**Planning Your Wedding**

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**Planning Your Wedding**

We hope that the following suggestions will help you in your wedding reception entertainment planning...

Choosing the Music for Your Wedding Ceremony

If you are like most brides and grooms, the music that will be played during your wedding ceremony is very important to you -- but you may not have a clue how to go about selecting it! Here are some guidelines for American weddings.

An important factor in choosing your music is the setting for your wedding ceremony. If your ceremony will not be in a religious setting, you can choose just about any kind of music you like -- although you will want to stay within the bounds of good taste! On the other hand, if your ceremony will be in a church or synagogue, or conducted by a clergy person at another location, you will probably need to stay within guidelines set by the clergy person or the church.

Whether you choose a Band, DJ, or Ceremony Musician, music is an essential part of your big day. We have compiled a large library of wedding music to make your wedding a fun filled, day to remember...

Wedding Song for Cake Cutting

As We Break This Bread

....For as long as anyone can remember, brides and grooms have been cutting their wedding cake to a variation on the song, "The Farmer In The Dell" - and for just as long, brides and grooms have been wishing that someone would write a cake-cutting song that was...shall we say, a little more dignified. In short, they have been searching for a song as beautiful and elegant as the wedding cake itself.
....Sung as a duet, "As We Break This Bread" brings a deeper meaning to the cake-cutting ceremony. By relating the cutting of the wedding cake to the time honored tradition of breaking bread, this beautiful song gives the simple act of cutting cake a true sense of purpose and a lyrical message that the bride and groom can carry with them throughout their lives.

As we break this bread together
Let's make this promise too...
As we live our lives from day to day
We'll remember the love we feel today
When we break our bread together

As we share this bread together
Let's swear between us two...
As we live our lives from day to day
We'll remember the loved ones here today
When we share our bread together

Day to day
As this busy world goes on its way
We'll take time
And these simple things
will help remind us
Of our Wedding Day

As we bind our lives together
We find this simple truth...
As we live our lives from day to day
Love will help us find our way
As we break our bread together
And share our bread together
And bind our lives together
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Wedding Planner Questions

Bride's Full Name, Groom's Full Name, Would you like your wedding party to gather around the dance floor prior to The Grand March?, Bride/Groom First Dance Song, Grand March (2-3 songs), Garter Toss Song, Bouquet Throw Song, Bride/Father Song, Groom/Mother Song, Parent's Dance Song, Other Special Dances, Styles of Music Preferred, Styles of Music NOT Preferred, MUST HAVE Songs You Would Like to Hear, Last Song of the Night.

Here are just a few ideas for those "special" dances...

Wedding Song for Last Dance

To Our Family and Friends

....The end of the wedding reception can often be a time of bittersweet emotions. Certainly everyone shares the happiness of the new bride and groom, and yet no one quite wants the celebration to end. "To Our Family and Friends" is the perfect song to be played for a weddings finale. Beginning as a ballad, this song expresses the gratitude felt by the bride and groom to all their loved ones who have gathered with them on this special day. Then, changing to an up-tempo dance beat, "To Our Family and Friends" provides just the right mood for all those who want that one last chance to "party".

Here we are a bride and groom
It seems this day went by too soon
Now we stand near the day's end
Sharing the love of our family and friends
You've all been a part
Of this lifetime of love from the start

All of our lives we hoped and we prayed
For a story-book ending this way
But now that the hour is finally near
Just can't let go of this love we hold dear
So let's tell all the world we know
We got love and we won't let go
Hold on...

