The Absolute Best Taylor Swift Songs to Use for the First Dance at Your Wedding: Staff Picks

Taylor Swift is not the kind of a girl who rudely barges in on white-veiled occasions — but she is the kind of musician who pens songs that are perfect for them.

From uptempo, family-friendly dance-floor bangers like “Shake It Off” and “Anti-Hero” to generational love songs such as “Love Story” and “Cruel Summer,” much of Swift’s catalog wouldn’t be out of place on any DJ’s wedding playlist. But the most important track for any reception is arguably the song that plays during the traditional first dance, with brides and grooms typically opting for music that’s romantic, optimistic and special to their story as a couple.

Luckily, the pop star also has plenty of tracks that fit that criteria specifically, whether on her 2006 self-titled debut album, her 2025 The Life of a Showgirl LP or just about every other album she’s released in between. Swift has more than established herself as one of the most prolific love-song writers of all time — and in honor of the maestro herself getting engaged to Travis Kelce, Billboard is rounding up all of the gems in her discography that are perfect for newlyweds’ first boogie after saying “I do.”

Below, you’ll find a wide variety of options. Some are softer and more suited for slow dancing, while others are faster-paced, in case any future wedding-havers out there would rather switch things up and fully let loose with their brand new spouse for all their friends and family to watch. Whichever vibe you’re looking for, Billboard also listed the BPM of each song so that you can shop by tempo and even practice stepping along in the weeks leading up to your big day, if you’re so inclined.

As Swift narrows down her own first-dance song choice with Kelce, check out Billboard‘s picks for the best first-dance songs she’s written below.