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What's your processional song ?

What's your recessional song?

What's your entrance song/songs to reception?

What's your first dance?

Whats your last song of the reception?

What's your 5 top songs on your must play reception list? 

(Edits, thanks!)

Whats on your do not play list?

Father/Daughter Dance?

Mother/Son Dance?

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  • Ideas are (we have a country theme going)

    What's your processional song ? Marry me - Train and Martina McBride

    What's your recessional song? Honey Bee - Blake Shelton
     
    What's your entrance song/songs to reception? no idea
     
    What's your first dance? God gave me you - blake shelton, but I've been really like Wanted - Hunter Hayes

    Whats your last song of the reception? no idea

    What's your 5 top songs on your must play reception list? yea idk... there's a few country slow songs I love (the rest will be dancing songs, oldies etc) 

    Did I miss any ?

    DO NOT PLAY - any slow song from Faith hill!
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    What's your processional song ?  When I saw I Do by Matthew West

    What's your recessional song? same song as above just starting at the bridge

    What's your entrance song/songs to reception?  None...we aren't big on grand entrances

    What's your first dance? You and Me by Lifehouse

    Whats your last song of the reception? Not sure because we are leaving early in the night. 

    What's your 5 top songs on your must play reception list?  "Time Warp" from Rocky Horror Picture Show (BMs and I are totally dancing to that!); "God Gave Me You" by Blake Shelton; "I don't wanna miss a thing" by Aerosmith; "The Girl" by City and Colour; "All About Us" by HeisWe
  • Processional Song - Somewhere over the Rainbow

    Recessional Song - Here Comes the Sun
    (Ceremony music is all acoustic guitar by my cousin and Fi's uncle)

    Entrance Song (Bridal Party) - Boot Scootin Boogie, Brooks and Dun...Not sure if we'll switch it up when we walk in

    First dance - Me & You, Kenny Chesney

    Last Song - Haven't thought about this yet...

    5 Must Plays - Friends in Low Places, Forever & Ever Amen (Cake Cutting), All Because Two People Fell in Love (Mother/Son), Then They Do ( Father/Daughter), annnnd Amie

    Can you tell we're having a country band play our reception? lol

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  • shoebieshoebie member
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    What's your processional song ? Shania Twain, from this moment

    What's your recessional song? Not sure looking for somethign up beat and fun but still appropriate for church.

    What's your entrance song/songs to reception? Still looking hoping this post will give me ideas :o)

    What's your first dance? Amazed by lonestar

    Whats your last song of the reception? Still looking hoping this post will give me ideas :o)

    What's your 5 top songs on your must play reception list? Summer of 69, Paradise by the dashboard lights, in love with a man nearly twice my age(inside jokes haha) theres more but i dont have the list available will edit later.

    Whats on your do not play list (Edit, thanks!) Anything Rhianna or Nikki Minaj

    Father/Daughter Dance? I loved her first, heartland

    Mother/Son Dance? Because you loved me, celion dion
  • What's your processional song ? Jesu, Joy of Man's desiring
    What's your recessional song? Vivaldi's seasons-fall
    What's your entrance song/songs to reception? Still trying to decide....
     What's your first dance? I Won't Give up by Jason Mraz
    Whats your last song of the reception? I think we're doing All You Need is Love
    What's your 5 top songs on your must play reception list? Journey-Don't Stop Believing
    Ray LaMontagne-You Are the Best Thing
    Tom Petty-American Girl
    Black Eyed Peas- I gotta feeling
    Cupid Shuffle
    Whats on your do not play list? Hokey Pokey, anything by Pitbull (per FI)

    Father/Daughter-What a Wonderful World
    Mother/son- Not sure yet...
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    oh, on our do not not play is : nickelback, U2, lady gaga, black eyed peas and anything rap.
    we aren't doing mother/son and father/daughter dances

  • What's your processional song ? Bridal Party- This Year's Love David Grey (piano)
                                                       Me & Dad- A Thousand Year's-Christian Perri (piano)

    What's your recessional song? Best of My Love-The Emotions 

    What's your entrance song/songs to reception? Walk This Way-Aerosmith

    What's your first dance? Stay With You :John Legend

    Whats your last song of the reception? Not sure yet

    What's your 5 top songs on your must play reception list? 
    I'll Back You Up-DMB
    The Way You Make Me Feel-Michael Jackson
    Don't Stop Believin'-Journey
    Let's Stay Together-Al Green
    Free-Zac Brown Band

    Whats on your do not play list? Anything by Toby Keith

    Father/Daughter Dance? She's Got A Way-Billy Joel
    Stepfather/daughter Dance? The Way You Look Tonight-Rod Stewart

    Mother/Son Dance? My Wish-Rascal Flatts
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  • What's your processional song ?  (Instrumental) Blackbird, Beatles- if we can find it

    What's your recessional song? not sure yet

    What's your entrance song/songs to reception? Raise Your Glass - Pink

    What's your first dance? Let's Stay Together - Al Green

    Whats your last song of the reception?  This really doesn't matter all that much to me

    What's your 5 top songs on your must play reception list? Walking on Sunshine,  really fun dancing music, lol

    (Edits, thanks!)

    Whats on your do not play list? Kiss Me- sixpense none the richer, any hard rap or songs with lots of swearing.

    Father/Daughter Dance? Through the Years- Kenny Rogers

    Mother/Son Dance?I think it ill be Let it Be Beatles, but not 100% sure yet


    These are as of now but they could change before we get our list to the DJ by about 3 weeks out.
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  • What's your processional song ? Claire de Lune - Debussy

    What's your recessional song? Still undecided

    What's your entrance song/songs to reception? That Man - Caro Emerald

    What's your first dance? Still in Love with you - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

    Whats your last song of the reception? This is not really a big thing in my area but maybe Save the Last Dance - Michael Buble

    What's your 5 top songs on your must play reception list? 
    Al Green - Can't get next to you
    Blues Brothers -Twist It (Shake your Tailfeather)
    Jenny & Tyler - One Eyed Cat
    Latin Soul Syndicate - El Gitano Del Amor
    Michael Buble - Sway

    Whats on your do not play list (Edit, thanks!)

    YMCA
    Celebrate
    Chicken Dance
    Conga Line
    Cha Cha Slide
    Electric Slide
    Who let the dogs out
    Macarena
    Bunny Hop
    Polkas
    Stairway to Heaven
    Achey Breaky Heart
    Justin Bieber
    Saturday Night Fever
    Funky Chicken


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  • What's your processional song ? We are having a piper so it will be a traditional Scottish song.

    What's your recessional song? Again it will be a traditional Scottish song played by the piper.

    What's your entrance song/songs to reception? We are having a Harpist which is going to play a medley of classical songs.

    What's your first dance? We chose "This is Love" by Kelly Rowland

    :)x
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  • edited August 2012
    Bridal Party Processional: Hymne, by Vangelis

    Bride Processional: Jupiter's Theme, by Holst

    Recessional: Recessional, by Renard

    Reception Entrance: Spies in The Night: James Bond Theme, Brian Setzer Orchestra

    First Dance: Final Waltz, from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker

    Last Dance: In A Sentimental Mood, by Duke Elington and John Coltrane

    Top 5 must Play List: Turning Page, by Sleeping At Last
                                       Northern Lights, by Cider Sky
                                       Moondance, by Van Morrison
                                       Recipe For Love, Harry Connick, Jr.
                                       I Was Made For You, by She & Him

    On Do Not Play List: Ditto everything Achiduk said
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  • What's your processional song ? Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring for parents, trumpet voluntary for bridesmaids, Canon for me (on violin)

    What's your recessional song?  Over the rainbow (on violin)

    What's your entrance song/songs to reception? Every Teardrop is a Waterfall - Coldplay

    What's your first dance? The Way I Am - Ingrid Michealson

    Whats your last song of the reception? Not sure yet

    What's your 5 top songs on your must play reception list?
    Lady GaGa (anything)
    Michael Buble (anything)
    Some old school Madonna
    Ants Marching - DMB
    Moves Like Jagger (Maroon 5)

    Mother Son Dance - What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong

    Uncle Niece Dance - The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra 

    Whats on your do not play list (Edit, thanks!)

