My girlfriend and are kinda planning our wedding two years in advance and we are making lists of songs we can dance to any suggestions of phish songs i can sneak into the list.

No meatsick suggestions

i know someone who played drifting at their wedding. not a phish song, but same category.

if she hogs the bed you could play lenthwise.

man, i'd love to see the look on my girl's face if she heard maze come on at our wedding.

good call

Waste

We came into our reception - "introduced" as a married couple - to 2001. First dance was Loving Cup, but the Stones version. All our friends exploded. Last song at the reception before the after-party was Tweeprise.

Wedding I was at a couple weeks ago they used different parts of YEM for coming down the aisle, heading back up the aisle, and being introduced. It was quite well done.

Couldn't agree more.... Waste would be a good slow song.. Congrats

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-bgGni0irY
john cameron mitchell (hedwig and the angry inch) sang waste at his brother's wedding.

My husband and his mother danced to "Us and Them" for their mother son dance. Aside from Pink Floyd being his favorite band of all time it was symbolic of the the bond and life they shared after his parents' divorce.

Have you thought about Strange Design? The first time my husband heard this song, teary-eyed he turned to me and said "That's you!" I didn't understand what he meant in all the commotion but when we talked about it afterward he told me...."that's exactly how I feel....it's a weird life but I'm fine as long as I have you along for the ride!" Of course I was teary-eyed then too!

When you listen to the lyrics they seem to be very simple but in fact they are extremely profound. Personally I find them to be very comforting! However, the song can come across as a bit morbid and the discussion as to whether or not the last verse's "my heart's not beating anymore.....it's alright this happened once before" is a reference to death or reincarnation or neither is still debated. For me the reference is not about one's mortality but about the "death" of a part/time/habit in one's life. A huge life changing event....A Marriage, becoming a parent (which according to Trey is why he wrote it), a big move, career change, etc.

To me the "heart's not beating anymore" references the few seconds of time when you feel as though your heart actually stops and your human instinct takes over. This happens when you are both frightened and excited! It's the whole fight or flight thing. That instinct kicks in all the time...in both good times and bad times. The refrain starts "I'm fine, I'm fine" and that's when your brain takes back over, you settle your body down, and make a choice......that choice that puts you "swimming in the real thing I call life." Once the choice is made you look to share it with someone...."Can I bring a few companions on this ride?" In my life these "companions" started with my husband and now include our two wonderful children!

Not to mention if you read the entire refrain there is this back and forth pattern of ? and answer, advice followed by support. I hear the conversation as being between one and their creator but it would work between any two parties who are each others support system (husband/wife.)

Loving cup is a good one too....a bit sexual to "walk down the aisle" to maybe.....but as an introduction or "first dance" it'd be a lot of fun!

Koodus to you for thinking outside the box....I wish you a marriage full of laughter and love!

I can't think of very many love songs that they do.

If I ever got married, I've always liked the idea of hearing "Blue Sky".

Congrats!

I think dancing to slow songs is kind of a let down. It's a celebration right? Then get down. At least that's what I did at my wedding.

what about If i COULD i WOULD

@MountainKung303 said:

@stopcomplainingbaby said:

@MountainKung303 said:

I can't think of very many love songs that they do.

If I ever got married, I've always liked the idea of hearing "Blue Sky".

Congrats!

If I could, Strange Design, Velvet Sea, Fast Enough For You, Horn, Silent, need I go on?

Ehh, none of those are what I think of as overt love songs. They aren't romantic.

But it is a celebration and they're all great songs.

How about Sand, Jibboo, Gumbo. Wicked Little Town from Hedwig is great.

I can't say I was in the mind of those who wrote those songs, but I'm pretty sure they are relationship based, Sorry Son, but those are definitely love songs.

For the ceremony at my wedding, the guys walked in to "The Inlaw Josie Wales."
The girls walked in to Glide II.
The bride walked in to TMWSIY.
Check it: http://phi.sh/~aoHlYp

The final dance was Waste.

At my friends wedding last night, the band closed with Llama as requested by him. I didn't know how it would be pulled off, but we all knew it would be played at some point. In the second to last song, the male lead singer was consciously practicing the lyrics on the side. The band nailed it. Pianist had the organ on his keyboard rockin, guitarist did a phenomenal job, and there were horns with it TABOOT! I know my friends bro took video footage, so maybe i'll be able to get it up here eventually, but it was awesome. Towards the end of the wedding, after every song all the phans just kept shouting TABOOT! We all rocked hard for one last song, and the wedding ended. it was impressive for a band who doesn't even really know Phish at all.

waste is sort of the cliche phish song to dance to at the wedding. that could also be because most phish songs don't really "fit the mold" for this type of situation. use another band and rock some REAL phish throughout the reception!! hello bathtub gin and camel walk....

@MiguelSanchez said:

waste is sort of the cliche phish song to dance to at the wedding. that could also be because most phish songs don't really "fit the mold" for this type of situation. use another band and rock some REAL phish throughout the reception!! hello bathtub gin and camel walk....

This is what I'm doing. The way to go for sure.

@MiguelSanchez said:

ps i'm doing the wedding planning right now too.

same here..getting married in a few months...I wanted to leave the alter to chalkdust...but she shot that down...couple of phish tunes during the reception will do...

JOY!

Wading? ??????? Is that not a good weddingesque song??

@MiguelSanchez said:

@forbin1 said:

@MiguelSanchez said:

ps i'm doing the wedding planning right now too.

same here..getting married in a few months...I wanted to leave the alter to chalkdust...but she shot that down...couple of phish tunes during the reception will do...

leaving the alter...that's when it's time for meat stick! when's your date? june 24th for me.

October 8th

@forbin1 said:

speaking of weddings...I believe this is true...anyone know which song was inspired by a wedding gift?

My Friend, My Friend

@so_stupendous said:

My wedding was new years eve this year. We had the bridal party announced into the reception to 2001. My wife and I were announced in right at the climax of the song. Shut the night down w tweeprise from 12/30/10

Ha - did exactly the same 5 yrs ago - 2001 and Tweeprise. Great minds...

Also, some of the acoustic instrumental or quieter stuff works really well for cocktail hour or dinner music. Inlaw is a perfect example. We also used some big band/rat pack stuff and threw a Magilla on the playlist.

My wedding was just Saturday night and the band encored with a ragging LLAMA!!!

Big Black Furry Creatures From Mars.

Didn't get introduced to Phish, went with my first love the Hartford Whalers and came into the Brass Bonanza! Not sure how many of you know that tune, it kills.





We did play a ton of Phish, Dead, Marley, etc for the rest of the night