Wedding Music Suggestions (No-Lyric and Lyric)?

[Starfyre]

I have a lot of photos and video footage of my best friend's wedding that I want to make a collection of. Anyone have any good suggestions for background music I can use while showing photos?
Also looking for songs that do not have to have lyrics! I want to use nice background music while the important dialogue is going on.

 

[0388631]

Off the top of my head:

Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing
The 5th Dimension - Let The Sunshine In
Steve Winwood - Higher Love
Survivor - The Search is Over
Air Supply - I Want to Give It all
Chicago - You're The Inspiration
And any song by Bryan Adams and or Eric Clapton.

 

[Tomorrow]

I hear these at weddings a lot:
Rock and Roll Part 2 by Gary Glitter
Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-A-Lot
Macarena - Los Del Rio

 

[OLDCODGER]

Skyhooks - All my friends are getting married.

 

[Khalanad75]

Canon in D?

 

[Huntn]

If you find the right songs and can edit properly, Lyrics can be great, but are more work for you.

 

[Starfyre]

Any lyricless recommendations? (Maybe share some love with some piano? Mix?)

 

[Mousse]

I'm old fashion (and old ), so I go with the time tested Mendelssohn's Wedding March in C major.

Depending upon the photos and the mood you want to convey. For photos of the Groom and groomsmen, I suggest Copeland's Fanfare For The Common Man. For the Bride and bridesmaids, La Donna è Mobile from Verdi's Opera, Rigoletto. For any dancing photos, Strauss' Blue Danube or any waltz. The Anvil Chorus from Verdi's Opera, Il Trovatore, for the rings and ring exchanges. For the family photos that I go with the theme music from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Canon in D?

I'm old fashion (and old ), so I go with the time tested Mendelssohn's Wedding March in C major.

Depending upon the photos and the mood you want to convey. For photos of the Groom and groomsmen, I suggest Copeland's Fanfare For The Common Man. For the Bride and bridesmaids, La Donna è Mobile from Verdi's Opera, Rigoletto. For any dancing photos, Strauss' Blue Danube or any waltz. The Anvil Chorus from Verdi's Opera, Il Trovatore, for the rings and ring exchanges. For the family photos that I go with the theme music from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

All of the above. And, a few further suggestions below:

Plus the Toccata No 5 by Charles-Marie Widor.

Air on a G String By J. S. Bach.

Waltz of the Flowers from the Nutcracker Suite by P. I. Tchaikovsky.

O Fortuna from Carmina Burana by Carl Orff.

Invitation to the Dance by Carl Maria von Weber.

 

[AustinIllini]

"Stomping Grounds" by Bela Fleck and the Flecktones

As far as with words: "Live and Die" by the Avett Brothers.

 

[Loge]

La Donna è Mobile from Verdi's Opera, Rigoletto.

Might just send the wrong message for a wedding!

 

[Huntn]

Any lyricless recommendations? (Maybe share some love with some piano? Mix?)

I think medleys can be challenging, especially for someone like myself with limited imagination. That said, possibly a couple of these songs could be part of a medley. The tricky part is to edit just to get the parts of the songs you want :
Here Comes The Sun
I Feel Good
Heroes
Don't Go Break'n My Heart
It's The End Of The World As We Know It
Walking on Sunshine
The Heat Is On
I want to know what love is
Take On Me
...Want more? Pop songs from the 80-90s are a treasure trove of possibilities.
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Meant to be funny :
Why Don't We Do It In The Road
Another one Bites The Dust
Lovin, Touching, Squeezin
I Will Survive
Heartache Tonight
Maneater
Feels Like The First Time
Cold as Ice
Hot Blooded
Every Breath You Take
You Shook Me All Night Long

 

[Mousse]

Might just send the wrong message for a wedding!

Um...yes, that aria is off limits if the bride is Italian, doubly so if she's a Corleone. I would not want to known as the music director with concrete loafers. I would replace it with Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries (although that might send a different wrong message.)

Oh, I didn't notice that the OP asked for some piano music suggestions. Beethoveen's Moonlight Sonata.

edit: If there are cake in the face photos, Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture. If you can time the cake in the face smash with the canons, all the better.