Wedding Songs
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Topic: Wedding Songs
Posted By: lenabeanz
Subject: Wedding Songs
Date Posted: 28 May 2006 at 4:32pm
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Hey Girls,
Well the count down is on... 4 months to go and I need to start thinking of wedding songs... and obviously as I am posting here I don't know where to start!!! So for ideas - what songs did you have for dancing, first dance, entrance etc? Our music taste is ummm ecletic!! (sp?) We like virtually anything and everything so if you can give us some ideas that would be great!! And ill post the list when I get it together!! Thanks Ladies!! ------------- http://www.snugglepie.com"> 
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Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 28 May 2006 at 5:03pm
| I walked down the aisle to Enya- only time and my SIL sang Dido - Thank you while we were signing the marriage cert and our first dance was Van Morrison - I'll be your lover which is quite a slow song. Other ones we played were Amazed, cant remember who its by and savage garden - truley madly deeply. |
Posted By: Andie
Date Posted: 28 May 2006 at 5:19pm
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I walked down the aisle to 'your love' by the Parachute Band (funky NZ christian band), signed the register to 'without you' by Brooke Fraser, we left to 'I believe in a thing called love' by The Darkness, and for our first dance had 'unforgettable' by Nat King Cole. We had a song during the ceremony too, 'I could sing of your love forever' by Delerious. Eclectic as!! Good luck choosing wedding music- if you're thinking of it 4 months out you're doing pretty well I'd say. ------------- Andie |
Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 28 May 2006 at 6:40pm
we had vangelis 'conquest of paradise' (crusaders theme true supporters!) playing while everyone entered the church and sat down. i walked down the aisle to westlife 'unbreakable' and signed the register to blue 'best of me'. our first dance was supposed to be aerosmith 'don't wanna miss a thing' but the dj 'forgot' to add it so it ended up being eric clapton 'wonderful tonight'.  ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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Posted By: jax
Date Posted: 28 May 2006 at 7:07pm
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We started out with "You're just too good to be true" by Lauryn Hill, and then also had:
Amazed - Lonestar (country band) Heaven - DJ Sammy (slow version) You raise me up - Josh Groban Bless the broken road - Rascall Flatts And finished up to "Volare" by Dean Martin
Keep in mind that my wedding wasn't quite typical, but hopefully that will help get you started ! ------------- Jacquie - Mama to Erin, 13.07.06 - Chief Cat Chaser & Marmite Sammie Eater 
Love many, trust few, harm none. ~Anon~ |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 28 May 2006 at 7:10pm
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I wanted to walk down the isle to the theme song from braveheart but it didnt sound so good on an organ so i went with another song that was actually remade by a rapper GAH i cant for the life of me remember what it was called lol
First dance was to Kelly Clarkson - A moment like this. Was supposed to dance with dad to Sarah McLachlan - In the arms of an angel, but we lost track of time lol |
Posted By: Jennz
Date Posted: 28 May 2006 at 7:46pm
I walked down the aisle to Pachelbel played by our string quartet and our first dance was to '2 steps behind' by Def Leppard  We went to lessons and had a dance choreographed to it, it was a rumba and everyone loved it- was so much fun!------------- Jen, Charlotte 7 & Kate 3 
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Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 28 May 2006 at 8:05pm
| Amazed by Lonestar thats the one I was trying to think of, its a great song. I have told hubby I want Sarah McLachlan, arms of an angel as my funeral song! |
Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 28 May 2006 at 8:27pm
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Some of my songs I am tossing up about
Up the asile: UB40 "can't help falling in love " (elvis version a bit slow for me) Proclaimers "500 miles" Van Morrison "Have I told you lately?" Chris Knox "Love not given lightly" Wedding Dance: Van Morrison "someone like you", the version of "your love is king" from Bridget Jones 2, Salmonella Dub "love your ways" or Black seeds can't think of the name right now... Other music I have heaps of Idea, I am just going to make some CDs to be played before I arrive and during the signing and leaving etc. Although I may copy Shrek and have smashmouths "I'm a believer" when we kiss... ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: AlyAyde
