What songs for Civil Ceremony Music

Hiya ?

We're having a civil ceremony too. I'm walking down the aisle to The Bridal March by Jonathon Cain. Then we're signing the register to You Belong To Me by Anastacia and Heartbeat by Jose Gonzales.

Not sure what we're walking out to yet.

Civil ceremony as well.

To walk into - Etta James, At Last

Signing of the register - The Wannadies, You & Me song & The Style Council, You're the best thing

To walk out - Stevie Wonder, Signed Sealed Delivered I'm yours. We also had shortlisted Jackie Wilson, Your love keeps lifting me higher but that was vetoed as it was from Ghostbusters and all we could visualise was the statue of liberty covered in pink slime haha!

We're having the Royal Philharmonic version of groovy kind of love (phil collins)

But I also really love Adele's Make you feel my love...

We're having problems deciding on all music to do with the ceremony, seems that most of the songs that mean something to us don't have the best lyrics lol. For example, Biffy Clyro - Many of horror. Everytime we're in the car my partner will say what about this, that, but I always wanted something that when I heard it I automatically thought of my partner. Do you think that song lyrics really make a difference??

I think it depends on your personality and when planning a wedding i find we spend loads of time thinking what will my guests think but if they know us surely they will see why and appreciate it, i like the beat to stand by me and the words are nice and for the signing im thinking something by all angels or even cascadas everytime we touch not dance version and on the way out starships nothings gonna stop us now lol just for the crack of it its a mix of what we like my H2B is 15 yrs older than me but we have been on the same page with the music thing just cant make a decision and stick to it x

We are walking in to Sharp Dressed Man by ZZ Top

We have chosen 4 songs for our signing the register:

Dust in the Wind by Kansas - to remind us that life is short

Journey of the Sorcerer by the Eagles - because life is a journey not a destination

Love Walked In by Thunder - it describes my OH's feeling about finally finding the girl of his dreams (?) when he had just about given up

Hello Hooray by Alice Cooper - because we're celebrating.

We'll be exiting to Sylvia by Focus - because it's such and anthemic tune and we had to have something a bit silly too.

Entering to Baby I love You by the Ramones - my all time fave band yet everyone will know the song and the lyrics are right. Signing the regiser - Greatest Day by Take That, the first gig we went to together. Exit not chosen yet I want something really happy like Walking on Sunshine or I gotta feeling or something!

To me I think the lyrics do matter, some of the most lovely songs in the world (in my opinion) are ruled out because of the meaning in the lyrics eg. Love of my Life by Queen - cos its not a love song, its a sad song, about heartbreak.

I also really wanted The Beach Boys, God Only Knows - my Mum vetoed it cos of the line 'God Only Knows' whereas I thought it was perfectly acceptable because if you listen to it properly its 'God Only Knows what I'd be without you' OH wasnt keen tho so the point was moot. Actually on further inspection the debate widens because there are lines like

#I may not always love you
But long as there are stars above you
You never need to doubt it
I'll make you so sure about it#

Which actually confuse me, but I think it means if I die....

I'm walking down the ailse to Barenaked Ladies either Be my Yoko Ono (featuring lyrics such as, " If I were John and you were Yoko, I would gladly give up music genius, just to have you as my own personal Venus) or Life, in a Nutshell, which is about not wanting to change to be loved.

During the signing were playing Madness' It must be love and Queen's You're My Best Friend.

Leaving to Iron Maiden's Run to the Hills

I'm walking down the aisle to "A Glasgow Love Theme", from Love Actually.

Haven't decided on the rest yet.

We stuck with classical for ours and had a string quartet. They played La Rejouissance from Music for the Royal Fireworks for my entrance, and Mendelssohn's wedding march for our exit. During the signing of the register we had One Hand, One Heart from West Side Story, and Sun and Moon from Miss Saigon (which I arranged!)

I adore this song, I think it's lovely. It came on the radio the other day when I was in the car with OH, I hadn't heard it for ages and it made me feel all funny.

To me, the lyric you have quoted doesn't talk about if you die, I think it means that the stars will always be there, so they should always be sure of your love for them. That's just what I think though!

I know exactly what you mean. Me and OH really like Biffy Clyro and have both been to see them together 7 times (OH is a little bit obsessed with Simon Neil, total man-crush!) and we both wanted Many of Horror to play a part in the wedding, maybe even as the first dance. But then the lines like "When you hit me, hit me hard" aren't exactly the most romantic things to hear at a wedding are they?!

And then Matt Cardle went and ruined it for me anyway, grrr!

