Country Father Daughter Songs for Your Wedding

The Best Country Father-Daughter Songs

Country Father Daughter Dance Songs

Brides/daughters, are you looking for the perfect Country father daughter dance song? Great, you found the right place! We’re Austin Texas’ number one wedding DJs, so we definitely know great Country wedding music!

When it comes to the daddy daughter dance, there are thousands of songs to choose from. If you narrow it down a bit, to just country father daughter songs, it’s a little easier, but not much. haha

There are so many great songs to choose from. So many, in fact, it took us much longer than usual just to narrow down the list to the top 25! By the way, we included links to all of the songs (lyric videos), so you can read the lyrics to each song if you’d like to. So let’s get to the lists, now.

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Awesome Country Father-Daughter Dance Songs

 

#25 Country Father-Daughter Wedding Dance Song

Dance With My Daughter,” by Jason Blaine. 
 

#24 Country Father-Daughter Wedding Dance Song

You Are My Sunshine – by Johnny Cash. This is a great, classic Country tune that is highly underrated. Check it out and see if you like it. We love it!

#23 Country Father-Daughter Wedding Dance Song

Brown Eyed Girl – by Van Morrison. So this song isn’t often thought of as Country, but we had to include it, since it’s a very popular father daughter dance song, and it’s one of the most-requested!

#22 Country Father-Daughter Wedding Dance Song

Daddy’s Hands – by Holly Dunn

#21 Country Father-Daughter Wedding Dance Song

Daddy Dance With Me – by Krystal Keith

#20 Country Father-Daughter Wedding Dance Song

You’ve Got a Friend in Me,” by Lyle Lovett and Randy Newman. Who doesn’t have great memories with this Toy Story song? 🙂  

#19 Country Father-Daughter Wedding Dance Song

How Sweet it is – by James Taylor. This is a classic song that has remained a favorite for years. Be sure to check out Marvin Gaye’s version, too. This is very different and has the classic R&B vibe.

#18 Country Father-Daughter Wedding Dance Song

Daughter” by Loudon Wainwright. This song is not quite traditional country, but it sounds similar to country and is a great choice! 

#17 Country Father-Daughter Wedding Dance Song

Walk With You” by Edwin McCain. 

#16  Country Father-Daughter Wedding Dance Song

Stealing Cinderella – by Chuck Wicks

#15 Country Father-Daughter Wedding Dance Song

He Didn’t Have to Be – by Brad Paisley. This song is a beautiful song written about a Stepdad and his role in his stepdaughter’s life. If you’re looking for a song about stepdads, this is the perfect song.

#14 Country Father-Daughter Wedding Dance Song

You’re Gonna Miss This,” by Trace Adkins. This song captures how growing up with your parents goes by very quickly. 

#13 Country Father-Daughter Wedding Dance Song

Humble and Kind” by Tim McGraw. This song is gaining popularity and is actually played more than some of the songs listed below. 
 

#12 Country Father-Daughter Wedding Dance Song

There Goes My Life – by Kenny Chesney

#11 Country Father-Daughter Wedding Dance Song

I Hope You Dance – by LeAnn Womack. This song is perfect for the father daughter dance, and is often used for the mother son dance song, too. If you’re not into having the spotlight, this song can be played for both the daddy daughter and mother son dance, together!

#10 Country Father-Daughter Wedding Dance Song

You’ve Got a Friend” by James Taylor. This is not the Toy Story song, but still a great song! 🙂

#9 Country Father-Daughter Wedding Dance Song

There You’ll Be” by Faith Hill. This song is a song for those who have lost their parent. It’s a good song to play if you’re taking a moment to remember loved ones at your wedding. 
 

#8 Country Father-Daughter Wedding Dance Song

Just Fishing” by Trace Adkins is a great song that brides and dads, love!

#7 Country Father-Daughter Wedding Dance Song

Daddy’s Little Girl – by The Shires. This is a great song, that isn’t used as much as it should be. Play this one and be different! 

#6 Country Father-Daughter Wedding Dance Song

“It Won’t Be Like This For Long” by Darius Rucker. This is a very popular father daughter song. It’s also just a great song for any time during the wedding! 
 

Top 5 Great Country Father-Daughter Wedding Dance Song Playlist

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Country Father Daughter Dance Songs

We included the lyric videos for the top 5 songs, so you can read the lyrics and see if one of these songs speaks to you! 

#5 Country Father-Daughter Wedding Dance Song

 

 

#4 Country Father-Daughter Wedding Dance Song

The fourth most requested song is “My Wish,” by Rascal Flatts. This is a beautiful song. Check out the lyrics to see if it’s the one for you!
 

#3 Country Father-Daughter Wedding Dance Song

“Butterfly Kisses” by Bob Carlisle is definitely a classic father daughter song. This isn’t often thought of as a Country song, either, but we had to include it, since it’s still one of the most requested parent dance songs for weddings!

 

#2  Country Father-Daughter Wedding Dance Song

“I Loved Her First” – by Heartland. This song is the second most-requested song of the country father daughter songs, and rightfully so. Check out the “I Loved Her First” song lyrics, below.

 

The #1 Country Father-Daughter Wedding Dance Song

Finally, we’re at number one. You know this song had to be number one. “My Little Girl” is the perfect country father daughter song! 

My Little Girl – by Tim McGraw.

This song literally goes through life stages in this song and sums up the special father daughter relationship perfectly! We included the “My Little Girl” lyric video, below, so you can read the lyrics and decide if this song works for you.

We hope this article has helped you narrow down your country father daughter songs list for your wedding. If you still can’t decide, you can even ask your DJ to create a custom mix of a few of these country songs, for your father-daughter dance.

It was tough to narrow down the song list to just 25 country father daughter songs. Feel free to do more research, if you didn’t find the perfect song for you and your daddy.

More Country Father-Daughter Wedding Dance Song Ideas

If you’re looking for other great daddy daughter songs, check out our Country wedding songs article, as well as our Top TX Country Songs for Weddings article! 

Feel free to visit our YouTube channel for more great wedding song lists, or contact us via email, call, or text. We’ll be happy to answer any questions you have!

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Jason Alexander Rubio

Jason has a Master's of Education (MEd), and a Master's of Public Affairs (MPAff). and has been in the DJ field for over 2 decades as a DJ, nightclub owner, radio show DJ/host, bar/club DJ, concert & festival organizer/promoter, and is the co-founder and owner of Austin's Best DJs & Photo Booths, Radio DJ Drops, Rent Letters Now, and Quince Expos. Jason is also a certified wedding/event planner and has written articles/been featured in The NY Times, Brides, Style Me Pretty, Bustle, Disc Jockey News, DJ Times, DJNTV, The DJ Insider, Mobile Beat, My Wedding Songs, Fox Business News, NBC, ABC, Telemundo, and Wedding Planner Magazine.Jason also published his book "Succeeding in the Wedding Business," in January of 2023. He currently writes all of the wedding/event planning tips and blogs to help everyone plan their event, successfully!