My husband and I have performed at a lot of weddings over the years. In fact we just sang in a wedding over the 4th of July weekend at the Lutsen Ski Resort. On the way to the wedding, we discussed the many different songs we’ve sung for wedding ceremonies, either together or apart, throughout our lives. The range of musical tastes for weddings is amazing. We’ve sung songs from Stryper to Madonna and everything in between. We shared a few memories from our solo wedding singing days and compiled a list of songs that we’ve sung together and/or apart.
Here’s the list (though probably not complete):
Stryper - Honestly
(I sang this at my sisters wedding when I was 16 - she owes me)
Tracy Byrd - Keeper of the Stars
(This is my least favorite, because it’s not easy but it is cheesy)
John Michael Montgomery - I Swear
George Strait - I Cross My Heart
(we both sang each of these on separate occassions before we met)
Edwin McCain - I'll Be
(my husband performed this one)
Peter, Paul & Mary - The Wedding Song (There is Love)
(each of us has sung this one multiple times together & solo. I think after many different accompaniments and keys we've finally found a version that we like on accoustic guitar)
Alejandro Escovedo - Wedding Day
(we’ve sung this one together a few times and really enjoy it)
Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova - Falling Slowly
(from the movie "Once" - we sang this one over the 4th and loved it)
The Lords Prayer
(I’ve done this one a few times and it’s very difficult, but beautiful)
Madonna - I Deserve It
(I’ve sung this one twice - if you can believe that)
As far as the oddest moment, I’d say my husband won that hands down. He met the bride and groom right before the ceremony so that he could play guitar while the groom sang Richard Marx’s, Now and Forever to his bride to be. No one was in the room except the three of them. Talk about being a third wheel.
Now I want your opinion.
Which songs do you think are overdone?
What is the oddest song that you’ve ever heard at a wedding?
What is the most original and/or beautiful song that you’ve ever heard at a wedding?
What song or songs did you have at your own wedding?
Submitted by jennyjean4 on July 11, 2008 - 3:48pm.
We had Silver and Gold by Neil Young at our wedding. I thought it was the most beautiful part of the ceremony. The two guys that performed it were amazing. It was perfect! - Thanks, Tom and Derek!
Submitted by Renee (not verified) on July 15, 2008 - 3:59pm.
I also made my "grand entrace" to Canon in D performed on the church organ. We didn't have any "popular" music during the ceremony - it was not allowed by the church. My cousin performed the song "Eagle's Wings" and the congregation mumbled through "Let all Things Now Living" during our exit.
Submitted by my2cents (not verified) on July 18, 2008 - 2:25pm.
My husband and I walked out of church to Vivaldi's Spring from the Four Seasons. Not only do I love the music, I found it fitting starting our new life together with a song entitled "Spring".
Of course we also had the ever-popular Canon in D, The Wedding Song (There is Love) and Keeper of the Stars.
Submitted by writers bloc on July 16, 2008 - 10:47am.
I sang at the wedding of my boss' daughter, whom I hardly knew, one summer when I worked in a state park -- didn't really seem like I could say no. Anyway, on the upside, the ceremony was only 22 minutes long. The downside? I was asked to sing three songs -- all of them overly earnest and syrupy country love songs -- that accounted for at least half of the ceremony. My payment for being "the wedding singer"? An engraved money clip holding nothing but air.
I'm not bitter about it; I'm just saying, if you're going to give your wedding singer "a gift" for his or her services, it ought to be something besides an empty money clip or an empty wallet (I've also received that one for singing in a wedding). Either pay them, give them a token gift or just say thanks. But don't give them something that says, "Hey, I was thinking about paying you, but decided to give you something that holds money instead."
Submitted by Ruth Anne Maddox on July 16, 2008 - 11:14am.
I absolutely adored my fifth-grade teacher and when she got married midway through the school year I was so over the top to find out that I was one of the invited guests!
It was a huge Polish-Catholic wedding in the most gorgeous cathedral I had ever been inside in all 10 years of my life. One of the songs sung at the wedding was "Sunrise, Sunset" from "Fiddler on the Roof." It was the first time I had ever heard it and I loved it (still do).
Submitted by J-Town Knitter on July 23, 2008 - 2:42pm.
I also had "Sunrise, Sunset" sung at my wedding, and it was wonderful. My siblings and I grew up with songs from all the big musicals, so it was a good fit. I also had my vocalists sing "One Hand, One Heart" from West Side Story.
One of most beautiful songs I've ever heard at a wedding was one my daughter and a friend sang, the duet "All I Ask of You" from Phantom of the Opera. The lyrics are very fitting, and it's an awesome choice if you have the voices to pull it off.
My daughter's also sung Chris Tomlin's version of "Amazing Grace." The arrangement is so beautiful that it's a good choice even though it's not your standard wedding fare.
