Music for an elderly wedding

timberup | 10:40 Sun 12th Jun 2011 | Music

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My father in law is marrying this Thurs and is getting in a tizz, as he has just been asked to choose some music for the civil ceremony. He is a lover of the big band sound, or 50's early 60's style music. He can't get his head around that nearly any sort of music is acceptable provided it has meaning to the couple and is looking at "Classical" style music. We have told him to calm down and pick his and future wifes favourite music but he wants some other appropriate choices. So has anyone any ideas from that genre or era that I could put to him to guide him. I have suggested Louis Armstrong "wonderful World" as an example. Very grateful to any answers

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TWR

Glen Miller, in the Mood,
Frank Sinatra,
Frankie Vaughan
Frankie Lane

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boxtops

Timberup, how elderly is elderly? I'm in the older department but we had a wide range of stuff at our wedding.
Our first dance at the reception was Peggy Lee "Til there was You...."

saxy_jag

'Til There Was You' is a lovely song. It was written for the 1964 musical, 'The Music Man' and is most appropriate. There's also a Beatles version of it. There's also that lovely number from 'High Society', 'True Love'.

There are also some lovely, romantic big-band numbers that would be suitable. 'Moonlight Serenade' and 'String of Pearls' come to mind.

saxy_jag

Just thinking, if he prefers to stick with more classical music, it's worth looking at the works of Chopin and Debussy.

alexanderd

Johnny Mathis "the 12th of never" the most romantic song ever(in my opinion)

guilliebrougues

Evis Presley singing the Hawian Wedding Song. Cilla Black singing You're My World.Mantovani orchestra playing Charmaine.

guilliebrougues

Glen Miller orchestra playing At Last.

Buenchico

Everything I Love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMFyx8DJujQ

askyourgran

Canadian Sunset was my favourite danceband tune in the 50's. There are still some music tapes/dvds of big band music at HMV or such stores. Everyone seems to have suggested some good ones already..