told You Lately	Rod Stewart	Rock
Here, There and Everywhere	The Beatles	Rock
I Could Not Ask For More	Edwin McCain	Rock
I Do (Cherish You)	98 Degrees	Pop
I Get A Kick Out Of You	Frank Sinatra	Oldies
I Got You Babe	Sonny & Cher	Rock
I Keep On Lovin’ You	Reba McEntire	Country
I’d Love You All Over Again	Alan Jackson	Country
It Had To Be You	Frank Sinatra	Oldies
It Had To Be You	Harry Connick Jr.	Jazz
(I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life	Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes	Rock
Just The Two Of Us	Grover Washington Jr.	R&B
Just The Way You Are	Billy Joel	Rock
Let’s Stay Together	Al Green	R&B
Longer	Dan Fogelberg	Rock
Look At Us	Vince Gill	Country
L-O-V-E	Nat King Cole	Jazz
Love Will Keep Us Together	Captian & Tennille	Rock
Love Story	Taylor Swift	Pop
Memories Are Made Of This	Dean Martin	Oldies
On My Wedding Day	Don Henley	Pop
Remember When	Alan Jackson	Country
Saving Forever For You	Shanice	R&B
Sea Of Love	The Honeydrippers	Rock
Stand By Me	Ben E King	Oldies
Still The One	Orleans	Rock
So Amazing	Luther Vandross	R&B
Thank You	Dido	Rock
The Best Is Yet To Come	Frank Sinatra	Oldies
This I Promise You	NSYNC	Pop
This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)	Natalie Cole	R&B
Through The Years	Kenny Rogers	Country
Times of Your Life	Paul Anka	Oldies
Two People Fell In Love	Brad Paisley	Country
Wedding Day	Seal	R&B
We’ve Only Just Begun	The Carpenters	Rock
When I Said I Do	Clint Black	Country
Wind Beneath My Wings	Bette Midler	Rock
With This Ring	Sawyer Brown	Rock
You And I	Eddie Rabbitt & Crystal Gayle	Country
You And Me	Lifehouse	Rock
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life	Stevie Wonder	R&B
You Just Get Better All The Time	Tim McGraw	Country
Your Song	Elton John	Rock
You’re Still The One	Shania Twain	Country

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