Newly weds - share your music and reading ideas!!

Here at You & Your Wedding, we’re often asked about ideas for vows, readings and music – now we’d like to know which pieces hold a special place in your heart.

We’d love to hear what you chose (or are planning to use) for the following:

1) Ceremony music:

2) Readings at your ceremony:

3) Examples of your vows if you wrote your own:

4) Your first dance:

5) Additional music at your reception:

Please include your chatroom name:

We’ll be including a selection of your replies as part of a very special feature on Vows, Readings and Music coming soon to youandyourwedding.co.uk – don’t miss it!

) Ceremony music: I walked down the aisle to an instrumental version of One Year Of Love by Queen.
Signing of the Register we had, With Your Love by Journey, Can't Help Falling In Love by Elvis Presley.
For the recessional we had You're My Best Friend by Queen.

2) Readings at your ceremony: It was the second marriage for both us, I have a daughter from my first marriage who was bridesmaid, she read this:

Today is the wedding of more than just two.
We always do something far more than we do.
Today is the birth of a new family:
One that will fashion
The one I will be.
And so as we welcome
A new man and wife,
I welcome a father whose love changed my life.
I welcome a future together as three:
My mother and stepfather
United with me.


3) Examples of your vows if you wrote your own:

We wrote our own vows:

In the presence of our family and friends
I Julie take you Stephen
to be my lawfully wedded husband
As my constant friend I offer you this, my solemn vow,
to be your faithful partner.
In times of joy and in times of trouble
I promise to be loving, caring and understanding
And to be there for you when you need me the most
I promise to love you unconditionally,
To laugh and cry with you
To trust and confide in you
And to respect and be faithful to you always
These promises I make to you for the rest of my life.



4) Your first dance: I Knew I Loved You by Savage Garden.

5) Additional music at your reception:

During the wedding breakfast we made our own cd's of our favourite songs this is the track listing.


1.It’s A Beautiful Day – Queen
2.A New Day Has Come – Celine Dion
3.We’ve Only Just Begun – The Carpenters
4.Whistle Down The Wind – Tina Arena
5.That’s All – Michael Buble
6.True Love Ways – Buddy Holly
7.The Thrill Of Your Love – Elvis Presley
8.Turn Me On – Norah Jones
9.You Take My Breath Away – Queen
10. The Look Of Love – Dusty Springfield
11. Be With You Awhile – Alice Cooper
12. Only You (And You Alone) – The Platters
13. All The Way – Journey
14. Suddenly – Cliff Richard & Olivia Newton-John
15. I Can’t Ever Get Enough Of You – Darren Hayes
16. You’re My Best Friend – Don Williams
17. Thank You For Loving Me – Bon Jovi
18. I Finally Found Someone – Bryan Adams & Barbra Streisand
19. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? – Elvis Presley
20. Even The Nights Are Better – Air Supply
21. On The Wings Of Love – Jeffrey Osborne
22. Faithfully - Journey

1.Bijou – Queen
2.Let’s Stay Together – Al Green
3.Wondrous Place – Billy Fury
4.You Are The Sunshine Of My Life – Stevie Wonder
5.Truly, Madly, Deeply – Savage Garden
6.The Only One – Lionel Richie
7.Quando, Quando, Quando – Michael Buble
8.The Lady In My Life – Michael Jackson
9.A Promise I Make – Dakota Moon
10. Please Don’t Stop Loving Me – Elvis Presley
11. Amazed – Lonestar
12. This Heart Goes On – Ten
13. Now And Forever – Richard Marx
14. Falling In Love – Balance
15. Something – The Beatles
16. Can You Feel The Love Tonight? – Elton John
17. I Have But One Heart – Al Martino
18. Make It With You – Bread
19. Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman? – Bryan Adams
20. Because You Loved Me – Celine Dion
21. Unchained Melody – The Righteous Brothers

We didn't get to play both cd's but that is what was on the discs.

