Saturday I attended the ceremony and celebration that took place for two of my very best friends who decided to give each other their hands (and the rest of themselves) in marriage. And I had a great time. Weddings have not always been something that I particularly enjoyed. But lately, especially when I am good friends with those getting married, I really enjoy weddings.
I think one of the main reasons is that there has been more emphasis on the celebration than the ceremony, which is the way I think it should be. Now I believe that marriage is a very sacred thing that should be taken very seriously. And assuming it doesn’t drag on forever I really enjoy a lot of the traditions that we have regarding the marriage ceremony, and would never want to get rid of it or diminish its importance and value. But I love that with the last several weddings I have been a part of, the whole weekend has just felt like one big party.
Another reason I have come to enjoy weddings lately is that people have felt the freedom to be creative with the music that they use during the ceremony. Hearing the music that people choose to have everyone in the wedding party walk down to or what they pick as their first dance has become one of my favorite parts of the wedding. And since Eric and Ashley did such a great job of picking music for all of these things I thought that it would make a great playlist worth posting for my faithful readers.
I first mentioned Leona back in June in regards to her contribution to the great new LaMontagne release. I knew that if she was being asked to sing with Ray that she had to be good. But I had no idea that she was this good. She has such a sweet and warm sound, but it’s can be so catchy and fun at the same time. Let Leona be a little pick me up, but for the sake of us guys, ladies don’t listen to closely to what she’s saying.
Easily one of the greatest christian artists of all time, the husband and wife duo of Don and Lori Chaffer are making music together again. Praise the Lord!
But apparently this is old news. I just discovered that not only is Waterdeep coming out with a new album later this year called Pink & Blue, but that they released an acoustic album last summer called Heart Attack Time Machine. This is fantastic news, but so dissappointing at the same time to find out that I have been missing out for so long. According to Chaffer, Heart Attack Time Machine, their first album since ’99 that wasn’t live or a worship album, is their “just-us-two-in-our-basement-with-acoustic-instruments album.” And then Pink & Blue is going to be more of a “let’s-have-a-party-and-whoop-it-up” kind of album. I absolutely cannot wait to get my hands on both of these albums. So I realize that many of you may have never even heard of these guys. So today I give you a great example of why I get so excited about this incredibly talented couple. Here is the title track off of their 1999 album, Everyone’s Beautiful. Just put this song on repeat and let it sink in for a little while. Trust me, it will blow you away.
I can’t even begin to describe to you the music of Passion Pit. It is just something you have to experience. All I know is that I cannot stop listening to these guys. This Boston based pop group started as nothing more than an ambitious Valentine’s gift for lead singer Michael Angelakos’ girlfriend. But you’ll soon see why it quickly developed into a full-fledged band with an EP and plenty of live performance opportunities, including the chance to open for Death Cab For Cutie. They were picked up by the Frenchkiss label which gave us their first official release with the Chunk of Change EP coming out earlier this year. And they are in the process of working on a full-length to be released sometime in ’09, so the rumor goes. So open your ears and open your mind, because this is going to be a fun ride. Whatever you do just please give this song a full listen. Cause I am pretty sure that if you make it to the end you will really enjoy the strange but beautiful things that he does with the his voice and the keys and even the rhythm.
Saturday I attended the ceremony and celebration that took place for two of my very best friends who decided to give each other their hands (and the rest of themselves) in marriage. And I had a great time. Weddings have not always been something that I particularly enjoyed. But lately, especially when I am good friends with those getting married, I really enjoy weddings.
