What's good music for a wedding reception? (getting hitched July 20)

July 13, 2002 | Darth Sidious

[Darth Sidious]

So it's like this: the Lovely Lisa assigned me to make a CD of music for our reception, as we'll be tying the knot this coming Saturday. I've spent the past day or so going through the grooveyard of my MP3 collection and there's some potential material there, but I'm probably overlooking a lot of good stuff.

Here's a sample of what I've got so far:

"I've Got You Babe" (Sonny and Cher)
"Something" (the Beatles)
"Ring of Fire" (Johnny Cash)
"Tequila" (whoever made that)
"Istanbul" (They Might Be Giants)
"Pretty Woman" (Roy Orbison)
"Devil Went Down To Georgia" (Charlie Daniels... appropriate since we'll be getting married in Georgia ;-)

Needs to be a good mix of romantic/touching and party/humorous, dig?

[Darth Sidious]

Any suggestions would be appreciated :-)

[Darth Sidious]

Hey hey.

[Darth Sidious]

Musical heads-up!

[Tennessee_Bob]

Stranglehold, by Ted Nugent.

[another cricket]

Breath by Cledus T. Judd

a.cricket

[pubmom]

If your wife-to-be has a great sense of humor, 'My Wife' by The Who.

[timpad]

"She Drives Me Crazy" - Fine Young Cannibals

[supercat]

Two from my wedding reception, BTW: Wonderful Tonight (first song; my fiancée had had a bad play this when I proposed to her, so it seemed appropriate), and My Valentine (my wife had, on an earlier romantic evening, called Windy 100 FM's request line to request it; they said they'd play it, but my wife waited around quite awhile listening to the radio and they never did. Oh well.)

BTW, for wedding music I entered to Bach's Wacht Auf, ruft uns die Stimme (found here) [a - D E F# - F# - E - G - F# - a - g - F# D E - g f# - C# D] and my bride entered to Clarke's "Prince of Denmark March (Trumpet Voluntary)" (found here) [D - - - - E ~ ~ ~ F# - - G F# - E - D - E - F# - E D E - a - a - a]. We had Bach's "Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring" as a eucharist piece.

[BooBoo1000]

How about the March from Saul.

[supercat]

How about the March from Saul.

How does that go (either .mid or text notation of the most recognizable part).

[BooBoo1000]

I would be very circumspect about being married in Georgia.

I married my little Bride in Bainbridge Georgia, April 12, 1952, and a few months back My Bride and all of our Sons (3) no daughters and their wives and Grand children celebrated our 50th Anniversary.They reserved a bunch of rooms at the Beliago in Las Vegas and we had a great time., Just remember that behind every successful man is an amazed Mother-Inlaw..

[Sir Gawain]

Look up "There is Love" by Paul Stookey. Very pretty.

THERE IS LOVE (Paul Stookey)

- Wedding Song -

He is now to be among you at the calling of your hearts.
Rest assured this troubador is acting on His part.
The union of your spirits here has caused Him to remain,
for whenever two or more of you are gathered in His name,
There is love. There is love.

Oh, a man shall leave his mother, and a woman leave her home.
They will travel on to where the two will be as one.
As it was in the beginning, is now until the end,
woman draws her life from man
and gives it back again and there is love.
Oh, there's love.

Well then what's to be the reason for becoming man and wife?
Is it love that brings you here or love that brings you life?
For is loving is the answer then who's the giving for?
Do you believe in something that you've never seen before?
Oh, there's love. There is love.

He is now to be among you at the calling of your hearts.
Rest assured this troubador is acting on His part.
The union of your spirits here has caused Him to remain
for whenever two or more of you are gathered in His name
there is love. Oh, there is love.

[Sir Gawain]

BTW a high school friend of mine is getting married the same day. Must be a popular day.

[supercat]

BTW a high school friend of mine is getting married the same day. Must be a popular day.

Yes, well my late wife and I chose Saturday October 11 before we discovered what other [in]famous couple has that as their wedding aniversary.

[HairOfTheDog]

Any suggestions would be appreciated :-)

How about the lovely Rankin/Bass "Where There's a Whip"?
(Listen Now)

[ducking]

[Servant of the Nine]

Mozart's Funeral Mass?

So9

[Kaslin]

How about Only Love by Nana Mouskouri from her Album At Her Very best (If you are familiar with her)

[DeaconBenjamin]

I had a friend who was a church organist. That was his all-time least-favorite wedding request.

[DeaconBenjamin]

I remember one bride-to-be who threatened to use Voulez-vous couchez avec moi ce soir as her recessional.

[Focault's Pendulum]

All you younger people might not remember or appreciate it....but "A Summer Wind" by Frank Sinatra.

God!!!....I'm getting old....somebody give me a bullet......I'm not gonna do anything with it...I just want to contemplate.

Well in for a penny..in for a pound...anything by the Beau Brummels.