During the arrival of the evening guests we made a cd of swing music which went like this:


1.Well, Did You Evah? – Robbie Williams
2.It Had Better Be Tonight (Meglio Stasera) – Michael Bublé
3.Witchcraft – Frank Sinatra
4.You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You – Dean Martin
5.Summer Wind - Michael Bublé
6.Ain’t That A Kick In The Head? – Dean Martin
7.Straighten Up And Fly Right – Robbie Williams
8.Love And Marriage – Frank Sinatra
9.For Once In My Life - Michael Bublé
10. Just In Time – Dean Martin
11. A Wink And A Smile – Harry Connick Jr.
12.Moondance - Michael Bublé
13.All I Do Is Dream Of You – Dean Martin
14.I’ve Got The World On A String – Frank Sinatra
15.Beyond The Sea – Bobby Darin
16.That’s Amore – Dean Martin
17.Come Fly With Me - Michael Bublé
18.Mack The Knife – Robbie Williams
19.Somethin’ Stupid – Frank Sinatra
20.That Ole Devil Called Love – Alison Moyet
21.I’ve Got You Under My Skin - Michael Bublé
22.Sway – Dean Martin
23.You Make Me Feel So Young – Frank Sinatra
24.Nice ‘n’ Easy - Michael Bublé
25.Spider-Man Theme - Michael Bublé
26.Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Michael Bublé

From, Black Rose

At our wedding we had the following:

1) Ceremony music:

I walked in to 'The Flower Duet' by Lakme.
During the signing of the register we had Pachelbel's Canon in D. A much chosen peice but we both loved it!
To walk out we had a traditional piece called 'The Mango Walk' which we just loved because it was upbeat and summery feeling.

2) Readings at your ceremony:

For our first reading we had 'The Union' by Robert Fulghum:

You have known each other from the first glance of acquaintance to this point of commitment. At some point, you decided to marry. From that moment of yes, to this moment of yes, indeed, you have been making commitments in an informal way. All of those conversations that were held in a car, or over a meal, or during long walks – all those conversations that began with, “When we’re married”, and continued with “I will” and “you will” and “we will” – all those late night talks that included “someday” and “somehow” and “maybe” – and all those promises that are unspoken matters of the heart. All these common things, and more, are the real process of a wedding.

The symbolic vows that you are about to make are a way of saying to one another, “You know all those things that we’ve promised, and hoped, and dreamed – well, I meant it all, every word.”

Look at one another and remember this moment in time. Before this moment you have been many things to one another – acquaintance, friend, companion, lover, dancing partner, even teacher, for you have learned much from one another these past few years. Shortly you shall say a few words that will take you across a threshold of life, and things between you will never quite be the same.

For after today you shall say to the world –
This is my husband. This is my wife.

We loved this for a private giggle at the 'dancing partner' part as we had been having dancing lessons in secret for our first dance!

Our second reading was 'A Lovely Love Story' by Edward Monkton:
he fierce Dinosaur was trapped inside his cage of ice. Although it was cold he was happy in there. It was, after all, his cage.

Then along came the Lovely Other Dinosaur.
The Lovely Other Dinosaur melted the Dinosaur’s cage with kind words and loving thoughts.

I like this Dinosaur thought the Lovely Other Dinosaur.
Although he is fierce he is also tender and he is funny.
He is also quite clever though I will not tell him this for now.

I like this Lovely Other Dinosaur, thought the Dinosaur. She is beautiful and she is different and she smells so nice.
She is also a free spirit which is a quality I much admire in a dinosaur.

But he can be so distant and so peculiar at times, thought the Lovely Other Dinosaur.
He is also overly fond of things.
Are all Dinosaurs so overly fond of things?

But her mind skips from here to there so quickly thought the Dinosaur. She is also uncommonly keen on shopping.
Are all Lovely Other Dinosaurs so uncommonly keen on shopping?

I will forgive his peculiarity and his concern for things, thought the Lovely Other Dinosaur. For they are part of what makes him a richly charactered individual.

I will forgive her skipping mind and her fondness for shopping, thought the Dinosaur. For she fills our life with beautiful thoughts and wonderful surprises. Besides, I am not unkeen on shopping either.

