What was or wiould be your 'wedding song' or songs?

I married for the first (and only?) time at 38.  I had what the shoe people called the "rainbow" wedding.   One of my main songs was "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" and I had my bridesmaides dressed in different jewel toned bridesmaids dresses.  And of course, their shoes had to match.  I had purple, yellow/gold, burgundy, deep blue, deep green.  My other major song was "Somewhere, Out there" and I can't remember who sang it but it was a gorgeous song.   Any one else out there with great themes for their weddings?

Bridesmaids walked to "Canon in D", I walked to "Trumpet Voluntary" (don't know who wrote it), after vows, lighting of candles was in silence, and offering of flowers to the Virgin Mary was to "Ave Maria" (hubby was still practicing Catholic at the time).  Recessional was "Ode to Joy" (Beethoven).  First dance was "Best of Me" by Barry Manilow.

well my husband after 18 years together and 3 kids later got married in june 2006.  My girls were bridesmaids and my son walked me done the aisle.  I walked to an instrumental piece of music by David Gilmour.  We had Led Zeppelin playing when we signed the registrar.  Our first dance was Fools Rush In/Falling In love With You by elvis.  Fools Rush In was kindof a theme. Our guests each brought 1 flower that they felt symbolized love at our request.  These flowers then became the centrepiece of each table.  Each one was different and unique.  We also had a journal/dayplanner that reflected our lives over the past 18 years.  My husband tailored it on his working career.  started first day when we met

so page looked like this

July 12 1988

48 boustead ave

frame in bedrooms

then at bottom of page side note

met cute girl today

The dayplanner had dates from our lives that were important and at the bottom of the page as the years went was an excuse as to why we-he didnt want to get married.

We had a b.b.q. with all the trimmings and dessert.  That was it for the food.  We only had a toast at dinner and nothing else.  No speeches etc.  We scrapped the garter, bouquet and wedding cake and no one noticed.

What everyone did notice was the beautiful patio and koi pond that was connected to our banquet room.  Our guests enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere as well.  Many a person said felt like they were at a cottage in formal wear having a drink and partying!! We were doing the conga line around the fish pond as we were dancing outside as well as inside!!  I loved the fact that we waited so long as our wedding was ours and not some procession for all the relatives.  If we had married many years ago it would have been a typical Italian wedding(9 courses and 250 guests) which my husband and I detest

a little off topic, but I went to a wedding once where the program listed the bridal march music as "Canon AND D".  I thought it was pretty funny.

I walked down to Air on the G String (best. name. ever.) by Bach, played on the piano and flute. 

First dance was to "Everything" by Lifehouse. 

We had Bittersweet Symphony (instrumental) playing at the beginning... I love the music, although the words didn't fit, so I found an instrumental version.  Then we (hubby & I) walked in together to At My Most Beautiful by REM.  Love, love, love that song!!!

At the end (recessional) we played Beautiful Day by U2.  I was conflicted over that because the words do not match a wedding, but I liked the way it sounded and we decided to just play the chorus, which did match our wedding.

We danced to The Luckiest by Ben Folds.

It was great and completely non-traditional. 

We didn't have a wedding song because we got married in Vegas :)

But our first dance was to Brian McKnight and Mariah Carey's 'Whenever You Call'

From this moment, shania twain

My boyfriend and I haven't decided on a wedding song yet, but I know my father/daughter dance with my dad will be Louis Armstrong's 'What a wonderful world'

i'm getting married in aug 09 and our first dance is going to be Newton Faulkner "dream catch me" and i think that the second dance will be "stand by me" Ben E king xxx

Just got married 3 weeks ago.  :-)

Processional for everyone was Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole (IZ).  Recessional was "Light and Day/Reach for the Sun" by The Polyphonic Spree (my favorite part of that - the song starts with about 48 seconds of soft instrumentals, and my brother, the officiant, read an Apache blessing over the intro music ... 'twas awesome).  First dance was "Anyone Else But You" by The Moldy Peaches.

Ahhh, another Rainbow...  I think I also danced with my Dad to "what a wonderful world". 

The first time I got married the song sang was "Follow YOU Follow Me" By Genesis

My 2nd wedding we didn't have any songs other than the tradiotional.  Our first dance (ever) was to "Mama" by Genesis

I did go to a wedding this summer and the song they played after was "Hell's Bells" by AC/DC

"When a man loves a woman" Percy Sledge. - 2nd marriage (20 years in 2008). 

First marriage, I was too young and stupid to remember. (2.5 years, thank god).  I'm still dragging around old Corning Ware from my first marriage.  I have one knife and a large spoon from a flatware set, and I threw out my old mixer last year.  Can't believe that bugger ran for 25 years!  Ahhh,.... memories.

I don't know which part I would like it to be played for, but I really want "Congratulations" by Blue October to be played at some point. Possibly for the first dance.

And it is absolutely necessary that at some point during the reception a techno song is played so that my sister and I can break out into the 'robot'.

I'm bumping this because I'm getting married april 19th, and we don't know what our first song is going to be. I LOVE Ben Folds Five- the Luckiest, but my fiance isn't crazy about it. We want something nontraditional. I'm so sick of the same songs -- At Last, Somewhere Over the Rainbow.... u know?

ANY IDEAS????

Mine will be Further Seems Forever "On Legendary" or "New Years Project"

Our song was "Let it Be Me" by the Everly Brothers.  We also danced to "True Companion" by Marc Cohn.

Our song will be "Lost Together" by Blue Rodeo.

"Its your love" by Tim Mcgraw and Faith Hill

I'm not married, but if we did ever marry and had a song we danced to, it would have to be "I wanna grow old with you", that Adam Sandler song he sings to Drew Barrymore on the plane in "The Wedding Singer".  I love that song...simple, truthful and so sweet.

My dad hasn't danced since his wedding almost 40 years ago...so I told him I would never make him dance. However, I told him we have to play the "tequila" song and do shots, and I'll buy special shoes and dance like Pee-Wee Herman in "Pee Wee's Big Adventure" just so we can do something special together and laugh our butts off. 

I really like the Dixie Chicks song "How Long Do You Wanna Be Loved". (I think that's what it's called).  It seems to be about a mother/child relationship, but I love the music in it and the chorus so I would love to edit it to fit while the bridal party walked down the aisle.

A long time ago when I contemplated marrying someone - our song was going to be "Groovy Kind of Love" by Phil Collins.

Yes - it was the 80's. ;)