How many brides can say they’ve gotten married during a hurricane? While you can control some aspects of the wedding day, weather is just not one of them. While in the gorgeous Catskills mountains, Matt and Margot celebrated their love with friends, family, and a helluva dance party* as Hurricane Irene made her uninvited debut.

CEREMONY/SPECIAL SONGS
processional: If Not For You by George Harrison
mid-ceremony jam: What Is Life by George Harrison
recessional: No Matter What by Badfinger
first dance: The Air that I Breathe by The Hollies
dance party starter: Let’s Spend the Night Together by Rolling Stones

COCKTAIL
Tempo De Amor – Baden Powell
Magic Time – The Ballroom
Friends – The Beach Boys
God Only Knows – The Beach Boys
Here, There and Everywhere – The Beatles
La Madrague – Brigitte Bardot
On the Way Home – Buffalo Springfield
Something Big – Burt Bacharach
Do You Know the Way to San Jose – Dionne Warwick
Gypsy – Fleetwood Mac
Love a Little Longer – The Flirtations
Le Temps Des Souvenirs – Francoise Hardy
Bird in the Hand – Gandalf
Box of Rain – Grateful Dead
There’s a Kind of Hush (All Over the World) – Herman’s Hermits
Child’s Christmas in Wales – John Cale
Xica Da Silva – Jorge Ben
This Time Tomorrow – The Kinks
Sweet Lady Genevieve – The Kinks
Com Mais de 30 – Marcos Valle
Live – The Merry-Go-Round
Lookin’ for a Love – Neil Young
The Nightmare of J.B. Stanislas – Nick Garrie
Jet – Paul McCartney and Wings
Baby It’s You – The Shirelles
Strawberry Letter 23 – Shuggie Otis
Do It Again – Steely Dan
This Will Be Our Year – The Zombies
Friends of Mine – The Zombies

DINNER
Never My Love – The Association
Windy – The Association
Beautiful and Blue – Badfinger
Wouldn’t It Be Nice – The Beach Boys
Sexy Sadie – The Beatles
I Should Have Known Better – The Beatles
Wasn’t Born to Follow – The Byrds
Bad Moon Rising – Creedence Clearwater Revival
With My Face on the Floor – Emitt Rhodes
Promised I’ve Made – Emitt Rhodes
Nothing But a Heartache – The Flirtations
Someone Out There – The Flirtations
I Found You – Gene Clark
Military Madness – Graham Nash
Cleo – John Cale
Ponta De Lanca Africano (Umbabarauma) – Jorge Ben
Big Sky – The Kinks
Love Me Til the Sun Shines – The Kinks
Waterloo Sunset – The Kinks
Walk Away Renee – The Left Banke
Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl) – Looking Glass
Do You Believe in Magic? – The Lovin’ Spoonful
Garra – Marcos Valle
Vinte e Seis Anons De Vida Normal – Marcos Valle
Ink Pot Eyes – Nick Garrie
Stuck in the Middle With You – Stealers Wheel
My Old School – Steely Dan
Love’s A Real Thing – Super Eagles
Some People Never Know – Wings
Time of the Season – The Zombies

DANCE PARTY (in no particular order)
As Good As New – ABBA
Voulez-Vous – ABBA
I’d Die Babe – Badfinger
I Was Made To Love Her – The Beach Boys
Heart Of Glass – Blondie
Needle In The Camel’s Eye – Brian Eno
I Want More – CAN
Zig Zag Wanderer – Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band
Look Back In Anger – David Bowie
Rebel Rebel – David Bowie
Boogie Trip – Doris Ebong
Looking For The Magic – Dwight Twilley Band
Shine A Little Love – Electric Light Orchestra
Last Train To London – Electric Light Orchestra
Evil Woman – Electric Light Orchestra
Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting – Elton John
Say You Love Me – Fleetwood Mac
Go Your Own Way – Fleetwood Mac
Second Hand News – Fleetwood Mac
Midnight Confessions – The Grass Roots
Magic Man – HEART
Crazy On You – HEART
Steppin’ Out – Joe Jackson
What You Got – John Lennon
Taj Mahal – Jorge Ben
Rats – The Kinks
2,4,6,8 – Michael Jackson
Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough – Michael Jackson
Starry Eyes – The Records
Do Ya Think I’m Sexy – Rod Stewart
Young Turks – Rod Stewart
Rocks Off – Rolling Stones
When The Whip Comes Down – Rolling Stones
Virginia Plain – Roxy Music
Sea, Sex And Sun – Serge Gainsbourg
Hold On – Sharon Tandy
Send Me A Postcard – Shocking Blue
Rock In The Sea – Shocking Blue
The Tears Of A Clown – Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Jungle Love – Steve Miller Band
My World Is Empty Without You – The Supremes
You Keep Me Hangin’ On – The Supremes
Ballroom Blitz – Sweet
Fox on the Run – Sweet
I Can Only Give You Everything – Them
The Boys Are Back In Town – Thin Lizzy
American Girl – Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

You can read more about the day itself from Margot on East Side Bride!

*one of the best playlists! I can see why the dancing lasted all night!

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Photos: Feather Love Photography