Now the Dinosaur and the Lovely Other Dinosaur are old.
Look at them.
Together they stand on the hill telling each other stories and feeling the warmth of the sun on their backs.

And that, my friends, is how it is with love.
Let us all be Dinosaurs and Lovely Other Dinosaurs together.
For the sun is warm.
And the world is a beautiful place.

We changed some of the words as my husband wasn't fierce! The shopping part made my friends laugh!

3) Examples of your vows if you wrote your own:

We didn't write our own vows.

4) Your first dance:

Our first dance was to Jack Johnson 'Better Together'. Our absolute favourite song.

5) Additional music at your reception:

We just made a CD of film soundtracks and classical pieces we liked to play during the meal. Then for the evening we had a singer / saxophone player / DJ who was just amazing and created the perfect atmosphere. Chilled and relaxed for the first part of the evening and then good dancing classics later!

From mrslaila

At our wedding we did the following

Ceremony

While guests were waiting for bride's arrival

"The Trout"

The Bride entered to "Here Comes the Bride"

During the signing of the Register we had Shania Twain "From this Moment" followed by Glenn Medieros "Nothings Gonna Change my love for you".

We excited to "The Trumpet Voluntary".

Readings were

Love Is The Reason
Love is the reason why this day was chosen by you both to begin your lives together
and love is the reason why you both will give with all hearts for the good of each other.
Love is the reason that together you will become one; one in hope;
one in believing in life; one in sharing the coming years.


Our other two readers found their own one came from a horror book of stories and it was this

Love is a sacred garmet woven of
fabric so thin it cannot be seen, yet so
strong that even mighty death can not tear
it. A garment that can not be frayed
by use, that brings warmth into what
would otherwise be an intolerably cold
world.

At times love can be as heavy as chain
mail. Bearing the burden of love on
those occaions when it is a solemn
weight makes it more precious when, in
better times, it catches the wind in
sleeves like wings and lifts you to the sky.

We kept to tradition and as it was a civil ceremony used their vows.


Our first dance was Andy Williams "Can't take my eyes off you" cut half way through with the Timewarp

My husband chose Andy Williams and I chose the Timewarp to break the ice and get everyone up and dancing and make it less boring.

During the evening Disco

Madonna "True Blue" (hubby a big fan)
Jennifer Rush "The Power of Love"
"Your'e my favourite waste of time" our song as my husband is the only one who has been able to slow me down in life and make sure I look after myself.

We left the rest to the DJ to choose so that people would get up and dance


Hope you like our choices

FeeFee232


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I walked down the aisle to 'From This Moment' by Shania Twain
Signing the registrar we had 'Sign, Sealed, Delivered'
Walking back down the aisle we had 'Feeling Good', Michael Bauble

My hubbys niece read a reading called 'On Your Wedding Day'

Our first day was 'Amazed' by Lonestar

1) Ceremony music:

My bridesmaids and I walked down the aisle to "Here come the Girls" by Ernie K Doe, then we had some modern worship music, a performance of "God Rests in reason" by Jason Mraz and then 5 musicains friends jammed "Lean on Me" with teh congregation joining in.

2) Readings at your ceremony:

"All I Ever Really Needed to Know
I Learned in Kindergarten"
Robert Fulgham
All of what I really need to know about how to live, and what to do, and how to be, I learned in Kindergarten. Wisdom was not at the top of the graduate school mountain, but there in the sandbox at nursery school.
These are the things I learned..
Share everything.
Play fair.
Don't hit people.
Put things back where you found them.
Clean up your own mess.
Don't take things that aren't yours.
Say sorry when you hurt somebody.
Wash your hands before you eat.
Flush.
Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you. Give them to someone who feels sad.
Live a balanced life.
Learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day.
Take a nap every afternoon.

Be aware of wonder.
Remember the little seed in the plastic cup? The roots go down and the plant goes up and nobody really knows how or why, but we are all like that.

Everything you need to know is in there somewhere.

And it is still true, no matter how old you are, when you go out into the world, it is best to hold hands and stick together.


