Yesterday’s wedding was at a lovely residence in Boulder Creek, a small town that I had never heard of before being hired for this event. I didn’t have too much time to explore the area, but it certainly has appeal and I’m keen to go back and explore the greater Boulder Creek metro area on a day off.
The residence itself felt like a full-scale wedding venue. There was a forest and water and pretty buildings and all sorts of things that made it a fairy tale wedding locale.
The wedding was great fun, and I wish all days could go so smoothly. The event planner, Tara Serrato of Sula Events, was on top of things, the photographers and videographers were very professional, and the guests were a fun, dancing bunch. And boy do they love the ’80s! I pretty much stuck exclusively to that decade when the time came to dance, with fantastic results.
Here’s what had them dancing.
First Dance: The Killing Moon – Echo & The Bunnymen
Just Can’t Get Enough – Depeche Mode
You Spin Me ‘Round (Like a Record) – Dead Or Alive
Psycho Killer – Talking Heads
Over & Over – Hot Chip
Move Your Feet – Junior Senior
I Wanna Dance With Somebody – Houston, Whitney
Bizarre Love Triangle – New Order
Oh L’Amour – Erasure
Marble House (Rex The Dog Remix) – The Knife
Someone Great – LCD Soundsystem
The Promise – When In Rome
Everything She Wants – Wham
Into the Groove – Madonna
Don’t You Want Me – Human League
Enjoy the Silence – Depeche Mode
Bust a Move – Young MC
Brass Monkey [Cameron Paul Remix] – Beastie Boys
Good Vibrations – Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
Hungry Like the Wolf – Duran Duran
Tainted Love – Soft Cell
Love Will Tear Us Apart – Joy Division
Just Like Heaven – The Cure
I Melt With You – Modern English
Dreaming – Blondie
Major Tom (Coming Home) – Peter Schilling
Dancing With Myself – Billy Idol
Take On Me – a-ha
Crimson & Clover – Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go – Wham
Blister in the Sun – Violent Femmes
(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life – Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
Forever Young – Alphaville
I Think We’re Alone Now – Tiffany
By Your Side – Sade
For the hardcore playlist enthusiasts among you, here’s a breakdown of what I played earlier in the day:
Pre-Ceremony Background Music
Ocean of Noise – Arcade Fire
Oh, Sweetheart – Shout Out Louds
Say Yes – Elliott Smith
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out – The Smiths
Une Annee Sans Lumiere – Arcade Fire
Piazza, New York Catcher – Belle & Sebastian
Everyday Is Like Sunday – Morrissey
Made Up Dreams – Built to Spill
Thirteen – Big Star
Something Changed – Pulp
We’re Going to Be Friends – The White Stripes
Picture In a Frame – Tom Waits
Jesus, Etc. – Wilco
The Chemistry Between Us – Suede
Head Full of Bees – Racquet Club
I Will Follow You into the Dark – Death Cab for Cutie
Ohio River Boat Song – Palace Music
Ego Tripping (Ego In Acceleration Jason Bentley Remix) – The Flaming Lips
My Little Corner of the World – Yo La Tengo
The Boom Boom Bap – Scritti Politti
Hotel Room – Richard Hawley
Radio America – The Libertines
Kim Chee Taco Man – Kelley Stoltz
It’s time for the ceremony!
Groom’s Entrance: Here Comes Your Man – Pixies
Bride’s Entrance: Heartbeats – The Knife
Bride and Groom Recessional: Thunder Clatter – Wild Club
Cocktail Hour
I Miss You – Blink-182
January Hymn – The Decemberists
The Stars of Track and Field – Belle & Sebastian
Herd – Hard Girls
This Summer – Jawbreaker
Know By Heart – The American Analog Set
Lowdown – My Morning Jacket
Crush With Eyeliner – R.E.M.
Kids – Pup
Sex Tourists – French Kicks
Tonight – Jean on Jean
Romance City on the River Barf – Slow Moving Lions of the Vegetable World
It’s time to welcome the newlyweds to the reception!
Theme from The Office
Cocktails continue…
Drop – The Jesus and Mary Chain
Angel Eyes – Monarques
Love Me Do The- Beatles
Piece of My Heart – Big Brother & The Holding Company
I Found a Reason – The Velvet Underground
Rebel Rebel – Seu Jorge
Islands in the Stream – Feist & Constantines
Knife / Heartbeats – Parrka
The Book of Love – Magnetic Fields
Flightless Bird, American Mouth – Iron & Wine
Don’t Change – INXS
Eyes – Rogue Wave
Valentine – Richard Hawley
Fade Into You – Mazzy Star
Dinner Music
You and I Alone – Chuck Ragen
The Corner – Cory Branan
Crown of Love – Arcade Fire
Stay Young Go Dancing – Death Cab for Cutie
Dog on Wheels – Belle & Sebastian
Armageddon – Against Me!
Kiss the Bottle – Jawbreaker
This Summer – Superchunk
Heart Shaped Box – Nirvana
Sound and Vision – David Bowie
Might Be Stars – Wannadies
The Reasons – The Weakerthans
How Soon is Now? – The Smiths
The Best Thing – Electric Youth
Dance Yrself Clean – LCD SoundSystem
Greg!!! This playlist!! OMG. Love that you document it all for everybody 🙂 Definitely an 80s crowd, it was so much fun, and I am having fun right now reliving it. There is actually so much more music here than I remember, but of course that’s how it goes, right!? I loved that you played Chuck Ragan, and Jawbreaker, and PUP! Hard Girls! …I could go on… So good 🙂 People were talking about the music forever, and how great each song after song after song was on the dancefloor and how hard it was to take a break! What a day! Thanks for being a part of it!!