Are you wracking your brain for songs for your wedding slideshow? When it comes to selecting the best wedding slideshow music, you will want to consider a number of criteria in choosing those ideal tunes and lyrics.
It’s Your Special Day and Should Be a Reflection of You
Every bride and groom will have songs that are special to them, no doubt. Weaving those heartstring-tugging tunes and lyrics into the wedding ceremony and reception is a top priority. What better way to honor each other on your most special day than to zero in on the songs and lyrics that will echo in your minds for decades to come?
Consider Those in Attendance
Important, too, are your friends and guests. They no doubt endured such events, plastering smiles on faces matched only by the boredom of hearing hackneyed tunes from the last wedding. If you want the wedding to please everyone there, then the music should offer entertainment and warm fuzzies for as many people as possible.
Weddings are a Family Affair
Considerate couples will want their families and guests to be a part of this occasion. Moms, dads, grandparents, great-aunts . . . all will respond in different ways to music from diverse generations. These folks sat under the apple tree, Richmond-hopped, boogey-woogied, and sealed letters with kisses. You’ll want their hearts to smile, too.
Include Various Time Periods
Logical divisions of the lives call for music that represents your childhood, your teen years, and the span of your meeting, courtship, and falling in and out of love. Varying the songs throughout the show allows more people to identify with the lyrics. You’ll want universal appeal.
Consider Some of the Best Selections for Your Wedding Slideshow.
Here are a few songs and artists that might help you narrow your choices. Specific quotations are gleanings from various online forum discussion boards.
Frozen Ghost: “Dream Come True”:
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This is the purest, most sincere and touching song I’ve heard in my life.” “This was our wedding song. We have two daughters now. One grown. Still together. Still happy.” “I didn’t think we’d find the perfect song for our wedding two years ago. We were both in the car, heard it on the radio, and said ‘Yes! This is it!’.”
Trace Adkins: “Then They Do”:
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“This is an amazing song. It dialed into exactly how I felt when my oldest started high school and my youngest started kindergarten the same day.” “I was riding in the truck with my dad . . . this song came on the radio . . . he started to cry. It was the first time I ever saw my dad shed a tear. He told me this is exactly how he feels. . . . I love the song!”
Tim McGraw: “Watch the Wind Go By”
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“The best song! This is exactly how my relationship was with my ex. She left me four years ago, but it’s still the way I feel about her.” “Kind of like the Commodores, don’t you think?” “I love it!”
Billy Dean: “Let Them Be Little”
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I danced with my son at his wedding . . . tears to my eyes. Emotional joy!” “I love this song. It reminds me of when I was little and would play with my dad.”
George Straight: “The Best Day of My Life”
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Heartland: “I Loved Her First”
“At first my father-daughter dance was going to be ‘Dancing with Cinderella,’ but Daddy said he liked this song better. I know it means more to him than the other song, so I gladly changed my plans.”
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Nat King Cole: “L.O.V.E.”
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Band of Oz: “Over the Rainbow”
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When I hear this I wish I were back living in North Carolina. While there’s a lot of wonderful beach music songs out there, this one hits all the bases . . . a bit of blue-eyed soul, a soulful rendition of a classic song, and it can still bring a tear to your eye.”
Jason Castro: “Somewhere over the Rainbow”
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How could we leave out this American Idol ukulele version?
Jack Johnson: “Better Together”
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I love playing this song on my acoustic guitar.” “I sooooooo love this sound.
Additional Wedding Songs To Consider
Rascal Flatts: “God Bless the Broken Road
Taylor Swift: “Love Story”
Shania Twain: “From This Moment:
Frank Sinatra: “It Had To Be You” or “The Way You Look Tonight
Diana Ross and the Supremes: “My Guy
Vince Gill: “Look at Us”
Don Henley: “On My Wedding Day”
Keith Urban: “Making Memories of Us”
Belinda Carlisle: “Heaven Is a Place on Earth”
Point of Grace: “This Day”
James Taylor: “How Sweet It Is”
Susan Ashton: “Love Will Be Our Home”
Natalie Cole: “This Will Be an Everlasting Love
Louis Armstrong: “What a Wonderful World
Life House: “You and Me”
Kenney Chesney: “You Had Me from Hello”
Make the Final Cut
Sooner or later, you have to make a choice and go with it. After all, you’re not marrying the song. You’re marrying your other half.
Regardless of whether the wedding couple plan it themselves, or if the wedding photo slide show is meant to be a surprise for them, the wedding planner has specific criteria to consider when selecting wedding reception music to go with the slideshow.
May there not be a dry eye in the reception hall on this, your wedding day.
There are as many more ideal songs as there are couples, for people are unique.
I would love to hear more about the music and songs readers have used successfully or plan to incorporate into their own wedding slide shows. Suggestions welcome!