To Love is Not to Possess
James Kavanaugh

To love is not to possess,
To own or imprison,
Nor to lose one's self in another.
Love is to join and separate,
To walk alone and together,
To find a laughing freedom
That lonely isolation does not permit.
It is finally to be able
To be who we really are:
No longer clinging in childish dependency
Nor docilely living separate lives in silence,
It is to be perfectly one's self
And perfectly joined in permanent commitment
To another – and to one's inner self.
Because finally, despite a child's scars
Or an adult's deepest wounds,
They are openly free to be
Who they really are – and always secretly were,
In the very core of their being
Where true and lasting love can alone abide.


Like You
Sandol Stoddard Warburg

I like you and I know why.
I like you because you are a good person to like,
I like you because when I tell you something special, you know it's special
And you remember it a long, long time.
You say, Remember when you told me something special
And both of us remember.

When I think something is important
You think it's important too.
We have good ideas.
When I say something funny, you laugh
I think I'm funny and you think I'm funny too

That's because you really like me
And I really like you back
And you like me back and I like you back
And that's the way we keep on going every day

If you go away, then I go away too,
Or if I stay home, you send me a postcard.
You don't just say Well see you around sometime, bye.
I like you a lot because of that.
If I go away, I send you a postcard too.
And I like you because if we go away together
And if I get lost
Then you are the one who is yelling for me.

And I like you because when I am feeling sad
You don't always cheer me up right away
Sometimes it is better to be sad
Some things takes time.

I like you because if I am mad at you
Then you are mad at me too
It's awful when the other person isn't.
They are so nicey nicey you could just about punch them in the nose.

I like you because... well...
It's just everything that happens is nicer with you.

I like you because because because

On the fourth of July I like you because it's the fourth of July.
And then on the fifth of July, I like you too.

Even if it was the 999th of July
Even if it was August
Even if it was way down at the bottom of November
Even if it was no place particular in January
I would go on choosing you
And you would go on choosing me
Over and over again.
That's how it would happen every time.

I guess I just like you because I like you.

3) Examples of your vows if you wrote your own:

We didn't write our own vows, but my husband did say some vows to my little boy. We met when my son was 14 months old . The vowes were: "I promise to love you, be there for you and play with you for the rest of my life. You have made me know love like I ever throught possible. Thank you for teaching me how to be a daddy."



4) Your first dance:

We did the Hokey Cokey so my son could join in! It was great. A lot of guests joined in too.



5) Additional music at your reception:

We had a local band play an acoustic set... then a DJ. Two of my guests had an MC Hammer dance off.... genius!

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minirog

Hi,

1) Ceremony music:
Prelude: Clair de Lune, Debussy
Arrival of Bride: Gabriel’s Oboe, Morricone
Hymns:
Praise, my soul, the King of heaven
Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy
Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord
Signing the Register (sung by the choir):
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
All creatures of our God & King
Recessional: Toccata from Symphony 5, Widor

2) Readings at your ceremony:

Religious: John 15: 9-17

As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit; fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. This is my command: Love each other

Non-religious: Marriage is a bit like driving a car; Author unknown (Husband is keen on cars!! ;\) )

Marriage is a bit like driving a car
You get your licence and off you go
Your confidence is high, the new experience exciting
After a short while you stop seeing only yourself and suddenly realise there are thousands of others out there all doing much the same thing.
Some are good at it, some never seem to get the hang of it, others have their ups and downs, their little mishaps and their near misses.
Marriage, like driving, needs working at to become successful.
Getting the licence is just the beginning but what a happy and exciting beginning

3) Your first dance:
You and I - Michael Buble

4) Additional music at your reception:
During the wedding breakfast we had chillout music playing. For the evening we had such a mixture of music from Take That to Vanilla Ice but the dancefloor was never empty!! When we finished choosing a selection of tracks to give to our DJ it transpired we actually given him 14 hours of music! We also had a band who played 2 fantastic sets of "boogie-woogie" music. A fantastic evening.

