QOTW - Week of 4/10/2011 - Music

iamjoesgurl

We've talked a little bit about music in the past, but I'm looking for the info again as our question of the week.

What music are you using for:

Prelude?

Processional?

Ceremony?  (Will you have someone sing or will the congregation sing?)

Recessional?

First Dance?

Father/Daughter Dance?

Mother/Son Dance?

Cake Cutting?

Other Reception Music?

Anything else to add?

iamjoesgurl

Prelude?We had a worship band play/sing worship songs for about 1/2 hour before the start of our ceremony.
Processional?Pachelbel's CanonJesu, Joy of Man's Desiring Ceremony?  (Will you have someone sing or will the congregation sing?)We had two song's - sung by friends:Honestly - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm6VVGe3MGsAll of Me - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWw_RggIu_M
Recessional?Ode to Joy
First Dance?Forever Yours - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvBPqGpZ11Q
Father/Daughter Dance?  We didn't have oneMother/Son Dance? We didn't have one
Cake Cutting?  How Sweet It Is (James Taylor)
Other Reception Music?*We did random songs for our appetizer hour and I picked several as they were the favorite songs of my sisters, MIL, BILs, nephew and nieces.*For dinner hour we played Louie Armstrong, Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, Natalie Cole and Harry Connick Jr.*After dinner we had dancing with my favorite dance songs mostly from the 60s, 70s and 80s.

AshNoel8

Sounds great, Lisa! 
All of our ceremony music will be played on piano only. No organ or other  instrumentalists or cd's or anything, just piano.
Prelude (music as guests enter)- God With Us/Here With Me by Mercy Me
Seating of mothers/grandmothers- I Can Only Imagine by Mercy Me
Bridesmaids' entrance- Canon in D
Processional (my entrance)- Romantic Wedding March by Miranda Wonghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsGd0t41Jhw
Ceremony- My bridesmaid/friend will sing When God Made You by Newsong/Natalie Grant
Recessional- Forever by Chris Tomlin
First Dance- Hold You Up by Matthew West
Father/Daughter Dance- I Loved Her First by Heartland
Mother/Son Dance- Simple Man by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Cake Cutting- Haven't decided yet
Other Reception Music- Anniversary dance- Through the Years by Kenny RogersLast dance- At Last by Etta James sung by my bridesmaid/friend

GJones27

Prelude: Don't even know what this is! 
Processional: Um, we're having an organ play music, that's all I know.
Ceremony: Greek Orthodox chants
Recessional: the what? (as you can tell, I'm not really sure what's going on during the wedding, and we're 49 days away)
First Dance: Come What May from Moulin Rouge
Father/Daughter Dance: A Greek dance
Mother/Son Dance: A Brazilian dance
Cake Cutting: Wanna Grow Old With You - Adam Sandler
Other Reception Music: We have an awesome playlist where we skip most of the music from the 1960's to the 1980's.  We'll also have lots of international music since I'm Greek-American, FI is Japanese-Brazilian, and we met in Germany.

LeahVB2011

What music are you using for:

Prelude? There's a mix of piano music my pianist is playing

Processional? Canon in D and Jesu, Joy of a Man's Desiring

Ceremony?  My uncle is singing but I need to find out what he plans on singing so I can get music to my pianist

Recessional? Shine Jesus Shine

Other Reception Music? During the reception we are going to have a CD of insturmental blue grass hymns playing

Anything else to add? Before the processional we will have a photomontage of us growing up When I Say I Do by Matthew West is the song we picked for it. BTW thanks CW Knotties for helping us pick out the song .

fpaemp2011

PRELUDE- on CD

Hold You Up- Matthew West
Sun Down- Iver
When Did You Fall- Chris Rice
Worth It- Francesca Battistelli
Dancing in the Minefields- Andrew Peterson
Waiting For You- Matthew West
Hundred More Years- Francesca Battistelli

SEAT GRANDPARENTS and MOMS

Parent’s Prayer- Steven Curtis Chapman-  (my aunt & uncle singing)

USHERS UNROLL AISLE CLOTH and MEN ENTER FROM SIDE

For the Beauty of the Earth- (my worship pastor playing/singing rest of music)

PROCESSIONAL

Alla Luce Del Dio- Mark Magnuson

CONGREGATIONAL HYMN

The Doxology

SLIDESHOW- on DVD
A Page is Turned- Bebo Norman

CORD OF THREE STRANDS

Love Never Fails- Brandon Heath

SIGNING OF MARRIAGE COVENANT

When I Say I Do- Matthew West

RECESSIONAL- on CD

Selection from Throne Room- John Williams
I’m Taking You With Me- Relient K
The Best Thing- Relient K
Must Have Done Something Right- Relient K

BRIDAL PARTY ENTRANCE
I'll Be There for You (FRIENDS theme song)- The Rembrandts

FIRST DANCE- trying to pick between:
The Day Before You- Matthew West
Everything- Michael Buble
God Gave Me You- Dave Barnes
Light of Day- Jimmy Needham
Love Is Not a Fight- Warren Barfield

FATHER/DAUGHTER DANCE
Walk With You- Edwin McCain

MOTHER/SON DANCE
TBD

CAKE CUTTING
TBD

Other Reception Music?
Michael Buble, Frank Sinatra, Fred Astaire, Dean Martin, etc.

DramaGeek

Prelude?

Harpist's choice

Processional?

