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Mrs. Glitter, Los Angeles Age and Occupation: 27, Research Consultant/Writer Fiance's Age and Occupation: 29, Accounting Engagement Date: May 6, 2007 Wedding Date: June, 2009 Venue: Millenium Biltmore Hotel About Me: I was born and raised in West Los Angeles, California. I spent eight years in the Northeast working and completing my education. Having split time between two sides of the country has given me a true appreciation for both coasts. It has also provided an overabundance of cross country drives, flights and long distance relationship fun/misery! I love my family, my doggy Emma, fabulous wine, Anthropologie, politics, reading, being outdoors, exploring new cities, and good movies! My fiance and I are complete opposites, but somehow we have managed to fall completely and hopelessly in love.
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Hey D.J., Just Play That Song

December 17th, 2008 @ 2:51 pm by Mrs. Glitter

Mr. G and I have been through a lot in our relationship. At times, it has been like a roller coaster, fun but also scary and unpredictable. We have been “that couple” fighting outside a bar on Saturday night. We’ve been on the infamous “break” (not the holiday kind, think more Ross and Rachel). We have pushed each other to the brink of madness and back. I can’t say that I am proud of some of my past behaviors. But you live and you learn. Bad days pass and you try your best to make tomorrow a better one. Today, we take one day at a time always with an appreciation for where we have been and where we want to go from here.

After reading a post by Miss Sushi, I was inspired to write about “our song”. Actually, we are too indecisive to have just one song. We consider several songs to be ours. I want to somehow incorporate all of these songs into the wedding day. I’ve yet to figure out how that will all play out, but it’s on my ‘To Do’ list.

Here are two classics that we adopted within months of dating. We were young, in love, and the relationship was passionate. We said those three important words after one month of dating. In retrospect, what were we thinking?! Regardless, whenever I hear the following songs, I am brought back to when things were simple, our love was brand new and time spent apart felt like the worst pain in the world.

Josh Kelley, “Amazing”

Jason Mraz, “You and I Both”

Do you and your honey have a special song or a set of special songs? Will you incorporate them into the big day? If so, how?

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9 Responses to “Hey D.J., Just Play That Song”

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ACDelaney

Since music is obviously import to you and Mr. G, why don’t you try a music mix of for your first song. I am sure your D.J. would be able to help you with this. You could chose songs that are important to you and that show the progression of your relationship and possibly end it with what you hope your relationship will aspire to be. Just a thought but definitely unique!

 
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Mrs. Kiwi (message)  384 posts, Helper bee

I LOVE Jason Mraz. It’s funny, we have so many “our songs”, too, that’s it’s more like, “This was our song when we were…” like, dating, engaged, and finally, Married.

I just love music, songs can say so many things that we may find hard to express.

 
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Miss Glitter (message)  874 posts, Busy bee

@Mrs. Kiwi: Did you see Mraz when he was in L.A. at the Greek?!? Mr. G and I were there!! It was fun seeing him live.

 
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West Coast bride

I’ve seen Mraz live twice, and I love him to bits. You and I Both is always in my MP3 player, and he will be a prominent feature in the “hers” section of music for the night.

We have an album that has sort of become “ours” because it’s the one West Coast Groom played for me on our second date at his apartment, which was an amply meaningful one for us.

Consider using your songs in a slideshow, for your reception entrance, for you prounouncement/recessional at the end of the ceremony, and of course, for your first dance. I love how meaninful music can be and infusing it all throughout the wedding was an important task to me.

 
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Mrs. Kiwi (message)  384 posts, Helper bee

@Miss Glitter:

Nooooo!!! I tried to get tickets, too, but Mr. K ended up working that night, and no one else would go with me!!

His recent “I’m Yours” was played constantly on one of the three stations we listened to for our delayed honeymoon in Hawaii this summer, and I found out later it was filmed where we were! So now every time I hear that song it makes me smile. That and the quirkiness of Mr. M.R.A.Z is DAMN sexy to me! Ironically, his was the first CD we ever bought together!

 
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janice

hello,

just want to thank you for being honest and telling us how there are bad times. most women don’t like to admit it, but i appreciate another person going through what i did. there are many more great memories and happy times, but yea- the bad times count.

 
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Owen

My fiance and I plan on having our first dance to “Say It Ain’t So” by Weezer. Very untraditional but, it’s our song.

 
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Newport Nuptials (message)  1,116 posts, Bumble bee

Before we started dating in college, my fiance used to always put up the lyrics to “Waste” by Phish.

Don’t want to be a farmer working in the sun
Don’t want to be an outlaw always on the run
Don’t want to be a climber reaching for the top
Don’t want to be anything where I don’t know when to stop

A dream it’s true
But I’d see it through
If I could be
Wasting my time with you

I am really traditional and most people would think I’d want a more traditional song as opposed to Phish (not what you thin kwhen you think wedding!), but he told me he used to put it as his away message because he wanted to date me more than anything and he used the lyrics to give me a hint.

I did the same around Christmas and used to leave Mariah Carey’s All I want for Christmas lyrics as a hint, but that would definitely seem weird at a wedding!

Not sure if we’ll use Waste, my family thinks it is strange, saying we want to waste our life a way. But it really just reminds me of us being young, in love, not knowing what we want to do in life, but knowing we want to sepnd it together.

I like your choices a lot. If they mean something to you as well, it makes it even better!

 
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Miss Glitter (message)  874 posts, Busy bee

@ACDelaney: What a cute idea! I like it!!
@West Coast bride: We’ve definitely considered mixing in our favorite music throughout the ceremony and reception! Thanks for the ideas!
@Mrs. Kiwi: I’m sorry you missed it!! He was drinking some mystery cocktail he made the whole night and saying crazy things. {Sigh} Love him! and his hat!
@janice: Thank you for your comment. I have to be true to myself. Our relationship has had its dips. But, we joke about it now. We don’t beat ourselves up about it. :)
@Anonymous: Definitely use Waste! It means something to you guys. That’s what is important! I think the lyrics are beautiful. And, ummm, yeah…Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas - my favorite xmas tune ever! I made Mr. G buy me the album. :)

 


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