Chatroom name: jlw_240508

We were married on Jan 18th and loved every minute, it was full of laughter and love and we used music a lot to help with this.

1) Ceremony music: - whilst guests were being seated we had Galway Girl - Gerrard Butler (which started my nerves when I heard it playing!)

I walked down the aisle to Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Somewhere Over The Rainbow

Whilst signing the register we had, You say it Best – Ronan Keating, Strange and Beautiful - Aqualung and Let your love flow - The Bellamy Brothers

and we walked back out to Jackie Wilson - Higher and Higher.

2) Readings at your ceremony:

Union," by Robert Fulghum - as mentioned earlier. Ours was recorded by my brother in Australia and played over the speaker system.

and

He never leaves the seat up, Pam Ayres

He never leaves the seat up
Or wet towels upon the floor
The toothpaste has the lid on
And he always shuts the door!
She’s very clean and tidy
Though she may sometimes delude
Leave your things out at your peril
In a second they’ll have moved!
She’s thoughtful when he looks at her
A smile upon his face
Will he look that good in 50 years
When his dentures aren’t in place?!
He says he loves her figure
And her mental prowess too
But when gravity takes her over
Will she charm with her IQ?

She says she loves his kindness
And his patience is a must
And of course she thinks he’s handsome
Which in her eyes is a plus!
They’re both not wholly perfect
But who are we to judge
He can be pig headed
Where as she won’t even budge!
All that said and done
They love the time they spent together
And I hope as I’m sure you do
That this fine day will last forever.
He’ll be more than just her husband
He’ll also be her friend
And she’ll be more than just his wife
She’ll be his soul mate ‘till the end.


3) Examples of your vows if you wrote your own:

we chose a promise:

As I take you to be my husband / wife, I promise to Love, Honour and Respect you, I will stand by you and be be true to you always.
I will care for you,laugh with you when you are happy and comfort you when you are sad, whatever life may bring us, I will always love you.

4) Your first dance:

This I promise You - Ronan Keating follwed immediatley by Heavy D and the Boyz - Now that we've found love (what are we gonna do with it) where we got all of the wedding party up to do a 'hitch' style dance

5) Additional music at your reception:

we created a CD of songs, both upbeat and lively and romantic and soft for the meal and had an in-house DJ for the evening do, where we asked him to incorporate a cheesy disco, we had most of the guests up doing the conga, hockey cokey, cha cha slide and lots of other 'cheesy' songs.

My chatroom name :mrs.harker

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1) Ceremony music: We had some of my husbands favourite songs while people were seated, Hands of Time by Groove Armada, Wild Wood by Paul Weller, and Wicked Game by Chris Isaak.
I walked into Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol as he proposed while watching them sing it! We had Signed Sealed Delivered by Stevie Wonder and Happy Together by The Turtles for signing of the register and walked out to Higher & Higher by Jackie Wilson.

2) Readings at your ceremony:

Quote from Captain Corellis Mandolin
Love is a temporary madness, it erupts like volcanoes and then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your root was so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is. Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the promulgation of promises of eternal passion. that is just being in love, which any fool can do. Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident. Those that truly love have roots that grow towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossoms have fallen from their branches, they find that they are one tree and not two.

Blessing of the Apaches
Now you will feel no rain, for each of you will be shelter for the other.
Now you will feel no cold, for each of you will be warmth to the other.
Now there will be no loneliness, for each of you will be companion to the other.
Now you are two persons, but there is only one life before you. May beauty surround you both in the journey ahead and through all the years,
May happiness be your companion and your days together be good and long upon the earth.
"Treat yourselves and each other with respect, and remind yourselves often of what brought you together.
Give the highest priority to the tenderness, gentleness and kindness that your connection deserves.
When frustration, difficulty and fear assail your relationship - as they threaten all relationships at one time or another - remember to focus on what is right between you, not only the part which seems wrong.
In this way, you can ride out the storms when clouds hide the face of the sun in your lives - remembering that even if you lose sight of it for a moment, the sun is still there.
And if each of you takes responsibility for the quality of your life together, it will be marked by abundance and delight


