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Wedding Song of the Week: Secret Garden

by on March 25, 2013

I still love watching the movie Jerry Maguire. There’s several moments where Tom Cruise does his famous smile/longing stare that–I’m sorry–still totally get me. I mean, the guy is cute no matter what planet he’s from.

I haven’t heard the Bruce Springsteen song that’s in it forever, but my spin instructor played it at the end of our hour-long class this morning and I totally had one of those “I forgot how much I loved that song!” moments. Another girl in class was equally happy to hear it, and I don’t know if I was just ecstatic to get off the bike or what, but it sounded great .

The hubs thinks it’s a bit cheesy, or so he said when I played it for him when I got home…but I had two responses for him: 1) It’s Bruce Springsteen and not One Direction, so there’s that. And 2) It’s good!

I think this song could work for a processional or first dance. Give it a listen and see what you think!

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Wedding Song of the Week: I’m Kissing You

by on March 18, 2012

I really love Baz Luhrmann’s “Romeo and Juliet.” It’s an amazing take on the story, and even when I watch it today I swoon over Leonardo DiCaprio (I mean, which girl didn’t?). And I used to be super into the soundtrack, particularly that awesome Radiohead song, “Talk Show Host” and Des’ree’s “Kissing You.” For years I really, really wanted to walk down the aisle to it (long before I had a boyfriend…yet somehow that didn’t stop me from practicing), but in the end I was in a more Nina Simone mood. However, I listened to that soundtrack this morning and I still think it’s a gorgeous song. I love that scene in the movie when it’s playing (when they first meet, shown below), and think it manages to capture that first-love feeling perfectly. I think it would make a beautiful song to walk down the aisle to (you can have the DJ only play a certain part), or your first dance song.

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Wedding Song of the Week: Hold On, I’m Comin’

by on October 11, 2011

If you’ve visited this blog before, you know I’m a fan of the DRAMATIC when it comes to wedding music. It’s the one time in life when you get to play DJ to a crowd of people, and sort of create your own music video, so why not go all out!

I went to college in Memphis, and to this day it’s still one of my favorite cities I’ve ever lived in (and yes, some days I even love it more than NYC!). It’s just got so much character, and this song is an example of that.

If you’ve ever been to Memphis, or are planning on going, you should definitely tour the Stax Museum, the former home of Stax Records, when you’re there. It’s the record company that launched the careers of Otis Redding, the Staple Singers, Booker T. and the MG’s, and of course Sam & Dave. The duo had a string of hits, including “Soul Man” and “Hold On I’m Comin,” which is one of my favorite songs from that era. When you go to the museum, you’ll hear the funny story behind the song, which involves the duo on the recording studio, one of them taking a bathroom break, and the other one yelling for them to hurry up and finish (you get the drift).

If you have an ironic sense of humor like me, this song would make a GREAT one to walk down the aisle to. It’s fun, energetic, and definitely let’s people know what kind of night they’re in for.

 

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Wedding Song of the Week: Holocene

by on September 15, 2011

Ugh. This song and video is so beautiful. I completely broke down the first time I saw it (but maybe I was just PMS’ing). It manages to capture all the wonder and freedom you feel when you’re younger, that you always seem to try and recapture (somewhat unsuccessfully) as you grow up. Or at least it makes me feel that way.

The lyrics don’t have any particularly romantic meaning, and there’s an f-bomb in the beginning as well. But I still think this would be an amazing song for you or the wedding party to walk down the aisle to. Talk to your DJ about having it start after the 1:30 mark, or ask him if he can somehow edit the curse word out (if you care about that…some people don’t.) I’d feel a little weird knowing some relative might be like “Whaaaa? Henry! Did they just say the word ‘fuck?’”

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