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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2017 10:13:53 GMT
Hi everyone!
me and my partner are getting married in November and we are looking at doing our own vows. Can anyone recommend any theatre readings I could use that would work well. I have looked online and only get the generic Shakespeare ones
Many thanks! X |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2017 10:21:50 GMT
My brain instantly leapt to One Hand One Heart from West Side Story, maybe something like that or were you thinking a little less literal?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2017 10:49:04 GMT
Oooh I had completely forgotten about that one! Thanks baemax!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2017 11:22:54 GMT
I always think Country House from Follies is the best snapshot of marriage, but perhaps not what you're going for...
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Post by lynette on Mar 7, 2017 12:22:47 GMT
Congratulations! A video of the ceremony to follow in good time.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2017 12:28:22 GMT
There's a great song from 'Company' about getting married. You can dazzle the congregation with your vocal dexterity too.
Now where is it? Ah yes, it's called 'Getting Married Today' so . . .
Oh.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2017 12:52:32 GMT
Hi everyone!
me and my partner are getting married in November and we are looking at doing our own vows. Can anyone recommend any theatre readings I could use that would work well. I have looked online and only get the generic Shakespeare ones
Many thanks! X I'd recommend looking at Victor Hugo. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Mar 7, 2017 13:17:25 GMT
If I ever got married (which I never will) I'd have "It Should Have Been Me" by Yvonne Fair playing, and a massive drag queen in a wedding dress storming into the congregation lip syncing to it.
That's probably just me though 😬
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2017 13:46:34 GMT
There's a great song from 'Company' about getting married. You can dazzle the congregation with your vocal dexterity too. Now where is it? Ah yes, it's called 'Getting Married Today' so . . . Oh. Do you know what ever since he proposed I have had it niggling in my head to want to sing this as the people come into the ceremony room!
Quite apt as well as he asked me to marry him with a pocket watch he got inscribed with "marry me a little?"
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2017 13:47:46 GMT
If I ever got married (which I never will) I'd have "It Should Have Been Me" by Yvonne Fair playing, and a massive drag queen in a wedding dress storming into the congregation lip syncing to it. That's probably just me though 😬 Asbolutely amazing! we have recently decided to change it from a "gay wedding" to a "GAAAAAAAAAAAAAY wedding" looking at hiring our favourite drag queen to perform in the evening and got Kim Crisswell pencilled in to sing
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Post by anthony40 on Mar 7, 2017 15:19:40 GMT
Somewhere That's Green from Little Shop of Horrors?
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Post by 49thand8th on Mar 7, 2017 15:36:32 GMT
My brain instantly leapt to One Hand One Heart from West Side Story, maybe something like that or were you thinking a little less literal? Hopefully less literal; I mean look how that story ended! |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2017 15:44:46 GMT
Well duh! Have we all forgot 'I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do' from 'Mamma Mia'? It's perfect. You can get the congregation to sing along too.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Mar 7, 2017 15:50:44 GMT
My brain instantly leapt to One Hand One Heart from West Side Story, maybe something like that or were you thinking a little less literal? Hopefully less literal; I mean look how that story ended! Yes! Remember that woman in Bake Off who tried to represent her forthcoming wedding in shortbread. Disaster! |
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Post by Mr Snow on Mar 7, 2017 15:57:41 GMT
There's a great song from 'Company' about getting married. You can dazzle the congregation with your vocal dexterity too. Now where is it? Ah yes, it's called 'Getting Married Today' so . . . Oh. Do you know what ever since he proposed I have had it niggling in my head to want to sing this as the people come into the ceremony room!
Quite apt as well as he asked me to marry him with a pocket watch he got inscribed with "marry me a little?"
if you really want to shock the 'congregation' you could have your Fiance start with "I'm getting married in the morning" (Get me to the Church) before you take the mike! Wagner's Wedding March started in the theatre, Lohengrin. We had the Easter Hymn (Intermezzo) from Cavalleria Rusticana (please don't look up how that one ends!). |
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Post by schuttep on Mar 8, 2017 10:21:39 GMT
As we seem to have moved away from spoken(?) vows to songs to sing, I'll suggest one I did on the previous board: "In Whatever Time We Have" from Children of Eden.
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Post by Stasia on Mar 12, 2017 7:12:57 GMT
"Love Story" musical has a few nice wedding vows (and a line "we're married - so I can now officially be a bitch" as a bonus!)
The song is called "On a summer day" or smth like that
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Post by synchrony on Mar 14, 2017 17:43:10 GMT
Daffodils from Big Fish?
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Post by michalnowicki on Mar 27, 2017 14:18:47 GMT
I think that "The origin of love" from "Hedwig..." has some fantastic lyrics about love.
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Post by ptwest on Mar 27, 2017 17:52:23 GMT
My brother managed to get the line "you need someone older and wiser telling you what to do" from SOM into his vows. That might not be the safest path!
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