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pinkcow13

This bride sang a Carrie Underwood song to her groom as she walked down the aisle. Personally, I think it is a bit much. It's not enough that you're walking down the aisle and all the attention will be on you, you have to sing a song on top of that? I also find it awkward. Especially when she was standing right in front of him singing to him. Just seems very AW to me.  I'm not a fan of big productions at weddings (any sort of choreographed dance with the whole WP, or something of that nature) but if there must be a production, I feel like the reception would be a better time to do it. Anyways, here's the video:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/watch-this-groom-be-blown-away-as-his-bride-sings-look-at-me

What do you guys think?

hikebikebemerry

Ugh.

If I sang to my FI while I was walking down the isle, his ears would start bleeding.

JCbride2015

Nope, not a fan.  It screams AW to me.  The look on her groom's face is cute though.  They both seem extremely young.

These types of wedding productions really bother me because it all seems so engineered to "go viral" on the internet after the fact.  Like having a share-worthy video is more important than just being in the moment and enjoying your ceremony.

Cookie Pusher

I would be way too nervous to sing while walking down the aisle. I'm also clumsy, so I'd be so focused on not tripping over my dress or the grass at my venue that I'd forget the words!

pinkcow13

JCBride2014 said:

Nope, not a fan.  It screams AW to me.  The look on her groom's face is cute though.  They both seem extremely young.

These types of wedding productions really bother me because it all seems so engineered to "go viral" on the internet after the fact.  Like having a share-worthy video is more important than just being in the moment and enjoying your ceremony.

I also thought that they both looked realllllly young. And yea, that's what I feel about these productions, it's all about "going viral." Like those over the top proposals, now over the top weddings. Gag.

hikebikebemerry - I joked to FI that I was going to sing to him as I walk down the aisle and he said " If you sing to me while you walk down the aisle  I'll probably be the first groom to say I don't" lol

pinkcow13

Cookie Pusher said:

I would be way too nervous to sing while walking down the aisle. I'm also clumsy, so I'd be so focused on not tripping over my dress or the grass at my venue that I'd forget the words!

I would sing the wrong words. I screw up the words to song lyrics allllll the time. When I was singing "Drunk in Love" by Beyonce I was belting out "We woke up in the kitchen saying hi to healthy dishes" which totally made sense to me, I thought she was alluding to the vegan diet Jay Z was on smh

hikebikebemerry

@pinkcow13

HA!  My FI is an audio engineer, so he would probably mention that I was a) really off key and b) poorly chose the acoustic setup.  WHY CAN HE JUST LET ME HAVE MY DREAMS?!

WinstonsGirl

Muppet (I think) went to a wedding where the bride did this.  She said the girl couldn't sing too, if I remember correctly

pinkcow13

WinstonsGirl said:

Muppet (I think) went to a wedding where the bride did this.  She said the girl couldn't sing too, if I remember correctly

Oh geez. Unless you're Beyonce or Mariah Carey or something, you probably shouldn't go around singing at your wedding. Like others have said, your friends may not tell you the harsh truth - although my friends have always been brutally honest about my singing lol.

Cookie Pusher

pinkcow13 said:

I would sing the wrong words. I screw up the words to song lyrics allllll the time. When I was singing "Drunk in Love" by Beyonce I was belting out "We woke up in the kitchen saying hi to healthy dishes" which totally made sense to me, I thought she was alluding to the vegan diet Jay Z was on smh

I an notorious for purposely singing the wrong words to songs because they're way funnier that way!

firebabe6519

No way I would sing to FI walking down the aisle!

MuppetOverlord

At our best man's wedding, the wife sang a 4-5 minute song for her processional, off-key. I have video footage of it and you can see when the guests stop caring. The video is in 3 parts because i kept thinking she stopped and nope....she just kept going and going....and going...  the groom cried. The rest of us thought it was ridiculous.

monkeysip

Here's another one.  This time it's an Aguilera song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKdZJbAZ_4E

This one is even more AWish to me.  I don't like it because it turns the ceremony into a performance, and it reinforces this Bride=center of the show thing.  The focus of the ceremony should be on the commitment and union taking place.  The bride and groom are naturally the stars of the day anyway, so do you need to add performing artist to that as well to get more attention?

pinkcow13

Cookie Pusher said:

pinkcow13 said:

I would sing the wrong words. I screw up the words to song lyrics allllll the time. When I was singing "Drunk in Love" by Beyonce I was belting out "We woke up in the kitchen saying hi to healthy dishes" which totally made sense to me, I thought she was alluding to the vegan diet Jay Z was on smh

I an notorious for purposely singing the wrong words to songs because they're way funnier that way!

