February Love: First Dance Songs
You Are The Best Thing, Ray Lamontagne
Make You Feel My Love – Bob Dylan/Adele
Dream A Little Dream, Mamas & The Papas
In My Life, The Beatles
I Could Not Ask For More, Edwin McCain
I Won’t Give Up, Jason Mraz
Today, Josh Raden
Just Say Yes, Snow Patrol
Lucky, Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat
Just The Way You Are, Billy Joel
Come Rain or Come Shine, Ray Charles
As Time Goes By, Frank Sinatra
God Bless the Broken Road, Rascall Flats
She’s Got a Way, Billy Joel
The Book Of Love, Peter Gabriel
Can’t Help Falling In Love, Elvis
The Luckiest, Ben Folds
For more inspiration, check out our playlist.
Father/Daughter Dance
Happy Father’s Day to all the Dad’s on Sunday! If you are planning on including a Father/Daughter Dance at your wedding reception, we understand how special this will be for both of you. We have added quite a few songs to our play list over the years for this special moment. There’s always room for more. Here are 10 requests from 2011 and 2012 to consider:
I Loved Her First by Heartland
Lullaby (Goodnight My Angel) by Billy Joel
Wheel Of The World by Carrie Underwood
My Wish by Rascal Flatts
I Hope You Dance by Lee Ann Womack
Forever Young by Rod Stewart and Bob Dylan
What A Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong
Never Alone by Lady Antebellum
Walk With You by Edwin McCain
My Girl by The Temptations
Photo by Francis Mileski Photography
Wedding Season 2012 is here!
Wavelength’s 2012 wedding season has begun and we couldn’t be more thrilled. It is magical to celebrate love and happiness dancing the night away. The band is busy rehearsing new first dance songs, father/daughter songs and more current dance hits for the wedding and special events season upon us. It’s all about the music, you know.
Check out our public schedule and join the dance party! Here’s a recent live clip of “Rolling In The Deep” from Zackery’s Lounge this Spring:
Dance With Your Mom
Having a hard time chosing a mother/son dance for your wedding? Some clients know exactly what song to play while others struggle with it. It can be difficult to find just the right song. The average time for a special song is right around 2 to 2 1/2 minutes long. Some of our clients combine a mother/son and father/daughter dance. Here’s several that we suggest from our play list that have been played in the past and will be included in our 2012 wedding season:
My Wish, Rascall Flats
Never Alone, Lady Antebellum
Have I Told You Lately, Van Morrison
I’ll Stand By You, The Pretenders
What A Wonderful World, Louis Armstrong
In My Life, The Beatles
Mingling Music For Cocktail Hour
Everyone loves cocktail hour. It’s the kickoff to your celebration that will set the tone for the night. It’s also more of a laid-back setting for guests to mingle while you take photos or catch-up with out-of-town guests. Easy listening music is a great addition to cocktail hour. We can help you set the bar high. Before the band kicks off the reception music, consider adding an ensemble to jazz up the pre-party atmosphere. Here are samples from Wavelength’s guitarist and pianist.
For a complete list of current songs from Wavelength that include ceremony and reception selections, click playlist.
Personal and Unique through Music
Weddings and special events offer the opportunity to reflect on relationships through celebration and music. With a special song or dance, you can make your wedding or special event personal and unique. You might have a first dance song that holds special meaning to you as a couple or maybe you are looking forward to learning a new dance routine. Is there a favorite song that you share with your mom or dad from your childhood? An anniversary or ethnic song that is important to you? A song that you’ve anticipated walking down the aisle to? Do you have a musician in your family or a close friend who sings? Over the years, Wavelength has added a number of selections to our repetoire for such special moments. Please let us know how we can help make your event unforgettable.
Ceremony Processional
Ceremony Recessional
Wedding Party Introductions
First Dance
Father/Daughter Dance
Mother/Son Dance
Parent Dance
Cake Cutting
Ethnic song or dance
Favorite song
Dedication song
Guest appearance
Party song
Last dance
The First Dance
In the spirit of Valentine’s Day this week with love in the air and wedding planning in full swing, we take a look back at first dance songs that have been requested over the years and anticipate the choices for the upcoming wedding season. There’s timeless and new, it’s all up to you. We have a long list of possibilities. Check out our ballads section in our current play list for ideas. Whatever song you chose, whether it is classic or new, we know that it holds a special meaning to you and we would be honored to perform it for you. If you do not find “your song” on our play list, let us know and we’ll learn it for you.