Here's a long list of songs I have been asked to play (violinist and pianist) over the last twelve months. Plenty to choose from here. Hope this helps!

Simon

A Woman in Love Barbra Streisand
Air on the G String Bach
All I Have to Do Is Dream Everly Brothers
All You Need Is Love Beatles
Always Atlantic Starr
Always and Forever Luther Vandross
American Beauty Thomas Newman
Annie's Song John Denver
April in Paris Frank Sinatra
Baby, I Love Your Way Peter Frampton
Because You Loved Me Celine Dion
Bridge over Troubled Water Simon and Garfunkel
Can't Help Falling in Love Elvis / UB40
Catch the Wind Donovan
Cavatina (The Deer Hunter) Stanley Myers
Close to You Carpenters
Come Rain or Come Shine Frank Sinatra
Dancing Queen Abba
Don't Cry for Me Argentina Madonna
Don't Know Why Norah Jones
Don't Let Go (Love) En Vogue
Eternal Flame Bangles
Eternity Robbie Williams
Everything I Do (I Do It for You) Bryan Adams
Falling into You Celine Dion
Feel Like Making Love Roberta Flack
Female of the Species Space
Fields of Gold Sting
Fly Me to the Moon Sinatra
Forever Love Gary Barlow
From Me to You Beatles
Fur Elise Beethoven
Goodnight Girl Wet Wet Wet
Greatest Love of All Whitney Houston
Hearbeat Buddy Holly
Hey Jude Beatles
Higher and Higher Jackie Wilson
How Deep Is Your Love Bee Gees
How Do I Live LeAnn Rimes
I Am Blessed Eternal
I Can Hear the Bells Hairspray
I Think We're Alone Now Tiffany
I Wanna Be Loved by You Marilyn Monroe
I Will Always Love You Whitney Houston
I'm In the Mood for Love various
I've Got You under My Skin Michael Buble et al
In the Air Tonight Phil Collins
It Had to Be You Sinatra / Harry Connick et al
Just the Two of Us Bill Withers / Grover Washington Jr
Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love) Bing Crosby
Livin' on a Prayer Bon Jovi
Lough Erin Shore Corrs
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing Engelbert Humperdinck
Love Me Tender Elvis Presley
Lovin' You Minnie Riperton
More than Words Extreme
Most Beautiful Girl in the World Prince
Move Closer Phyllis Nelson
My Baby Just Cares for Me Nina Simone
My Funny Valentine Chaka Khan
My Heart Will Go On Celine Dion
Nights in White Satin Moody Blues
Nobody Does It Better Carly Simon
On the Wings of Love Jeffrey Osborne
Perfect Moment Martine McCutcheon
Power of Love Jennifer Rush
Promise Me Beverley Craven
Show Me Heaven Maria McKee
Someone to Watch over Me various
Somethin' Stupid Robbie Williams / Nicole Kidman
Something Beatles
Something about the Way You Look Tonight Elton John
Stand by Your Man Tammy Wynette
Strangers in the Night various
Take My Breath Away Berlin (Top Gun)
That Ole Devil Called Love Alison Moyet
The More I See You various
We've Only Just Begun Carpenters
What the World Needs Now various
When a Man Loves a Woman Michael Bolton
When I Fall in Love Nat “King” Cole
Who Wants to Love Forever? Queen
Wind beneath My Wings Bette Midler
Wonderful Tonight Eric Clapton
Words Ronan Keating
You Are So Beautiful Joe Cocker
You Do Something to Me Paul Weller
You Do Something to Me Cole Porter
You Were Meant for Me various
You're the One that I Want Grease
Your Love Is King Sade
Your Song Elton John

CLASSICAL

Air on the G String (J S Bach)
Allegro from the Water Music (Handel)
Ave Maria (Gounod)
Ave Maria (Schubert)
Here Comes the Bride (Wagner)
Panis Angelicus (Cesar Franck)
Tumpet Tune (Purcell)
Trumpet Voluntary (Jeremiah Clarke)
Wedding March (Mendelssohn)

SHOW

Can You Feel the Love Tonight (The Lion King)
Take That Look Off Your Face (Tell Me on a Sunday)
Memory (Cats)
All I Ask of You (The Phantom of the Opera)
The Music of the Night (The Phantom of the Opera)
Love Changes Everything (Aspects of Love)
Pie Jesu (Andrew Lloyd Webber)
Amigos para Siempre - Friends for Life (Andrew Lloyd Webber)

