Wedding music suggestions?

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Wedding music suggestions?

Hello everyone,
I have worked with iMovie for several years now, but up until now it has all been family movies (vacations, school events, birthday parties, etc). Well, my oldest son just got married, and I promised that I would put together a wedding movie for the new couple, but I am realizing that I don't really know any contemporary wedding music for the background.
They are a young couple (he's 25 and she's 21), so I would like to use some music that will be appropriate and meaningful to them. I don't mind throwing in a few "classic" love songs or wedding songs, but I don't want to fill the movie with relics like "let me call you sweetheart".
Since I know that many of you make wedding movies regularly, I was hoping that you could give me a few ideas for background music for my movie. (I don't mind a few songs with lyrics, but I prefer music without lyrics for most of my movies).

Thank you for your help!

Lincoln

iMac Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Posted on Jun 24, 2006 12:10 PM

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Answer 1

Jun 24, 2006 1:43 PM in response to Lincoln Nymeyer

check out these songs, all are available on iTunes

Jump, Little Children - By The Way They Dance
Ben Folds - The Luckiest
Damien Rice - The Blowers Daughter
Ryan Adams - Amy (it's a plus if the bride's name is Amy)

congratulations by the way.

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Answer 2

Jun 24, 2006 3:19 PM in response to Lincoln Nymeyer

Hello,Lincoln,
What a fun movie to do! I did a DVD of the ceremony and reception for my daughter and her husband who married in 2004. It was great! The videographer made the couple a wonderful DVD, very creative and beautiful. I was able to use the raw footage from the videographer, I added our still photos, snapshots, and made our own version of the wedding and reception that emphasized our families and used a lot of the footage that he hadn't.

I added the songs from the bride and groom's 'favorites' that were played at the reception.

So, a good first option is to ask them for a list of THEIR favorite or special songs. That will make it more personal for them. Also, if you know or remember some of the songs actually played, or danced to at the wedding, those would be special memories for them as well.

In addition, you can go to some wedding music sites to see the names of the 'usual' or 'modern' wedding music that might help you select the ones you think they would like.

The best thing is to ask them!

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