3) Examples of your vows if you wrote your own: We wanted our vows to be very personal so we wrote them seperately and only heard each others on the day, mine were as follows:

Ben, we've been through so much already and have always come through stronger and more in love than ever. So, for me, today is about reaffirming what we love about each other and how we can keep building on this in the years to come.
I want you to know that I'll always encourage you to do the things that make you happy, be that riding motorbikes, spending time with your family or simply watching your favourite shows. I love the fact that we have always given each other room to do our own thing, and yet manage to share our lives so completely.
I will always be loyal, truthful and open with you. I promise to be there for you when you need someone to listen or offer advice.
Above all, I will always love you for everything that you are, for all of the gestures (no matter how small) that show how much you care about me, and especially for the person you make me when I'm with you. I never want our wonderful adventures to end and I know we can look forward to many more now, as husband and wife.

And my husbands:
Paula, we have been together for almost 5 years now & my love for you has grown stronger with each day. I promise to be as faithful & honest with you from now on as I have always been.
From the moment you walked into my office & us talking on the phone at work constantly to our first date at Café Piccolos I knew we were meant to be together.
I cherish every morning waking up with you & promise to spend the rest of my life continuing to give you every reason to wake up with me.
I promise to work through all the bad times, celebrate the good times & do everything I can to ensure the good times outweigh the bad times (even if they're my making!!) I look forward with great anticipation to spending the rest of my life with you & hope we can make every year from now on as exciting & fun as the first four & a half have been.
You are my soul mate, the woman of my dreams & the person I want to grow old with.
I Love You


4) Your first dance:
Nobody Does it Better - Carly Simon

5) Additional music at your reception
We had an acoustic guitarist play during the meal, a mixture of Spanish music and modern songs like Wonderful Tonight. At the party in the evening we put together a big mix of all the party stuff everyone loves, ending up with 'New York, New York' (yes we all did the can can!) and 'Fairytale of New York' as it was the week before Christmas.

Ladyinred

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1) Ceremony music

While our guests waited for me to arrive the Malcom Lees Ladies Choir sang,
We've only just begun and Alway's there.

I walked down the aisle to,
Sanctus , by Libera.

Signing the register, Malcom Lees Ladies choir sang,
True love and The rose.

To walk out to, we had,
I was born to love you, by Queen.

2) Readings

Our 1st reading was,

I Corinthians 13 (excerpts from the J. B. Philips' paraphrase)

“If I speak with the eloquence of men and of angels, but have no love, I have become no more than blaring brass, or crashing cymbal. If I have the gift of foretelling the future, and hold in my mind not only all human knowledge, but [even] the very secrets of God, and if I also have that absolute faith which can move mountains, but have no love, I amount to nothing at all. If I dispose of all that I possess...but have no love, I achieve precisely nothing. This love of which I speak is slow to lose patience -- it looks for a way of being constructive. It is not possessive: it is neither anxious to impress, nor does it cherish inflated ideas of its own importance. Love has good manners, and does not pursue selfish advantage. It is not touchy. It does not keep account of evil, or gloat over the wickedness of other people. On the contrary, it shares the joy of those who live by the truth. Love knows no limit to its endurance, no end to its trust, no fading of its hope; it can outlast anything. Love never fails...In this life we have three lasting qualities -- faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.”

Our 2nd reading was,

The Art Of A Good Marriage
By Wilferd Arlan Peterson

Happiness in marriage is not something that just happens.
A good marriage must be created.
In marriage the little things are the big things.
It is never being too old to hold hands.
It is remembering to say 'I love you' at least once a day.
It is never going to sleep angry.
It is at no time taking the other for granted;
the courtship should not end with the honeymoon, it should continue through the years.
It is having a mutual sense of values and common objectives.
It is standing together facing the world.
It is forming a circle of love that gathers the whole family.
It is doing things for each other, not in the attitude of duty or sacrifice, but in the spirit of joy.
It is speaking words of appreciation and demonstrating gratitude in thoughtful ways.
It is not looking for perfection in each other.
It is cultivating flexibility, patience, understanding and a sense of humour.
It is having the capacity to forgive and forget.
It is giving each other an atmosphere in which each can grow old.
It is a common search for the good and the beautiful.
It is establishing a relationship in which the independence is equal, dependence is mutual and the obligation is reciprocal.
It is not only marrying the right partner; it is being the right partner.

