Let's talk about songs!

I am SOO excited for us leaving the ceremony

Ceremony:

Parents walking down:Hopinolla ​byVitaminString Quartet

Men walking down:Bagpipes

Bridesmaid's walking down:Flightless bird byVitamin String Quartet

Me walking down:Turning Page by Sleeping at Last

Recessional: traditional Wedding March to come on and after we are a few steps to switch to I Gotta Feeling by Black Eyed Pease

First Dance: Dear True Love bySleeping at Last

Dad/Daughter: Butterfly Kisses by Bob Carlisle (and MacArthur Park Single verion by Donna Summers)

Mom/Sonver the Rainbow and A Wonderful World by Israel Kamakawiwo

Bouquet Toss: Milkshake by Kellis

Garter Toss: Business Time by Flight of the Conchords

Cake Cutting: This will be an Everlasting Love by Natalie Cole

Last Song: Save the last Dance for me by Michael Buble

Exit Song (with sparklers):To Fall in Love with You by Old Daisy

What is on your ladies play list for the reception? What about your do not play list? Mine would consist of R&B songs, fun oldie songs, high energy dance songs, and fun 80s music. So I guess a mixed bag of music?

Bridal procession - The Piano Guys 'A Thousand Years' (piano/cello version of Christina Perry's)

Recessional - Pharrel 'Happy' and we danced our way down the aisle!

First dance - Christina Perry 'A Thousand Years'

Father/daugher - Zac Brown Band 'Highway 20 Ride' a song about my dad traveling miles and miles to see me when I was growing up

Mother/son - Israel 'IZ' Kamakawiwo'ole 'Wonderful world/Somewhere over the rainbow'

Anniversary dance - We didn't end up doing this BUT if we did, we chose my fiance's parents wedding song.

Last song - Adam Sandler 'Grow old with you' - this was a surprise from my fiance to me.

Our reception will be like r&b and hopefully anything that guests want to hear that doesn't bore me to tears prior to like 930ish and then we will switch over into dance party mode... FloRida, Tiao Cruz, David Guetta, etc.

The only songs I wouldn't want are from Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus. Rebecca Black. Those are on my do not play list.

We didn't do any instrumental versions, although I did edit down the beginning of my song so we could get right in to it.

Processional: Love is a Verb / John Mayer

Bride: Sweet Child O' Mine / Gn'R

Recessional: Accidentally in Love / Counting Crows

First Dance: Easy to Love You / Theory of a Deadman

Father/Daughter: When You Need Me / Bruce Springsteen

Mother/Son: Simple Man / Shinedown

Garter Toss: Another One Bites The Dust / Queen (because it was funny. The bouquet toss and cake cutting were so quick I didn't think we needed songs for them).

We did an iPod playlist instead of a DJ since we had an afternoon wedding and figured people wouldn't be dancing too much. I had a pre-ceremony playlist with slow, sweet music like Ray Lamontagne, Ryan Adams, Damien Rice, John Mayer, etc. The we had a little bit of everything to play during lunch and finally a dance playlist with a bunch of old school jams.

I'll keep certain songs in mind!

Let's see...

Our reception intro: Born to Be My Baby - Bon Jovi

First Dance: Thank You For Loving Me - Bon Jovi

Father/daughter: Godfather Waltz - Nino Rota (lol)

Mother/son: Nature Boy - Nat King Cole

Cake Cutting: All of Me - John Legend

Bouquet Toss: Diamonds Are a Girls Best Friend (from Moulin Rouge)

Garter Toss: Uptown Girl - Billy Joel

Last dance: Iris - GooGooDolls

Groomsmen Entrance: Zombie Apocalypse

Bridal Party/Bride: Heavenly Day

Solo: I Choose you (a 7 year old is going to sing this)

Solo: Not sure what song...but my best friend and bridesmaid is going to sing a song of her choice

Groom/Bride First Dance: Life is Beautiful

Bride/Dad: He is picking the song

Groom/Mom: She is picking the song.

Is a violinist too quiet for the ceremony?