Much like beween my husband and I, music was the conversation starter between Chris and Victoria. Within minutes of meeting they were swapping and iPods and asking about favorite bands. Music heavily influenced the style of their wedding expected: concert tickets framed for the guest book, appetite for destruction-esque order of service, personalized guitar picks, and records for table names and seating plan. Even the playlists were hand selected tunes that Chris and Victoria love!

Bridal Party Entrance:
Pearl Jam – Breathe
The Doors – Light My Fire
Kings of Leon – Use Somebody
Tom Petty – Free Falling
Muse – Starlight

Bride’s Entrance: Augustana – Steal Your Heart
Signing the Register: Elbow – One Day Like This
Recessional/Bride & Groom’s Exit Music: The Ramones – Baby I Love You

Dinner Music
Dirty Sweet – Born To Bleed
Matt Pond PA – People Have A Way
Silversun Pickups – Little Lover’s So Polite
Throw Me The Statue – This Is How We Kiss
Citizen Cope featuring Carlos Santana – Son’s Gonna Rise
Mason Jennings – Black Panther
My Morning Jacket – Golden
The Decemberists – Yankee Bayonet (I Will Be Home Then)
Neutral Milk Hotel – In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Noah And The Whale – Shape Of My Heart
Against Me! – Americans Abroad
Alkaline Trio – Every Thug Needs A Lady
Social Distortion – She’s A Knockout
The Mountain Goats – This Year
Matt Costa – Shimmering Fields
Jose Gonzalez – Heartbeats
Nickel Creek – Beauty And The Mess
State Radio – Give You All My Time To Save
Logan Ellis Tracey – Sweet Baby/No Evidence
Redline5 – Lovely
Jamie Cullum – My Yard
Coconut Records – Easy Girl
little hurricane – Grounds for Divorce (Elbow cover)
Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s – My Baby (Cares for the Animals)
Okkervil River – Lost Coastlines
Ra Ra Riot – Dying Is Fine
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Still Suspicion Holds You Tight
Wilco – I’m The Man Who Loves You
Blitzen Trapper – Furr
Delta Spirit – People C’mon
22-20s – Shoot Your Gun
Free Energy – Bang Pop
Ryan Adams – New York, New York
Bob Schneider – Come With Me Tonight
The Wood Brothers – Lovin’ Arms
The Beach Boys – Wouldn’t It Be Nice

Couple’s First Dance: She & Him – I Can Hear Music
Guests First Dance: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros – Home

Reception
Highlights include:
Two sets by Captain Caveman band
NO COLDPLAY of any kind allowed
Punk Rock version of Take That’s – Back for Good
Groom singing both Wheatus – Teenage Dirtbag & Bryan Adams – Summer of ’69
Massive mosh pit during Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit

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Photos: Mark Tierney of Tierney Photography
Venue: The Swan at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, London