This is one thing that brides definitely stress about. From music for the church, the dvd to the first dance, the band etc etc.
These days though, couples are becoming increasingly aware that their choice of music is what can set their wedding apart from others. Music is way to ensure that your wedding is tailored to your tastes, be it the band choice, the church music, even just the background music in the hotel.
People are quickly moving away from bands doing the likes of Abba and looking for something with a rockier edgy feel. Many pub bands are breaking into weddings because of this, take for instance Kev, my husband, who never thought he would do weddings with his band yet they are getting more and more requests. There is a simple explanation for it, we have moved on a generation, many of the couples getting married today were kids of the 80's and 90's, come on, we have to admit it, the best night dancing we ever have is when it is the music of our teens so the likes of Guns n Roses is now acceptable to be played at a wedding (we had November Rain play as we walked in to the reception) Bon Jovi is very popular also. With today's music reverting back to a rock genre this gives the rock bands the opportunity to stick in some new songs into their set also so everybody is happy.
The big question though for most, is the first dance. First we would think about songs we love, I for one LOVE Adele but lets face it, her songs are about broken romance, sadness etc so straight away they are out, it is very important to remember the lyrics should be relevant and the song does not need to be a slow soppy song, you can go for something upbeat, I went for Queen and you're my best friend but they have many options you can go for, U2's beautiful day is another, here is something crazy though, for our wedding dvd we used Adam Sandler (the wedding singer) singing I wanna grow old with you and to me, this is possibly one of my favoutire choices of songs to suit us, having said that we also used Highway to hell ;)
Just remember, the songs you choose are to suit you, not to keep others happy, yes you want a band that caters for all but when you choose songs for your dvd and your first dance make sure they relate to you both as a couple and to your taste in music.
Good luck with it, if you have any suggestions please do comment below as I am sure other brides would love to hear them.
These days though, couples are becoming increasingly aware that their choice of music is what can set their wedding apart from others. Music is way to ensure that your wedding is tailored to your tastes, be it the band choice, the church music, even just the background music in the hotel.
People are quickly moving away from bands doing the likes of Abba and looking for something with a rockier edgy feel. Many pub bands are breaking into weddings because of this, take for instance Kev, my husband, who never thought he would do weddings with his band yet they are getting more and more requests. There is a simple explanation for it, we have moved on a generation, many of the couples getting married today were kids of the 80's and 90's, come on, we have to admit it, the best night dancing we ever have is when it is the music of our teens so the likes of Guns n Roses is now acceptable to be played at a wedding (we had November Rain play as we walked in to the reception) Bon Jovi is very popular also. With today's music reverting back to a rock genre this gives the rock bands the opportunity to stick in some new songs into their set also so everybody is happy.
The big question though for most, is the first dance. First we would think about songs we love, I for one LOVE Adele but lets face it, her songs are about broken romance, sadness etc so straight away they are out, it is very important to remember the lyrics should be relevant and the song does not need to be a slow soppy song, you can go for something upbeat, I went for Queen and you're my best friend but they have many options you can go for, U2's beautiful day is another, here is something crazy though, for our wedding dvd we used Adam Sandler (the wedding singer) singing I wanna grow old with you and to me, this is possibly one of my favoutire choices of songs to suit us, having said that we also used Highway to hell ;)
Just remember, the songs you choose are to suit you, not to keep others happy, yes you want a band that caters for all but when you choose songs for your dvd and your first dance make sure they relate to you both as a couple and to your taste in music.
Good luck with it, if you have any suggestions please do comment below as I am sure other brides would love to hear them.
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