(Chorus)

Hold on, there's a party goin' on
Hold on real tight
Hold on, there's a party goin' on
With our family and our friends tonight

You've joined our celebration
Danced and had some fun
What a better way to end this day
Now that we are one
Get up, get out here
This ain't no time to hide
We want to party till the end of time

(repeat chorus)

Don't let go, tomorrow's gonna have to wait
There's no time like right now
To tell you how we feel
You've made our day a special one
Now all our dreams are real
Get up, get out here, we want you by our side
We want to party till the end of time

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Bouquet Toss

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - (Cyndi Lauper) **** Wishin' and Hopin' - (My Best Friends Wedding Soundtrack) **** Man, I Feel Like a Woman - (Shania Twain) **** Hit Me With Your Best Shot - (Pat Benatar) **** Just A Girl - (No Doubt ) **** Girls, Girls, Girls - (Motley Crue) **** Going to the Chapel - (Yellowman) **** Pretty Woman - (Roy Orbison ) **** Someday My Prince Will Come - (Miles Davis)
American Woman - (Lenny Kravitz ) **** Independent Woman - (Destiny's Child) **** What A Girl Wants - (Christina Aguilera ) **** Ladies Night - (Kool & The Gang ) **** Lady Marmalade - (Pink, Mia, Lil' Kim, Christina Aguilera) **** My Girl - (Temptations ) **** Shes A Beauty - (The Tubes ) **** All I Wanna Do - (Sheryl Crowe) **** Bad Girls - (Donna Summer) **** Hot Girls In Love - (Loverboy) ****

Cake Cutting Songs
How Sweet It Is - (Junior Walker) **** Sugar, Sugar - (The Archies) **** Recipe for Love - (Harry Connick Jr) **** That's Amore - (Dean Martin) **** Ice Cream - (Sarah McLachlan ) **** Love and Marriage - (Frank Sinatra) **** Eat It - (Weird Al Yankovich) **** Cut the cake - (Average White Band)
I Got You Babe - (Sonny Bono & Cher) **** Happy Together - (Turtles) **** Cuts like a Knife - (Bryan Adams) **** This Could Be The Start of Something Big - (Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme) **** As We Break This Bread - (male and female duet)

Dollar Dance

If I had a Million Dollars - (Bare Naked Ladies) **** That's What Friends Are For - (Dionne Warwick ) **** The Bridal Dance (Polka) - (Mark Buza Orchestra ) **** Hey Big Spender - (Sweet Charity) **** Dollar Wine (The Dollar Dance) - (Drew's Famous Party Music ) **** With a Little Help from my Friends - (Joe Cocker) **** For the Love of Money - (O'Jays) **** With a Little Help from my Friends - (Beatles)
Money, Thats what I want. - (Flying Lizards) **** You've Got A Friend - (James Taylor)

Father - Daughter Dance

Butterfly Kisses - (Bob Carlisle) **** Daddy's Little Girl - (Kippi Brannon) **** Because You Loved Me - (Celine Dion) **** There You'll Be - (Faith Hill) **** What a Wonderful World - (Louis Armstrong)
Way You Look Tonight - (Frank Sinatra) **** Unforgettable - (Natalie Cole) **** I Hope You Dance - (LeAnn Womack) **** My Girl - (Temptations) **** Daddy's Hands - (Holly Dunn) **** A Song For My Daughter - (Ray Allaire) **** Through the Years - (Kenny Rogers) **** Landslide - (Fleetwood Mac)
Wind Beneath My Wings - (Bette Midler) **** Lullabye - (Billy Joel) **** In My Life - (Beatles)
Isn't She Lovely - (Stevie Wonder) **** He Didnt Have to Be - (Brad Paisley) **** Have I Told You Lately - (Rod Stewart) **** Sunrise, Sunset - (Fiddler on the Roof Soundtrack) **** Little Miss Magic - (Jimmy Buffett) **** I Turn To You - (Christina Aguilera) **** Hero - (Maria Carey) **** Just the Way You Are - (Billy Joel) **** Thank Heaven for Little Girls - (GiGi Soundtrack) **** A Wedding Thank You - (female vocal) **** A Song For My Daughter - (male vocal) **** One More Time - (female vocal)

