Each couple has their own definition of "romantic," but certain songs can make even the most jaded starry-eyed. Evoking a variety of emotions and styles, the 56 songs on this list are sure to tug at your heartstrings.

1. "A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes" (from Disney's Cinderella)
2. "A Groovy Kind Of Love" (The Mindbenders)
3. "After All" (Peter Cetera & Cher)
4. "Always" (Atlantic Starr)
5. "Always" (Erasure)
6. "At The Beginning" (Richard Marx & Donna Lewis)
7. "Beautiful In My Eyes" (Joshua Kadison)
8. "Beautiful" (Gordon Lightfoot)
9. "Crazy For You" (Madonna)
10. "Don't Know Much" (Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville)
11. "Dreaming Of You" (Selena)
12. "Eternal Flame" (The Bangles)
13. "Every Breath You Take" (The Police)
14. "Everything I Do" (Bryan Adams)
15. "Falling Into You" (Celine Dion)
16. "Friends" (Elton John)
17. "Glory Of Love" (Peter Cetera)
18. "Heaven" (Bryan Adams)
19. "Here We Are" (Gloria Estefan)
20. "Hero" (Mariah Carey)
21. "Hold Me" (Whitney Houston & Teddy Pendergrass)
22. "I Swear" (John Michael Montgomery)
23. "If I Never Knew You" (Shanice Wilson & John Secada)
24. "If" (Bread)
25. "In The Still of the Night" (The Five Satins)
26. "Just The Way You Are" (Billy Joel)
27. "Kiss From A Rose" (Seal)
28. "Let It Be Me" (Everly Brothers)
29. "Longer" (Dan Fogelberg)
30. "Lost In Love" (New Edition)
31. "Love Me Tomorrow" (Chicago)
32. "Masterpiece" (Atlantic Starr)
33. "More Than Words Can Say" (Alias)
34. "Never My Love" (The Association)
35. "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You" (Glenn Medeiros)
36. "Now And Forever" (Richard Marx)
37. "Oh, How The Years Go By" (Vanessa Williams)
38. "On The Wings Of Love" (Jeffrey Osborne)
39. "Perhaps Love" (Placido Domingo & John Denver)
40. "She's Got A Way" (Billy Joel)
41. "So In Love With You" (UNV)
42. "So In Love" (k.d. lang)
43. "Songbird" (Fleetwood Mac)
44. "Take My Breath Away" (Berlin)
45. "The One" (Elton John)
46. "Tonight And Forever" (Carly Simon)
47. "True Love Ways" (Buddy Holly)
48. "Truly, Madly, Deeply" (Savage Garden)
49. "Unchained Melody" (Righteous Brothers)
50. "When You Believe" (Whitney Houston & Mariah Carey)
51. "You Are My Special Angel" (Bobby Helms)
52. "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life" (Stevie Wonder)
53. "You Must Love Me" (Madonna)
54. "You're Still The One" (Shania Twain)
55. "You're The Inspiration" (Chicago)
56. "You've Got A Friend" (James Taylor)

Is the hipster in you urging you toward tunes that are unique, creative, even cutting edge? Mom and Dad may have danced to Johnny Mathis on their big day, but that doesn't mean you and your sweetie can't sway to a more modern beat. Scour forgotten mix tapes and your up-to-the-minute CD collection, and check out our top 30 list.