Date Posted: 28 May 2006 at 8:59pm
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ohhh cool i walked through the garden to http://www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/mckee-maria/show-me-heaven-15721.html - show me heaven - Maria Mckee Loved that song since i was about 13
Signed register to http://www.lyricstime.com/ub40-i-love-it-when-you-smile-lyrics.html - love it when you smile - UB40 First dance http://www.lyrics007.com/Whitney%20Houston%20Lyrics/Your%20Love%20Is%20My%20Love%20Lyrics.html - you love is my love - whitney houston ------------- Jayde 25/12/04 Alyssa 08/04/03 http://Alyayde.bebo.com |
Posted By: jax
Date Posted: 28 May 2006 at 9:39pm
Eh I wasn't going to mention it myself but yeah, Angel by Sarah McLachlan is about dying, so even though it's a beautiful song I find it too sad  ------------- Jacquie - Mama to Erin, 13.07.06 - Chief Cat Chaser & Marmite Sammie Eater
Love many, trust few, harm none. ~Anon~ |
Posted By: lenabeanz
Date Posted: 28 May 2006 at 10:05pm
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Thanks heaps girls!! Heaps of the songs we were tossing up anyway - others I have never thought of and ones that were already on the list!!
If you think of anymore LET ME KNOW Yay
Me... Organised?? Well haven't rung celebrant back to confirm, likewise with flowers, bridesmaids dresses... haven't even found a dress maker!! hmmm ------------- http://www.snugglepie.com">
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Posted By: lenabeanz
Date Posted: 28 May 2006 at 11:15pm
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Oh and what about "dancing" songs? To keep everyone happy?! that's my next problem!! ------------- http://www.snugglepie.com">
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Posted By: AlyAyde
Date Posted: 29 May 2006 at 7:52am
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We just let the DJ decide. Told him songs for the oldies earlier then music slowley got louder and younger. Also people did requests which was cool. ------------- Jayde 25/12/04 Alyssa 08/04/03 http://Alyayde.bebo.com |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 29 May 2006 at 8:00am
| I never looked at Sarah McLachlans song as a funeral song i guess listening to it if u werent to know it just sounds like you are dancing with your angel which in my case was my dad due to him having the balls to adopt me when i was 2 and living up to being my dad all my life and coping really well when my biological father tried to step in. Songs are strange they tend to have different meanings for anything really. |
Posted By: Sarah Beth
Date Posted: 29 May 2006 at 8:17am
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I walked down the asile to Endless love instrumental only, walked back down to signed sealed delivered and first dance was endless love. We had very different music tastes and this was basically all we agreed on. The other option was Shania Twain, From this moment.
Now good party songs, it really depends on your crowd, but we had a great range and the dance floor wasn't empty all night. I have a list at home but some were the following: Brown Eyed Girl Grease mega mix locomotion (which as Paws will testify too eventuated in one of the longest locomotion trains I have seen, which left the reception room and went out through the bar and back!) 500 Miles Summer of 69 It's raining men I fell like a woman Will check the list tonight and let you know more ------------- "> 
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 29 May 2006 at 8:20am
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Oh also forgot to ask are you hiring a dj? If so some have cds with samples on them of what they have and also some ideas for first dance songs etc
Well of course this will only cover the first dance song for the reception lol |
Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 29 May 2006 at 8:31am
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I walked up the aisle (I came up to Nat, his groomsmen and the pastor from behind them) to a family friend playing his violin. He also played while Nat and I took communion together, and while we signed the register, and at the end as we walked down to everyone.
