Yeah I know, this is a tip to you who are engaged from a man. Obviously it’s going to be about sex or something.
WRONG!
So, while you’re all coming to my wall to write me birthday wishes you might as well hear something interesting from me.
When you get to the part of wedding planning where you choose your music; CHOOSE WISELY.
Eschew the standard and go for the personal.
Freya and I had Kelley sing Over the Rhine’s I Want you to Be My Love for the Processional, then we played Devotchka’s “How it Ends” for Freya’s entrance, and then we left to Sigur Ros’s Hoppippolla.
Not only did we get lots of compliments for good music choices; which they were, but we also will ALWAYS think of our wedding when we hear these songs.
This morning on our way to work I put on Sigur Ros’s album Takk, and when Hoppippolla came on we looked at each other, as we do every time we hear the song, and said “WE’RE MARRIED!”
It was a beautiful moment to us, and cheesy I’m sure to the rest of the world.
So, my argument is, if you pick a song that is a favorite, but one that will be a long-time favorite (not your flavour of the week), then from that moment on whenever you hear that song you’ll think about that glorious day.
And honestly, I’ll go ahead and say it, steal Sigur Ros’s hoppippolla for your wedding because it’s one of the most glorious, heavenly songs ever. It’s short, right around 4 minutes, but it starts with a lone piano and crescendos with what sounds like a full string section.
Here, just watch the video and agree:
Hoppipolla from ESLA on Vimeo.
(One of my most favorite music videos ever also)