Weddingbee Blog

Hello hive! Today we’re kicking off a new weekly series from our friends at Scratch Weddings. (Remember those awesome Valentine’s Day mixes they created with input from you guys?) Their marquee DJs are going to be sharing music ideas for different parts of the wedding, such as the processional, recessional, father/daughter dance, dance party, etc. We’ll let DJ Jon Blak take it away!

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From DJ Jon Blak of Scratch Weddings:

It’s here! One of the most important days of your life—your wedding. We all have songs that take us back to special moments (summer ’09 theme song, your first kiss, senior prom, etc.), and your wedding soundtrack will do the same. The wedding ceremony is arguably the pinnacle of any wedding; it’s the point where the couple joins in holy matrimony, and the music you choose should be fitting for such an occasion. That’s where I come in.

Some couples prefer the traditional tunes and others choose songs to make their moment very personal. With many wonderful tunes to choose from, here is my list of processional songs for the traditional and not-so traditional couple.

Classical:

“Pachelbel’s Canon” – Johann Pachelbel
“Air on a G String” – Johann Sebastian Bach
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op 61” – Boston Pops Orchestra
“Lohrngrin: Prelude to Act III” – Stephen Cleobury
“Romeo and Juliet: Love Theme” – Arthur Fiedler and Boston Pops Orchestra

Funky:

“Best of My Love” – The Emotions
“Love’s Theme” – Love Unlimited Orchestra
“Just My Imagination” – The Temptations
“Isn’t She Lovely” – Stevie Wonder
“Every Little Step” – Bobby Brown

Soulful:

“Ribbon in the Sky” – Stevie Wonder
“All My Life” – K-Ci & JoJo
“At Last” – Etta James
“If This World Were Mine” – Cheryl Lynn and Luther Vandross
“I’ll Be There” – Jackson 5

Indie:

“I Can Hear Music – She & Him
“First Day of My Life” – Bright Eyes
“Somewhere Over the Rainbow” – Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
“Don’t You (Forget About Me)” – Vitamin String Quartet
“Light My Fire” (String Quartet Tribute to The Doors) – Vitamin String Quartet
“Every Little Step” – Bobby Brown

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Scratch Weddings is the leading provider of highly skilled, experienced, and affordable marquee-level DJ talent for weddings. Their DJs love to perform at weddings and have collaborated with major recording artists such as Lady Gaga, The Black Eyed Peas, and Michael Jackson. You can also find them spinning at high-profile corporate events, music festivals, and the nation’s most respected clubs and lounges. Scratch Weddings offers each couple their choice of DJ, based on their personal style, taste, and musical interests. Additionally, couples have online access to DJ bios, photos, videos, and music mixes at their website.

Scratch Weddings is available 24-7 for all your wedding music questions! Follow and tweet them at @scratchweddings and be sure to like Scratch on Facebook for more great music ideas and mixes.

Stay tuned next week here at Weddingbee for more awesome music ideas for your wedding! And Scratch is taking requests! Let us know here in the comments what you want suggestions for (’80s music? most romantic first-dance songs? music that will keep guests on their feet?) and they’ll make it happen in the upcoming weeks, just for you!