The first part of today's update doesn't involve our wedding directly, but I wanted to share. Josh graduated this weekend! Yay! It was a great ceremony, and I'm so proud of him.
Now, back on topic. Taking a break from all the food related updates, we have finalized our ceremony music selections! Before I share, I will preface by saying that Josh and I are nerds at heart and that is reflected in our choices.
We love to play video games, and Final Fantasy games have always been some of our favorites. We especially love the music from these games, and have even met the composer (Nobuo Uematsu) at several meet and greets. Even if you have no familiarity with the games, the music is still great.
Parents' Entrance: "Prelude". There are several variations of this, and anyone familiar with Final Fantasy games would recognize it immediately! We chose the version from my favorite Final Fantasy game, IX.
Entrance of the Groom and Groomsmen: "To Zanarkand"". One of my favorite pieces of music.
Entrance the Bridesmaids: "Julia". The song is short, but I only have two bridesmaids so I think it will work out.
Entrance of the Bride: "Garnet's Theme". This is a piece that has been set for a while. When I was younger, I thought I would walk to the traditional Canon in D
but this suits me much better. I've been able to envision myself walking down the aisle every time I listen to this song.
Sand Ceremony: "Fabula Nova Crystallis/The Promise". We had a hard time settling on this song. Initially, I suggested "I See the Light" from Tangled, but we decided an instrumental would be better to go with the rest of our selections. So Josh suggested this piece. I thought it worked wonderfully!
Recessional: "Ever Ever After" from Enchanted. I know this doesn't go with the other pieces at all, but I just think it would be a fabulous recessional song!
That's our ceremony music! We're still putting together a playlist for Pre-ceremony, but it will probably include a mix of Disney songs and pieces from some of our favorite games. We also have to decide 100% on our first dance and parent dance songs, but we have it narrowed down to just a few choices. We're about to the 4 month mark, and we have quite a bit still on the to-do list: writing our ceremony and vows, buying Josh's suit, getting my dress altered, purchasing my bridal jewelry, buying or finding a rehearsal dress, losing another 5-10 pounds or so (and work on toning my arms!), and about a hundred other little things. Invitations will go out in 2-3 weeks! Eek! Time is going to fly. I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday!