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carmen9311
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songs
just wanted to see what songs people will be using/ have used for their dances/ big moments. our dj just sent us a list and some of them i hadn't even thought about! we're still in the process of picking all of ours out and most of ours will probably be more obscure songs that our guests won't even know (i.e., tristan prettyman songs...which i'm kind of worried about)
first dance:
father/ daughter dance:
mother/ groom dance:
bouquet toss:
cake cutting:
bridal party intros:
last dance:
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Re: songs
ideas for Ceremony Music (played by string quartet)--
Prelude or other parts of ceremony:
"Yellow" by Coldplay (listen)
"Chasing Cars" by Snow Patrol (listen)
"Imagine" by John Lennon (listen)
"Your Song" by Elton John (listen)
"1,2,3,4" by Plain White T's (listen)
"The Way You Look Tonight" by Tony Bennett (listen)
"Moon River" John Mercer (lyrics) and Henry Mancini (music)
Seating of the Mothers:
Ave Maria by Schubert (listen)
or
"The Way You Look Tonight" by Tony Bennett (listen)
"Moon River" John Mercer (lyrics) and Henry Mancini (music) (listen)
?
Bridal Party/Groomsmen:
"Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen (listen)
Bridal Entrance:
"Canon in D" by Pachelbel (listen)
OR
Traditional Bridal Chorus
Exit:
"Viva la Vida" by Coldplay (listen)
OR
Traditional Wedding March
Ideas for Reception Songs played by DJ--
Our Entrance: More Today Than Yesterday by Spiral Staircase
Wedding Party Entrance:
"You're My Best Friend" by Queen
"Celebration" by Kool and the Gang
"We are Family" by Sister Sledge
"Why Can't We Be Friends" by War
First Dance:
"By Your Side" by Sade (listen) -- This is "our song."
"The Way You Look Tonight" by Tony Bennett (listen)
Father/Daughter Dance:
?
Mother/Son Dance:
?
Cake Cutting:
"The Way You Make Me Feel" by Michael Jackson
"1,2,3,4" by Plain White Ts
"You're My Best Friend" by Queen
"How Sweet It Is" by James Taylor
"Somewhere Over The Rainbow / What A Wonderful World" by Iz
"The Way I Am" by Ingrid Michaelson
Bouquet Toss:
"Crazy in Love" by Beyonce (listen) -- I think the beginning of the song is so fun.
"All the Single Ladies" by Beyonce (listen) -- for obvious reasons.
"It's Raining Men" by The Weather Girls (listen)
Garter Throw:
"Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen
The Mission: Impossible Theme Song
"What a Man" by Salt n Pepa
Rocky Theme Song
"Too Sexy" by Right Said Fred
"Bad Boys" by Inner Circle (listen)
Private Last Dance:
"The Way You Look Tonight" by Tony Bennett (listen)
"By Your Side" by Sade (listen) -- This is "our song."
Random Songs I want Played:
"Grow Old With You" by Adam Sandler (listen)
"3 Little Birds" by Bob Marley (listen)
"Fools Rush In" by Elvis Presley
I know I want some Elvis and some fun dance songs... and I know there are songs I want to put on my "don't play" list.
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July 2011 Bride
Israel Kamakawiwo Ole - Somewhere over the rainbow
Bridal Entrance:
"Canon in D" by Pachelbel
Exit:
Grease - Youre the one that I want
First Dance:
Chasing cars by snow patrol
Mother /Daughter Dance:
Mamas song by Carrie Underwood
Mother/Son Dance:
?
Cake Cutting:
?
Last Dance:
Journey Dont stop believing
Private Last Dance:
Truly madly deeply by savage garden or
No One by Alicia Keys
Chris/Brooke Entrance: You're the One that I Want: Grease
First Dance: All I Need: Bart Crow Band
Father/Daughter Dance: I Loved Her First: Heartland (Cliche, but it is so perfect for us and makes me cry everytime I hear it!)
Mother/Son Dance: Not sure yet, but we are thinking Simple Man: Lynyrd Skynyrd (The lyrics are awesome, it is just not really a good song to dance to.)
