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music to my ears
Tara was talking earlier about wedding songs. Your first and last dance, with your husband. I started thinking back, and went to my wedding files. Yes, files. I became an organizational whiz- creating tables and documents to make sure everything went without a hitch. Of course, that never happens. At every wedding, there is always some small mishap. At our wedding, I was the mishap. I was so focused on everything going according to plan, and was furious when not only did the best man give Jason his cufflinks from Tiffany’s before the photographer showed up… but, when I entered the Bed and Breakfast, where we were getting married, I found them on the floor. I was devastated. The planner from our venue tried to give me a pep-talk, saying that “that’s a typical man.” I wanted to cancel the wedding, then and there, over a stupid little blue box. In fact, I was text-messaging Jason, telling him that I couldn’t go through with it. Heather, my maid of honor, finally took my cell phone away from me. I was almost to the point of hyperventilating, I was so angry.
There were several things that tarnished our wedding day. A drunk family member who pushed one of my friends, my attitude, the bed and breakfast “springing” extra costs on me at the last minute. After I received the pictures from the photographer, I stored them away, not wanting to look at them for a while. Until I could get over my anger, so to speak. Time passed, and I forgave and forgot the trespasses from our wedding day. Now, on days like today, I look at our wedding pictures, and can finally feel lucky when it comes to a man in my life.
Back to music… here was our complete planned list and timeline.
Song List
Guest Arrival Songs:
James Blunt- High
James Blunt- You’re Beautiful
James Blunt- Goodbye my Lover
James Blunt- Tears and Rain
Karla Bonoff- Next to Me
Processional:
Seating:
All I Ask of You- Phantom of the Opera
Bridal Party:
Canon in D
Bride:
Ave Maria
Recessional:
Beatles- All You Need is Love
Pictures/Cocktail Hour for Guests:
Billy Joel- Just the Way You Are
Etta James- At Last
Chicago- You’re the Inspiration
Firehouse- Love of a Lifetime
Journey- Faithfully
Sinatra- Fly me to the Moon
Eric Clapton- Layla
Eric Clapton- The Way You Look Tonight
First Dance:
Rob Thomas- Ever the Same
Cake Cutting:
As Time Goes By (from Casablanca)
Father/Daughter Dance:
Israel Kamakawiwo’ole- Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World
Candy Toss:
The Archies- Sugar Sugar
Mother/Son Dance:
Sinatra- Cheek to Cheek
Bouquet Toss:
It’s Raining Men
Garter Toss:
Another One Bites the Dust
Last Dance:
Adam Sandler- I Want to Grow Old With You
Dancing…
Fun/Festive
Britney Spears- Prerogative
Black Eyed Peas: Pump It
Black Eyed Peas: Don’t Mess with my Heart
Black Eyed Peas: My Humps
Black Eyed Peas: Dum Diddly
Black Eyed Peas: Disco Club
Mambo #5- Lou Bega
Shakira- Hips Don’t Lie
Lynard Skynard- Sweet Home Alabama
Hank Williams Jr.- The Devil Went Down to Georgia
Jimmy Buffett- Margaritaville
Joan Jett- I Love Rock and Roll
Ashlee Simpson- L.O.V.E
Beatles- I Want to Hold Your Hand
Beatles- Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da
Beatles- Love Me Do
Slow Dancing:
Howie Day- Collide
Billy Joel- She’s Got a Way
Seal- Love’s Divine
Alan Jackson- Remember When
Beatles- In My Life
James Taylor- You’ve Got a Friend
Tony Bennett- It Had to be You
Ceremony/Reception Timeline
3:30-4:00 Guest Arrival (music will start playing at 3:30)
4:00-4:30 Ceremony
4:30-5:00 Pictures/ “Cocktail Hour” for Guests
5:00-5:20 Newlyweds’ Announcement/Arrival and First Dance
5:20-5:30 Toasts
5:30-6:00 Dinner
6:00-6:15 Cake Cutting
6:15 Father/Daughter Dance
6:20 Candy Toss
6:30 Mother/Son Dance
6:30-7:15 Dancing/Partying
7:15 Bouquet Toss
7:25 Garter Toss
7:25-8:45 Dancing/Partying
8:45 Last Dance
9:00 Final Farewell
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wow. that is so the opposite of my wedding. i didn’t even want a wedding, i wanted to elope to vegas but my mom said i had to have a traditionalesque wedding. so we had it in a lodge, with a non-denominational minister, and the ceremony lasted 12 minutes. and then it was a huge party with everyone pub crawling in my hometown. anyway, we had about 50 people and it was perfect!
our only misshaps were that A) we were still writing our vows at 10 that morning (we were getting married at 1) and B) we forgot our marriage license and my hubby had to run back and dig it out of the moving boxes. i can’t remember what i walked down the aisle to, but the song we walked out was “ice cream” by sara mclaughlin (hey, it was 1998)! there was dancing to frank sinatra and the beastie boys and stuff.
the whole shebang was under 3 grand. all this to say, i did not make lists. i had no idea who was where or what was what. and it was marvelously fun!
I love being married….love my husband and the memories of my wedding day. And yet…planning a wedding was one of the most stressful events of my life. So much detail for one day. It’s worth it though, especially looking back a few years later.
wow. you were organized. i think we had traditional wedding songs during the ceremony, we danced our ‘first’ dance to ‘Somewhere Out There’ — my new hubby picked me up and twirled me in his arms, my feet off the floor at the end.. so sweet. so perfect.. then everyone picked what they wanted from the dj..
people took off clothes, it was embarrassing… i remember all my girlfriends being together and we sang ‘Sin Wagon’ by the Dixie chicks to each other. it was fun…
I dont think I’d do it any different if I could..
Good Gracious! This is like looking at my wedding plans! lol! I had everything planned/timed down to the minute (I was going to walk down the aisle at 2:21 exactly - no sooner no later!) much to the annoyance of my family and friends. They rolled their eyes when I handed out a timed itinerary to every one in the wedding party. Trust me, I was no “Bridezilla” like you see on tv, just determined that everything was going to be perfect just the way I pictured. All the planning paid off and we had a wonderful day.
No matter what anyone said, I knew that the reason everything went perfectly was because of the obsessive planning.
I also gave my honey cuff links (broadcasting microphones since he was in radio) the night before so he would have them in time for the pictures.