favorite songs to boogie down to at a wedding

so...we're working on our song lists for our dj and i kinda want to ask our friends which songs they would like to hear but i don't want to open that can of worms...so i thought i'd ask you guys. what are your favorite songs to dance to at a wedding?

turned cartwheels 'cross the floor

since music has been so much on my mind today (as I've been wallowing in the glow of having a DJ,) i wanted to put a conflict i'm having - of heart and mind and wedding song - down on paper. I have a song, one of my favorite favorite songs - this song makes my heart want to burst and makes me want to close my eyes and spin in circles like no one is watching. This song, i feel, also has an amazing intro and i envision it as my processional song. What wrong with this you ask? Well, it's not exactly a love song, in fact - i think it might be about running into a past love, catching a love cheating on you, or the last time you saw a love- there is something about it that makes my heart so heavy - but i LOVE it.

In the end I know i'll just go for it, it shouldn't matter what the song was intended to mean right? It only matters what it means to me. What do you think? Is a mixed message song a ceremonial no-no?

What's the tune I can't let go of? Procol Harum's A Whiter Shade of Pale.

And We Have a DJ!

Such a huge check mark off our list as Mike and I go into our fall semesters as full time workers, part time students, trying to plan a wedding. We have our DJ, Ari Rosenfield of Beat Train Productions! I'm super excited about him and even more so now that we got a chance to meet and have a chat. His taste in music (from what we know from his website and other bride internet chatter), and nonexistent wedding DJ cheese seems perfect for us.

Here are two of the sample playlists from Ari, the first a dinner time/cocktail hour mix. The second, though maybe not 100% wedding appropriate is call Songs to Shake a Tail Feather To - now shake it!

Jazz Mix

Tail Feather Mix

OK, wedding check list recap:

Venue - check!

Caterer - check!

Photographer - check!

Dress - check!

DJ - check!

Man to love forever - check! Let's get married!