Wedding plans continue along their course, burbling and whirling and squirreling their way towards victory. I’ve been having a lot of fun lately picking out the wedding music for the reception.
In case anyone missed something, Audra and I are not going to be particularly traditional. Audra has made an amazing and beautiful wedding dress that is primarily in black, and she’s making me a stunning white coat. The coat is going to be a trench coat, too. Oh, and it will be the trench coat from The Matrix. Yep, perfectly untraditional.
So . . . the music. I’ve been trying to make a blend of music that will be fun to dance to, that will satisfy both the old and the young, that seems “wedding-y,” that is traditionally heard at dances, that both Audra and I enjoy . . . and that will make people pause and ask what the heck they’re dancing to.
The list includes dance party classics like Rasputin and Cotton-Eyed Joe. It has the exciting music of Ukrainian pop sensation Ruslana. It has some Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett to satisfy some grandparents. And then things get crazy. I’m taking requests (so please feel free to request something in the comments), and I will do my best to include every request (even Ukulele de Chocobo from Final Fantasy IX). After the requests comes David picking stuff like crazy. Weird Al. Star Trekkin’ by The Firm. I even sent a tweet to one of my favourite music websites OverClocked ReMix and now I have a delightful blues piano arrangement of Super Mario Bros. added to the list.
Of course, not everyone is going to appreciate rockin’ techno, video game music, Apocalypica, and the theme from Pirates of the Caribbean being played at my wedding, but I’m having too much fun to care.
There’s been a lot of contention with Audra’s family and the unorthodox way we’ve been doing things. From the black wedding dress to a hall that won’t fit every cousin in Audra’s convoluted Ukrainian family to a private supper before the Reception. My own family isn’t any better; my grandpa will likely be upset that we’ll be dancing. But hey, we’re going to have a blast. We’re going to have the wedding that we want. It’ll be great. And at exactly one month away, there’s no gettin’ offa this train we’re on!
Get ready to rock.
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Ooo! Must make a list.
ReplyDeleteAlso? If you feel it necessary to please familial relations, why don't you guys have a first dance together? The Sleeping Beauty Waltz is pretty, and nice and slow. Plenty of opportunities for pictures, and everyone gets an "aww..." moment. You could also do the father-daughter dance, which is pretty sweet.
As for your grandpa... well, I'm Mennonite, so I get it. He'll just have to deal. And it's going to be AWESOME!
P.S. - I think I've found a white dress. Woot! Groomswomen for the win!
Father-daughter dance should totally be Ballroom Blitz. ^^
ReplyDeleteYay white dress! Well played.