Wedding Songs - Building the Perfect Playlist

Setting your Wedding's Special Moments to Music

Behind every good wedding is a great soundtrack, one that can move guests to dance, to dine and sometimes, even to cry. Choosing the right melody for every moment, from the ceremony prelude and processional to the cocktail hour and couple's departure, can create a romantic, festive or even fun atmosphere for the event. Though often overlooked, music is an important and individual detail that can serve to truly distinguish your special day. So, here are a few hints on how to select the best songs for your bridal experience.

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The Ceremony

Despite any notions that they many have about being "different," most brides still lean towards tradition when it come to selecting the wedding songs for their ceremony. This means that much of the wedding's music is also likely to be a little more standard. For this reason, classics like "The Wedding March" by Mendelssohn will never fall out of fashion. Some variation still occurs however, often caused by cultural, personal or religious preference. Among the most common selections though, are these contemporary favorites and traditional tunes:

Prelude (played just prior to the ceremony):

"Clair de Lune" - Claude Debussy
"Don't Stop Believin'" - Journey (instrumental)
"Four Seasons" - Antonio Vivaldi

Processional (played as the bridal party enters and proceeds down the aisle):

"Bridal Chorus" - Richard Wagner
"Canon in D" - Johann Pachelbel
"Mahtovu" (Jewish)

Interlude (played during any transitional moments in the ceremony with optional music):

"Ave Maria" - Franz Schubert
"The Lord's Prayer" - Ken Davies
"You Raise Me Up" - Josh Groban

Special Ceremony (played during any special ceremonies included in the wedding, such as the Unity Candle):

"Candle on the Water" (from Disney's Pete's Dragon") - Helen Reddy
"The Gift" - Jim Brickman
"The Rose" - Bette Midler

Recessional (played at the conclusion of the ceremony as the couple and bridal party depart):

"Hornpipe" (Water Music) - George Frideric Handel
"Ode to Joy" - Ludwig van Beethoven
"Wedding March" - Felix Mendelssohn

Postlude (played after the recessional for any remaining guests to enjoy as they depart):

"Allegro Maestoso for Organ in C Major" - Felix Mendelssohn
"Beauty and the Beast" - Angela Lansbury
"Trumpet Voluntary" - Jeremiah Clarke

The Reception

When it comes to selecting songs for a reception, there is an almost endless array of choices. However, much like any other article of decor, the reception music is usually a reflection of the bridal couple's unique sense of creativity and style. Depending on the wedding's theme, there may be obvious options for everything from background ballads to show-stopping swing numbers. Sticking to a particular musical style can help to narrow the focus, but should never be done to the exclusion of classic crowd pleasers like "The Hokey Pokey" or "Shout." Go ahead, dare to be different, but remember, these favorites are always appropriate too:

Cocktail Hour

"Days of Wine and Roses" - Andy Williams
"Escape" (The Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes
"Margaritaville" - Jimmy Buffet

Reception Entrance (wedding party)

"All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight" - Hank Williams, Jr.
"Let's Get It Started" - Black Eyed Peas
"Alabama Jubilee" (Hail, Hail, the Gang's All here - Fred Astaire

Bride and Groom's First Dance

"Can't Help Falling in Love" - Elvis Presley
"Here and Now" - Luther Vandross
"I Cross My Heart" - George Strait

Father / Daughter Dance

"Butterfly Kisses - Bob Carlisle
"I Loved Her First" - Heartland
"My Girl" - The Temptations

Mother / Son Dance

"Have I Told You Lately" - Rod Stewart
"I Hope You Dance" - Lee Ann Womack
"In My Life" - The Beatles

Dinner Hour

"Always" - Frank Sinatra
"Forever and Ever, Amen" - Randy Travis
"The Chapel of Love" - Dixie Cups

Cake Cutting

"Cuts Like a Knife" - Bryan Adams
"Eat It" - Weird Al Yankovic
"Sweetest Thing" - U2

Bouquet Toss

"Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" - Cyndi Lauper
"It's Raining Men" - The Weather Girls
"Single Ladies" (Put a Ring on It) - Beyonce

Garter Toss

"Fever" - Peggy Lee
"I Know What Boys Like" - The Waitresses
"She's Got Legs" - ZZ Top

Reception Departure (couple)

"Bye, Bye, Bye" - 'N Sync
"Happy Trails" - Roy Rogers
"See You Later, Alligator" - Bill Hailey and His Comets

Last Dance of the Evening

"At Last" - Etta James
"I've had the Time of My Life" - Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
"What a Wonderful World" - Louis Armstrong

Wedding Songs - Building the Perfect Playlist

To listen to and watch videos of wedding songs, visit The Wedding Song Directory.

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How To Create The Perfect Disney Princess Room

There's Snow White and Cinderella, Aurora (better known as Sleeping Beauty) and Ariel, there's Aladdin's Jasmine and the Beast's Belle. Role models for your little princess are everywhere she looks. Which is why it only makes sense to give her a bedroom that makes her feel like fairy tale royalty.

At the Heart of It All: The Bed

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At the core of every princess's private chambers is her bed. A bed for a little princess might be (or look like) be a four poster bed, maybe a canopy bed, maybe both. Custom theme beds can be designed to look like anything you wish, and it is nowhere more apparent than in a princess themed bedroom.

Long flowing fabrics, plush pillows, satiny bedding, frilly lace borders - all of these help complete the image of bed fit for a princess. But with a custom theme bed, the fantasy doesn't stop there. For that bed can be placed behind a drawbridge inside a magnificent flower and vine covered castle or it can be placed inside a splendid horse-drawn carriage (pumpkin shaped or otherwise).

Whether you select a princess castle bed, a horse-drawn carriage bed, or a custom theme bed of some other design, the fact remains that your little girl will be elated to bed down at night and will wake up each morning feeling like the queen-in-waiting that she is.

Colors for a Princess Themed Bedroom: Pretty in Pink

Though purple and gold are considered royal colors, they would be better used as accents in a room dominated by the color that dominates most little princess's fantasies - pink. A pink castle bed, for example, will make any little princess's eyes sparkle. Pink bedding, pink window coverings, pink lighting fixtures, pink carpeting, and pink supplementary furniture all only complement and complete the picture.

Then consider using white highlights throughout the room to neutralize the impact of all that pink.

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Both on the walls of the bedroom as well as on the walls of the custom theme bed, painted murals are an easy way to incorporate a wide array of fantastical elements into your little girl's fairy tale world. From her dashing prince or knight in shining armor to her animated attendants to all the extravagant accoutrements of a perfect princess fantasy, a simple brush and paint make magic-making easy.

Furniture for a Princess Themed Bedroom

A little princess always has to be looking her best, so an ample wardrobe and dressing table with mirror are the two essential furniture elements to add to any princess themed bedroom. You could go ahead and furnish each of these pieces separately with no trouble, but another option is to have a wardrobe and dressing table built in to her custom theme bed.

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