The Walter Bean: Wedding Songs and Reflection

As I celebrated my seventh wedding anniversary last week, I thought back on the happy day, and how much fun we had, how great everything turned out, and that my dress was a size two. Smile.

A friend of mine was contemplating her first dance with her husband, and it made me think of how much I loved and still love our wedding song, Talk Tonight by Oasis. I remember having a few options like Green Eyes by Coldplay, which I insisted we couldn't use since neither of us had green eyes, or Love Will Come Through by Travis (which was the runner up), which didn't make it because it was too hard to dance to it with anything but a waltz. Trent is more of a rotate in a circle type of slow dancer, so we needed something with a slower tempo so he could time his rotations.

Lately, I've been listening to a lot of old music I have around, and thought of how great this or that would be as a wedding song, so I've compiled my new top ten options. Feel free to take advantage of this for your upcoming nuptials or renewals ladies and gents.
These are in no particular order.

1. Love is the End, Keane (the no one but you will know this song choice)

2. You Are the Best Thing, Ray Lamontagne (fast-paced dance song option)

3. Love Will Come Through, Travis (for nostalgia's sake)

4. Step on My Old Size Nines, Stereophonics (the warm and fuzzy option)

5. Let it Be, Beatles (the unexpected choice)

6. Time After Time, Cyndi Lauper (because I vowed this would be my wedding song every year of the 80s)

7. Somebody, Depeche Mode (if you want everyone to weep and become completely depressed after your dance)

This is the best version I could find, so it's not great quality. If you only speak Spanish, this is a great video for you, but you should probably not read this blog (usted no debería leer probablemente este blog).

8. Unchained Melody, The Richteous Brothers (how could I leave this out?)