Song for walking down the isle...

[PilsnPinkysMom]

Question for (maybe) some of you ladies:

For those choosing non-traditional music for your processional/walk down the isle (idk: some people use two different songs, some don''t), are you cluing FI into what the music choice is?

FI & I don''t want to use traditional wedding music, and have fallen in love with (some of) the Vitamin String Quartet''s stuff, especially because they''ve done covers of a lot of indie-ish music that we both listen to. BUT- we''re torn on what song to choose. FI has suggested that he would like for me to choose the music without his knowing, supposing I choose a song that he will recognize/will have some sentimental meaning. I''m bit torn on whether this is a good idea or not. What if he thinks the song is an awful selection?

Do you girls know any couples who kept the processional music a surprise, or are any of you going to do this?

 

[Deelight]

I will be walking down the isle to Pachebels Cannon, I know a million other people have done but FI told me about a song (that I couldn''t remember the name of) he liked and I was youtubing wedding music and I happened to happen to happen across it fell in love turned out to be the same song and the rest is history.

I personally wanted to pick a song that made us both feel good inside so we picked together however picking it on your own is nice as well, chances are he will be so rapt in you and how beautiful you look you could pick the theme song to Hi-5 (okay maybe a little extreme) and he most likely will just be thinking of you .

Pick something that makes your heart sing and makes you feel warm, fuzzy and giddy inside and you should be right .

 

[KimberlyH]

I chose all of the music, he gave a "yay" or "no way." The processional was a song I chose for me dad (a football fight song turned acoustic and slowed way down, only one person figured out what it was, which was perfect because I wanted the sentiment -- it''s a team my father and I have watched together since I was a pre-teen -- but not the sound). The recessional was a song I used to sing to DH when we were dating, When I''m 64; when I told him my choice he couldn''t figure out why, I got a bit annoyed until I started singing it to remind him and then he was like "Oh yeah!"

 

[NewEnglandLady]

I think that if you do choose something that is sentimental to you, he''s not going to hate it! I walked to Bach''s Prelude to Cello Suite #1 because I love it and it was very sentimental to us--D didn''t know what I was choosing, but when he heard it we both teared up. I think it''s lovely to choose something that means something to both of you.

 

[misspinky]

Date: 1/8/2009 12:53:25 AM
Author:PilsnPinkysMom
Question for (maybe) some of you ladies:


For those choosing non-traditional music for your processional/walk down the isle (idk: some people use two different songs, some don''t), are you cluing FI into what the music choice is?
Do you girls know any couples who kept the processional music a surprise, or are any of you going to do this?

FI & I don''t want to use traditional wedding music, and have fallen in love with (some of) the Vitamin String Quartet''s stuff, especially because they''ve done covers of a lot of indie-ish music that we both listen to. BUT- we''re torn on what song to choose. FI has suggested that he would like for me to choose the music without his knowing, supposing I choose a song that he will recognize/will have some sentimental meaning. I''m bit torn on whether this is a good idea or not. What if he thinks the song is an awful selection?

I LOVE the vitamin string quartet and we used the Sound of Settling from their Indie Wedding album for part of the processional and then Feels Like Heaven for when I walked with my dad. My DH said he didn''t care what I walked down the aisle to, so long as I was walking toward him

 

[Cleopatra]

I used to sing in church (from 15 years old to 19) and the song that everyone would love to hear me sing was "I Could Sing of Your Love Forever" - some of you may know it. My old church "band-mates" were our musicians for the ceremony...

I walked down the isle to two guitars playing an instrumental version of the song and it was beautiful and meaningful. DH loved it - especially since he came to church every Sunday to hear me sing back then

 

[CellarDoor]

There is a commercial that is on all the time, I believe that it is a diamond commercial, and if I am having a particularly emotional day, it brings me to tears. The music is just an instrumental version of "Stand by Me", and it is really pretty. I think that it would work really well for a walk down the aisle, but I am having a destination wedding, and we''re not having any music at the ceremony.

 

[musey]

We chose songs that were significant to us for the aisle walk, wine ceremony, recessional and first dance. So they''re not just general "this is a great song" suggestions, and obviously suit us because they''re significant to our relationship, not because they''re just great songs for those purposes.

Anyway, that said, these are said songs:
Processional (we had only one): The Luckiest (Ben Folds)
Wine Ceremony: Gabriel''s Oboe (Ennio Morricone)
Recessional: Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Israel Kamakawiwo''ole)
First Dance: Songbird (Eva Cassidy)


I would suggest thinking about "your song(s)" and other songs that are important to you, as opposed to random suggestions... it will feel much more meaningful to you

 

[redfaerythinker]

I really wanted Ave Maria, for many reasons. I went to a Marist order run elementary an High School. ( They''re the order of Mary) It was my dad''s favorite song. And I just love it.

But my mom thinks it''s not appropriate. GRRRRRRR I have two years to change her mind though.

 

[noelwr]

well, even though I''ll tell my FI a hundred times, he won''t remember what songs I picked out and it''ll be like a surprise

he''s not into the wedding details so that''s why I''m picking out the stuff.

 

[AmberGretchen]

I think if he''s asking you to choose, he would be completely out of bounds to criticize whatever choice you make. I''d go for it and just choose whatever you think will fit the criteria he mentioned the best, and I strongly suspect he will be delighted with whatever it is, especially when he sees his lovely bride walking down the aisle