Image by Alexa Loy Photography, full feature here.

Music has to be one of the most important elements of your wedding day, setting a tone, creating atmosphere and trapping memories into a tune forever.

Choosing songs for your wedding is incredibly personal, but i wanted to share some ideas to get your musical creative juices flowing. I have listed 99 real wedding first dance song choices by WWW couples. All different; in rhythm and style.

Your first dance could be formal, or casual, slow and romantic or fun and energetic. You could have your first dance alone or invite your guests to join in. You could even have more than 1 song. There really are no rules.

Simply click on the wedding link next to the song to see the couple’s wedding and how they chose their wedding music in their wedding report. Ohh and please do leave your first dance plans in the comment bow below or if you are already married your first dance song choice.

99 first Dances

Jason Mraz – Lucky - Cassie and Aston’s wedding.

Kasabian - Happiness – Lesley and Neil’s wedding.

Elvis – Cant Help Falling In Love – Liam and Vicky’s wedding.

Adele – Make You Feel My Love – Kate and Warren’s wedding.

Kings of Leon – Use Somebody – Tom and Sarah’s wedding.

Kiss – I Was Made For Loving You – Bernadette and David’s wedding.

Plain White T’s – Rhythm of Love - Gareth and Kirstyn’s wedding.

Fun Lovin’ Criminals – We Have all the Time in the World - Beverley and Chris’ wedding.

Dido – Thank you – Anita and Tony’s wedding.

Hoobastank – The Reason – Kelly and Leon’s wedding.

Image by S6 Photography, full feature here.

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If you are still looking for wedding inspiration and some tip top suppliers i have a date for your wedding diary.

The Giant Wedding Show is the biggest wedding event in Derbyshire and has a whole host of suppliers setting up there for the day. The Giant Wedding Show is to be held on Sunday 7th April 2013 11am – 3pm at Osmaston Park Estate Marquee, Ashbourne, Derbyshire DE6 1LW. To find out even more about the show read on as i talk to organisers Hannah and Ben…

{w} Hi Hannah and Ben, could you firstly tell {www} readers a little bit about you?

We run two businesses, Derbyshire Wedding Fayres and HBA Photography and on 7th April 2013 we will be running a giant wedding fayre at Osmaston Park in Ashbourne, Derbyshire. It should one of the biggest wedding shows in the county!

{w} What do you love about your fayre?

We love to organise an interesting wedding fayre with a lots of great local exhibitors, we always make sure that there are a wide variety of stands and not too many of the same thing.

{w} What sort of wedding people will be there?

We’ll have a great variety of suppliers such as florists, photographers, videographers, cars including a camper van, candy buffets, chocolate fountain, make up & hair, dresses & suits, marquees, stationery, music, ice cream carts and many more! (more…)

Are you newly engaged and bursting with excitement about planning your wedding day? Perhaps you are not quite sure where to start? Well… wedding events can be a great way to introduce yourself to the wonderful world of weddings and find some fantastic suppliers to boot.

This afternoon i am thrilled to introduce you to The Glasgow Wedding Collective, a handpicked Scottish wedding fayre with some amazingly creative and talented suppliers. The Glasgow Wedding Collective Fayre is not your average wedding event, with an emphasis on a relaxed atmosphere free from pressure.

The Glasgow Wedding Collective Fayre is to be held on Sunday, 17 February 2013 at 11:00 – 4pm, at The Lighthouse, Mitchell Lane off Buchanan St in Glasgow. With free entry there really is no excuse not to pop by.

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All images by Robert Waite, unless specified.

Are you dabbling with the idea of having live music at your wedding? Well this feature should help rather a lot. I have the pleasure of chatting with the brilliant One Foot in the Groove, an award winning wedding band based in Essex.  In my opinion live music really gets a party going and One Foot in the Groove have a wealth of experience in doing just that, just see the testimonial section of their website.

Anyway enough from me, lets get to know One Foot in the Groove a little better.

{w} Hi One Foot in the Groove, could you firstly tell {www} readers a little bit about you?

One Foot in the Groove are a specialist wedding band. They know what to play and when to play it. They will have you dancing from the very first song until you can dance no more!! A great combination of outstanding vocals and some of London’s finest session musicians. Together they perform an exciting selection of music from the 50’s to current chart hits, with the emphasis always on variety. Their repertoire is huge and they cover all styles of music and with over 10 years experience and 800 plus gigs behind them you will be booking the very best in live music.

The musicians that make up One Foot in the Groove can often be found in the studio, in the West End or on tour. They have played with some of the biggest names in the business: Michael Buble, Kylie Minogue, Simply Red, Westlife, Duran Duran, ABC, The Foundations, Earth, Wind and Fire, Amy Winehouse and Lily Allen.

The band is available from a 5 – 10 piece band, with keyboards, drums, guitar/vocals, bass/vocals and female lead vocals as the standard 5 piece band. A male lead vocalist, saxophone and a full brass section can also be added.

They offer special packages for weddings. Working with their couples to provide perfect music for their ceremony, drinks reception, wedding breakfast and of course the party. This is one band that do go the extra mile for their clients

{w} What do you love/dislike about your job?

I love planning the music with a couple and then on the day seeing all that come together. When I watch the bride walk down the aisle I always have a tear in my eye, difficult when you have to sing at the same time!

Its wonderful job satisfaction seeing everyone dancing having a great time and then at the end of the night when the bride and groom come over and thank you. That’s job done. Knowing you have added something special to someone’s wedding day is priceless.

{w} How did you get into the wedding industry?

The musicians have a wealth of professional playing experience. We met each other through other work, whether with other bands, artists or in theatre, music is all any of us have ever done.

The band has been going for a long time but over the last eight years we have specialised with weddings, we really do love them. We have turned what was something we did when we weren’t in a show or touring with someone into a real wedding business.

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Afternoon WWWers, i hope you are having a smiley happy Monday thus far.

For those of you in the midst of your wedding planning i have a wonderful company to introduce to you today. WWW’s newest sponsors The Poppy Trading Company are home to unique vintage rentals. With mismatched antique treasures and props perfect for making your wedding even more stylish. LOVE!

Lets get to know The Poppy Trading Company a little better…

{w} Hi Oliver, could you firstly tell {www} readers a little bit about you?

I’m Oliver, I live in a tiny house, in tiny village in Staffordshire with my wonderful fiancé and a naughty Golden Retriever! Together, we run The Poppy Trading Company, bringing you lovely unique vintage furniture to hire for your wedding. I’m getting married in April after 10 wonderful years with my long suffering partner, and have never been more excited (or happy) in all my life :)

{w} What do you love/dislike about your job?

I absolutely love beautiful things! So having a job where I’m surrounded by gorgeous, elegant furniture all day long is wonderful. Whether I’m buying new pieces, or restoring old ones, I’m in heaven! And on top of that, I get to share all of these wonderful things with you lovely couples out there getting married. What could be better?

The only drawback is that I can’t keep any of this lovey furniture in our house due to a certain Poppy the dog (yes, ‘the’ Poppy!) and her fondness for chewing!

{w} How did you get into furniture hire and into the wedding industry?

I’ve always enjoyed working with old furniture, buying pieces from auctions, and bringing them back to restore, recycle, and re-home them. When friends and family started asking to borrow pieces for parties and events, we had our ‘eureka’ moment and decided to make our collection available to everyone. Since then, we’ve been growing our collection as much as possible, trying to find something for everyone.

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