Wedding Songs

[Gaylord du Bois]

Bring your daughter to the slaughter-Iron Maiden.

 

[bluegirl74]

someone i used to work with had "every day i love you less and less" by kaiser chiefs.
brave but 8 years on they're still together!

 

[Tueart's scissors]

I thought that I'd asked for this, wonderful sentiments and fitting title. We'd also had Pachelbel earlier in church….

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7MwXniOD44[/youtube]

What we actually got was...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVGf3ePIO04[/youtube]

It didn't go down too well. Me finding it very funny went down even less well.

 

[another generation]

If anyone ever wants ideas for processional music in church (or an organist, for that matter!), drop me a line.

 

[ayrshire_blue]

We hired the Mersey Beatles for our do, fan-fukin-tastic, they did 'Something' as the first dance, 4k mind but great lads. IMO you MUST have a band at a wedding, DJ's are shyte

We've went for a DJ. Partly because it's a good few hundred quid cheaper and partly because he can play absolutely anything that we or anyone else ask for. Been to weddings with DJ's and been to weddings with bands and had equally as good a time at both of them. Each to their own though!

TTT - three great songs mate. Of course blue moon will be on at some point in the first 3/4 songs but I would never live it down with the Mrs if I picked our first dance to that one! (She's not a rag, just not into football - don't worry!)

Thanks to everyone for their suggestions, some great idea's in there that i've shared with the mrs and she likes them too. Just a case of making a choice now.

Cheers folks, greatly appreciated.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

The wife and I used Ben Folds - The Luckiest. Granted, this song is used in weddings by people, but I still wouldn't say it's "mainstream" Popular with borderline hip folks in their late 20's and early 30's, but very accessible, and a simply beautiful song. We used it as a first dance and another couple we knew used the instrumental as their walk down the aisle song.

I'd also like to put in a good word for New Order's "Ceremony" as a good song to walk out to once you are married instead of the usual Mendelsohn recessional they always play. We did that and it worked out well.

Some other tracks we used:

My wife walked down the aisle to a track called "Emancipation" by the band Helios instead of the usual "Here comes the bride" business.

We were introduced at our reception and walked in to Smashing Pumpkins "Today"

"Sweet Pea" by Amos Lee is a good father of the bride/bride dance track.

Some others to play at the reception or during dinner:

"Slow Dance" by John Legend
"First Day of My Life" by Bright Eyes
"Such Great Heights" by Iron and Wine (Postal Service cover)


Good luck with everything!

I'm getting married in April, I already have the bright Eyes song on our list, but I will listen to the others! My Mrs also finagled a way to have us and the Wedding party do a choreographed dance...

a song about rabbits?

 

[Phil Meup]

Louden Wainwright III - 'Unhappy Anniversary'
It's a must!

 

[pizzaman]

Madonna, Crazy For You.

 

[levets]

Kiss the boys goodbye - Wah<br /><br />-- Fri Feb 21, 2014 12:18 pm --<br /><br />

"sign your name" by Terrence Trent Derby
"nothing compares to you" Sinaed o'connor

That songs about a loved one dying how can that be appropriate for a wedding

I went to a wedding 2 years ago and for the bride and father dance they picked Dance with my Father which is about the father being dead, it was just strange

That songs about a loved one dying
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No it's not.... It's about being abandoned by a loved one...