1. "Alison" (Elvis Costello)
2. "All I Want Is You" (U2)
3. "As" (Stevie Wonder)
4. "Blood Of Eden" (Peter Gabriel)
5. "Crash" (Dave Matthews Band)
6. "Everything I Do" (Brandy)
7. "Forever in My Life" (Prince)
8. "Heroes" (David Bowie)
9. "Ice Cream" (Sarah MacLachlan)
10. "If I Was Your Girlfriend" (Prince)
11. "In Your Eyes" (Peter Gabriel)
12. "Iris" (Goo Goo Dolls)
13. "It Must Be Love" (Madness)
14. "Kiss Me" (Sixpence None The Richer)
15. "Kissing You" (from William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet)
16. "Love Song" (The Cure)
17. "Like Someone In Love" (Bjork)
18. "Luna" (Smashing Pumpkins)
19. "Night & Day" (U2)
20. "Nothing Compares To You" (Sinead O'Connor)
21. "She" (Elvis Costello)
22. "Somebody" (Depeche Mode)
23. "Stay By Me" (Annie Lennox)
24. "Tonight, Tonight" (Smashing Pumpkins)
25. "Waste" (Phish)
26. "Wild Horses" (The Sundays)
27. "Wild Is The Wind" (David Bowie)
28. "You Are The Everything" (R.E.M.)
29. "You're Just Too Good To Be True" (Lauryn Hill)
30. "You're The Best Thing" (Style Council)

These passionate songs were made for moving and grooving. Sexy rhythms, intense lyrics, and sensuous singing make for one heavy first dance -- we've got 83 delights to choose from.

1. "Ain't Nobody" (Chaka Khan)
2. "All My Life" (K-Ci & JoJo)
3. "Always And Forever" (Heatwave)
4. "Angel Of Mine" (Monica)
5. "Are You Lonely For Me, Baby?" (Al Green)
6. "Avalon" (Roxy Music)
7. "Beautiful" (Mary J. Blige)
8. "Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me" (Gladys Knight & The Pips)
9. "Can't Get Enough of Your Love" (Barry White)
10. "Caught Up In The Rapture" (Anita Baker)
11. "Change The World" (Eric Clapton)
12. "Close To Me" (Next)
13. "Completely" (Michael Bolton)
14. "Crazy Love" (Aaron Neville)
15. "Crazy Love" (Van Morrison)
16. "Ebb Time" (Righteous Brothers)
17. "Everything" (Mary J. Blige)
18. "Everything" (The Stylistics)
19. "Faithfully" (Journey)
20. "Fields Of Gold" (Sting)
21. "For The Love Of You" (Isley Brothers)
22. "For You I Will" (Monica)
23. "Have I Told You Lately" (Rod Stewart)
24. "How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You" (Marvin Gaye)
25. "I Believe In You and Me" (Whitney Houston)
26. "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (Michael Jackson)
27. "I Swear" (All-4-One)
28. "I Want to Know What Love Is" (Foreigner)
29. "I.O.U. Me" (Bebe & Cece)
30. "I'll Always Love You" (Taylor Dayne)
31. "I'll Be There (The Jackson 5)
32. "I'm Your Angel" (Celine Dion & R. Kelly)
33. "Into The Mystic" (Van Morrison)
34. "Is This Love" (Bob Marley)
35. "Let's Get It On" (Marvin Gaye)
36. "Let's Stay Together" (Al Green)
37. "Let's Stay Together" (Tina Turner)
38. "Love Me Tender" (Elvis Presley)
39. "My All" (Mariah Carey)
40. "My Girl" (The Temptations)
41. "My Love Is Your Love" (Whitney Houston)
42. "Never Gonna Let You Go" (Sergio Mendez)
43. "No Ordinary Love" (Sade)
44. "Nobody Does It Better" (Carly Simon)
45. "On Bended Knee" (Boyz II Men)
46. "Only You" (The Platters)
47. "Power Of Love" (Celine Dion)
48. "Ribbon In The Sky" (Stevie Wonder)
49. "Sea Of Love" (Honeydrippers)
50. "Shining Star" (The Manhattans)
51. "Sign Your Name" (Terence Trent D'arby)
52. "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" (Stevie Wonder)
53. "Slave To Love" (Brian Ferry)
54. "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" (The Platters)
55. "Someone To Watch Over Me" (Sting)
56. "Spend My Life" (Eric Benet)
57. "Stand By Me" (Ben E. King)
58. "Suddenly" (Billy Ocean)
59. "Sweet Love" (Anita Baker)
60. "Sweet Thing" (Chaka Khan)
61. "Tell Me Something Good" (Chaka Khan)
62. "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (Roberta Flack)
63. "The Look Of Love" (Dusty Springfield)
64. "The Look Of Love" (Sergio Mendez & Brasil '66)
65. "The One" (Lionel Richie)
66. "The Sweetest Thing" (Lauryn Hill)
67. "The Twelfth Of Never" (Johnny Mathis)
68. "Three Times A Lady" (Commodores)
69. "Truly" (Lionel Richie)
70. "Vision Of Love" (Mariah Carey)
71. "When A Man Loves A Woman" (Michael Bolton)
72. "When A Man Loves A Woman" (Percy Sledge)
73. "Whenever You Call" (Mariah Carey & Brian McKnight)
74. "With You I'm Born Again" (Billy Preston & Serita)
75. "Wonderful Tonight" (Eric Clapton)
76. "Wonderful, Wonderful" (Johnny Mathis)
77. "You Are My Lady" (Freddie Jackson)
78. "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life" (Stevie Wonder)
79. "You Give Good Love" (Whitney Houston)
80. "You Mean The World To Me" (Toni Braxton)
81. "You Send Me" (Sam Cooke)
82. "You're All I Need To Get By" (Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell)
83. "I Belong To You" (Lenny Kravitz)