• Seating of the grandparents: Always - Irving Berlin (harp) 
• Can't remember for seating of the mothers
• Candlelighting: The Wedding Song - Paul Stookey (sung with accoustic guitar) 
• H and Officiant: Doubly Good to You - Amy Grant (sung with accoustic guitar)
• Wedding Party: Love - Disney's Robin Hood (harp)
• Bride and Father: Candle on the Water - Disney's Pete's Dragon (harp)

Ceremony?  (Will you have someone sing or will the congregation sing?)

• In lieu of reading: Love - Petra (sung with accoustic guitar)
• Unity Candle: I Will be There - Steven Curtis Chapman (sung with accoustic guitar)

Recessional?

Take me out to the Ball Game - sung by guests, accompanied by organ

First Dance?

What I Really Want to Say - Steven Curtis Chapman

Father/Daughter Dance?

(You'll Always Be) My Little Girl - Steve Kirwan

Mother/Son Dance?

N/A

Cake Cutting?

N/A

Other Reception Music?

Most of the music was special to us for one reason or another - Barbara Ann, Stairway to Heaven, Hotel California, Devil Went Down to Georgia...but they were just played as dancin' music.  The only other specila songs were "Santa Clais is Coming to Town" when Santa Claus entered the reception and "American Pie" when we left in a 57 Chevy.

squeakyduck

I really wanted to walk down the asile to Once Upon a Time...Storybook Love from the Princess Bride, but that's considered secular music and not allowed in my church. However, we can use it for the prelude. So I think I'd like that one and then maybe toss in some Beatles too. And maybe the Peanuts song. (Charlie Brown Peanuts, that is.)

Processional: No idea for the bridesmaids yet, but I am toying with the idea of Ode to Joy for my walking. I know it's usually a recessional song, but I like it. 

Communion: Matt's brother is composing a song. I don't know anything about it other than that. 

Recessional: Well, I wasted Ode to Joy on the Processional, so maybe we can just do that one again. (Can you tell I haven't given this a whole lot of thought to yet?)

And we aren't dancing at our reception and I'm not planning anything special for cake cutting or anything. My mom's in charge of the ipod playlist because I can only do so much. 

joyfulbride424

Prelude?

Jesus, Bleibet Meine Freude (Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring)

Processional?

Air (Suite III), Bridal Party
Canon in D, Bride

Ceremony?

Having a good friend sing Be Thou My Vision and invite people to sing along

Recessional?

Have no idea

First Dance?

Everything, by Michael Buble

Father/Daughter Dance?

Daddy's Little Girl, by Michael Buble

Mother/Son Dance?

My Wish, Rascal Flatts

Cake Cutting?

How Sweet it Is, Marvin Gaye

amongthelilies25

We are having a man named Garrett Viggers do our ceremony music on the hammered dulcimer. this is his wedding promo video. 
http://www.garrettviggers.com/weddingmusic.htm

Prelude?30 minutes of playing, including Falling Slowly (Once Soundtrack. the song in the promo video), and Love Story (taylor swift)
Processional?-I will be walking to 'You're Beautiful' by Phil Whickam-idk what the girls will be walking to yet. lol. -family seating will be Bach Cello Suite 1 (original modern rendition)-Communion - Be Thou My Vision
Ceremony?  (Will you have someone sing or will the congregation sing?)Recessional?-not sure yet. lol
First Dance?no clue. Although i like Francessca Battisteli 'Hundred More Years'
Father/Daughter Dance?none
Mother/Son Dance?Dont know yet.

Cake Cutting????
Other Reception Music??
Anything else to add?We will be figuring out more of the music when my FI is home. hehe. 

azdancer8

Before the ceremony we had a CD with some of our favorite contemporary Christian songs on it playing in the background.

Prelude - Love Is Not A Fight by Warren Barfield

Processional - The Break of Dawn and A New Beginning (both composed by DH)

Ceremony - When You Say You Love Me by Josh Groban - sung by member of wedding party

Recessional - I'm Taking You With Me by Relient K

First Dance - I Will Be Here by Steven Curtis Chapman
 

Father/Daughter Dance and Mother/Son Dance - combined - My Wish by Rascal Flatts

Cake Cutting - (our DJ chose something)

Anniversary Dance - You're Still  the One by Lee Dewyze

Reception Music - we had a mix of Country, Contemporary Christian, Swing, and Oldies so our guests could have fun dancing to whatever they were comfortable with.

alyssajael

Prelude? Still thinking about it.
Processional? Cannon in D for the Wedding party, Bridal Chorus for me.
Ceremony? Still thinking about it
Recessional? Wedding March for out exit and we are still trying to figure out a song to follow as the guest leave. 
First Dance? The Music Stopped-Glenn Miller
Father/Daughter Dance? I Wish you Love- Frank Sinatra or Les Brown. 
Mother/Son Dance? Not having one.
Cake Cutting? Oh gosh I wasn't even aware we picked a song for this. Probably just what the band is playing at the time.
Other Reception Music? We are having a big band at out wedding. so lots of Glenn Miller, Quincy Jones, Les Brown and other like big band orchestra music. 

kitkat610

Prelude?

“Largo” Hande – Girls and Family

“Air on a G String”  Bach

Processional?

“Cannon in D”  Pachelbel

Ceremony?  (Will you have someone sing or will the congregation sing?)

My best friend is singing "Feels Like Home" with slightly different lyrics

Recessional?

“Spring”  Four Seasons  Vivaldi

First Dance?

“True Companion”  Marc Cohen - fiance's choice

“God Gave Me You”  Dave Barnes - one of a couple other options that I like

Father/Daughter Dance? not sure yet

Mother/Son Dance? not sure yet

Cake Cutting? not sure yet

Other Reception Music?not sure yet