processional/recessional tunes
This has been the hardest decision yet! Forget the dress, the venue, etc... we can't for the life of us decide what music to use during the ceremony. There are a couple of challenges, one being that we want to use music we love but not give our grandmas heart attacks because of how non-traditional we are, and the other being that we need to find a processional and recessional song that make sense together. For instance, I don't know how it would jive to use an acoustic song for one and an electronic song for the other, or to use a relatively new song and then bust out the oldies. Remember to vote for your picks!
Poll Pick your tunes!
PROCESSIONAL-
Background: We are having a forest wedding and will just be playing the music on some sort of battery operated CD player or something. We're using one song for the entire processional, which will include the parents and the groom, the bridesmaids and the groomsmen (walking together in 3 pairs as boring as that is), and my dad and me. The aisle can be as long or short as we want it to be but it'll probably be on the shorter side since there will only be about 50 people there tops.
Options in no particular order:
"Hoppipolla" by Sigur Ros
"Calico Skies" by Paul McCartney
"Today" by Joshua Radin
"Heartbeats" by Jose Gonzalez
"Love and Some Verses" by Iron and Wine
"So Are You to Me" by Eastmountainsouth (not gonna lie I picked this one because of the crazy interpretive dancing)
"From Me" by Caroline Smith and the Good Night Sleeps (I cannot find this song ANYWHERE on the internet, so you'll just have to listen to a clip)
"Heart & Bones" by The Pines
"How Deep is Your Love" by Bird and the Bee
RECESSIONAL-
Background: We want something happy sounding and celebratory, but not something so syrupy pop-y that it reminds people of the Youtube wedding ceremony (YOU KNOW THE ONE). Nothing too crazy, but it'd be fine if everyone kinda bopped their way back down the aisle. I really hate how solemn people typically are at weddings! I just want to convey a happy feeling and leave the guests with a smile on their face (cuz you know they're gonna cry at our awesome vows, right?)
Options:
"Calico Skies" by Paul McCartney
"Inni mer Syngur Vitleysingur" by Sigur Ros
"In My Dreams" by Eels
Poll Pick your tunes!
PROCESSIONAL-
Background: We are having a forest wedding and will just be playing the music on some sort of battery operated CD player or something. We're using one song for the entire processional, which will include the parents and the groom, the bridesmaids and the groomsmen (walking together in 3 pairs as boring as that is), and my dad and me. The aisle can be as long or short as we want it to be but it'll probably be on the shorter side since there will only be about 50 people there tops.
Options in no particular order:
"Hoppipolla" by Sigur Ros
"Calico Skies" by Paul McCartney
Click to view"Today" by Joshua Radin
"Heartbeats" by Jose Gonzalez
"Love and Some Verses" by Iron and Wine
"So Are You to Me" by Eastmountainsouth (not gonna lie I picked this one because of the crazy interpretive dancing)
"From Me" by Caroline Smith and the Good Night Sleeps (I cannot find this song ANYWHERE on the internet, so you'll just have to listen to a clip)
"Heart & Bones" by The Pines
"How Deep is Your Love" by Bird and the Bee
RECESSIONAL-
Background: We want something happy sounding and celebratory, but not something so syrupy pop-y that it reminds people of the Youtube wedding ceremony (YOU KNOW THE ONE). Nothing too crazy, but it'd be fine if everyone kinda bopped their way back down the aisle. I really hate how solemn people typically are at weddings! I just want to convey a happy feeling and leave the guests with a smile on their face (cuz you know they're gonna cry at our awesome vows, right?)
Options:
"Calico Skies" by Paul McCartney
"Inni mer Syngur Vitleysingur" by Sigur Ros
"In My Dreams" by Eels