80s
Eternal Flame (Bangles) - 1989
A Woman in Love (Barbra Streisand) - 1980
Move Closer (Phyllis Nelson) - 1985
The Power of Love (Jennifer Rush) - 1985
Take My Breath Away (Berlin) - 1986
Just the Two of Us (Grover Washington and Bill Withers) 1981
Your Love Is King (Sade) 1984
Never Tear Us Apart (INXS) 1988
Someone like You (Van Morrison) 1987
Have I Told You Lately? (Van Morrison) 1989
Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart (Marc Almond) 1988
Thank You for Being a Friend (Cynthia Fee) 1985
Grow Old with Me (John Lennon) 1982
If We Hold On Together (Diana Ross) 1988
Somewhere Out There (Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram) 1986
Up Where We Belong (Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes) 1982
Save the Best for Last (Vanessa Williams) 1989

90s
(Everything I Do) I Do It for You (Bryan Adams) 1991
I Will Always Love You (Whitney Houston) 1992
Love Is All Around (Wet Wet Wet) 1994
No Matter What (Boyzone) 1998
When You Say Nothing at All (Ronan Keating) 1999
Goodnight Girl (Wet Wet Wet) 1991
Don't Let Go (Love) (En Vogue) 1996
I Am Blessed (Eternal) 1995
You Do Something to Me (Paul Weller) 1995
Fields of Gold (Sting) 1993
More than Words (Extreme) 1990
Runaway (The Corrs) 1995
Lough Erin Shore (The Corrs) 1995
I Believe I Can Fly (R Kelly) 1996
Love Shine a Light (Katrina and the Waves) 1997
When You Tell Me That You Love Me (Diana Ross) 1991
All for Love (Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, Sting) 1993
Amazed (Lonestar) 1998
Always Be My Baby (Mariah Carey) 1995
Angel (Sarah McLachlan) 1997
Change the World (Eric Clapton) 1996
I'll Make Love to You (Boyz II Men) 1994
Unchained Melody (Robson and Jerome) 1995
You'll Be in My Heart (Phil Collins) 1999

60s
Here, There and Everywhere (Beatles) 1966
Love Is All Around (Reg Presley) 1967
Till There Was You (Beatles) 1963
All You Need is Love (Beatles) 1967
Something (Beatles) 1969
Words (Bee Gees) 1968
A Whiter Shade of Pale (Procol Harum) 1967
I Say a Little Prayer (Dionne Warwick) 1967
Sunny (Cher) 1966
Unchained Melody (The Righteous Brothers) 1965
Can't Help Falling in Love (Blue Hawaii) Elvis

70s
(They Long to Be) Close to You (Carpenters) 1970
How Deep Is Your Love (Bee Gees) 1977
I Will Always Love You (Dolly Parton) 1974
Annie's Song (John Denver) 1974
Lovin' You (Minnie Riperton) 1975
Feel Like Making Love (Roberta Flack) 1974
Wonderful Tonight (Eric Clapton) 1977
Songbird (Fleetwood Mac) 1977
Maybe I'm Amazed (Paul McCartney/Wings) 1970
A Song for You (Leon Russell) 1970
Bridge over Troubled Water (Simon and Garfunkel) 1970
Fernando (Abba) 1976
I Write the Songs (David Cassidy, Barry Manilow) 1975

00s
Your Love Is King (Will Young) 2004
By Your Side (Sade) 2000
Can't Get You Out of My Head (Kylie Minogue) 2001
Don't Need the Sun to Shine (to Make Me Smile) (Gabrielle) 2001
Family Affair (Mary J Blige) 2001
Kiss Kiss (Holly Valance) 2002
Sweet Baby (Macy Gray feat Erykah Badu) 2001
A Thousand Miles (Vanessa Carlton) 2002
How Wonderful You Are (Gordon Haskell) 2001
Don't Know Why (Norah Jones) 2001
Into My Arms (Nick Cave) 2004
Breathless (The Corrs) 2000
Irresistible (The Corrs) 2000

50s
Peggy Sue (Buddy Holly) 1957

Hiya

I'm walking in to Adele - Make you feel my love - the words are perfect for us

Signing the register to - Bruno Mars - Just the way you are

Walking back out to - The Beatles - All you need is love (this isn't definate but more than likely)

However we are really struggling with a first dance hopefully we can find something we can both agree on :-)

So just for a bit of cheese and because actually the words mean a lot to us as in i'm 28 my H2B is 43 and everyone was against us at first now 6 1/2 years down the line we have a beautiful baby girl and are stronger than ever and i cant wait to stand beside him

is it to much or is this cheese ok ??

https://youtu.be/nLNx2OnsaUQ