We didn't have a dance. We had an afternoon tea reception, which started at 4pm and was all over by 6pm! ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: newmum
Date Posted: 29 May 2006 at 9:12am
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We had quite a traditional wedding. I walked down the isle to the wedding march, hehehehe, we had a soloist sing Ave Maria as we were leaving and we had our first dance to a traditional walz.... ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Alan & Bubbles Mummy
Date Posted: 29 May 2006 at 9:18am
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oh my gosh Becca your wedding sound's alot like our's we had an afternoon tea that was over by 6pm.
For walking down the asle it was flower of Scotland played on the bagpipes this was for my Dad he wore a kilt(sp?)also I had alway's dreamed of having the bagpipes played at my wedding. Then during the service my best friend sang "Heaven" but DJ Sammy(slow one)This is was one of dream's to have my friend sing she has the most amazing voice. Then I left to the normal wedding song. I would have loved mre music at the service, but cause we did Alan's Dedication we did not really have enough time. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 29 May 2006 at 10:16am
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Oki the song i walked down the isle with was Mozart - Pachabel's Canon.
Was later remade by Coolio - Ill see you when you get there. |
Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 29 May 2006 at 11:33am
| there is a song and it might just be called graduation or the graduation song, something like that and as an instrumental it so soooo beautiful, my sister walked down to that and had David Gray Sail Away as her first dance. My other sister walked down to Celine Dion from this moment which was cool too. We played Stuck in the middle with you at the dance which was kind of our song in a joky way and also heaps of U2 cos they have nice songs and we are a bit of a U2 family. I always said I would have Endless Love my Mariah Carey and Luther Vandross, even kept the tape single since I was about 10 but then Darron hated it!!!! |
Posted By: kasbee
Date Posted: 29 May 2006 at 4:17pm
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I walked down the isle to Shania Twain's 'From this moment' and our first dance was Lonestar 'Amazed', my favourite song in the whole world.
Then we just left it up to the DJ to play a mixture or old and new songs to please everybody. ------------- Kelly, mother to 4 wonderful children. http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 29 May 2006 at 4:39pm
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I walked down the aisle to 'Even when I'm sleeping' by Leonardo's Bride. I'm such a sook, I cry everytime I hear it now!
We walked out to "Somewhere over the rainbow" by Bill Frisell (Finding Forrester) ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and: 
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Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 29 May 2006 at 10:45pm
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oooh I love that leonardos bride song, it brings tears to my eyes.... ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: ErinC
Date Posted: 30 May 2006 at 8:24am
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Hi
I walked down the isle to a medley song by Israel someoneorother. It was a mix of What a Wonderful World and Somewhere over the Rainbow. It is actually one of the songs in the movie Finding Forrester. We had You belong to me by Bob Dylan when we signed the register, and our first dance was Anchor Me by the Muttonbirds. ------------- http://www.TickerFactory.com/"> 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 30 May 2006 at 2:15pm
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If we ever get around to actually getting married, we will have Leather and Lace by Stevie Nicks and Don Henley, and How Deep is Your Love by the Beegees and Angels by Robbie Williams, all of which have sentimental meaning to us, although I don't know which one I would walk down th eaisle to, have our first dance to etc.
