Tyler and Emily’s wedding was quite original…and I can’t quite pinpoint my favorite detail! They decided to have their wedding held at a place very close to their hearts: their own home, which is surrounded by fields filled with hay bales and gardens. One of their passions is gardening, and they actually grew a lot of the food for the reception dinner. This wedding was easy on the environment by using a lot of recyclable material and DIY decorations. Even Emily’s vintage-style dress was vegan! Emily and Tyler rang in the dance party by a wonderful duet of the classic “Jackson” by Johnny and June Carter Cash…and later in the evening everyone was graced by Emily singing. So many wonderful details complete this lovely wedding!

Emily shares some information on their fabulous music choices!

Tyler has always been really into music (we are talking older music, Classic Rock, Bluegrass, Classic Pop, Jazz, etc) and because we both love music (I love dancing!), we wanted our wedding to definitely reflect the variety of our musical passions and we were all over the board. We had jazz before the wedding, salsa music for the first dance, some live old-country music, and then a playlist going through the eras of music.

To prepare for the wedding, we relearned some salsa moves from a dance class we took years ago. We had the great idea of Tyler, my dad, a neighbor, and a groomsman singing some songs live. Tyler is a guitar player and a great singer so I thought it would be awesome. They practiced before the wedding and were able to pull off some bluegrass songs. Tyler and I even sang Jackson together, a duet by Johnny Cash and June Carter. It was a total hit with our guests.

As far as the dance party goes, I spent 2 hours the night before the wedding finishing my playlist. Some people may think iPods make silly wedding music but being a former college-party hostess, I have some pretty good playlist making skills. I choose music to complement our first dance and band and then when the dancing really got going, I went from Oldies to stuff like “Get Low”. Everyone had a REALLY good time and it was the perfect night, exactly what we wanted.

Oh yea, and I may or may not have sang the “Thong Song” towards the end of the night. Totally a spur of the moment thing. Who knew anyone knew the words to that song?

Before Ceremony: Chet Baker Sings album – Chet Baker
Wedding Processional: Starting a New Life – Van Morrison
Bride/Groom Processional: Into the Mystic – Van Morrison
Recessional: (You’re love keeps lifting me) Higher and Higher – Jackie Wilson

First Dance: Yambu Pa’ Gozar – Ismael Miranda Con La Orchestra Harlow

98371 Band Set List
Hey Good Looking
Footprints in the Snow
Settin’ the Woods on Fire
Jackson

Father/Daughter & Mother/Son Dance: Comes a Time – Neil Young

Dance List
Long Legged Guitar Picking Man – Johnny Cash
Tear it Down – Old Crow Medicine Show
I Saw Her Standing There – Beatles
Little Deuce Coupe – Beach Boys
The Twist – Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
God Only Knows – Beach Boys
If you Wanna be Happy – Jimmy Soul
Little Honda – Beach Boys
Johnny B. Goode – Chuck Berry
Peppermint Twist – Joey Dee & The Starliters
Dance, Dance, Dance – Beach Boys
I Wanna be your Man – Beatles
Cecilia – Simon and Garfunkel
Our House – CSNY
Me and Julio Down by the School Yard – Paul Simon
Lookin’ Out my Back Door – Credence Clearwater
Dance, Dance, Dance – Steve Miller Band
Saturday Night’s All Right for Fighting – Elton John
Travelin’ Band – Credence Clearwater
Why’d you Come in Here Looking Like That – Dolly Parton
Cotton Eye Joe – Rednex
Be my Baby Tonight – John Michael Montgomery
You Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC
Beat It – Michael Jackson
Don’t Stop Believing – Journey
Footloose – Kenny Loggins
Bad – Michael Jackson
Livin’ on a Prayer – Bon Jovi
T.N.T – AC/DC
SexyBack – Justin Timberlake
Single Ladies – Beyonce
Hey Ya! – Outkast
Chop Me Up – Justin Timberlake
Holla Back – Gwen Stefani
Like I Love You – Justin Timberlake
Thong Song – Sisquo
Caught Up – Usher
Pop – Nsync
Womanizer – Britney Spears
Get Low – Lil Jon
In Da Club – 50 Cent
LoveStoned – Justin Timberlake
Yeah! – Usher
The Way You Move – Outkast
Ignition (Remix) – R. Kelly

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Photography: Aubrey Joy Photography
Venue: Our House
Catering: Naturally Decadent Affairs (who used produce we grew from our own garden)
Rings: Custom Made
Any other jewelry: Flea Market
Dress: Wai Ching – Seattle
Cake Designer: Katie’s Cupcakes
Wedding Planner: My mom and myself
Hair and Makeup: My sister and myself