Lmao def way funnier that way!

pinkcow13

MuppetOverlord - OMG that is freaking hilarious. Well, I don't blame him for crying LOL. 

monkeysip - Ugh. Gag me. And - unless you have a voice like Aguilera - do NOT sing her songs in public. yikes.....

Exactly, the B&G are already the center of attention! How much more attention does a person need?

SammiNJonni

Very AWish at least she could sing though.

 I still think this bride wins the tackiest processional

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTJl5UpzZYU

Peaseblossom55

No way would I do it. I also spent many years taking vocal lessons and sing when I do musical theater, so I can sing I just would never do that. Too AWish...

monkeysip

SammiNJonni

There are no words.

The cherry on top is her little stripper dance down the aisle.  Good lord. 

And I love how people are looking around, like "Is this b**** for real?"

monkeysip

To me, people that do this kind of stuff are people who think their life is a movie or something.  

This isn't a movie... it's not cute for you to break out in song.

JCbride2015

SammiNJonni said:

Very AWish at least she could sing though.

 I still think this bride wins the tackiest processional

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTJl5UpzZYU

Every bone in my body is hoping for this to be fake.  But somehow, the look of horror on that poor guy in the blue shirt just looks too real.

pinkshorts27

Are people leaving in that video?

ETA: I would be!

Vivandiere8

Ok about the bride walking down the aisle singing...

She had a good voice, so that was nice. But it makes me feel a bit awkward watching it. Personally I do have a good voice, I am also a performer so I know I could pull something like this off, but even if I thought it wasn't awkward and a little odd I still wouldn't want to do it for a number of reasons. First, as much as I love performing I always get nervous, and a huge adrenalin rush, and I would feel I was dealing with enough of that. I would want to be mentally preparing for giving my vows to the man I love, and letting the beauty and meaning of that moment fill me, not running over lyrics in my head, and running my voice through vocal exercises. Second, I couldn't imagine wanting to take the moment of my actually wedding to give a performance. My fiance and I are both professional ballroom dancers, but I would never be interested in doing a choreographed dance down the aisle.

If I really wanted to surprise my fiance with a song I would probably do that at the rehearsal dinner. 

Vivandiere8

SammiNJonni said:

Very AWish at least she could sing though.

 I still think this bride wins the tackiest processional

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTJl5UpzZYU

Watching this I just sympathize so much with that guy in the blue. There seems to be a general feeling of awkwardness running through all the guests though. You can just feel it. So tacky. And when i watch it I don't think "here is a girl who is a free spirit and she's just showing her individuality" Instead I think "Here is a girl who is afraid she isn't individual enough and does awkward, inappropriate things to try and prove it."

Not saying I'm right, but that's just the way watching it makes me feel

Blergbot

My friend wrote a performed a song at her wedding and played guitar, and her husband did a stand up comedy routine, but they didn't do it walking down the aisle. They performed instead of spotlight dances, when we were all seated for brunch. It was really lovely (her--she can sing) and funny (him). But the walking down the aisle thing is super awkward.

pinkcow13

Vivandiere8 - What. The. Hell. I felt Soooo awkward just watching this! Wow. Haha, the guy in blue was pretty funny. That was just painful to watch, who would think this is a good idea?? ugh....

Blergbot - I think I would prefer something like that over spotlight dances - it's different and sounds fun. But exactly, doing it while walking down the aisle is just awkward. Imagine someone doing stand up while walking down the aisle lol.

climbingsingle

I really hate this trend. It's so freaking cheesy.

FiancB

omfg. The crazy bitch thing. WAT. I would've definitely left right then. It would've been bad enough to play that song at a reception, let alone WALKING DOWN THE AISLE. Was she already wasted?

If the couple's really into theatre or something, I could see them pulling off a quick song as their vows or something. If it's quick. Bride singing, nope. 

RebeccaB88

I served cake (ugh, don't ask) in a wedding once where the bride sang a solo to her groom at the altar, before the vows.  Marriage lasted less than 6 months.

I was a bridesmaid in a wedding where the groom played a saxophone solo to the bride during the ceremony.  People were puzzled.

aspoonfulofsugar

monkeysip said:

Here's another one.  This time it's an Aguilera song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKdZJbAZ_4E

This one is even more AWish to me.  I don't like it because it turns the ceremony into a performance, and it reinforces this Bride=center of the show thing.  The focus of the ceremony should be on the commitment and union taking place.  The bride and groom are naturally the stars of the day anyway, so do you need to add performing artist to that as well to get more attention?

Everyone looks unimpressed/bored except for the bride. The groom keeps taking her hand as if to say, "ok let's go, show's over." I didn't even know this was a "trend." Bleh. I liked it better when I was blissfully ignorant.

AddieCake

Not a fan at all. I find it incredibly awkward.

flyingfoxes

I'm not a fan of these things either - the ceremony isn't the place for these shenanigans.