First Dance Songs

At Last - (Etta James) **** Amazed - (Lonestar) **** From This Moment - (Shania Twain and Bryan White) **** Hero - (Enrique Iglesias) **** It's Your Love - (Tim McGraw & Faith Hill) **** Could Not Ask For Me - (Edwin McCain) **** Cross My Heart - (George Strait) **** Come What May - (Ewan McGregor & Nicole Kidman) **** My Best Friend - (Tim McGraw) **** Don't Wanna Miss A Thing - (Aerosmith) **** Way You Look Tonight - (Frank Sinatra) **** Could Not Ask For More - (Sarah Evans) **** Me and You - (Kenny Chesney) **** All My Life - (K-Ci & JoJo) **** Thank You For Loving Me - (Bon Jovi) **** By Your Side - (Sade) **** When You Say Nothing At All - (Keith Whitley) **** Spend My Life With You - (Eric Benet & Tamia) **** Wonderful Tonight - (Eric Clapton) **** Someone Like You - (Van Morrison) **** Keeper of the Stars - (Tracy Byrd) **** To Make You Feel My Love - (Garth Brooks) **** Love of a Lifetime - (Firehouse) **** When You Say Nothing At All - (Allison Kraus) **** Could I Have This Dance - (Anne Murray) **** I Finally Found Someone - (Barbra Streisand & Bryan Adams) **** Can't Help Falling in Love - (Elvis Presley) **** I Knew I Loved You - (Savage Garden) **** You're Still The One - (Shania Twain) **** In Your Eyes - (Peter Gabriel) **** When I Said I Do - (Clint Black & Lisa Hartman-Black) **** This I Promise You - (N Sync) **** Endless Love - (Diana Ross & Lionel Richie) **** Everything I Do - (Bryan Adams) **** Truly, Madly, Deeply - (Savage Garden) **** Love of My Life - (Jim Brickman) **** You Had Me At Hello - (Kenny Chesney) **** I Do, Cherish You - (98 Degrees) **** Valentine - (Martina McBride & Jim Brickman) **** All The Way - (Celine Dion & Frank Sinatra) **** For You - (Kenny Latimore) **** Have I Told You Lately - (Van Morrison) **** Unchained Melody - (Righteous Brothers) **** You're the Inspiration - (Chicago)

Garter Songs

Let's Get It On - (Marvin Gaye) **** Legs - (ZZ Top) **** You Can Leave Your Hat On - (Joe Cocker) **** Theme from 'Mission Impossible' - (Danny Elfman) **** Oh Yeah - (Yello) **** You Sexy Thing - (Hot Chocolate) **** The Stripper - (David Rose) **** Another One Bites the Dust - (Queen) **** Foxy Lady - (Jimmy Hendrix) **** Pretty Woman - (Roy Orbison) **** Fever - (Peggy Lee) **** Who Let the Dogs Out - (Baha Men) **** Bad Boys (Theme from 'Cops') - (Inner Circle) **** Kiss - (Prince) **** Lady Marmalade - (Moulin Rouge Sntrk) **** Wild Thing - (Troggs) **** I'm A Slave For You - (Britany Spears) **** I'm Too Sexy - (Right Said Fred) **** Freak Me - (Silk) **** Raining Men - (Geri Halliwell) **** Shameless - (Garth Brooks) **** Do Ya Think I'm Sexy - (Rod Stewart) **** Wild Thing - (Tone Loc) **** You Can Leave Your Hat On - (Ty Herndan) **** Bad to the Bone - (George Thourogood)

