Wedding Music

September 19th, 2009 @ 1:00 pm by Miss Frozen Yogurt

So I’m thinking that we should do some non-traditional music for the ceremony. We haven’t totally decided on the songs we’ll use, but we really want to do something that represents us, and the traditional songs really don’t. Mr. Fro Yo and I both started to think about songs we would want to incorporate in to our wedding, and here are some that we came up with…

For the entrance of the bridal party, we’re thinking of “Bitter Sweet Symphony” by the Verve.

And then for my entrance, we’re thinking of “Thank You” by Led Zeppelin.

And then for our walk back down the aisle after we are already married, we’re thinking “All You Need Is Love” by the Beatles.

For our first dance, we’re thinking of “She’s Got A Way About Her” by Billy Joel, though it will be sung by my college friend, James.

Are there other songs you’ve heard at weddings that you’ve liked?

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16 Responses to “Wedding Music”

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ashleyewolfson (message) 40 posts, Newbee

I just met with our dj about non-traditional ceremony music. I think we will walk down the aisle to “crash into me” dmb, but just the instrumentals. The rest, we are still workin on.

9/19/09 @ 1:21 pm (reply)

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eileen marie (message) 373 posts, Helper bee

We had our trio played an instrumental version of “Bittersweet Symphony” for our (and our bridal party’s) recessional. Originally I wanted it for MY processional, but I couldn’t resist the old “Here Comes the Bride.” (Every since I first heard the Verve song, I knew I wanted it at my wedding.) Something to think about: You might want the instrumental version of “Bittersweet Symphony” b/c the words aren’t so wedding-y.

9/19/09 @ 2:06 pm (reply)

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tea (message) 2,647 posts, Sugar bee

i remember my friends walked back down the aisle to smashmouth’s “i’m a believer” and that my bestie walked down the aisle to her favorite song, “unchained melody.” the others…no clue. haha

9/19/09 @ 2:13 pm (reply)

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bunnylovesbear (message) 395 posts, Helper bee

My bf and I have toyed with using that Led Zep song as our first dance song! Have you heard Chris Cornell cover of it? I l o v e his version, but my bf’s a classic rock junky, so there’s no messing with the original for him.

Anyways, I love your choices. very similar to my taste. I also plan to use that Beatles song as our exit song.

9/19/09 @ 3:04 pm (reply)

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LatteLove (message) 4,100 posts, Honey bee

i love that billy joel song! It’s great idea to have a friend sing it for you!

9/19/09 @ 3:58 pm (reply)

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Miss Lamb (message) 478 posts, Helper bee

I really like “She’s Got a Way About Her” as a first dance song!!! Nice work!

9/19/09 @ 4:42 pm (reply)

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Sarah

I am using the instrumental Bittersweet Symphony for my entrance. That was one of my earliest wedding decisions. It’s perfect for me, and the theme of the rest of the wedding music will be the 1990’s!

9/19/09 @ 4:47 pm (reply)

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JBeebe

I’m walking down the aisle to, “Tiger Mountain Peasant Song” by the Fleet Foxes. Like the Verve though, not too wedding-y, so we’ll have an acoustic guitar play the song and a violinist playing the melody (? the singing part, I’m clearly not musical!) I love the Beatles idea!

9/20/09 @ 12:04 am (reply)

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Miss Frozen Yogurt (message) 884 posts, Busy bee

My friend actually used to sing with the Boston Pops, so I’m very lucky. I can’t wait for him to sing!!

9/20/09 @ 10:37 am (reply)

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ravenleigh23 (message) 25 posts, Newbee

Chris Cornell has a really great acoustic version of thank you. Thats actually going to be our first dance song. You should check it out.

9/20/09 @ 3:58 pm (reply)

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bunnylovesbear (message) 395 posts, Helper bee

@ravenleigh23 - I said the same thing!! I love his version, but my bf likes Led Zeps version better. I personally think Chris Cornell’s is better for a first dance song. His voice makes me melt…. Good song choice!!

9/20/09 @ 6:56 pm (reply)

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Soon2BeeMrsLewis (message) 507 posts, Busy bee

We are going the non-traditional route as well… things like the bridal party will be walking to “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” by Iz and for the walk back down the aisle we are doing “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” by Queen.

9/21/09 @ 12:49 pm (reply)

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Mrs. French Bulldog (message) 6,067 posts, Bee Keeper

*sigh* I LOVE Billy Joel!

9/21/09 @ 2:04 pm (reply)

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ColorCoated (message) 951 posts, Busy bee

I love the bittersweet symphony. It’s a nice song and everyone will recognize it!

9/21/09 @ 9:27 pm (reply)

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penguins_713 (message) 29 posts, Newbee

We had a combination of traditional and non-traditional for our processional. The bridal party walked down to a piano version of Canon in D and I walked down to Falling in Love in a Coffee Shop by Landon Pigg. The two songs flowed nicely and I really liked walking to something with such sweet lyrics.

9/23/09 @ 3:53 pm (reply)

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