Nothin' says lovin' quite like a country-style ditty. Whether you're hosting a Wild West reception or you're just die-hard country music fans, you can't go wrong with these crooners' takes on love:

1. "A Long And Lasting Love" (Crystal Gayle)
2. "All I Have" (Beth Nelson Chapman)
3. "All I Long For" (Michael English & Susan Ashton)
4. "All I Need To Know" (Kenny Chesney)
5. "Annie's Song" (John Denver)
6. "At Last" (Gene Watson)
7. "Darlin' Companion" (Johnny Cash & Emmylou Harris)
8. "Friends For Life" (Debbie Boone)
9. "Friends" (Michael W. Smith)
10. "Go There With You" (Steven Curtis Chapman)
11. "God Causes All Things To Grow" (Steve Green)
12. "Here, There And Everywhere" (Emmylou Harris)
13. "I Cross My Heart" (George Strait)
14. "I Do" (Paul Brandt)
15. "I Love The Way You Love Me" (John Michael Montgomery)
16. "I Never Knew Love" (Doug Stone)
17. "If Tomorrow Never Comes" (Garth Brooks)
18. "I'll Be There For You" (Kenny Rogers)
19. "In This Life" (Colin Raye)
20. "Just You And I" (Eddie Rabbitt & Crystal Gayle)
21. "Keeper Of The Stars" (Tracy Bird)
22. "Look Heart, No Hands" (Randy Travis)
23. "Love Of My Life" (Sammy Kershaw)
24. "Made For Loving You" (Doug Stone)
25. "Me And You" (Kenny Chesney)
26. "More" (Andy Williams)
27. "Need I Say More" (George Strait)
28. "One Boy One Girl" (Colin Raye)
29. "Pledging My Love" (Emmylou Harris)
30. "Pledging My Love" (Johnny Ace)
31. "The Man In Love With You" (George Strait)
32. "The Vows Go Unbroken" (Kenny Rogers)
33. "There's No Love Like Our Love" (Crystal Gayle & Gary Morris)
34. "When Love Finds You" (Vince Gill)
35. "Your Love Amazes Me" (John Berry)

f you're hard-core fans of classic (and current) rock, you know it doesn't get any better than a rock 'n' roll ballad. Soft and tender or robust and electric, these love songs always inspire serious slow dancing. Read on and rock on with our list of 33 great first-dance tunes.

