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The Readings & Music
Jack: St Paul’s are quite restrictive when it comes to the readings and music during the ceremony. There is to be no contemporary music and at least one Biblical reading. In terms of music, we compiled a three-hour Spotify playlist of the options and decided on La Rejouissance by Handel for the entrance of the bride and Lord of all Hopefulness by Struther, Dear Lord and Father of Mankind by Whittier and Jerusalem by Blake as our hymns.
My father read the Song of Solomon, 2. 8-17, 8. 6-7 and Jen?s brother read ?Blessing for a Marriage? by James Dillet Freeman ? a real tear-jerker!
During the reception, we had music from the Saloon Star Band. Interestingly enough, they didn?t do requests prior to the wedding and said they would ?read the room? and they did just that (and nailed it). We were very aware that the numerous wedding bands we came across looked, dressed and sounded like Mumford and Sons. They all played Valerie and Uptown Funk which wasn?t really what we were after. The Saloon Star band did covers from Johnny Cash, Chuck Berry, Elvis as well as gypsy jazz and Scottish Cèilidh. Our first dance was ?Something Changed? by Pulp, a song we felt fitted perfectly with our first date five years prior. After their two-hour set, we moved onto a specially compiled, chronological Spotify playlist starting with 1950s dancehall and Motown, right up through 60s rock, 80s electro and ...