singing at wedding

katrinabrown

so i really want to sing something to my new husband at our reception but i don't want to be cheesy. is this a good idea? do very many people do this? any suggestions for a song that isn't dripping in ooey gooey love? 

thanks! 

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To be honest, I think it's a really bad idea. It seems cheesy and, as a guest, I would feel uncomfortable watching it.

trix1223

This is probably a bad idea.  Sing to him if you want, but make it during your first dance so that only he can hear it.

Unless you're a really, really accomplished and experienced singer who regularly sings in public, this is going to be uncomfortable for your guests to watch. 

And as someone who IS a professional singer, and has years of experience singing in public, I can tell you that your wedding day is far too emotional a day and you will likely not be able to get through it.

It could well come off looking like one of the bad American Idol auditions.  Save the singing for another day.

There's absolutely NOTHING to be gained by doing this, and a LOT to lose by doing it.

rbtrumpet

I've never seen it before.

I'm gonna go against the flow, and say I think it might actually be cute depending on how it's done (as long as you keep it short...and do it accapella (sp?) unless like PP said, you are a very accomplished singer).  But I'm the sappy, gooey-romantic type at heart (not in general, but I like seeing it at weddings).

However, I think there is NO way to get around it being VERY ooey-gooey, extremely-cheesy - no matter what song you pick. 

bbyckes

I hate singing at weddings, so I think it's a bad idea - nor is it necessary.

mb2712

My cousin sung to his wife at their wedding, during the ceremony.  It was a song he wrote for her, so it was beautiful.  He is an incredible and experienced singer and performer though.  I wouldn't want the added pressure and stress on the day of, but if you think you can handle, I'd go for it! 

LesPaul

Agree w/ pps - probably not a good idea.  I think it would be awkward for your guests to watch and have to sit through.  Maybe save it for when you are alone after the reception?

luckyme502

I hate singing at weddings!  As a guest it is boring to sit through and if the person singing isn't really great, I secretly roll my eyes and make fun of them. 

tracy_k

I say go for it, providing you are a) REALLY good, and b) REALLY accustomed to singing in front of a crowd.

I'm a singer, my husband is a singer, we met singing in an a cappella group... it would have been ludicrous to think we wouldn't sing at our wedding.

Not only did we have two friends sing a duet in our ceremony ("I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz), but at the reception my current a cappella group sang, and I sang a solo (it was an ABBA medly, I sang "Take a Chance On Me" and altered the wrods so I could sing to him)... then his college a capella group alumni sang and he serenaded me with "500 Miles," and it was adorable and super fun.

But frankly, we're both really good singers and very entertaining. LOL.

Jeffie86

I don't really like singing.  But on an episode of "Four Weddings," on TLC (I cannot get enough of scoping out other weddings!), a bride sang to her husband as she was walking down the aisle....different, unique, never figured out how I felt about it. 

Just sayin'.

Tina515

i've also been considering singing at my wedding, but all these comments are starting to make me rethink. I'm very accustomed to singing in front of crowds, but i wouldn't want people to get bored or think it was "all about the bride". What about at the rehearsal dinner? Perhaps a more intimate setting would be mroe appropriate?

BTW, this
In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_chit-chat_singing-wedding?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:14Discussion:5e928d65-df3a-42b5-9afa-fe6159912231Post:deed22d6-72ca-4d9a-8d10-7c34ed45a638">Re: singing at wedding</a>:
[QUOTE]I secretly roll my eyes and make fun of them. 
Posted by luckyme502[/QUOTE]
seems incredibly rude. I can understand bored, but making fun of someone at their wedding? I'd hate to think that the people i consider my nearest and dearest would be laughing at me behind my back at the wedding i invited them to.