Combined Parents Dance Songs – Mom-Son & Dad-Daughter

As an experienced wedding DJ, I’ve assembled a list of songs for couples to dance with their parents at the reception. Songs are selected by the meaning of the song and popular hits by today’s couples.

A combined parents’ dance happens during a wedding reception.  The father-daughter dance and the mother-son dance are combined into one song, playing while the dance occurs.  This is a great way to save time by combining two formal dances into one.

Songs By Theme

Loving A Child

These are songs that are from the parents’ perspective of loving their children on their wedding day.

• Greatest Love Of All – Whitney Houston
• Remember You Young – Thomas Rhett
• Sunrise, Sunset – Cast from Fiddler on the Roof
• Sweet Child O’ Mine – Sheryl Crow
• Tupelo Honey – Van Morrison
• You Are The Sunshine Of My Life – Stevie Wonder
• You’ll Be In My Heart – Phil Collins

Loving Parents

A list of songs from the wedding coulple’s perspective of loving their parents on their big day.

• God Only Knows – Kina Grannix, Imaginery Future
• Hero – Mariah Carey
• In Case You Don’t Live Forever – Ben Platt
• Not All Heroes Wear Capes – Owl City
• Parent Song – Jeremy Zucker, Chelsea Cutler
• The Best Day (Taylor’s Version) – Taylor Swift
• The House That Built Me – Miranda Lambert
• Unsung Hero – for KING & COUNTRY

Fun & Upbeat

If the wedding couple and their parents have fun personalities and want to have a fun moment for their dance, check these out! They fit the theme too.

• 93 Million Miles – Jason Mraz
• Ain’t That Love – Ray Charles
• Count On Me – Bruno Mars
• Dancing In The Moonlight – Toploader
• Family Affair – Mary J. Blige
• How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) – Marvin Gaye
• I Got You (I Feel Good) – James Brown
• I’ll Be Around – The Spinners
• Let It Go – Demi Lovato
• Lovely Day – Bill Withers
• On Me – Thomas Rhett, Kane Brown, Ava Max
• Parents Just Don’t Understand – Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
• Three Little Birds – Bob Marley

Feeling of Gratitude

The wedding day is also a special day for parents as it marks a new beginning in their child’s life journey. These songs are about being thanful.

• Blessed – Elton John
• In My Life – The Beatles
• True Colors – Cyndi Lauper
• Unforgettable – Nat King Cole, Natalie Cole

Every Type of Relationship

No matter if you are not a family that shoes a lot of emotion, are really close, or don’t show much loving gestures, these songs are for every type of parent-child relationship.

• Constellations – Jack Johnson
• If You Love Her – Forest Blakk
• Next Thing You Know – Jordan Davis
• Somewhere Over The Rainbow – Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
• Teach Your Children – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
• The Good Ones – Gabby Barrett
• What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
• You Are My Sunshine – Zach Bryan

Wishing the Couple Well

Here is a list of songs from the perspective of the parents wishing their children a good life full of love and joy.

• Find Your Wings – Mark Harris
• Forever Young – Andrea von Kampen
• Forever Young – Rod Stewart
• I Hope You Dance – Lee Ann Womack
• Little Wonders – Rob Thomas
• My Wish – Rascal Flatts

Always Being There

If you are looking for a song to let each other know that you will always be there through thick and thin, these are great selections.

• I’ll Be There – Jackson 5
• I’ll Stand By You – The Pretenders
• Never Alone – Jim Brickman, Lady A
• One Call Away – Charlie Puth
• Stand By Me – Ben E. King
• There You’ll Be – Faith Hill
• You’ve Got A Freind – James Taylor

Enjoy Life

These songs will make parents and their children smile at the same time as they remind the wedding couple to live life to the fullest as a message from their parents.

• Humble and Kind – Tim McGraw
• Kind & Generous – Nalie Merchant
• Most People Are Good – Luke Bryan
• Shower the People – James Taylor
• Slow Down – Nichole Nordeman
• Smile – Nat King Cole
• The Greatest Day Of My Life – Zach Bryan
• You’re Gonna Miss This – Trace Adkins

DJs! Plan a Combined Parent Dance Song by BPM and Key

(Click on the Song, Artist, Key and BPM table columns for sorting)

*BPM and key pulled from SongData.io

Spotify Combined Parent Dance Playlist

Do you have a favorite parents’ dance song? Please share it in the comments!