1. "All Of My Love" (Led Zeppelin)
2. "Angie" (The Rolling Stones)
3. "Beth" (Kiss)
4. "Feels So Right" (Alabama)
5. "Head Over Feet" (Alanis Morissette)
6. "Hold My Hand" (Hootie & The Blowfish)
7. "Honestly" (Stryper)
8. "How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You" (James Taylor)
9. "I Am Yours" (Derek & The Dominoes)
10. "I Don't Want to Live Without You" (Foreigner)
11. "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing" (Aerosmith)
12. "I Only Want To Be With You" (Hootie & The Blowfish)
13. "Love Of A Lifetime" (Firehouse)
14. "Love Song" (Tesla)
15. "Love Will Keep Us Alive" (The Eagles)
16. "Maybe I'm Amazed" (Paul McCartney & Wings)
17. "May This Be Love" (Jimi Hendrix)
18. "Open Arms" (Journey)
19. "Release" (Pearl Jam)
20. "Samba Pa Ti" (Santana)
21. "Search Is Over" (Survivor)
22. "Solid As A Rock" (Ashford & Simpson)
23. "Something To Talk About" (Bonnie Raitt)
24. "Sweet Melissa" (Allman Brothers Band)
25. "Thank You" (Led Zeppelin)
26. "Time After Time" (Cyndi Lauper)
27. "Time In A Bottle" (Jim Croce)
28. "True Companion" (Marc Cohn)
29. "We Belong" (Pat Benatar)
30. "When You Love A Woman" (Journey)
31. "Wild Horses" (The Rolling Stones)
32. "You Got To Let Love Rule" (Lenny Kravitz)
33. "You're My Best Friend" (Queen)

Can you see yourselves dancing cheek to cheek at your wedding, as if you were in a snazzy nightclub? Live jazz is a feature of today's most elegant weddings. Check out our list of 35 classic and contemporary tunes. Learning the fancy footwork's up to you.

1. "All The Way" (Frank Sinatra)
2. "Always" (Sarah Vaughan & Billy Eckstein)
3. "Because Of You" (Tony Bennett)
4. "Come Rain Or Come Shine" (Bette Midler)
5. "Come Rain Or Come Shine" (Frank Sinatra)
6. "Flamenco Sketches" (Miles Davis)
7. "Fly Me To The Moon" (Frank Sinatra)
8. "For Once In My Life" (The Four Tops)
9. "Giving You The Best that I've Got" (Anita Baker)
10. "I Get A Kick Out Of You" (Frank Sinatra)
11. "I'm In The Mood For Love" (Ella Fitzgerald)
12. "It Had To Be You" (Frank Sinatra)
13. "It's De-Lovely" (Sarah Vaughn)
14. "I've Got A Crush On You" (Linda Ronstadt)
15. "I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm" (Ella Fitzgerald)
16. "Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love)" (Louis Armstrong)
17. "L-O-V-E" (Nat King Cole)
18. "Moon Dance" (Van Morrison)
19. "More" (Bobby Darrin)
20. "My Baby Just Cares For Me" (Nina Simone)
21. "My Favorite Things" (John Coltrane)
22. "Night And Day" (Frank Sinatra)
23. "Our Love Is Here To Stay" (Harry Connick, Jr.)
24. "Same Ol' Love" (Anita Baker)
25. "Someone To Watch Over Me" (Frank Sinatra)
26. "Summer Wind" (Frank Sinatra)
27. "Sweet Thing" (Van Morrison)
28. "'S Wonderful" (Ella Fitzgerald)
29. "The Way You Look Tonight" (Harry Connick, Jr.)
30. "The Way You Look Tonight" (Frank Sinatra)
31. "They Can't Take That Away From Me" (Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong)
32. "Time After Time" (Tony Bennett)
33. "You Do Something To Me" (Frank Sinatra)
34. "You Stepped Out Of A Dream" (Sarah Vaughan)
35. "Your Love Is King" (Sade)

Source | DJ Nicole Batchelor & The Knot