Maybe I'm missing something but what song did you eventually dance too? Love your blog by the way. Also wondering if I'm the only reader from the Caribbean trying to imagine what snow is like but your descriptions and pics have helped.

Deb you're such a clever girl - love to read your posts!

I'm a Frank Sinatra fan too, heck, have you ever met anyone who isn't?

I think that song is overplayed at weddings for a reason - it's perfect!

Great post. I have thought this myself on many occasions but have never thought it as eloquently.

i love the last paragraph. that was so nicely put.

I know exactly what you mean. We were at the mall the other night picking up concert tickets and as we walked in the door, the opening strains of our song ("You're the Biggest Part of Me" by Ambrosia - my husband is a child of the late 70s) were playing. And I put down my purse and we danced... I love being married.

Gems-

They danced to "The Way You Look Tonight" by Frank Sinatra... If you go back and look at the last post before they got married (late August), she quoted some of the lyrics as the blog title there too...

I'm addicted to this blog.

off topic, i saw this.. made me giggle, thought id pass it along as a PSA

http://dontdatehimgirl.com/home/index.html

I sing that song every time I miss my boyfriend because it reminds of me of all the romantic moments that he has brought to my life. He loves to dance with no music, just grab me and waltz...I imagine that song in my head. Thank you for sharing!

PS...I am bad Ipodder...it is sitting on my desk gathering sooo much dust.

My fiance and I are also thinking about what song we will dance to at our wedding in September. I sometimes think that it's way to early to be doing that, but our taste in music is so different!!! What other options did you have in my mind before settling for the obvious choice? FYI: I'm committed to this blog...way past obsession!

My Hubby and I danced to You Are by Jimmy Wayne. I know I know it is country BUT it is a beautiful song give it a spin :)

PS my best boy pal and I danced to Frank----before my hub and I danced--everyone freaked but he is totally gay so surely no crazy jinxes

Ahem! It must not be forgotten that your final evening as a single wino occurred on my patio just before you were swept away by the Perels and the Bergs for the Perelberg wedding.

It goes without saying that if I should ever have a wedding of my own, Morrissey will be hired as entertainment, and my husband will be the last of the famous international playboys.

I walked down the aisle at my wedding to "The Way You Look Tonight" - my mom's suggestion because I didn't want the traditional wedding march. I don't think it's very ... pretty.

But no dancing at the reception - per church's instructions and Brad's lack of rhythm. I believe the ceremony - all classic jazz tunes on the piano (no singing) - was a nice twist.

I love that song :) We danced to Can't Help Falling in Love though. But The Way You Look Tonight WAS played at our wedding. :)

Deb----Did you dance to Frank's version or Harry's?

We danced to the Encore Band of Northern New Jersey's, if you must know. But, we asked for them to lend a preference to old blue eyes.

Gosh, this is so true. It's true about the 'pod and it's true about life. Never thought of it quite that way before. It is, indeed, the little things in life that make a difference.

My (ex) husband & I first- danced to "If I Fell" by the Beatles. Which? Was the stupidest song in the world. If I could go back and re-do anything that would be it. Well maybe the whole marriage thing in general. Oh, and the -ipod thing? I have over 3,000 songs and it still plays the same freaking songs over and over.

We danced to "Here, There and Everywhere" by The Beatles.

I loved the simple, sweet sentiment of the lyrics:

"I want her everywhere and if she's beside me
I know I need never care
But to love her is to need her everywhere
Knowing that love is to share

Each one believing that love never dies
Watching her eyes and hoping I'm always there"

Stuart and I didn't actually have a "wedding", and at our party everyone was too drunk or full on cake to dance, which is probably a good thing, since our default song has become "have I told you lately that I love you" by ROD STEWART. By default, I mean, I sing it in Stuart's ear sometimes when I'm trying to be cutesy, but it's stuck now, it's officially our song. How humiliating. I mean, ROD STEWART.

Ben and I don't have a song, unless you count the pipers playing "Scotland the Brave". There are, of course, many songs we sing to each other, but that's usually for annoyance points.

We danced to "You You You You You" by The Sixths (Katherine Whalen). I highly encourage you to give it a listen if you're so inclined. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004WHA3/qid=1141855628/sr=11-1/ref=sr_11_1/103-2078806-7804626?n=5174
It's absolutely lovely. I can't really imagine when we'll ever hear it again randomly, but you just never know. I'm looking forward to it being sprung on me when I'm least expecting. Can't wait :-)

Aw man! That's such a great post! My husband and I just got married in 4/04, and I actually danced to this song with my dad at the reception. My hubby and I had learned a dance to another song for our first dance, and I asked the instructor to show me how to jitterbug so that I could suprise my dad, who is a stellar jitterbug lead. We played the jazzy version, and my dad started to jitterbug with me...and he was so shocked that I could do it. And so proud. And so happy. He flung me all over that dance floor with the ease of Fred Astaire...That is one of the best memories in the history of my life. Thanks for a moment in the middle of my afternoon for the salient and exceptional in my own life.

Oh gosh...I can't imagine what it is we'd dance to when we get married. I suspect Brad'll be in charge of the music though I have expressed already what *I* would like (lots of Frank, a little Eric Clapton, and defnitely a smidge of Dave (Crash and Love of My Life to be specific). Alas, a Dave Matthews concert IS our song--doesn't matter what's played..the whole thing is. :P And Brad, gotta love him, has CRD pretty bad (Caucasian Rhythm Disorder) so we have to limit the dancing :P It's funny tho how songs invoke memories...some make us tear up, and others make us giggle like school girls :P

Ali, here are some first dance classics: At Last, True Companion (Marc Cohn), God Only Knows What I'd Do Without You, Someone To Watch Over Me, Fly Me To The Moon, You Send Me (Sam Cook), Amazed (Lonestar), and about a million other country songs. We almost went with The Luckiest, by Ben Folds, but decided that we couldn't dance to it. So we're using Stand By Me instead.

Ali - We used Jacqui Naylor's "Can't Help Singin'" It's a great one, and I would imagine pretty rare, as she's up and coming on the US jazz scene, but has been playing the Bay Area for years...