The Soundtrack of Your Wedding Day
The music is important. Very important. You can have a perfect looking wedding...perfect flowers, perfect attire, perfect decorations, perfect cake...but if the wedding music is bad then the quality of the event will drop (considerably). The music sets the tone for the enjoyment level of the event. You want your guests to have a good time. You want them to remember your wedding as a fun day. Choose music you like AND music that the whole crowd would enjoy. Choose music that means something to you. It's not that hard, if you plan ahead.
Bridal Party Introduction Music
FOR THE RECEPTION
The entrance music for the Bridal Party will set the tone for the wedding...a really fun starting song will tell people this is to be a really fun event.
1
Theme From Rocky
5 points
2
Katrina & the Waves - Walking on Sunshine
3 points
3
Pink - Get This Party Started
2 points
4
Get Ready for This (Wrestling)
2 points
5
The Bob's - Fanfare
from Andy Kaufman2 points
6
Chariots of Fire
1 point
7
Cinderella's Royal Fanfare
1 point
8
Mission Impossible Theme
1 point
9
Theme from Monday Night Football
0 points
10
Unchained Melody
My love, I hunger for your touch0 points
First Dance
This is a song that should really mean something to the Bride and Groom - it their chance to play something for themselves. Don't get out of control...it should be romantic...but it should be in the genre of favorite music.
Another key to this song choice, is that it be a song that is dance-able. Don't go with something complicated if either of the couple don't really dance.
These are just few options:
1
Etta James - At Last
4 points
2
Atlantic Star - Always
1 point
3
L. Ronstadt & A. Neville - Don't Know Much
1 point
4
Frank Sinatra - The Way You Look Tonight
1 point
5
E. Walter Smith - First Dance
from www.YourFirstDanceSong.com1 point
6
Kelly Clarkson - A Moment Like This
0 points
7
Cher & Peter Cetera - After All
0 points
8
Elvis Presley - Can't Help Falling in Love
0 points
9
Jeffrey Osborne - On The Wings of Love
0 points
10
Relient K - Must Have Done Something Right
0 points
Learn More about Choosing Your Wedding Music
The Bride's Guide to Wedding Music: A Complete Resource (Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook)
Learn more about your music selection for your wedding with this guide.
Amazon Price: $13.57 (as of 12/20/2009) 
For the Cake Cutting
So you cut the cake, feed each other, possible start a foodfight. It's all in good fun, and the song playing should be too! These are a few of the popular songs for the cutting of the cake:
1
James Taylor - How Sweet It Is
2 points
2
The Archies - Sugar, Sugar
1 point
3
The Turtles - Happy Together
1 point
4
Frank Sinatra - Love & Marriage
1 point
5
Adam Sandler - I Want to Grow Old With You
0 points
6
The Beatles - When I'm 64
0 points
7
Harry Connick Jr. - Recipe For Love
0 points
8
Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar On Me
0 points
9
Sarah MacLaughlan - Ice Cream
0 points
Wedding CDs
25 Wedding Favorites
Amazon Price: $4.98 (as of 12/20/2009)
Classical Wedding
Amazon Price: (as of 12/20/2009)
A Day to Remember - Instrumental Music for Your Wedding Day
Amazon Price: $13.99 (as of 12/20/2009)
Money/Dollar/Honeymoon Dance
This is another tradition that often gets the cut these days. Whatever you call it, this is the song where people pay for a dance with the bride and groom. Though many people think it is cheesy, and cheap, to do this dance, statistically most weddings still have one. It is most appropriate for first weddings for which the bride and groom are not already living well off independently.
1
Pretty much any easily dancable song
Since many will do this dance and few others, many dollar dance dancers can't dance. If you expect this to be the case, choose a very easy to move to song.1 point
2
James Taylor - You've Got A Friend
1 point
3
Barenaked Ladies - If I Had A Million Dollars
0 points
4
Dionne & Friends - Thats What Friends Are For
0 points
5
Calloway - I Wanna Be Rich
0 points
6
If I Were A Rich Man - From Fiddler on the Roof
0 points
7
Jennifer Lopez - Love Don't Cost A Thing
0 points
8
Elton John - Kiss the Bride
0 points
9
Dionne Warwick - That's What Friends Are For
0 points
10
Whitney Houston - Count on Me
0 points
The Dollar Dance
Father/Daughter Dance
This dance is a classic and a must-have if the father is physically able. Even Dads who never ever dance, dance this one, and even look forward to it.
