Choose a Popular Wedding Song you can Remember Forever

Popular Wedding Song - choices

While using a Popular Wedding Song for your wedding might seem the in thing to do, keep in mind that your wedding is likely the most important day of your life so far and the music you choose should reflect the mood of each part of the ceremony and reception.

For the church or chapel you can have songs all the way through or mix them with the more traditional classical pieces. For example, a Popular Wedding Song for the processional is Aerosmith’s ‘Don’t Want to Miss a Thing’ or ‘At Last’ by Etta James. Alternatively you could go with the popular ‘Wedding March’ from Mendelssohn’s ‘Midsummer Nights Dream’, or even ‘Here Comes The Bride’ by Wagner. It really does not matter what you choose as long you like it, and feel it appropriate to your grand entrance and walk down the aisle.

Popular Wedding Song - permitted

Before you make the choice to use a Popular Wedding Song at your wedding, first check with the venue. Many churches do not allow pop music to be played, and may insist on a form of classical music. This can be played either by the church organist or you could have an artist or group such as a string quartet. If your wedding is more casual in a wedding chapel or outdoors, then it would be more appropriate to have a piece of popular music played by a DJ.

The same is true of all the music played during the wedding service. You can choose a Popular Wedding Song if allowed, and go for the more popular classical stuff if not. The venue organizer will keep you right on what is and is not permitted, and can even help on what classical pieces to use. There are many sites available online that have a list of classical wedding songs and tunes popular at weddings that you can listen to before choosing.

Popular Wedding Song - ceremony

If you want to have a vocalist at the ceremony you will likely be able to have a soloist or even duet sing a Popular Wedding Song. Many churches allow a more popular piece of music to be sung live with help from the organist at some point during the proceedings. They seem to think this more acceptable than playing a CD with a rock band performing the piece.

You will have much more latitude for your choice of music during the reception, and this is when you can really let rip with your favorite songs. If you have that song that ‘must’ be sung at your reception, then make sure that if you are booking a band, they are able to perform it. If not, book a band that can perform your Popular Wedding Song! A DJ will be able to meet needs that many bands cannot, since no band will be likely to be able to perform all the songs in your list. Check with them beforehand, because they might be willing to learn one or two for you. It is better you know in advance what cannot be performed than to be disappointed on your wedding day.

Popular Wedding Song - tribute

The choice of music for the first dance should be a song that is special to you and your groom, not necessarily a Popular Wedding Song. Perhaps it will be the song playing when you first met, or first danced to, or one that holds some special significance for you both. For that first dance only you two matter, nobody else. However, the second dance could be a tribute to your parents. Ask them what they would like played or sung, such as the first song at their own wedding.

If you can’t think of any particularly special first song, many people choose songs such as ‘Nothing Compares To You’ by Sinead O’Connor, or ‘Amazed’ by Lonestar. Others go for a Popular Wedding Song such as Whitney Houston’s version of ‘I Will Always Love You’, in spite of the context in which it was sung in the film. Yet others prefer Elvis. The important point is that it is something romantic that you will both remember. Don’t play something that will be unknown in twenty years time when your own daughter is being married.

Popular Wedding Song - advice

Your band or DJ are great sources of information on what people are playing at various stages of their wedding. You don’t want anything playing during the actual meal, since people like to converse without having to strain to hear each other, and the first dance will be the first music played. Other important periods, where you can choose a specific Popular Wedding Song, is cutting the cake (Mack the Knife or When I’m 64?) and the last dance. The last dance is particularly important, and some will go for the Shirelles ‘Save the Last Dance for Me’ or ‘Beautiful Day’ by U2. You might have your favorite ‘Last Dance’ song. Whatever it is, make it memorable since it will signify the end of a fantastic reception.

A Popular Wedding Song will remain in your memory forever, especially those sung for the first and last dances of the day, and there is nothing to prevent the same song being used for both. Do what you want and play what you want, because it is your day, and one that you will remember forever.










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