Because Colbie Caillat is one of my favorites and this song is super cute. So Enjoy.
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Not having a traditional ceremony? Want some ideas for non-traditional ceremony tunes? We’re here to help. This list is for my friend Kelsey, who needed some inspiration for the entrance of the bride song. These songs would be great for other parts of the ceremony too. Enjoy! Only You – Joshua Radin Can’t Help Falling In Love – Ingrid Michaelson You Belong To Me – Jason Wade Do You Realize?? – The Flaming Lips Crazy Love – Van Morrison Love and Some Verses – Iron & Wine Northern Sky – Nick Drake We Are Man And Wife – Michelle Featherstone Over The Rainbow/What A Wonderful World – Israel Kamakawiwo’ole I Found A Reason – Cat Power God Gave Me You – Dave Barnes Make You Feel My Love – Adele No One’s Gonna Love You – Band Of Horses Everyday – Rogue Wave Sight Of Love – Michael Rossback Yellow – Alex Parks Til Kingdom Come – Coldplay Maybe I’m Amazed – Jem Endlessly – Green River Ordinance Falling In Love At A Coffee Shop – Landon Pigg The Dress Looks Nice On You – Sufjan Stevens I’m In Love With A Girl – Big Star Sweet Disposition – Temper Trap Oh It Is Love – Hellogoodbye They Bring Me To You – Joshua Radin She – Elvis Costello Listen to these songs and more wedding playlists on our Listen To The Music page or check out the Bridal Entrance playlist on Spotify here.
I’m famous!!!! I first discovered Landon Pigg back in about 2006 or so and “Coffee Shop” was the song that was how I discovered him! Just lovely! Liesl @Kelsey: Yeah I kind of forgot about Kate when I was making the list. (I made one for her too back in the day, ha ha.) I’m glad you liked them. @Liesl: I know, I love him! Especially that song. I found this as I was Stumbling. Great list. Thought I’d suggest one more: Book of Love by Magnetic Fields (cover of Peter Gabriel) Dream by Priscilla Ahn is another good one! Love these ones though. My husband and I walked in to one of our songs (cause we have many) “The Sun and the Moon” By Mae. Another great song is Marry Me by Train!!! Love that song! This is such a great post! There are so many songs out there that begin playing and make you feel as if a bride and groom are about to start dancing…they’ve become outplayed and unoriginal. But this gives so many couples new ideas and promotes the not-so-well-known artists…all of which i LOVE I had a very non traditional wedding, and we snowboarded down the aisle to M.J. The Way You Make Me Feel. It was awesome! Just another one for your list. Another little advise to brides to be, give your dad the honor of picking the father daughter dance. It may be something they have already picked out and dreamed of, or in my fathers case, he didn’t find any that were just right, so he wrote a song, lyrics, music and all. It is something I will never forget! Love this list! This is a wonderful list! I am working on a playlist for my best friend’s wedding, and I had several of these songs in my itunes, but I hadn’t thought to put them on her playlist! Thanks for featuring amazing artists like Joshua Radin and Iron and Wine. I wanted to add to the list if I may… Schuyler Fisk is amazing (I saw her in concert with Joshua Radin, and they blew me away!) I would recommend her song: The Good Stuff. Hi Colleen, I am so impressed with these choices! These songs can fit so well with particular themes. We had “Northern Sky – Nick Drake” as a choice for our Nature Infused theme but the couple didn’t feel comfortable with a male singer. It is so interesting to me that this playlists contains so many male singers because most of our couples automatically picture a woman’s voice. Here are pictures of the “Nature Infused” themed wedding, I think Nick Drake would have fit well but the couple ended up choosing “Fields of Gold” by Eva Cassidy which was a stunning choice as well: http://www.baldassarreevents.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28&Itemid=2&lang=en What songs can you think of for outdoor weddings? Also, I would love to see a vintage playlist. I decided not to have a traditional wedding song too. We chose a song from our favourite band which we used to dance too at home. The lyrics were meaningful to us and it helped make our wedding more unique. Years later it always makes us think of our wedding day when we play it . Some absolute classics there, although not seeing any Phil Collins My husband and I played “Everyday” at our wedding… everyone loved that we did something out of the ordinary! I walked down the aisle to Tom Petty’s “Here Comes my Girl!” it was perfect. As for the list Garth Brook’s version of “To Make You Feel My Love,” is way better than the Adele version, in my opinion. Please add,to the list, such a beautiful song called, Tonight I Want To Celebrate With You, by My Morning Jacket. I walked down the aisle to “Songbird” (I think Fleetwood Mac did it originally, but I had the Eva Cassidy version) <3 Me and My husband and I played everyday at our wedding… everyone loved that we did something out of the ordinary! I’m getting married next month and this list is a godsend! We want the wedding to be slightly quirky without straying too far from the traditional, and these suggestions are amazing. Thank you. I loved the Somewhere Over the Rainbow suggestion. It’s my favorite song and now I might just walk down the aisle to it. Though I prefer the Matthew Morrison and Gwyneth Paltrow version. One suggestion. My friend walked down the aisle to Rhythm of Love by Plain White Ts. It was super cute. I love Thursdays. For many reasons. But a fun reason to add to the list is Thursday Tips. Some of our lovely wedding blog friends are doling out the helpful thoughts and suggestions for brides (and grooms!) just because… it’s Thursday!