1
Bob Carlisle - Butterfly Kisses
2 points
2
Nat King Cole / Natalie Cole - Unforgettable
2 points
3
Louis Armstrong - What a Wonderful World
2 points
4
Rod Stewart - Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
0 points
5
Amy Grant - Father's Eyes
0 points
6
Red Sovine - Daddy's Girl
0 points
7
Holly Dunn - Daddy's Hands
0 points
8
E. Walter Smith - Little Girl
Here is the perfect song (duet) for the father dau more...0 points
Mother/Son Songs
1
The Man You've Become
1 point
2
Through The Years
Kenny Rogers1 point
3
Chris Taylor - I Will Remain Your Little Boy
0 points
4
B.J. Thomas - Mama
0 points
5
Barbra Streisand - If I Could
0 points
Wedding CDs
Wedding Songs
Amazon Price: $16.99 (as of 12/20/2009)
For Your Wedding Ceremony
Amazon Price: $17.99 (as of 12/20/2009)
Modern Bride Presents the Wedding Album
Amazon Price: $9.98 (as of 12/20/2009)
Parent's Dance
If you'd like to merge the father/daughter and mother/son to be done at the same time...try the Parent's Dance.
1
Andrea Bocelli with Celine Dion - The Prayer
3 points
2
Stephen Curtis Chapman - Parents' Prayer
0 points
3
Roberta Flack - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
0 points
4
Kenny Rogers - Through the Years
0 points
5
Barry Manilow - I Am Your Child
0 points
Toss the Bouquet
Though it doesn't take much time to do, getting the single gals together can take a minute. So have a song going for the Bouquet Toss.
1
Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun
2 points
2
The Weather Girls - Its Raining Men
2 points
3
Beyoncé - All the Single Ladies
1 point
4
Shania Twain - I feel like a woman
0 points
5
Marilyn Monroe - Diamonds are a girls best friend
0 points
Wedding CDs
I Will Be Here: 25 of Today's Best Wedding & Love Songs
Amazon Price: $17.99 (as of 12/20/2009)
Heart Beats: Now & Forever - Timeless Wedding Songs
Amazon Price: $11.98 (as of 12/20/2009)
Bagpipe Wedding Music
Amazon Price: $9.99 (as of 12/20/2009)
Songs for the Garter
Though recently many brides are dropping this part of the reception out, the garter toss and the putting of the garter on the girl who caught the flowers is a part of the wedding that many look forward to.
These songs are fun for this:
1
Tone Loc - Wild Thing
2 points
2
Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing
1 point
3
David Rose - The Stripper
1 point
4
Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On
1 point
5
The Theme to Jaws
0 points
6
Prince - Kiss
0 points
7
ZZ Top - Legs
0 points
Unity Candle
I know I did not hit much on the actual ceremony (because any wedding CD you pick up will cover that pretty well), but the unity candle song is one that has many great choices.
1
Allison Kraus - When You Say Nothing At All
2 points
2
Ave Maria
2 points
3
Shania Twain with Bryan Adams - From this Moment
0 points
4
John Tesh - Give me Forever (I Do)
0 points
5
Bryan Adams - Everything I Do
0 points
6
The Lord's Prayer
0 points
7
Atlantic Starr - Always
0 points
8
Avant - My First Love
0 points
9
Brian McKnight - Love of My Life
0 points
11
Mary Chapin Carpenter - Grow Old With Me
0 points
12
Rosie Thomas - You and Me
0 points
13
E. Walter Smith - I Do
from http://www.YourWeddingDayMusic.com0 points
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- briar_rose_strings briar_rose_strings Aug 4, 2009 @ 1:54 pm
- Nice lens. Thanks for the input to brides everywhere. Song choice is very important....coming from a professional string quartet. www.briarrosestrings.com
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- Irenemaria Irenemaria Jan 25, 2009 @ 4:11 am
- After reading this lens I feel like getting married all over =)
But to the same man
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- DreamsFulfilled DreamsFulfilled Jan 14, 2009 @ 6:19 pm
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- dustytoes dustytoes Jan 6, 2009 @ 1:53 pm
- Good idea...music is very important...rolling it to my wedding related lens.
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- mscobey mscobey Jul 24, 2008 @ 11:17 am
- This is a good idea. I will keep this in mind whenever i get married.
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- gaganraoh gaganraoh Jun 26, 2008 @ 3:55 am
- Soundtrack for my wedding, wow that sounds amazing, Thanks for a great lens, I got a very good idea for my wedding.
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