Wedding Songs

So today we were trying to decide the final two songs to accompany our last two wedding video segments. I started reflecting about the videos we have received thus far and all of the wedding songs or love songs that are special to us.

If you know Mike you know that he is VERY into music. He was very selective about our choices. He wanted something very unique and something that you wouldn't find in too many other (if any) wedding videos.

I am into lyrics - so he would send me songs that he felt were appropriate and then I would listen to the lyrics and make sure they held some sort of meaning for our relationship.

I just went through all the videos and found the songs so that I can remember them.

Date Video:
Collective Soul (Mike's FAVORITE Band) - Under Heaven's Skies



Bridal Video: 
Dave Barnes - God Gave Me You


Luncheon: 
Marc Cohn - True Companion



Temple: 
Holley Maher - Perfect Day


Father/Daughter Dance: 
Heartland - I Loved Her First
 


Mother/Son Dance: 
Rascal Flats (Mike's mom picked this one so it's a little more common) - My Wish


Mike/Jen First Dance: 
Boys Like Girls (feat Taylor Swift) - Two Is Better Than One


Reception: 
Foster the People - I Would Do Anything For You


I absolutely love all of our songs. I think I will create a play list and then just listen to them over and over and over again ;)

Best.Family.Ever

Seriously.

How many families would contact someone to help them plan a family flash mob for a reception?

My family would.

They in fact did just that for Mike & I.

Done to the one and the only *NSYNC - Bye Bye Bye.

It was epic.

So the DJ kinda messed up. Just a little bit. But it turns out he was getting a lot of hidden requests.

One for the secret breakout Father Daughter Dance
One for the secret flash mob Family Dance
and One for a secret 'making a music video' Friend Dance/Tribute - yet to come.

My family had planned a flash mob. They wanted the DJ to just start playing the song and suddenly they would all be out on the dance floor doing this awesome dance.

Instead, after Mike and I finished dancing he announced, "and now we have a special family number..."

I was like, "What? No! Who told him that? No we don't. We don't have anything planned. Shoot, what's going on?"

He starts playing, "Bye Bye Bye" and my family begins walking to the dance floor.

I was shocked. I was surprised. It was pretty much a flash mob to me. I loved it. LOVED it.

Still waiting to get the video back from our video guy - but I do smile every time I see these photos and think of the beyond fabulous dance they put on for me.

P.S. Brian mentioned to me that I should pay especially close attention to him in the back row because everyone else was obviously doing the wrong moves when he was doing the right ones ;) I thought they were all very in unison but if you want to pay special attention to him ;).

Dang excited for this video! Thanks for the best wedding gift ever!

Our Father Daughter Dance

I am working on a photo book for Mike and I and have been going through all of our wedding photos. When I look at all of the details of the wedding reception I think, "Holy crap my mom went to a lot of work!" She did soooo much and had thought about every detail. I told her what I wanted and she just made it happen. We had lots of vendors to coordinate and plan with and I know that planning everything became more of a family effort and everyone pitched in and helped, so I am grateful for my entire family, but I know it was her vision which made it complete. I have the best mom ever.

I have the best dad ever too. (How lucky am I to score two of the best parents EVER!?) He does anything and everything for all of us. He is so patient, so kind, and so willing. I really wanted to do a breakout Father Daughter Dance (still waiting and excited to get the footage back from our videographer) but in addition to doing the dance with me - my family planned a flash mob dance. So my dad had to learn two complete dances for my reception night, and he kept it all a secret. He was so wiling and so happy the entire time even though deep down I am sure it must have been overwhelming. What a stud. He pulled it off like one of Katy Perry's back-up dancers and now I have the best, most unforgettable moments ever of my dad and my family dancing at my wedding reception for me.

We started together

*N SYNC "Here We Go"

I may not remember all of the songs we danced to, but I will always remember my dad doing the "Stanky Leg".

"Big Butts"

"Tik Tok"

And we ended together

I guess I should also mention that I was very impressed with our DJ's. I told them what I had in mind, the songs that I wanted, and they put it all together over night. They were fabulous to work with.

Moab Bridals

Yesterday we were able to meet with our photographers - Glade and Corinne - of Still Timeless Photography. When we entered their studio guess what we saw? A very large canvas photo of us :). How fun is that? It's the first thing people see when they walk into their studio and they said that they take it to all the Bridal Fairs with them. They also have hand out a DVD of photos for brides to see their work and guess who is on the cover of that? Us! Again! :)

That means they really like our photos. But so do we. We are really excited to have them back and eager to have a couple of them displayed in our house. Here are the ones they posted on their blog (you can click on them to view them in a slideshow type form):

Thank you Glade and Corinne - we love them!