BTW, Arms of the angels was written for a rock star who died in a hotel room, I want to say Michael Hutchence but not 100% sure on that, it could be someone from the 70's. -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Lulu
Date Posted: 30 May 2006 at 2:30pm
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I had 'Annies Song' by John Denver as my walking down the aisle song. I knew I wanted that song since I was about 15 years old. ------------- Lou http://www.babysfirstsite.com"> 
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Posted By: Carmel
Date Posted: 30 May 2006 at 4:07pm
I walked down the aisle to Bruce Springsteens 'Secret Garden" (from Jerry Mcguire movie) and our wedding dance was Eric Claptons 'you look wonderful tonight 
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Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 30 May 2006 at 4:44pm
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Ok our songs were:
Walked up the ailse to Shania Twain - From this Moment Sang - Amazing Love - The Newsboys Signing of the Register - Brooke Fraser - Arthmetic - played and sang my friends of ours First Dance - Lads (awesome NZ Christian Band) - My Forever Smoochy Girl. And yes I will testify to biggest Locamation ever at Sarah Beth's wedding (headed by the bride might I add!) but she forgot to mention the enthusiastic Macarena!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: emeldee
Date Posted: 30 May 2006 at 5:05pm
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I walked (okay, waddled - it was three weeks before Andrew was born) down the aisle to Pachelbel's Canon - and we signed the register to a Welsh choir singing All Through the Night. ------------- |
Posted By: Sarah Beth
Date Posted: 30 May 2006 at 6:25pm
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I forgot about the macarana paws ------------- ">
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Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 30 May 2006 at 9:54pm
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Our songs were
Down the isle - It feels like home by Chantal Kreviazuk lovely lyrics check them out http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/dawsonscreek/feelslikehome.htm Signing register: Brooke Fraser - Arithmatic Walking out - now would you beleive I have fogotten the person who sung this song - lovely though 'To love you I love you I do' (I actually wanted walking out the church Accidently in love by the counting crows but hubby thought it was too fast and we'd be bouncing down the isle hehe Oh the compromise  )
Wedding dance is: Someone like you - Van Morrison. I love that song by Isreal Kamakawiwo'ole - Its a wonderful world/some where over the rainbow wish I had 'discovered' that song before we got married would def have it for walking down the isle or signing of register is just such a nice song. ------------- Ann 
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Posted By: ErinC
Date Posted: 31 May 2006 at 8:20am
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Hi Ann
We love it too. Thanks for getting the name right, I just remembered it was enormous and hard to spell! We got married at the beach and it really suited the surroundings. ------------- http://www.TickerFactory.com/">
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Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 31 May 2006 at 9:14am
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I got marrie dat the beach and didnt have any ceremony music as the sea was too noisy! Our first dance song was by Live and you would only know it if you had their album The Distance to Here, called I wanna dance with you... ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 31 May 2006 at 10:10am
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oooooooo I love the Leonardo's Bride song *Note song for future reference* (except that Zeke and my music tastes collide in a big way. He likes crap. )
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Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 31 May 2006 at 3:16pm
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same as Rod... ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 31 May 2006 at 4:47pm
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OOOOOH Aimmee i have that album and know the song - i love it! hhhm will have to remember that one!
I went to a friends wedding a few months back and they had music playing for the half an hour before the bride got there, and it was a mix of kewl songs - there was one that made me laugh - that one "final countdown" was kewl though. I like that one, dunno who its by: called romeo and juliet. I also like another one that was in some teen movie back when i was a teenybopper - kiss me. again i have no idea who by. but for our wedding song to walk down the aisle to we have chosen shakira - underneath your clothes, cos i like the lyrics. I also like that one in the arms of the angel - but told mike the same thing - funeral song. Theres a couple by faith hill that are from that pearl harbour movie that i like - but again are sorta more sad than romantic i guess - the one i like the most is "there youll be" ooh this post has me thinking, i might have to make a list! ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja 
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Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 31 May 2006 at 4:56pm
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Janine, is that "Romeo and Juliet" song kinda ballardy, and does it start:
A love struck Romeo sings the streets a serenade, laying everybody low with the love song that he made. And does the chorus include the line: You and me, babe, how about it? If it is the one I'm thinking of, it's by Dire Straits. I think the "Kiss me" song might be by Sixpence None the Richer. ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 31 May 2006 at 5:03pm
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yep that's it, and yep again for the kiss me song. lol
oh and theres another one - not many people might know it, its a song by a group called the honeyz, called "finally found" its a really sweet song too. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja
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Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 31 May 2006 at 8:07pm
| all this talk of wedding songs I had to get my wedding video out and our wedding cd and have a good cry. It was such a great day, Im so jealous that some of you still have it to come even though im so happy Im married but you know what I mean |
Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 31 May 2006 at 9:55pm
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lol I'm the opposite - I'm a little green-eyed that so many of you have actually gone ahead and got married, and a few more are in the planning stages, right now we're just trying to focus on me finishing my degree and getting a job.. which by the way, is only about 6-ish weeks till the big exam! ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja
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Posted By: jax
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 7:35am
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Not that part of me didn't want a big "fairytale" wedding with all the frills, but when it came down to it I had to ask myself "is it about the wedding, or getting married to the one person you love more than anything or anyone?"... and that's what made it easy for me / us to decide, and just go "Let's do it !" - then waltzed into the registry office and well, did it ! ------------- Jacquie - Mama to Erin, 13.07.06 - Chief Cat Chaser & Marmite Sammie Eater
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Posted By: mrs frantic
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 9:45am
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Ours was a bit different, I walked down the isle to "äll you need is love" but not the beatles version - the version off the "love actually" soundtrack - i wanted somehting that woudlnt make me burst into tears before i even got to the fornt and ruin all my make up but we also wanted somehtign different taht was us so we chose that and everyone loved it.
