Sunday, 4 September 2011

"If music be the food of love, play on." ~ William Shakespeare

I want to do wedding planning so badly but we are so ahead of the game I pretty much have to make up things to do... I guess that is a good thing? :)

I have been doing some research of songs Brandon and I enjoy and trying to incorporate them into our day. These are just some ideas and I would love other suggestions and feedback even requests! I have linked all of the songs to YouTube so just click to hear the song.

Mother/Son Dance:
     I do not want to choose this song. I believe this song should have sentimental meaning to Brandon and his mother. I have been looking at songs for suggestions however a song for this dance has yet to be decided.

Father/Daughter Dance:
      Obviously this will not be a "Father/Daughter" dance but I have not yet decided who I would like to ask to dance with me for this. I have been looking for songs that could work in different scenarios. 
Our First Dance:
     We talked about all of the following songs as options.
      We are about 99% decided on Johnny Reid "Thank You." We decided against the above options because we really wanted a song that talked about our feelings towards each other instead of a song about how much a man loves a woman.

Bouquet Toss, Garter Removal, Garter Toss & Cake Cutting:
      I am torn here as to whether I should choose traditional songs or just super fun songs... I'm definitely leaning towards fun!

Bouquet Toss:
Garter Removal:
Cutting of the Cake:
There will obviously be lots of time for additional songs during cocktails, dinner and dancing but it is exciting to pick songs to represent landmark moments throughout the night.

P.S. Congrats to Christine and Robert on their wedding today!!
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3 comments:

  1. Xine8 September 2011 at 14:28

    Hey Liz! I like the song choices you have there. Robert and I didn't do a garter or bouquet toss because (and I bet I an odd here):
    - I didn't want Robert going up my dress--I was already going to be hot and sweaty from standing all day in the dress and I didn't want him seeing that, further I didn't want his 80 year old grandmother seeing that.
    - I didn't want to pay for an extra set of flowers and I didn't want to toss MY bouquet! Selfish!! :D

    I agree about the first dance song being about the love between you two. Robert and I danced to "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel and it was absolutely perfect. We both teared up. And be mentally prepared that the song will feel very long as everyone is watching you. I would go for a song that is under 4 minutes so it doesn't feel as long.

    We also had to pick a song for our last song (we went with "Beautiful Tonight" by Eric Clapton) and a song to dedicate to the guests (we went with "Moment Like This " by Kelly Clarkson).

    Good luck with the song choices! The music, no pun intended, really sets the mood for the night :)

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  2. Anonymous22 September 2011 at 19:40

    What about the "Father"/Daughter dance, since you do not know who it is going to be yet....dance to Johnny Reid "Dance with Me". There are lots of great songs out there, but, lots of country songs if you really listen to the words. Our first dance song was "Angel Eyes" by the Late Jeff Healy...ask Brandon.....he was there....LOL!! AJ

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  3. Anonymous23 September 2011 at 07:00

    I guess I was a little off on the Johnny Reid song...I meant it as your first dance song and not the "Father/Daughter" dance. It was a little late at night when I posted the comment...Sorry...AJ

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