Help - New Processional Song (Broadway)

Babkagal

Hi ladies,We met with the band leader last week to go over our wedding ceremony songs.  We wanted to do old-school, Broadway songs for the processional (it's a little different, and I'm a big Broadway fan).  We are using a piano and flute.  This is what we came up with:1.  Rabbi and grandparents:  "La Vie En Rose" (okay, not a Broadway song, but I love it)2.  Groomsmen and Groom: "I'll Know When My Love Comes Along" from Guys and Dolls3.  Bridesmaids:  "Till There Was You" from The Music Man4.  Bride:  "Sunrise, Sunset" from Fiddler on the Roof5.  Recessional:  "To Life, L'Chaim" from Fiddler on the RoofThe band leader just emailed and thought that "I'll Know" wouldn't be such a good choice, muscially.  We're trying to come up an alternative.Does anyone have thoughts?  I don't like "I've Never Been in Love Before" from Guys and Dolls, so that's out.  I would like to use old-school, Rogers-and-Hammerstein style songs.  I was thinking of either "Some Enchanted Evening" from South Pacific or "People Will Say We're In Love" from Oklahoma.  Cole Porter or Gershwin could be another possibility.  I'd love any help!

TurtlesAllTheWayDown

"I have a love" or "one hand, one heart" from West Side Story."Almost like being in love" from Brigadoon."Some Enchanted Evening" would have been one of my first ideas, too.

marafaye

How about "I'll Cover You" from Rent?

ring_pop

You know, unless your aisle is a mile long, that's a LOT of different selections for a rather short part of your ceremony. Your musicians won't really be able to get through a whole song or barely even a whole verse of any of those processional songs and it could end up being a little awkward with that many transitions. Would you consider consolidating?

beatlesgirl25

Where's sucrets when you need her?

tidetravel

I agree w/ Ringpop.  I would simply use one song for the processional of the parents/bridal party, one song for the bride and one for the recessional. 

Babkagal

RingPop:  I agree, it does sound like a lot of songs.  The band leader suggested that we do 4 songs, and they usually just play the chorus.  We are having each bridemaid/groosman walk down the aisle separately, and they will continue to play my music while I circle the groom seven times (a Jewish custom), so those songs will go on for at least one minute.  I may ask the band leader about dealing with music transitions, though (thanks for the heads-up)!

TurtlesAllTheWayDown

I picture it almost like an overture, so if you guys are really into theater and music, I think it will be nice.

Kristin789

I get that you aren't using it, but I just wanted to say that "I'll Know" is a great song. I'd suggest then that you use "La Vie En Rose" for the entire processional until Bride's Entrance. Then I'd suggest that you use "Til There Was You" for the Bride's Entrance.  It's a totally happy, uplifting song.  If you use "Sunrise, Sunset," everyone... and I mean EVERYONE... will be sobbing in their seats.  That is one of the saddest songs in Broadway history.  All about how much fun the parents had raising their kids, but now it's all over, that job is done, and now those kids are moving on and moving out and getting married, and the parents are mourning the passage of time.  Hardly a happy wedding processional choice.