i filmed my first wedding and am going to edit it. anyone know some good music i should use, for before the wedding i have a few shots like outside the church and stuff, need maybe 30 seconds of music. anyone know something good to use for like a 30 second opener. i asked the married couple and they dont know what they want.

and for the highlight tape what are a few good songs for wedding highlights?

Jimmy Eat World - Hear You Me


(I just used this in a wedding video the same way you described... )

C'mon, don't hang the classics!

Play Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle's, "A Whole New World" and then follow it up with Kool and the Gang's "Celebration." Don't forget heart wipes!

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Originally posted by funkbomb:
C'mon, don't hang the classics!

Play Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle's, "A Whole New World" and then follow it up with Kool and the Gang's "Celebration." Don't forget heart wipes!

Typical... everybody uses those. Soooo over used.


...and don't knock the creativity in some wedding videos. This one was very well done, and better than most films on this site.

http://www3.telus.net/ctp911/100204-sl-photo_session-x76.html

don't use copyrighted music. the odds of getting in trouble are small, but if it does happen you'll be in deep stuff.

use some stock music or some stuff in the public domain/creative commons, like the stuff at http://www.archive.org.

Stock version of Pachelbel's Canon in D. Either that or the Imperial March from Star Wars

Wedding videos are consumer products, not art... if I made a Faustian pact and started producing those I wouldn't invest an excess of creativity in them.

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Originally posted by Evan Kubota:

Wedding videos are consumer products, not art...

I agree that wedding videos are not art, but don't tell me any "no talent ass clown" can make the video in the link above. That took some creativity...

I did a wedding this past summer, and I had the bride give me a list of songs she likes and would want on the video. So just ask whoever is getting you to do their wedding video, what songs they want. That will make it easier for you to make the video what they want. ---Michael Williams