Mother/Son Dance

A Song for Mama - (Boyz II Men) **** I Hope You Dance - (Leann Womack) **** Song For My Son on His Wedding Day - (Mikki Viereck) **** What a Wonderful World - (Louis Armstrong) **** Because You Loved Me - (Celine Dion) **** In My Life - (Beatles) **** Perfect Fan - (Backstreet Boys) **** Wind Beneath My Wings - (Bette Midler) **** There You'll Be - (Faith Hill) **** Have I Told You Lately - (Rod Stewart) **** I Am Your Child - (Barry Manilow) **** Unforgettable - (Nat "King" & Natalie Cole) **** If I Could - (Barbra Streisand) **** The Prayer - (Celine Dion & Andrea Bocelli) **** Blessed - (Elton John) **** First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - (Roberta Flack) **** Child Of Mine - (Carole King) **** Sunrise, Sunset - (Fiddler on the Roof Soundtrack) **** I Wish You Love - (Natalie Cole) **** I Will Always Love You - (Whitney Houston) **** Baby Mine - (Bette Midler - Beaches Soundtrack) **** Forever Young - (Rod Stewart) **** In This Life - (Bette Midler) **** Rainbow Connection - (Kermit the Frog - Muppet Movie Soundtrack) **** Thanks Again - (Ricky Skaggs) **** Always On My Mind - (Willie Nelson) **** Beautiful In My Eyes - (Joshua Kadison) **** I Will Remember You - (Sarah McLachlan) **** Return To Pooh Corner - (Kenny Loggins) **** You're The Inspiration - (Chicago) **** Blessed - (Christina Aguilera) **** Greatest Love of All - (Whitney Houston) **** You'll Be In My Heart - (Phil Collins) **** Hero - (Maria Carey) **** I Turn to You - (Christina Agueilera) **** I'm Your Angel - (R. Kelly and Celine Dion) **** L-O-V-E - (Nat King Cole) **** Music of My Heart - (N Sync & Gloria Estephan) **** You've Got a Friend - (James Taylor) **** I'll Be Seeing You - (Frank Sinatra) **** Perfect Fan - (Backstreet Boys) **** Sweet Child O' Mine - (Sheryl Crow) **** Times of Your Life - (Paul Anka) **** You Light Up My Life - (Debbie Boone) **** Ice Cream - (Sarah McLachlan)

Wedding Party Dance

Friends In Low Places - (Garth Brooks) **** Celebration - (Kool & The Gang) **** What a Wonderful World - (Louis Armstrong) **** That's What Friends Are For - (Dionne Warwick) **** Friends - (Michael W. Smith) *** I Hope You Dance - (LeAnn Womack) **** It's Your Love - (Tim McGraw & Faith Hill) **** All My Life - (K-Ci & JoJo) **** You've Got a Friend - (James Taylor) **** From This Moment - (Shania Twain & Bryan White) **** Hero - (Enrique Iglesias) **** We Are Family - (Sister Sledge) **** Thank You - (Dido) **** Truly, Madly, Deeply - (Savage Garden ) **** In My Life - (The Beatles) **** I Knew I Loved You - (Savage Garden) **** You're Still The One - (Shania Twain) **** I'll Be There For You - (The Rembrants - Friends Soundtrack) **** I've Had The Time of My Life - (Dirty Dancing Soundtrack) **** Because You Loved Me - (Celine Dion) **** I Turn to You - (Christina Aguilera) **** I'll Be - (Edwin McCain) **** There You'll Be - (Faith Hill) **** You've Got A Friend In Me - (Randy Newman) **** Let's Groove Tonight - (Earth Wind and Fire) **** Everybody Have Fun Tonight - (Wang Chung) **** Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) - (Green Day) **** Sweetest Thing - (U2) **** Friends - (Elton John) **** Shower the People - (James Taylor) **** Through the Years - (Kenny Rogers) **** I Will Be Your Friend - (Amy Grant) **** One More Day - (Diamond Rio) **** Wind Beneath My Wings - (Bette Midler) **** A Wedding Thank You - (female vocal) **** To Our Family and Friends - (male and female vocals)

Wedding Song for Wedding Party

A Wedding Thank You

This very versatile song can be used by the bride to thank any special person (or persons) in her life. For example, the bride may wish to dance to this song with whomever has given her away (including a brother or a step-dad).....
...."A Wedding Thank You" can also be used as a combined dance for both sets of parents or a special dance for the wedding party.
....Many bands and D.J.s have also told us that this song is often played as a finale dance at the end of the reception.

On this very special day
I think back on all my yesterdays
And the way that you've been there
Always showing me how much you care
Still I seldom took the time
To show the feelings in this heart of mine
And I want you now to know
It was you who gave me strength to grow
So I hope that you won't mind too much
If I take some time today
To say the words of thanks
I always meant to say...

