CrunchyTenor Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 When my lovely bride went out and got married one night (you can do that in Vegas), the music playing during the ceremony at the Little Church of the West Chapel was "Through The Eyes of Love", and "Music of the Night". We didn't pick it, but it was perfect. The hard part was not cracking up. Oh, and the motel next door was called Casa Malaga. Sadly, it doesn't exist anymore. Garry in Vegas 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garfield Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 (edited) When my lovely bride went out and got married one night (you can do that in Vegas), the music playing during the ceremony at the Little Church of the West Chapel was "Through The Eyes of Love", and "Music of the Night". We didn't pick it, but it was perfect. The hard part was not cracking up. Oh, and the motel next door was called Casa Malaga. Sadly, it doesn't exist anymore. Garry in Vegas I'm curious, Garry, were you with her when your lovely bride went out and got married one night? /> Edited July 11, 2013 by garfield 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liahona Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 So, I'm getting married the day before Easter of next year. My Fiancée has put me in charge of the music that will play before the wedding. The reason I'm posting it here is because a good bit of what I chose is because of my favorite Drum Corps shows! :tongue:/>/>/>/>/> Mostly Crown, but one from Vanguard. Three of the pieces are just pieces I like and are standard for weddings, but the rest are Drum Corps inspired. We're going to play recordings off of a CD for this instead of having it performed by a pianist or something. The pieces start out with very few instruments and climax with some pretty epic full orchestra stuff. As it stands now, we're doing this in order from first to last: --"Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major" by Bach ... a recording of Yo-Yo Ma performing it --"Clair de Lune" by Debussy --"Moonlight Sonata Adagio sostenuto" by Beethoven --"Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 43: Variation 18" by Rachmaninoff --"Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" by Bach --"Hymn to a Blue Hour" by John Mackey ... performance recording by the UNCG Wind Ensemble --"The Main Theme (from THE ABYSS)" by Alan Silvestri --"The Tender Land: Finale: The Promise of Living" by Aaron Copland ...performance recording of Aaron Copland & Boston Symphony Orchestra I did originally have "Enigma Variations: Variation IX. Nimrod - Adagio" by Elgar in there between what is now the current arrangement of "Hymn to a Blue Hour" and "Promise of Living," but I took it out when I put in "The Main Theme (from THE ABYSS)." Fourty-four minutes is too long. She wants me to keep it under 40 minutes. The idea is that everything will play out as people are entering and whatnot ... but, during "Promise of Living" is where my best men (Best Man and "head" groomsman for lack of a better term ... the rest of my guys will be sitting in the choir loft as we're getting married in a smaller church than we originally planned and we can't fit them all up there with us. She'll just have her Maid of Honor, one other and two junior bridesmaids up there with her.) will walk out with the first officiating pastor (My fiancée's father is a pastor and will be officiating after he gives her away, so someone else will take charge until then) and then the rest of my groomsmen and the bridesmaids will take their walk down the aisle and take their places. I'm going to have to figure out the timing so that her Maid of Honor finishes her walk as "Promise of Living" ends. Anyway, I just wanted to see what other Drum Corps fans thought of this idea. :tongue:/>/>/>/>/> If it was me...I'd get married in August and pay to have a few of the corps perform LIVE :smile:/>/> 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 If it was me...I'd get married in August and pay to have a few of the corps perform LIVE :smile:/>/>/> Maybe a 4PM Wednesday service in Indy during finals week. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim K Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 If you want to go retro, perhaps "Through the Eyes of Love" but I'd choose Garfield's version over Madison's. I know, choosing Garfield in 1980 over Madison is blasphemous, but I love Garfield's show that year. Madison's 1977 "How Deep Is Your Love" would be a great first dance. In 1972 CapitolAires played "How do you solve a problem like Maria?" Never saw them perform so I don't know how it worked for them, but it worked for The Sound of Music. Schubert's "Ave Maria" is often a standard at weddings, especially Catholic weddings, though I'm assuming that since you are getting married the day before Easter, it's probably not a Catholic wedding (weddings aren't generally performed between Palm Sunday and Easter in Catholic churches), but it's a guaranteed tear jerker if played when mother's are escorted to their seats. Corpsreps lists quite a few corps who performed this piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimitche Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 I used Bolero for our entire processional. Sent out the Flower girl first added people on each dynamic change. I felt it lent ther perfect level of tradition vs drama...plus if was my age out opener :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRASSO Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 (edited) I don't care what anybody might say to the contrary, but Billy's Idol's " White Wedding " is definitely out of the question for consideration Edited July 13, 2013 by BRASSO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Other Mike Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 Wedding March of the Golden Cockrel ( sp ? ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranintothedoor Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral....i mean c'mon that's a no brainer yeah, but doesn't the husband desert Elsa and she dies from grief at the end? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim K Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 yeah, but doesn't the husband desert Elsa and she dies from grief at the end? Yes, that is true. Now I've yet to hear "Elsa" at a wedding though the more famous "Bridal Chorus" also from Lohengrin is a standard. A minister friend of mine believes it as appropriate for a wedding as "Poor Jud is Dead" from Oklahoma is for a funeral, but try telling that to a bride to be, or in many cases her mother! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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