Here’s 11 from 2011:
You Are The Best Thing, Ray Lamontagne
You And Me, Dave Mathews Band
I Knew I Loved You Before I Met You, Savage Garden
Only You Can Love Me This Way, Keith Urban
Free, Zac Brown Band
Then, Brad Paisley
Happy Together, The Turtles
Be My Honeypie, The Weepies
Feels Like Home, Edwina Hayes
White Dress, Ben Rector
Someone Like You, Van Morrison
Please leave a comment and let us know your favorite. Suggestions are welcomed!
Ceremony Music Samples
As we wrap up 2011 and get ready for the upcoming 2012 wedding season, we are looking at various pieces of our Signature wedding packages that our clients are most interested in. Wavelength offers dinner/dance wedding packages with an additional option for a customized Signature Event that includes a ceremony and cocktail hour ensemble. Our ensembles perform on-site and sometimes at a different location while the band is setting up and getting ready for your reception. To get a feel for the different sounds, check out our solo ceremony music samples below from Wavelength’s acoustic guitarist and keyboardist. Contact us for more information on additional options.
Live Music!
Not only are live bands fun to dance to but they are fun to watch as well. A dynamic wedding and function band will engage your friends, family and guests to capture the feeling of excitement and celebration for a memorable event with a lot of energy. It’s all about celebrating and making happy memories. With a good mix of hits from yesterday to today, a live band will add just the right touch for dinner music to a rocking dance party. Here’s six new clips from a dance set recently recorded LIVE with all five Wavelength musicians singing lead that we wanted to share. Hope you enjoy!
Father/Daughter dance
Father’s Day weekend brings popular father/daughter dance song My Girl by the Temptations as pick for Saturday’s wedding. We will be performing a combination slow dance by Joe Cocker into fast dance by Van Morrison for Friday’s wedding which will be fun. We had a request for the same sort of mix last year with a slow song moving into a real fun dance song for the bride and her dad. Classics are a favorite as well as current country music selections. We’ve just learned a new one by Lady Antebellum which is called Never Alone to play in August. There’s always something unique and special for each wedding and Wavelength is always happy to customize each and every one to help capture those memories of a lifetime in the music that we perform. If you’re looking for ideas for your father/daughter dance, here are several popular requests:
Have I Told You Lately by Van Morrison
What A Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong
You Are So Beautiful by Joe Cocker
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life by Stevie Wonder
I Loved Her First by Heartland
My Wish by Rascal Flatts
Photo by Bill Getty Photography
New season, new songs added
With a new wedding season upon us, Wavelength is prepared to introduce many new special song requests to our repetoire. From first dance requests and father/daughter songs to Top 40, our clients are a big part of our expanding play list . It is constantly being updated with both client suggestions and favorite picks from the band. The play list covers more than 6 decades of the most popular music from classics of the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s to current hits. Here’s a partial list of what we’ve been working on:
Someone Like You, Van Morrison
Rock the Casbah, The Clash
New MP3′s
Spring is here and the band is ready to jump into the new season and freshen things up a bit . Wavelength spent some time in the recording studio during the long winter to add to our growing list of MP3′s to share with all who visit our website as they search for the perfect wedding and function band. We now have 22 recorded songs. Here are the new songs. You can check out Wavelength’s updated MP3 page for all songs at http://wavelengthband.com/mp3s-2/. Enjoy!
Ceremonies
Whether you are planning a traditional or contemporary style ceremony, inside a church or outside on the lawn, Wavelength has many options available to fit your wedding style. From solo acoustic guitar, vocals or piano to a duo or trio ensemble, Wavelength offers live ceremony music as part of our Signature Event in addition to our wedding packages with the band for dinner and dancing. Wavelength will provide the perfect musical element to compliment your special day from beginning to end.
Acoustic guitar samples below.
Live music from NYE
Here are a few live clips from Wavelength ringing in 2011 at Sid Tripp’s Black Cat Ball in Portland. Don’t mind the popping sounds you hear. Some of these songs were recorded after the balloon drop at the stroke of midnight where hundreds of balloons fell to the dance floor among two hundred party goers. Sid Tripp’s Black Cat Ball was a lot of fun! We enjoyed ringing in the new year with our fans, clients and many new friends. Enjoy the clips!
photo by brittanyraephotography.com
