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Surfah · 07-29-2007, 05:41 AM

3 weeks to go until the big day. Our reception is going to be pretty casual. So no DJ or band will be playing. The reception will be held outdoors. So I am putting together a play list of music. The reception will be two hours long. No lines, no dinner, no wedding party introductions, etc. The only thing we will be doing is daddy-daughter dance, mother-son, and then our first dance.

I tried just putting the new Interpol album on loop but she's not a fan. Worth checking out though.

I am looking for a good mix of contemporary and traditional to go with music from our eclectic tastes to play in the background as people mingle. So please post some of your favorites.

BarbaraGordon · 07-29-2007, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by surfah33

I am looking for a good mix of contemporary and traditional to go with music from our eclectic tastes to play in the background as people mingle. So please post some of your favorites.

Do you want mostly fun music to encourage people to have a good time? Or music people will actually dance to? Or sort of both? It doesn't sound like you're aiming for formal, right?

One or two receptions I've been to really stood out above the others. I'll see if I can track down my friends and steal some of their playlist.

FMCoug · 07-29-2007, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by BarbaraGordon

Do you want mostly fun music to encourage people to have a good time? Or music people will actually dance to? Or sort of both?

You've obviously never been to a Mormon wedding reception. I've been to funerals more exciting. Generalizing of course but many are VERY boring. Which is what it sounds like Surfah is trying to avoid.

IMO, the biggest hurdle he'll have is that a lot of members show up at weddings expecting the typical funeral procession with soft music playing in the background and mints on the table.

What we did is "prime the pump" so to speak by pre-planning for a bunch of our friends to start dancing, etc. once the dancing started. After a little while people figured out that you were supposed to dance and have a good time.

BarbaraGordon · 07-29-2007, 10:06 PM

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IMO, the biggest hurdle he'll have is that a lot of members show up at weddings expecting the typical funeral procession with soft music playing in the background and mints on the table.

oh. So "I'm too Sexy" is out of the question?

Surfah · 07-29-2007, 10:07 PM

FM is spot on. I am avoiding the typical Mormon wedding. And for the most part it won't be since my fiance is the only member in her family.

However, half of the songs I picked out last night already got axed by the girl so I am trying to find a happy medium. So what I am looking for is fun music that will be mellow enough so as not to distract conversation but still be able to dance to. And of utmost importance to my fiance is that the music be happy.

il Padrino Ute · 07-29-2007, 10:56 PM

You may be scheduling the reception to be two hours, but if you really think it will last only two hours, you're nuts.

Be ready for one of the longest - yet happiest - days of your life.

Our reception didn't have dancing because my in-laws paid for a string quartet to be at the reception.

The only suggestion I have for music is a song by Paul Lukakis - Boom, boom.

YOhio · 07-29-2007, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by BarbaraGordon

oh. So "I'm too Sexy" is out of the question?

Surfah is way too sexy for that song.

FMCoug · 07-29-2007, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by il Padrino Ute

Our reception didn't have dancing because my in-laws paid for a string quartet to be at the reception.

See what I mean Barbara?

BarbaraGordon · 07-29-2007, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by il Padrino Ute

Our reception didn't have dancing because my in-laws paid for a string quartet to be at the reception.

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Originally Posted by FMCoug

See what I mean Barbara?

I had a string quartet at my reception, too.

RockyBalboa · 07-29-2007, 11:56 PM

Are you looking for dance music with a hip hop vibe?

If you are I've got several suggestions.

07-29-2007, 05:41 AM	#1
Surfah Master Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: F'burg, VA Posts: 3,211	Wedding Song Playlist 3 weeks to go until the big day. Our reception is going to be pretty casual. So no DJ or band will be playing. The reception will be held outdoors. So I am putting together a play list of music. The reception will be two hours long. No lines, no dinner, no wedding party introductions, etc. The only thing we will be doing is daddy-daughter dance, mother-son, and then our first dance. I tried just putting the new Interpol album on loop but she's not a fan. Worth checking out though. I am looking for a good mix of contemporary and traditional to go with music from our eclectic tastes to play in the background as people mingle. So please post some of your favorites. __________________ Ernie Johnson: "Auburn is a pretty good school. To graduate from there I suppose you really need to work hard and put forth maximum effort." Charles Barkley: "20 pts and 10 rebounds will get you through also!"

07-29-2007, 10:07 PM	#5
Surfah Master Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: F'burg, VA Posts: 3,211	FM is spot on. I am avoiding the typical Mormon wedding. And for the most part it won't be since my fiance is the only member in her family. However, half of the songs I picked out last night already got axed by the girl so I am trying to find a happy medium. So what I am looking for is fun music that will be mellow enough so as not to distract conversation but still be able to dance to. And of utmost importance to my fiance is that the music be happy. __________________ Ernie Johnson: "Auburn is a pretty good school. To graduate from there I suppose you really need to work hard and put forth maximum effort." Charles Barkley: "20 pts and 10 rebounds will get you through also!"

07-29-2007, 10:56 PM	#6
il Padrino Ute Board Pinhead Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the basement of my house, Murray, Utah. Posts: 15,941	You may be scheduling the reception to be two hours, but if you really think it will last only two hours, you're nuts. Be ready for one of the longest - yet happiest - days of your life. Our reception didn't have dancing because my in-laws paid for a string quartet to be at the reception. The only suggestion I have for music is a song by Paul Lukakis - Boom, boom. __________________ "The beauty of baseball is not having to explain it." - Chuck Shriver "This is now the joke that stupid people laugh at." - Christopher Hitchens on IQ jokes about GWB.

07-29-2007, 11:56 PM	#10
RockyBalboa Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 7,297	Are you looking for dance music with a hip hop vibe? If you are I've got several suggestions. __________________ Masquerading as Cougarguards very own genius dumbass since 05'.