Musaq

Before we get into the juice of this post, I have to tell you that we've had a DJ booked for quite some time. We looked into having a live band, but just could not justify the (at least) $3000 extra that would be spent. I was quite honestly a little bummed, because every wedding I've been to with live music has definitely had that extra umph. Anyway, DJ booked.

So when I started talking to Mr. Elk about what music he wanted to walk down the aisle to, he agreed that Beatles songs and other classics would do the trick. I've never pictured myself walking to here comes the bride or Canon in D, and Mr Elk is big into music, especially from the 60's, so it was easy for us to be on the same page on this front. Mr Elk didn't seem thrilled, though, that we would be walking to radio versions of songs. Please note that this conversation happened at least 6 months ago. He seemed to think that this wouldn't be special enough for such a big day. Even the Vitamin String Quartet version of songs wouldn't do it for him. At that point I was a little peeved that he hadn't said something sooner, but fine, no biggie. If he wanted real strings to make the ceremony more special that was fine. But since I couldn't care less about this, it was totally and completely up to him! I gave him the contact for 2 reputable string ensembles in the area and told him it was his responsibility to make it happen. Fast forward till about 3 weeks ago, and he STILL hadn't contacted anyone. I was pretty convinced he had decided he didn't care either, as I had reminded him every month. But no, he finally got his act together and we now officially have a string duo for our ceremony.

So what are we planning on walking down the aisle to? Well Mr. Elk is still deciding what he wants playing while he is walking, but I'm pretty certain it will be something from The Beatles. As for my walk, I think I've made up my mind: God Only Knows by The Beach Boys

I like that it is upbeat but not too fast, sounds happy, and I happen to love the song. I also find it pretty obnoxious that Mr Elk and I are pretty serious about not including any religion in our wedding, but I am walking down the aisle to a song with god in the title.

As for the recessional, I had my heart set on Great Balls Of Fire by Jerry Lee Lewis, which is our song.

Unfortunately, I don't think it will translate well into strings, so I'm going to save it for our entrance into the reception. Instead, I think we will use When I'm 64 by the Beatles.

I think it is fast, upbeat, and a fun song in general. Overall, I'm pretty pleased with our musical choices. I know that these songs represent us as a couple, and they are songs that we will truly enjoy walking down the aisle to.

How did you decide on your processional and recessional songs? What did you decide on- traditional/classic or popular?