3) We didn't write our own vows.

4) Our first dance was,
Wedding song, by Ahmir

5) Additional music was,
We are man and wife, by Michelle Featherstone
On this day, by David Pomeranz

From babe111

We are getting married at the end of May, both for the second time. My h2b got married abroad last time and I had a very small wedding. We want it to be fun and not too stuffy.

My h2b has let me choose everything apart from our first dance which is going to be Hero by Enrique.

We are having Greensleeves, Beautiful Day by U2 and Can you feel the love tonight? by Elton John whilst guests our arriving and then I am going down the aisle to Pachebel Canon in D. We are having Iris and Jasper and Cry from The Holiday soundtrack (my all time favourite film) whilst signing the register and then we will be leaving to Greatest Day by Take That (very corny I know).

We are having 'He never leaves the seat up' by Pam Ayres for our reading:

He never leaves the seat up
Or wet towels upon the floor
The toothpaste has the lid on
And he always shuts the door!
She’s very clean and tidy
Though she may sometimes delude
Leave your things out at your peril
In a second they’ll have moved!
She’s thoughtful when he looks at her
A smile upon his face
Will he look that good in 50 years
When his dentures aren’t in place?!
He says he loves her figure
And her mental prowess too
But when gravity takes her over
Will she charm with her IQ?

She says she loves his kindness
And his patience is a must
And of course she thinks he’s handsome
Which in her eyes is a plus!
They’re both not wholly perfect
But who are we to judge
He can be pig headed
Where as she won’t even budge!
All that said and done
They love the time they spent together
And I hope as I’m sure you do
That this fine day will last forever.
He’ll be more than just her husband
He’ll also be her friend
And she’ll be more than just his wife
She’ll be his soul mate ‘till the end.

I am making up a CD of our favourite tracks for the wedding reception and we hope to have a big screen with our wedding photos being shown at the same time, if all goes to plan.:\)

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Ceremony music: Walking in: Canon in D.
Signing: Signed, sealed delivered, I'm yours- Stevie Wonder.
Walking out: Variations by Julian Lloyd Webber.

First dance- Don't stop me now by Queen.

We had a Frank Sinartra singer during our wedding breakfast.

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1) Ceremony music:
Bride entrance - Instrumental of 'Kissing You' by Des'ree. Took a while to track down a good version - it is actually called 'Balcony Scene' - you can get it from itunes. It doesn't have Leonardo talking on it half way through!

Signing of the register - 'Signed, Sealed, Delivered' by Stevie Wonder (and I thought I was being so original!), then 'Unfinished Sympathy' by Massive Attack

Walking out - 'Bittersweet Symphony' - The Verve

2) Readings at your ceremony:

We had 'Love is a Temporary Madness' from Captain Corelli's Mandolin:

Love is a temporary madness,
it erupts like volcanoes and then subsides.
And when it subsides you have to make a decision.
You have to work out whether your roots have so entwined together
that it is inconceivable that you should ever part.
Because this is what love is.
Love is not breathlessness,
it is not excitement,
it is not the promulgation of eternal passion.
That is just being "in love" which any fool can do.
Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away,
and this is both an art and a fortunate accident.
Those that truly love, have roots that grow towards each other underground,
and when all the pretty blossom have fallen from their branches,
they find that they are one tree and not two.


3) Examples of your vows if you wrote your own:
Didn't write our own vows.

4) Your first dance:
'You and Me Song' by The Wannadies. Nice slow start, then you can let go and have a boogie when it gets going!

5) Additional music at your reception:

We had a New York theme as that's where we got engaged, so finished with 'New York, New York' - everyone in a circle kicking up their heels - fab.