    The entire genre of country music (I know some people LOVE it, FI and I hate it!)
    YMCA
    Celebration
    Chicken Dance
    Conga Line
    Cha Cha Slide
    Electric Slide
    Tom Petty
    Macarena
    Bunny Hop
    Cupid Shuffle
    Chicken Dance
    Grease Medley
    No hard core rap
    No techno

     
     
     



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  • What's your processional song ? Still deciding on the bridal party processional, but my dad and I will walk in to "The Luckiest" by Ben Folds

    What's your recessional song? Still deciding on this one. I am trying to find the perfect Beatles song (I'm a huge fan)

    What's your entrance song/songs to reception? "Let's Get Married (Remix)" by Jagged Edge ft. DJ Run! lol!

    What's your first dance? Tony Bennett's rendition of "For Once in My Life"

    Whats your last song of the reception? eh, don't really care about this one

    What's your 5 top songs on your must play reception list? Hmm... not sure about this, but I know I want to play "Footloose" for my neice!

    Whats on your do not play list? Anything hardcore rap with lots of cussing

    Father/Daughter Dance? "Sara" by Fleetwood Mac

    Mother/Son Dance?  No clue yet!
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  • What's your processional song ?  For me it's Canon in D, I forget what the Bridesmaids are (oops!)

    What's your recessional song?  Water Music

    What's your entrance song/songs to reception?  Not sure yet

    What's your first dance? Crazy Love, Van Morrison

    Whats your last song of the reception? No Woman No Cry, Bob Marley

    What's your 5 top songs on your must play reception list?  We are playing a lot of motown, oldies, 70s classic rock

    Whats on your do not play list? Absolutely ZERO cheesy dance songs such as the cha-cha slide, electric slide, macarena, etc.

    Father/Daughter Dance? Wildflowers, Tom Petty

    Mother/Son Dance?  Not sure - something Elvis most likely

  • Awww, man!  I don't have any of this figured out!!!  Except my processional.  Cannon in D.  And my do not play: LMFAO!

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    [QUOTE]<strong>What's your processional song ?  (Instrumental) Blackbird, Beatles- if we can find it</strong> What's your recessional song? not sure yet What's your entrance song/songs to reception? Raise Your Glass - Pink What's your first dance? Let's Stay Together - Al Green Whats your last song of the reception?  This really doesn't matter all that much to me What's your 5 top songs on your must play reception list? Walking on Sunshine,  really fun dancing music, lol (Edits, thanks!) Whats on your do not play list? Kiss Me- sixpense none the richer, any hard rap or songs with lots of swearing. Father/Daughter Dance? Through the Years- Kenny Rogers Mother/Son Dance?I think it ill be Let it Be Beatles, but not 100% sure yet These are as of now but they could change before we get our list to the DJ by about 3 weeks out.
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    <div>YouTube Vitamin String Quartet, almost positive they've done it. They did a whole Beatles album.</div>
  • What's your processional song ? "Falling Slowly," by Vitamin String Quartet

    What's your recessional song? "All You Need is Love," by Vitamin String Quartet (edited by FI for a quicker arrival at the chorus, and lengthened to make sure everyone can get out while it's playing)

    What's your entrance song/songs to reception? We have a Buffalo Sabres montage--
        Parent Intros: "Sabre Dance" by Aram Khachaturian (first 45 seconds)
        Bridal Party Intros: "Shipping Off to Boston" by Dropkick Murphy's (beginning as long as it needs to be)
        Our Intro:  "Rock You Like a Hurricane" by The Scorpions 

    What's your first dance? "I'm Yours," Jason Mraz

    Whats your last song of the reception? "Save the Last Dance for Me," Michael Buble

    What's your 5 top songs on your must play reception list?  
    1. "YMCA," Village People -- it's a family tradition for me.
    2. "Free Fallin'," Tom Petty -- Tom Petty means a lot to my dad and I
    3. "The Luckiest," Ben Folds -- we were between this and the first dance song we did pick.
    4. "Can We Make it Home?," by FI's college band -- this song has a lot of meaning for our college group. It was played live at the last alumni wedding, and we found the good recorded version.
    5. "Somebody to Love," Queen -- who doesn't love Queen?