"All I Ask of You" was sung at my wedding in 1994 - I never heard it sung at a wedding before mine or since. It is a beautiful song - I agree on the lyrics - and our vocalists definitely pulled it off. I chose it because my not-quite-husband and I saw "Phantom of the Opera" on Broadway (as a gift from my previous employer) and, even though he hated the thought of sitting through an opera he really enjoyed the performance. It had significance to us then and fit my "I want something different sung at my wedding" wishes. I was nervous asking my hometown priest if my musical selections were OK (there was a long history of only having "church" music in weddings at my church) but he didn't raise an eyebrow - or his collar!
Our male vocalist, a high school friend of my husband's and currently a junior high choir teacher, sang "The Lord's Prayer" and I swear, raised the roof of my very old church. I still get chills today thinking about how moving the arrangement and his delivery were. In fact, he so impressed our guests that he was asked to sing at the weddings of my sister, my brother and my cousin who were married during the year following our ceremony.
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We had Silver and Gold by
We had Silver and Gold by Neil Young at our wedding. I thought it was the most beautiful part of the ceremony. The two guys that performed it were amazing. It was perfect! - Thanks, Tom and Derek!
Pachelbel's Canon (Canon in
That's the song that I made
That's the song that I made my grand entrance to. It is very simple and elegant.
I also made my "grand
I also made my "grand entrace" to Canon in D performed on the church organ. We didn't have any "popular" music during the ceremony - it was not allowed by the church. My cousin performed the song "Eagle's Wings" and the congregation mumbled through "Let all Things Now Living" during our exit.
My husband and I walked out
My husband and I walked out of church to Vivaldi's Spring from the Four Seasons. Not only do I love the music, I found it fitting starting our new life together with a song entitled "Spring".
Of course we also had the ever-popular Canon in D, The Wedding Song (There is Love) and Keeper of the Stars.
Want to know what music your
Want to know what music your favorite stars enjoyed at their weddings? Click this link to find out...
http://music.msn.com/music/galleryfeature/celebrity-wedding-songs/
I sang at the wedding of my
I sang at the wedding of my boss' daughter, whom I hardly knew, one summer when I worked in a state park -- didn't really seem like I could say no. Anyway, on the upside, the ceremony was only 22 minutes long. The downside? I was asked to sing three songs -- all of them overly earnest and syrupy country love songs -- that accounted for at least half of the ceremony. My payment for being "the wedding singer"? An engraved money clip holding nothing but air.
I'm not bitter about it; I'm just saying, if you're going to give your wedding singer "a gift" for his or her services, it ought to be something besides an empty money clip or an empty wallet (I've also received that one for singing in a wedding). Either pay them, give them a token gift or just say thanks. But don't give them something that says, "Hey, I was thinking about paying you, but decided to give you something that holds money instead."
I absolutely adored my
I absolutely adored my fifth-grade teacher and when she got married midway through the school year I was so over the top to find out that I was one of the invited guests!
It was a huge Polish-Catholic wedding in the most gorgeous cathedral I had ever been inside in all 10 years of my life. One of the songs sung at the wedding was "Sunrise, Sunset" from "Fiddler on the Roof." It was the first time I had ever heard it and I loved it (still do).
I also had "Sunrise, Sunset"
I also had "Sunrise, Sunset" sung at my wedding, and it was wonderful. My siblings and I grew up with songs from all the big musicals, so it was a good fit. I also had my vocalists sing "One Hand, One Heart" from West Side Story.
One of most beautiful songs I've ever heard at a wedding was one my daughter and a friend sang, the duet "All I Ask of You" from Phantom of the Opera. The lyrics are very fitting, and it's an awesome choice if you have the voices to pull it off.
My daughter's also sung Chris Tomlin's version of "Amazing Grace." The arrangement is so beautiful that it's a good choice even though it's not your standard wedding fare.
"All I Ask of You" was sung
"All I Ask of You" was sung at my wedding in 1994 - I never heard it sung at a wedding before mine or since. It is a beautiful song - I agree on the lyrics - and our vocalists definitely pulled it off. I chose it because my not-quite-husband and I saw "Phantom of the Opera" on Broadway (as a gift from my previous employer) and, even though he hated the thought of sitting through an opera he really enjoyed the performance. It had significance to us then and fit my "I want something different sung at my wedding" wishes. I was nervous asking my hometown priest if my musical selections were OK (there was a long history of only having "church" music in weddings at my church) but he didn't raise an eyebrow - or his collar!
Our male vocalist, a high school friend of my husband's and currently a junior high choir teacher, sang "The Lord's Prayer" and I swear, raised the roof of my very old church. I still get chills today thinking about how moving the arrangement and his delivery were. In fact, he so impressed our guests that he was asked to sing at the weddings of my sister, my brother and my cousin who were married during the year following our ceremony.
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