Boquet Toss: Hollaback Girl: Gwen Stefani
Garter Removal: Sweet Cherry Pie: Warrant
Garter Toss: Pretty Fly (For a White Guy): The Offspring
Cake Cutting: Pour Some Sugar on Me: Deff Lepard
Last Song: Don't Stop Believin': Journey
Private Last Dance: Good Night for Dancing: Josh Abbott Band
"The things I've done, the places I've been, just don't compare to the love I'm in, it beats all I've ever seen."
Somewhere over the rainbow - Isreal Kamamawiwo'ole
Smile - Uncle Kracker
Bubbly - Colbie Callat
Lucky - Jason Mraz
Grandparents and Parents seating:
Better Together - Jack Johnson
Wedding party and My entrance:
Everything - Lifehouse (I came in at the 4:00 minute mark where it changes tempo, probably my favorite part of our ceremony)
Our Exit from the chapel:
Grow Old With You - Adam Sandler (DH loves him and I always joke about my new last name that I'm the next Julia Gulia)
Our entrance:
It was supposed to be Crazy in Love - Beyonce but the DJ played the same song for the wedding party which was Dynamite - Tiao Cruz.... no biggie though
Our first dance:
Who I Am - Wade Bowen
Father/Daughter dance:
My Little Girl - Jack Johnson (Perfect for us...not too mushy and pretty short. About 2 min. long)
Mother/Son dance:
Sweet Pea - Amos Lee (She has always called him "sweet pea" since he was a baby
Cake cutting:
1,2,3,4 - Plain White T's
Bouquet Toss:
Hit me with your best shot - Pat Benatar
Garter Removal and Toss:
Legs - ZZ Top
Last dance with everyone:
Don't Stop Believing - Journey (my favorite part of our reception)
Private last dance:
Feet don't touch the ground - Stoney La'Rue
?
Wedding party and My entrance:
Everything - Lifehouse (Lacy - this is so weird... my FI loves this song)
Our Exit from the chapel:
Smile - Uncle Kracker
Our entrance:
Tonight's Gonna Be a Good Night - Black Eyed Peas (I know, overdone. I love it still)
Our first dance:
Unbelievable - Josh Gracin
Father/Daughter dance:
Unsure
Mother/Son dance:
Everything I Do, I Do It For You (mom's choice...yeah....)
Cake cutting:
Build Me Up, Buttercup
Bouquet Toss:
Don't Stop Believing - Journey (idea from Tiffany)
Garter Removal and Toss:
? Not sure
Last dance with everyone:
Not sure!! (ugh, I gotta do this)...
Private last dance:
This is actually my FI's surprise song... he is picking this one alone
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Prelude or other parts of ceremony:
All Vitamin String Quartet covers
Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen)
Wonderwall (Oasis)
Just Like Heaven (The Cure)
Everlong (Foo Fighters)
Somebody to Love (Queen)
Only One (Yellowcard)
With or Without You (U2)
Seating of the Mothers:
Edelweiss (Instrumental)
Bridal Party/Bridal Entrance:
Con te Partiro (Instrumental)
Exit:
"All You Need is Love" (Vitamin String Quartet)
RECEPTION DEFINITES:
Father/Daughter Dance:
James Taylor "You've Got a Friend"
OR
Moody Blues "Nights in White Satin"
(Both have sentimental meaning from growing up)
Everything else I'm leaving TBD til he gets back, but we want something fun for our first dance, probably Michael Franti's "Say Hey (I Love You)" - we've talked about taking lessons to dance to this one...
I'm not so good with the advice... Can I interest you in a sarcastic comment?
first dance: "Can't Help Falling in Love" by the Eels (not the Elvis one)
cake cutting: "How Sweet it is (to be Loved by You)" by James Taylor
private last dance: "Stay Forever" by Ween
All our processional/ceremony music was the traditional stuff, Canon in D and the Bridal Chorus.
With All the Trimmings
mother/ groom dance: FI's mom broke her foot last week, so TBD if he'll dance with his godmother or skip it
cake cutting: How Sweet it is - James Taylor
last dance: We'll probably just let the band pick this.
Father/Daughter dance was "Father Daughter" by Paul Simon.
Mother/Son dance was "Because You Loved Me" by Celine Dion. Creepy.
Anniversary Dance (in lieu of tosses) was "As Time Goes By" from "Casablanca".
Private last dance: Man and Wife - Michelle Featherstone
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This is the first time I've seen something about the Private Last Dance, can someone explain??? :-)
Thank you!