Not only does this wedding have an incredible bride and groom, but their choices on song selections and wedding vendors are top notch! With Kelty behind the lens, you know it’s gonna be good eye candy! Britt explained how important music was to them (huzzah!) and what they did to to incorporate it into their wedding day (which, by the way, was on Record Store Day – double huzzah!)

We hand-picked our entire wedding play-list and basically told the DJ that, as long as he stayed within our overall vibe and tastes, he could stray for about 20% of our dance set-list to read and play to the crowd a bit.

Additionally, because the music was so personal and really set the overall tone for the entire day, we chose to give each guest an 18-track CD with music from the ceremony and reception as the wedding favor. We wanted our guests to be able to pop that CD in days, weeks, or even years after the wedding and be instantly flooded with the sounds and memories from that night.

Ceremony: For our ceremony, we had my mega-talented musician cousin Michael McGinnis play acoustic guitar for each song.

Prelude – Bron-Yr-Aur, Led Zeppelin
Procession – Little Martha, Allman Brothers Band
Bride’s Entrance – Catch the Wind, Donovan
Recession – More Adventurous, Rilo Kiley

**Note: I completely and utterly lost it when Michael started strumming “Catch the Wind.” I could barely make it down the aisle with my dad to meet Jonny for the final walk across the bridge. It was a 25-foot-walk of me and my dad trying not to bawl our eyes out. I don’t know if I’ll even be able to hear that song again without crying.

Reception: These were the songs we chose for the few special moments throughout the night.

Bridal Party Entrance – Coffee in the Pot, Supergrass
Bride-Groom First Dance – The Air That I Breathe, The Hollies
Father Daughter Dance – Wild World, Cat Stevens
Mother Son Dance – Chaque jour c’est La même chose, Claude François
Cupcake Service – Spoonfull of Sugar, Julie Andrews

**Note: The bridesmaids and groomsmen were introduced and danced into the reception to “Coffee in the Pot.” We had huge smiles on our faces the entire time this song played, as we watched our favorite people honor us with their silliest dance moves.
*My dad is a former-musician and one of my favorite childhood memories is of him playing Cat Stevens on his acoustic guitar for my mom, myself, and my sister and brother. So, “Wild World” was a no-brainer as my Father-Daughter dance choice – I was very emotional as we danced and he quietly serenaded me.
*One of the biggest hits of the night was the Mother-Son dance! We knew we’d be coming off of a somber teary-eyed Father-Daughter dance, so we really wanted Jonny’s dance with his mom to kick things up a notch. The crowd erupted into laughter and applause as Jonny and his mom broke into their energetic 60’s French pop moves. Definitely the best Mother-Son dance that I’ve ever witnessed!

Cocktails/Dinner
Foux Du Fafa, Flight Of The Conchords
You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb, Spoon
Monolith, T.Rex
Handle With Care, Traveling Wilburys
Gotta Get Up, Harry Nilsson
Don’t Get Me Wrong, The Pretenders
Heart It Races – As Played By Dr. Dog, Architecture In Helsinki
Ragoo, Kings Of Leon
White Sky, Vampire Weekend
West Coast, Coconut Records
My Slumbering Heart, Rilo Kiley
Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes, Paul Simon
Back In Your Head, Tegan and Sara
Everyday I Write the Book, Elvis Costello
Nothin’ No, David Vandervelde
Elevator Love Letter, Stars
Sentimental Heart, She & Him
Paris 2004, Peter Bjorn & John
A Whiter Shade of Pale, Procol Harum
Woman, John Lennon
Aretha, Sing One For Me, Cat Power
Trying My Best to Love You, Jenny Lewis
Our Swords, Band of Horses
You Can Make Me Dance, Sing Or Anything, The Faces
And She Was, Talking Heads
Poor Little Space Monkey, Michael McGinnis
Ladyflash, The Go! Team
Our House, Madness
Time, Supergrass
All You Need Is Love, The Beatles
All You Ever Wanted, The Black Keys
Naked, If I Want To, Cat Power
Colours, Donovan
Halah, Mazzy Star
This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody), Talking Heads
Into the Mystic, Van Morrison
Whenever You’re Ready, The Zombies
Satellite Of Love, Lou Reed
April Come She Will, Simon & Garfunkel
Hysteric, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Vibrate, Rufus Wainwright

Dancing
I Don’t Feel Like Dancing, Scissor Sisters
You Never Can Tell, Chuck Berry
You Should Be Dancing, Bee Gees
Boogie Shoes, KC & the Sunshine Band
Superfly, Curtis Mayfield
In the Summertime, Mungo Jerry
Shattered, Rolling Stones
Superstition, Stevie Wonder
Lust for Life, Iggy Pop
Dance the Night Away, Van Halen
Suspicious Minds, Elvis Presley
Town Called Malice, The Jam
Bring Your Love Down (Didn’t I), Yaz
Blue Monday, New Order
Train in Vain, The Clash
Blister in the Sun, Violent Femmes
Billie Jean, Michael Jackson
Here Comes Your Man, Pixies
Heart of Glass, Blondie
You Shook Me All Night Long, AC/DC
Those Dancing Days, Those Dancing Days
Move Your Feet, Junior Senior
Nighttiming, Coconut Records
Laid, James
Disco 2000, Pulp
Dancing in the Moonlight (Remix), Toploader
Home, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes
Barracuda, Heart
The Seed (2.0), The Roots

18-Track CD Favor:
1. Bron-Yr-Aur, Led Zeppelin
2. Catch the Wind, Donovan
3. More Adventurous, Rilo Kiley
4. The Air That I Breathe, The Hollies
5. Wild World, Cat Stevens
6. Chaque jour c’est La meme chose, Claude Francois
7. Hysteric, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
8. Aretha, Sing One For Me, Cat Power
9. Vibrate, Rufus Wainwright
10. Our Swords, Band of Horses
11. This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody), Talking Heads
12. West Coast, Coconut Records
13. Don’t Get Me Wrong, The Pretenders
14. Town Called Malice, The Jam
15. Those Dancing Days, Those Dancing Days
16. Disco 2000, Pulp
17. Here Comes Your Man, Pixies
18. Home, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes

Fabulous Fotos by: Steep Street