(Chorus)

Please let me thank you
With this song of love
To show just how I feel
Let me thank you now
With all my heart
And all our loved ones near
Let me tell the world how much
You've meant to me in every way
I want to thank you
On my wedding day

(Repeat Chorus)

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Wedding Song for Father or Mother / Daughter Dance

A Song For My Daughter

....Soon after the initial release of "A Song For My Son", we received many requests from moms asking for a mother and daughter song. .... In response, we wrote "A Song For My Daughter". We soon realized, though, that the sentiment expressed in this touching ballad could also be from a dad or even both parents, so we now offer "A Song For My Daughter" with both female and male vocal versions. ....."A Song For My Daughter", whether from Mom or Dad, is traditionally performed at the wedding reception any time following the bride and groom's first dance - though many people have told us that they have chosen to have it played at the wedding ceremony.
	Just once upon a yesterday I held you in my arms You grew into a little girl with lovely childhood charms Now it seems I only turned around And I see you by his side Oh, I can't believe my eyes today My Daughter is a Bride I guess somehow I always knew This day would soon be here Still I wonder as I look at you What became of all the years And no words could ever quite express The way I feel inside Oh, I can't believe my eyes today My Daughter is a Bride All the laughter and the teardrops The sunshine and the rain I would relive every moment, Dear If I could bring them all back again But now, My Love, the time has come To send you on your way So I wish you every happiness And the blessings of this day And I hope the love I've given you Will forever be your guide Oh, I can't believe my eyes today My daughter - Oh, I can't believe my eyes My Daughter - Oh, my angel and my pride My Daughter is a Bride

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"On this day I will marry my friend..."

Wedding Song for Mother / Groom Dance

A Song For My Son

....The song that started it all - this is the first wedding song ever written especially for the groom and his mom. "A Song For My Son" has been heard on such television programs as
NBC's Today Show, QVC Shopping Network, JEOPARDY and Lifetime Television, and has been endorsed by hundreds of newspapers, magazines and radio programs nationwide.
.....This song is traditionally performed at the wedding reception following the father and daughter dance, but its sentiment can be expressed any time.

I don't know where
The time has gone
Since those little boy days
Doesn't seem that long
Yet here you are
It's your wedding day
And there's one thing darling
I'd like to say...

(chorus)

Be kind, be sweet
Be a gentle man
Care and share
And always be fair
And remember though you now
Have taken a wife
You will always be my son
My Loving son

You filled my life
With so much joy
As I watched you grow
From that little boy
Now I'll try not to cry
As you walk away
And just once more darling
I'd like to say...

(chorus)

Be kind, be sweet
Be a gentle man
Care and share
And always be fair
And remember though you now
Have taken a wife
You will always be my son
My Loving son

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Thank you for letting us assist you on your special day....

Tonya & Paul
Jill & Scott
Sharon & Tim
Jamie & Dan
Bonnie & Jim
Jessica & Nathan
Christina & Nathan
Pam & Lee
Jane & Tim
Paula & Rob
Laura & Eric
Georgie & Clint
Dawn & Craig
Jessica & Justin

Wedding Song for Bride and Father

One More Time

....For the first time in fifty years, a new wedding song written especially for the bride and her dad. This sentimental waltz (sung from the bride's point of view) was written in response to the thousands of requests we received for an alternate choice to "Daddy's Little Girl".
...."One More Time" is traditionally performed at the wedding reception any time following the bride and groom's first dance. There's no doubt that this beautiful song is fast becoming the standard for the father and daughter dance at weddings everywhere...

You used to love the way
I could dance on your feet
When I was a child of four
And it used to make me mad
When you couldn't see
I wasn't that child anymore
But today I'm a woman
And old enough to know
What this moment
Must mean to you, so...

(Chorus)

One more time
I'll be your little girl
One last time
I'm in ribbons and curls
And we'll waltz
Through our memories
Of days gone by
The times that we laughed
And the times we cried
One more time
I'll be your little girl
One last time
But you can be sure
though all of my little girl
Days are through
I still love you
Daddy, I love you

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