A first dance song that's only yours — making a wedding song with AI

Most couples spend weeks choosing a first dance song, and most end up with a song thousands of other couples have danced to. There's nothing wrong with that — but there is something special about dancing to a song that exists because of you.

An AI song generator makes that possible without hiring a songwriter. Here's how to make one worth the moment.

Start with your story

The best wedding songs are specific. Before you write a prompt, answer three questions together:

1. How did you meet? Not the long version — the one-line version you tell at parties.
2. What's one small thing you love about each other? The way he hums while cooking. The way she always saves the last bite for you.
3. What should the room feel? Tender and slow? Joyful and swaying? Something that builds?

Here is the prompt behind The Last Umbrella, one of our example songs:

A romantic wedding song for Anna and James, about how they met: they reached for the same last umbrella on a stormy day. Warm, sincere, made for the first dance.

Get the tempo right for dancing

A first dance is not a concert. Most couples do best with a slow to mid-tempo song — something you can sway to without counting steps. Useful style words:

• "acoustic pop ballad, strings, warm, slow"
• "soft soul, gentle piano, intimate"
• "folk waltz, three-four time, fingerpicked guitar"

If you've taken dance lessons, tell the style exactly what you practised: "slow foxtrot tempo" or "waltz".

Put the names where people will hear them

Ask for your names in the chorus. Guests who were chatting will stop when they hear it.

Length and editing

Songs usually come out two to three minutes long — just right for a first dance, which most couples keep under three minutes anyway. Download the MP3 and give it to your DJ or band ahead of time, and listen to it all the way through at least once on the speakers you'll use.

More ways to use it on the day

• The entrance — an upbeat version with both names for walking into the reception.
• The parents' dance — a song for your mum or dad about what they taught you.
• The thank-you video — a gentle instrumental under your photos.

A few honest tips

• Make two or three versions and choose together. Each one is different.
• If a line doesn't sound right, change one detail in the prompt rather than rewriting everything.
• Keep a copy of the lyrics — they make a lovely printed keepsake.

Your first song on AI Music is free. Try it on your story tonight; you might find your first dance before you've finished the seating plan.