It's great that you're reading. But frankly, it's time to take it up a notch.
That's because Lynne and Matt recently took care of another component for a fantastic wedding: The Music. The Future Couple entered into a contract with Sounds Abound, a cool little music company in Naperville.Mark the DJ (no commas - that's his name) is a great guy and seems like he'll be the right amount of fun. (We don't want a wedding singer incident, after all.) Special thanks to Mr. Seago for finding him.
Now, Lynne and Matt have to work on picking some songs that definitely, without-a-doubt, gotta-have-it, for sure, absolutely must be played on The Big Day. (And, on the other side, the music that should be avoided, skipped, dodged, passed by and run away from no matter what.)
So, Mark the DJ offered up a list of the 50 most requested wedding songs. Take a gander below, and let Lynne and Matt know what you want (or don't) at the reception. Just leave some requests (or refusals) by clicking the comment button - the spot where it usually says "0 comments" - below this post. You can even be anonymous if you're too embarrassed to request James Brown is Dead. That's cool.
As a special incentive Lynne and Matt have posted their first ever video at the bottom of this blog. So read on, vote, then enjoy some Happy Feet!
The 50 most requested wedding songs:
Electric Boogie ... Marcia Griffiths (Boogie. Oogie. Oogie.)
Old Time Rock and Roll ... Bob Seger
You Shook Me All Night Long ... AC/DC
Shout ... Otis Day
Love Shack ... B-52s
Celebration ... Kool & The Gang (listed as Kook & The Gang, but you know what they mean)
Twist ... Chubby Checker
Mony Mony ... Billy Idol
YMCA ... Village People
Brown Eyed Girl ... Van Morrison
Unchained Melody ... Righteous Brothers (You've lost that loving feeling...)
Chicken Dance ... Emeralds (Didn't know someone actually wrote that song)
We Are Family ... Sister Sledge (In honor of Manny Sanguillen)
Respect ... Aretha Franklin
In The Mood ... Glen Miller
Twist and Shout ... The Beatles
Brick House ... Commodores
Unforgettable ... Natalie and Nat King Cole
Friends in Low Places ... Garth Brooks
Wonderful Tonight ... Eric Clapton (Matt's prom theme - yikes!)
Can't Help Falling in Love ... Elvis Presley
Cha Cha Slide ... Mr. C-Casper (C-Casper: remember him?)
Jailhouse Rock ... Elvis Presley (A very romantic song)
What a Wonderful World ... Louis Armstrong
Push It ... Salt-N-Pepa (Tasteful)
Boot Scootin' Boogie ... Brooks & Dunn
Conga ... Gloria Estefan
Stayin' Alive ... Bee Gees
Pretty Woman ... Roy Orbison
I Will Survive ... Gloria Gaynor
Swing the Mood ... Jive Bunny (Whaaa?)
Super Freak ... Rick James (Also very romantic)
Great Balls of Fire ... Jerry Lee Lewis
My Girl ... Tempations
Crazy ... Patsy Cline
New York, New York ... Frank Sinatra
What I Like About you ... Romantics
Ice Ice Baby ... Vanilla Ice (dun-dun-dun-de DUN-duh)
Play That Funky Music ... Wild Cherry
Mustang Sally ... Wilson Pickett/Commitments (the late, great Wilson Pickett)
Bust A Move ... Young MC
1999 ... Prince
Rock Around the Clock ... Bill Haley & the Comets
Wild Thing ... Tone Loc
Get Down Tonight .... KC & the Sunshine Band
December '63 (Oh What A Night) ... Four Seasons
The Wanderer ... Dion
Takin' Care of Business ... Bachman Turner Overdrive (The new ubiquitous political theme song)
Dancing Queen ... ABBA
Footloose ... Kenny Loggins
Kind of an odd list, don't you think? There's no slow songs, no Neil Diamond, no Harry Connick Jr., no Day The Music Died (drinking beer with my...), no Michael Jackson and no polka? Well, that's exactly why Lynne and Matt need you!
And if you pick the right songs, you can expect plenty of this....