    Whats on your do not play list? "Chicken Dance"

    Father/Daughter Dance? "Gracie," Ben Folds

    Mother/Son Dance? "Your Song," Elton John
  • What's your processional song ? Are You Gonna' Kiss Me or Not  - Thompson Square

    What's your recessional song? Still deciding this one 
     
    What's your entrance song/songs to reception? I think for the wedding party we are going to do "Black Betty" - Ram Jam and for us maybe "Walk This Way" Aerosmith (but not totally decided)
     
    What's your first dance? Watch the Wind Blow By - Tim McGraw

    Whats your last song of the reception? Not sure (doesn't matter to me that much)

    What's your 5 top songs on your must play reception list? American Girl - Tom Petty (one of my fav songs to dance too). And I have a long list on my home computer.

    DO NOT PLAY - Pit Bull (like someone else said this is per FI), Alan Jackson, Vince Gill, no hardcore rap and no cheesy dance songs.
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  • What's your processional song ? wedding party is train- marry me, mine is wedding march on piano

    What's your recessional song? still deciding

    What's your entrance song/songs to reception? I suck at this lol FI is a DJ he know what all the titles are.

    What's your first dance? Your love amazes me- John Berry

    Whats your last song of the reception? either I don't want this night to end or I've had the time of my life

    What's your 5 top songs on your must play reception list? The Broken Road, Loving Arms, Wanted, They way you look tonight, wonderful world

    (Edits, thanks!)

    Whats on your do not play list? really just any mood killing songs 

    Father/Daughter Dance?I loved her first

    Mother/Son Dance? still deciding
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  • CFM102012CFM102012 member
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    edited August 2012
    Songs included in Prelude: Blest Be the Tie that Binds, Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
    What's your processional song ? Canon in D (Organ and Piano duet)

    What's your recessional song? Mendelsohn's Bridal March

    What's your entrance song/songs to reception? Throne Room Theme from Star Wars IV (When Han, Chewy and Luke walk in to get medals from Leia)

    What's your first dance? (Everything I do) I do it for you by Bryan Adams

    Whats your last song of the reception? Don't know for certain but possibly Glad You Came by the Wanted

    What's your 5 top songs on your must play reception list? Party Rock Anthem, a lot of the group/line dances a lot of other brides hate. I like them because they get people up and dancing, Hang on Sloopy (I live in the middle of Ohio State area)

    (Edits, thanks!)

    Whats on your do not play list? Any songs where guests form a train (Locomotion, Choo Choo etc), BEP's "I gotta feeling" Pretty much anything Country. I've got more but those are the only ones coming to mind right now 

    Father/Daughter Dance? Probably Butterfly Kisses I'd like to find something a little less corny/cliche'd/ Country but this one describes me and my dad pretty well.

    ETA: Do you girls think Smile by Uncle Kracker would be appropriate for a F/D dance? or is it too much like a fun love song more appropriate for dancing with FI?

    Mother/Son Dance? Song for My Son by Mikki Vlereck (FI's mom chose it...I'm not so fond of it but I'm not going to say no, kwim)


    Did I miss any ? Tack in on the bottom of your post :o) Unity Candle-All I Ask of You (Instrumental) from Phantom 
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  • What's your processional song ? Prelude to Te Deum, Charpetier

    What's your recessional song? Royal Fireworks Music, Handel

    What's your entrance song/songs to reception? Charlie Brown, Coldplay

    What's your first dance? If I Should Fall Behind, Springsteen

    Whats your last song of the reception? Free, Zac Brown Band

    What's your 5 top songs on your must play reception list? Hang On Sloopy!!! (GO BUCKS!); We Could Fall In Love Tonight by David Gray; What a Wonderful World; Flashdance; Honeybee by Blake Shelton (for cutting the cake)

    (Edits, thanks!)

    Whats on your do not play list? Anything along the lines of the hokey pokey, chicken dance, macarena, electric slide, cha cha slide, NO dollar dances, Celebrate, We Are Family, etc.

    Father/Daughter Dance? TBD... If I had my way it would be Forever Young by Bob Dylan, You've Got a Friend by James Taylor or some other singer-songwriter. I'm obsessed.

    Mother/Son Dance? I Hope You Dance - LeeAnne Womack (due to the sappy nature of this song, I refuse to dance to something sappy, too.)