Another one that I considered is the "över teh rainbow" song off the soundtrack from 50 first dates - i love that song! ------------- Mrs Frantic Baby Maddisyn born 28 Sept 2006 http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 10:04am
Hey Janine, that Kiss Me song was from Dawsons Creek! Its on the DC soundtrack  ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 10:29am
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Yup, Kiss Me is by Sixpence None the Richer. Great song! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Millie1976
Date Posted: 01 June 2006 at 10:32am
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A colleague from work just asked me what our song was for our first dance and for the life of me couldn't remember as I had a mental block - all I could remember was that it was by Robbie Williams so I did a search on Robbie Williams lyrics and finally found the song - it was "Feel" - I felt so much better after I remembered it!! ------------- Sebastien 2 years old Olivier 3 3/4 years old |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 10:01am
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Oooh, when lew and I finally have a wedding ceremony (i WILL wear the pretty dress!!), I like
"better when we're together" Jack Johnson. It\s really pretty and cute I also like "let's stay together" Al Green A friend of a friend had (no kidding) the theme to star wars as she walked through dry ice to the altar. |
Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 10:10am
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My BIL wanted his wife to walk down the aisle to Darth Vader's march! She flatly refused, but did walk down to one of the other marches from Star Wars (don't think it was the theme, though). He is a huge SW fan though, and she quite likes the movies too (but not to the same extent as him!) so it made sense because it reflected part of who they are. ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: jdjzmum
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 11:14am
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I got married at my BIL's farmlet with everyone gathered around us whilel I walked up to Vince to Shania Twain's "From This Moment". My special needs son Daniel walked with me as it was the blending of two families for us also (my stepdaughter walked with Vince to the celebrant (Phillip Sherry for those of u still old enuf to remember him!!!) then the other attendants followed behind them. Loved the day, the moment and will always treasure the memories!!! ------------- Gaye  
 
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Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 1:10pm
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Yup I remember Philip Sherry! I still think of him as the news reader guy from when I was a tot! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 1:55pm
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Kiya was our flowergirl when we got married. She walked with my chief bridesmaid, carrying a basket of rosepetals - from all the flowers Nat and I had given each other while we were going out. After the ceremony was over, she tipped the basketfull over my head! ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: Leish
Date Posted: 02 June 2006 at 10:24pm
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Oh Lizzle - lets stay together was our first dance. I LOVE that song sooooo much - its just nice and simple.
I walk in to Pachelbel's Canon played by a string trio who also played some nice music for the register and the walking out. We hired a sound system and borrowed my cousins laptop for the reception music and put play lists of all our fav party music on it. We had another cousin play the important songs at the right time. We played LOTS of Motown, R&B, Island Music, etc etc. During the bridal party photos, we had a massive play list of beautiful jazz playing sonftly in the background - really great atmosphere ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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