My tip for today may seem like a no-brainer for those of you who have either: already been married (and possibly learned your lesson the hard way) or been to many weddings, and determined that this little factor at a wedding can be – well, a big factor.
So here’s the tip: give your DJ (or band, if they play covers) a Do NOT Play List. This does not apply to the super easy going bride and groom who love any and all types of music and songs. But for the rest of us, there are probably at least a couple of songs that make us cringe.
Perhaps there is a certain genre that you hate. (Techno? Country?) Be sure to let your DJ know. Maybe you just can’t stand the thought of one or more of the “group dance” songs (the chicken dance? the YMCA? dare I say… the Macarena?) There is always the possibility that someone will request them, so if you absolutely don’t want to hear them, put them on the list!
 Matt Miller via Ruffled The music played at a reception varies depending on the couple and the band/DJ. However, there’s a good chance you are going to get some hip hop songs thrown in the mix, or possibly even the majority of the playlist. Let’s face it, a good hip hop beat can get a lot of booties shakin’. If you are more on the conservative side, you may want to check out the most popular hip hop songs right now, and decide whether the lyrics are right for your wedding. After all, your grandma probably doesn’t need to hear about the sweat dripping down Lil’ Jon’s… Well anyway, let’s move on.
Basically, unless you are giving your DJ an entire playlist (which many couples do – more power to them!) you may want to think about the songs that you would NOT like to hear on your wedding day, so you don’t have to worry about it on the day. Just hand over the No Play List and you are good to go!
And if you need help finding your playlist, or don’t want to do the work of inspecting lyrics, or just need some musical inspiration… check out this post.
Good tip Colleen- this is a great idea!! Seems a little easier than doing the whole playlist, and you won’t have to hear anything obnoxious on your wedding day [...] appropriate for your wedding. And if you do have song concerns, you may want to reconsider the Do-Not-Play List for your DJ. For more great tips, check out these fantastic blogs: {Every Last Detail} {Bowties [...] [...] The Do Not Playlist – So you don’t end up with THAT song at your wedding [...] I’m so happy to have Jenna from Little Bit Heart with us today! She is sharing her story of how she and her fiance chose their first dance song – and it’s a good one! Thanks so much to Colleen for having me today! I loved writing about how we chose our first dance- I hope that one of these might help you find yours
 Good luck and have fun with it!Our tall order for our first dance song:
1. Something older, that wouldn’t date our wedding too much. This was on the wish list since American Wedding, where Jim and Bandcamp Michelle danced to a Wallflowers cover of “Into The Mystic”. Downside of this requirement: we never get to hear our song on the radio. Once in a while in movies, yes- but not the radio.
2. Obvious: “good words.” Houses have good bones, we needed good words to stand on. No pressure.
3. The love song that made me feel like “Hallelujah” (the Jeff Buckley version)- which is what I would have said, if you wanted me to pick a song I loved, except for the whole “love was how to shoot somebody who outdrew you” part.
The first dance was the last song we needed to give the band. Neil’s mom wanted to dance with him to Elvis’ “Welcome to My World.” Done. My dad loves Hootie and the Blowfish, so we avoided a song that was just going to make us cry more and went for “Hold My Hand” (I know it wasn’t a conventional choice but we had a blast dancing to this!).