    A few others for the ceremony:

    Prelude

    “Canon in D” Pachelbel
    “There is Love” - sung by soloist

    Seating of the Mothers “Be Thou With Them” - instrumental only
  • luciintheskiiluciintheskii member
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    edited August 2012
    What's your processional song?
       Bridal Party : All of My Days - Alexi Murdoch
       Bride (Me!) : Oh My Love - John Lennon

    What's your recessional song? Home - Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros

    What's your entrance song/songs to reception? don't know yet

    What's your first dance? Sparks - Coldplay

    Whats your last song of the reception? don't know yet

    What's your 5 top songs on your must play reception list? Not sure yet..but we do like Beatles, so anything Beatles for sure! Our DJ says she has some Beatles mashups/remixes that she's going to play...

    Cake Cutting Song? When I'm 64 - The Beatles

    Whats on your do not play list? Anything by Drake or Niki Minaj!! And No Justin Bieber. Also, Cha Cha Slide, Saturday Night Fever, The Carwash, Moves Like Jagger

    Father/Daughter Dance? Sugar Sugar - The Archies

    Mother/Son Dance? don't know yet; fiance hasn't picked one out
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  • What's your processional song ? wedding party Marry me Train and me instrumental version of Storybook love from Princess Bride

    What's your recessional song? We are thinking the Storybook love version with the words

    What's your entrance song/songs to reception? None

    What's your first dance? Nobody but me by Blake Shelton

    Whats your last song of the reception? Last Dance, Donna Summer

    What's your 5 top songs on your must play reception list? Hate to say it but Electric Slide, cha cha slide, the twist, build me up buttercup (princess bride reference) and whip it (for a friend who really knows how to have fun with that song)

    Whats on your do not play list? Lady Gaga

    Father/Daughter Dance? My Wish by Rascal Flatts

    Mother/Son Dance?My Wish by Rascal Flatts
  • thale0924thale0924 member
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    edited August 2012
    What's your processional song ? Not sure yet!!
    What's your recessional song? Not sure yet either!!
    What's your entrance song/songs to reception? Still trying to decide....
     What's your first dance? One Day by Melody Gardot
    Whats your last song of the reception? Bear Down (Chicago Bears)
    What's your 5 top songs on your must play reception list? Journey-Don't Stop Believing
    I like Big Butts - Sir Mixalot
    Other than that...I'm not sure! SO bad at picking music that people like dancing too!
    Whats on your do not play list? Anything Black Eyed Peas!!!
    Father/Daughter-Landslide -Fleetwood Mac
    Mother/son- In My Life - The Beatles
  • So excited to see someone else mentioned Vitamin String Quartet! We're using their songs for all the prelude music, my favorite is their version of "Wonderwall".

    What's your processional song ? "Yours Forever" by John Mellencamp - theme from our favorite movie The Perfect Storm - one side of my family's from Gloucester also.
    Unity candle song is "Falling Slowly" by VSQ :)

    What's your recessional song? My FI and are are arguing on this one - I would like "Forever" by Chris Brown but he's not sold on it - yet :)

    What's your entrance song/songs to reception? Guys-Back in Black, Girls-my daughter/MOH is deciding, us-not sure yet.

     What's your first dance? Always be My Baby by David Cook

    Whats your last song of the reception? Not sure, DJ can pick

    What's your 5 top songs on your must play reception list? Not sure - just want a fun party vibe. We asked guests to suggest a song on their RSVPs.

    Whats on your do not play list? Chicken Dance.

    Father/Daughter- my dad passed away last year so my brother, sister, mom and I are dancing to Cherish in his memory - one of his fav songs

    Mother/son- Teach Your Children Well by CSN
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  • What's your processional song ? harp/violin duo for ceremony Bridal party A Thousand Years by Christina Perri Bride Canon in D What's your recessional song? Fireworks Music, Handel What's your entrance song/songs to reception? Party Rock, LMFAO the whole bridal party is gonna shuffle!! What's your first dance? Wonderful World, Louis Armstrong Whats your last song of the reception? Time of My Life, from Dirty Dancing What's your 5 top songs on your must play reception list?  I Won't Give Up, Jason Mraz Shake Seora, Pitbull Livin' On a Prayer, Bon Jovi We Are Young, Fun. At Last, Etta James Whats on your do not play list? Country, hard rap, Bieber, chicken dance, cha cha slide, electric slide, dollar dances and all that corny crap Grandparents Dance no mother/son or father/daughter Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Iz
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