Favors were one of the last DIY projects Mr. Puffer and I completed in the weeks leading up to our wedding. I?m not sure who came up with the idea of gifting music, but we both believed the guests who knew us best would appreciate getting a playlist they would identify with Puff and me. The trouble is, in this day of mp3s and digital streaming, how do we give them music"
So we went old school: CDs. I know, I know…giving CDs is probably not ?cool? and really shows our age. But hey, both Puff and I are old school. We grew up jammin? to cassettes. When you wanted to express your undying love to your crush, you gave him or her a mix tape. Heck, I didn?t get my first CD player until high school!
Puff and I now use our iPods, iPhones, and iPads to stream music. We don?t even have a CD player in the house. But we and nearly everyone we know still listen to CDs in the car, so we knew there was a good chance people would listen to them. Creating the Playlist

When we entertain at our house, Puff and I always play hits from the ’50s and ’60s?songs nearly everyone recognizes, despite age or generation. As we started to toss around ideas for the biggest entertainment event of our lives, a playlist started to take shape.
Without further ado, I introduce you to the Puffer CD playlist. We did include two newer hits (with “Happy” added at, believe it or not, the request of my mother!), but the rest are songs you probably would hear if you happened to visi...