The song the Groom and I would like for our first dance: Hayling by FC Kahuna. It is absolutely our favourite song of all time, and after listening to it approximately a thousand times it still makes me cry a good 50% of the time. Also, the video is just so cool (Dan is totally into the mechanical imagery) and the singer is probably the prettiest girl I've ever seen, so even if you don't really care about the song, the video comes highly recommended.
I have a feeling our families won't really get it, but this song always makes me think of the feeling of our first summer together. Simple, clean and looking forward to the future.
For the reception we'd like to play chill electronica like Thievery Corporation, Boards of Canada, Zero 7. Is that tacky?
Music that should not be played at any wedding reception:
- Brick by Ben Folds Five
- Fake Plastic Trees by Radiohead
- I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor
- Lords of Acid
- Country music
Add country line dancing to the country music "should-not's" and you've covered a wide multitude of sins.
ReplyDeleteSo not tacky. Your wedding, play what you want!
ReplyDeleteAdd hip-hop rap stuff to your list of no-no's, too. R&B is fine, but bitchis and ho's ain't, yo.
ReplyDeleteAnd I think Electronica would be awesome, great choice!
That's incredibly not tacky!
ReplyDeleteAlso, ban the 'Chicken Dance'. Or, do what a friend of mine did. If someone wants it played, they have to pay something upwards of $3000. :)