So- it came down to the two of us and a CD. The favorites that made the CD: “Heaven” (Bryan Adams, but we liked the gorgeous version by Brandi Carlisle), “Feels Like Home” (Linda Ronstadt), “All I Need” (this wasn’t older, but it got a “Hallelujah” pass; only problem: my mom didn’t like it too much), “I Found A Reason” (Cat Power’s version), and “Have A Little Faith In Me” (Hilary Scott’s is like Mandy Moore’s but without that frog-ribbit sound). We listened to that CD so closely (and probably more times than Neil had patience for), with me all but crawling in the speakers to find our good words. And it was that one, that first verse from “Have A Little Faith In Me” that got us:
“Let my love throw a spark
Have a little faith in me”
I looked at Neil and said, “I mean, right there- my love’s a spark? That’s it.” and that was that. We put the Cat Power and Mat Kearney songs in the wedding video (if you’re stuck between two or three- don’t forget you might need to pick out a few songs for this as well), and danced to that one for the first time as Mr and Mrs. Because really, isn’t that what marriage is? Having a little faith.
 Haha I loved hearing this story and going along the familiar journey of song picking. So great! such an adorable story…. Today I’m so happy to share with you this lovely story written by my guest Karen. Later, you should pay Karen a visit at her blog, Karen’s Healthy Lifestyle. But for now, read her sweet story of how she and her fiance chose their first dance song.
It had to be perfect. It couldn’t just be any old song. It had to fit our relationship, it had to demonstrate our feelings toward each other, and it had to be something we could each dance to. Most of all, it had to be something different than what everyone else was playing. Our wedding song, like our ceremony and reception, had to be unique and fitting for us.
We sat for hours listening to various songs that were used for weddings. We looked at list after list of recommended songs, and we even tried a few on for size. Dancing to “Almost Paradise” we thought we had found it. Right up until Daniel started mocking the song, changing the lyrics to “Almost Parrot Ice…” The frozen drink we enjoyed at the convenience store down the street was not quite what I had in mind for my first dance as Daniel’s wife. Next!
One day we decided to take a break and just listen to music for the enjoyment. We threw on the LeAnn Rimes CD that I didn’t pull out too often and started cleaning our tiny condo. From one end of our home to the other I could hear the tracks of “You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs.” Other than to get more cleaning done, though, I wasn’t too inspired. Truth be told, I was secretly hoping to find “that” song on this CD. I was getting tired of searching, and I was getting ready to give up on dancing at my wedding altogether.
Then track seven started. “I’ve never been so certain, I’ve never been so sure.” Stop cleaning. “We’re on the side of angels, if we believe this love is pure.” Stand completely still. “Is it so hard to trust it, ‘cause we’ve been wrong before?” I held my breath, thinking about how this was a second marriage for both of us. “There comes a time in every life, we find the heart we’re waiting for.” Tears started to stream down my face.
“Um, Daniel,” I called. “I THINK WE’VE FOUND IT!” I crossed the room, grabbed my future husband, and we danced around the living room. “Every time you touch me, don’t you feel it too? The gentle hand that’s guiding us You to me, me to you.” We danced, and we sang. We played the song over and over again, looking for any reason to declare it imperfect. It was flawless. LeAnn Rimes’ “On the Side of Angels” was exactly what we had been looking for.
I called the DJ the next day and told him what I wanted played as our first dance. He had never heard of it, and he was very honest when he told us he had no intention of buying a CD just for one song he was unsure of. This was before the days of single track downloads, so Daniel and I went out and bought another copy of the CD that day. We gave it to the DJ for his collection. Problem solved.
On June 24, 2000 Daniel and I got married at the Grand Canyon Deer Farm in Williams, AZ. A week later we had our reception in the backyard at Daniel’s parents’ house. When the time came for our first dance, there wasn’t a dry eye in the house. Because the song was not so popular that it was played over and over on the radio, our guests really heard the lyrics.
I knew at that moment we had made the right choice. Not just for the song, but for our lives. We were going to make it. Life together may not always be easy, but we would be together. “We’re on the side of angels after all.” Not every marriage gets to start with angels on their side.
Thank you so much Karen for sharing your beautiful story with us!!
my goodness. I got goosebumps Ummm total goosebumps here too!!! I’ve never heard this song but I see why you thought it to be perfect!! =) |
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I loved them all. BUT I loved Falling in Love at a Coffee Shop best….but Kevin says I can’t cuz that’s what Kate walked down to. Maybe I will have the bridesmaids walk down to that one and then have Jimmy switch to Only You by Joshua Radin…cuz I loved that one too. 
I love Colbie Caillat and hadn’t seen the video for this or heard this song yet…love it! Thanks so much for sharing! I am getting so many ideas from your site for my upcoming wedding in 2012!
Liesl
Oh yay! Glad to hear that the blog is helping someone! That’s what we’re here for.