Music, Music, MUSIC (and more!)

Music is turning out to be a giant pain right now!  Sean and I realized we are supposed to have done our "homework" before out meeting with the DJ next week, and we hadn't even started...Our homework was to start looking at music and get an idea of what we wanted for certain dances/entrances, and also songs for a "must play" and "do not play". 

So far, here is what we have: 

Absolutely nothing for sure....=) We have a lot of ideas but none that we are 100% on yet, so any ideas would be more than welcomed.  I want to pick songs that are "us" but really we have lots of different tastes in music, with some overlap, but the overlap is not exactly covering all the areas!  Here is what we have tentatively come up with (and this is just the reception, I don't think we have much choice for the ceremony as the church pretty much dictates that one!)

Cocktail hour:
both of us like the idea of doing a mix of Frank Sinatra/Dean Martin for this
and this would have to include: Mack the knife, come fly with me, I've got you under my skin, the way you look tonight, my way... as well as Dean's Sway, Volare, Thats Amore

I like these songs for dinner time too though, so we'll have to see what fits best...

Bridal party entrance:
I like either Justin T "Sexy Back" or Pink "get the party started"; Sean's pick is Flo rida "in the ayer" which Nico knows word for word and would be really funny if he would actually dance to it =)  Maybe it can at least be the song for him and Zach when they walk in!!  I also like Black Eyed Peas "I gotta feeling" or "lets get it started".  See- WAY too many choices...=)

Not sure for our entrance but I'm hoping to convince Sean it should be Elvis (maybe burning love...) ha- love it!!
We are having a hard time deciding on a first dance song; originally we had Jason Mraz Lucky, then we changed it to Brad Paisley "then" (which is still my vote) and then as we are looking for music there are a ton of good song possibilities, so we'll see!

One that we are about 95% sure on is the song for the garter (I know, of all the things this is low on the importance list, but we came across this and both died laughing when I said we should use it for that!):
Christina Aguilera "dirrty" ~ awesome~ I figure those that may not appreciate it won't know the words anyways, so oh well!

I kinda like other Christina songs for the bouquet toss too, like Lady Marmalade or Aint no other man

Random songs we'll have to play at some point include: Pink "so what" (for Nico), Shakira "hips don't lie", some elvis classics, Miley cyrus "party in the usa"- don't knock it, its a good song =) And we'll have to play some Jason Mraz and Brad Paisley whether they are for specific dances or not. 

So thats kinda where I'm at right now.  I do have a few songs on my Do not play list including the macarena, chicken dance,  and others I'm sure I'm not thinking of for a reason! Ha

Let me know opinions on the music and if you have any suggestions/requests~


Also, real quick, I have a few updates!

-Bouquets are in and fluffed and carefully stored, but can be taken out and admired at any time so please stop by and see (I can't stop getting them out and looking at them~ I'm kindof obsessed with them and TOTALLY LOVE THEM!)  
-Pinwheels are coming along, most of paper in pinned on, just need to add the beads to cover the pin poking out of the wood in the back, and thats the easy part!  Less than 50 I would say to still be put together completely- and I think I have way more than I need, but this way I can just toss the ones that get crushed or ruined and not freak out day of because I don't have enough nice ones!  See- I'm thinking ahead to prevent bridezilla...
-Speaking of bridezilla, she reared her head along with (because of?) my monthly stress time and I had complete photography meltdown!  As you know, or don't know, we hired a super inexpensive photographer really early on and she is the one that did our engagement photos.  Well, I've had a few nights of sleepless tossing and turning freaking out slightly (tons!) about the whole "you get what you pay for" with the photography. 
To sum up my craziness and not go into the insane thought processes my mind went to, I ended up asking Sean if he was ok if I switched photographers.  To which he replies something like: "No, I'm not okay with it, but if it is what you want, then ok"  Thats why I love him =)  He really does want me to be happy, and hopefully I can be happy without him having a heart attack from the expenses! 
So anyone interested can check out our new photographer, deposit paid today!, ae photography at http://www.photographyae.com/  They also have a blog thats pretty sweet and shows more picture examples.  I'm totally in love with them and an SO excited to have made this decision.  The only thing now is I have to break up with our previous photographer (who actually has a refundable deposit if we cancel early enough- which this is, and it was only $75 anyways, so we'll see!)
And I am at peace once again =)  My sanity is worth the extra cost, right?  What do you guys think of the photographer switcheroo?

Candice