After legally tying the knot in Las Vegas with friends, family, and the help of a Brittney Spears impersonator, Amanda and Dre jet-setted off to Santorini for a private vowel renewal at Cocoon Suites. The world travelers knew they wanted to incorporate travel into their special day and all we can say is “WOW!” With the help of Tie the Knot Santorini, every detail was well thought out. From the 1968 Mercedes Americana to the personalized neon sign and the authentic Santorini dinner the couple enjoyed after sharing their vows. And we’re loving the epic shots of it all captured by Louis Gabriel! We’re obsessed with every bohemian yet modern aspect of this destination wedding!
Our wedding was a perfect blend of rustic, nature, modern and bohemian but with edge. We mostly communicated by sharing images to help bring to life our vision. Dried flowers, gold detailing, velvet textures, and neon lights.
We very much planned the wedding together but the one part that was kept a surprise was what each of us was wearing. The anticipation of seeing each other dressed as bride and bride grew over the months of planning. When the moment came, we both couldn’t have imagined the emotion that rushes to your heart when you see your very soon to be wife turn around in her wedding dress/suit. You add that to being in one of the most beautiful places in the world, behind you are the iconic cliffs of Santorini and in front of you is the most beautiful ocean view. It was perfect.
We decided we wanted to take this time in Greece to really just enjoy each other, celebrating our love with our distraction from anything else. Travel is important to us, we make it a priority to travel aboard each year so to incorporate that tradition was very special.
Our thing is to say “So much”. I love you….so much. I miss you….so much. “So much” eventually became its own form of saying I love you. We had a “So Much” neon sign created that was part of our backdrop and now lives in our dining room. When we sat down for dinner the evening of our wedding, once the sun had gone down, the light glowed in front of us as we ate our meal together. It now glows over us when we sit down for dinner in the home we have built together.
We don’t know about you but Amanda and Dre’s vow renewal at Cocoon Suites in Santorini has us planning out our next trip! From the dried flower to the earthy tones, this ceremony was completely and totally swoon-worthy. If you’re looking for more Santorini inspo, check out Micah and Kendal’s Santorini Elopement at Vallais Villa!
When picking out a venue, Sarah and Scott knew they wanted to celebrate their love out in nature. When they came across the Whispering Springs wilderness retreat, they immediately knew it was the spot for them. Once you see these pictures, you’ll know why! There’s nothing more magical than being surrounded by tall large trees while you profess your love to one another. We love what their photographer, Shannon Robbins, had to say about the nuptials:
“As a couple, Sarah and Scott love to escape the city and head up north every weekend. So they knew they wanted to incorporate their love of the outdoors/nature into their wedding day. Whispering Springs was the perfect venue to facilitate their dream day, as it was just 90 minutes from Toronto, had an incredibly unique and intimate ceremony space, outdoor fire pits that provided a Northern feel, and could accommodate their friends & family overnight in beautiful glamping tents.
Ultimately, these two wanted to keep things less traditional and instead enjoy a big party with their closest friends and relatives. Their wedding day style was classic and elegant, with the groomsmen in tuxes and the bridesmaids in olive green mix & match dresses. They wanted to contrast formal attire with a very casual atmosphere, which they did perfectly.”
“Don’t lose sight of what the day is really about. Have fun planning with your partner. Scott and I made pretty much every decision together and we wouldn’t change a thing because the day was a true reflection of us. Most importantly, surround yourself with supportive people and amazing vendors. I can honestly say that our day would not have been the same without each of the people we chose to work with.”
“We both grew up with Italian influences and we wanted to incorporate our Italian culture into the day. The figs in our place settings, speducci station during cocktail hour, the gnocchi served as a starter course, late-night pizza station and grappa bar were all small ways we did so.”
“Scott and I bottled our own wine in Toronto. We printed customized labels for the bottles and labeled them ourselves. For those staying on the property with us at Whispering Springs, each tent received a bottle of our homemade wine that we personalized with labels that said ‘Cheers to a lifetime of happiness SARAH+SCOTT 06.07.2019′
Tired of the classic wedding jams but love to get down on the dance floor? We hear you! The Junebug team loves a great wedding playlist—especially one that surprises guests with the most unexpected, yet awesome, tunes. We also have access to some of the world’s best wedding DJs, so we chatted with them about the most underrated love songs to play at your wedding. From Carly Rae Jepsen to Leon Bridges, we’ve curated a perfect list that spans genres and generations, so you’re sure to find one that speaks to you!
In this post you will find underrated love songs to add to your wedding music including:
Led Zeppelin – “Going to California”
David Bowie – “Heroes”
Zero 7 ft Sia – “Destiny”
Maggie Rogers – “Love You For A Long Time”
The Black Keys – “Howlin’ For You”
and more!
Make sure to scroll all the way through for a link to our Junebug Weddings Spotify channel, where you will find this curated list and many more for all your musical wedding planning needs!
This is the song our company is named after. It was also the last song we played at our friend’s wedding in 2007 and the processional at our first client’s wedding in 2014. We get a lot of punk rock clients and this one is an irrefutable classic among a certain set. If that bassline played like a lead doesn’t make you cry, I don’t know what will.
This one must be our single most requested ceremony song. We even had a wedding where the couple had turned it into a giant neon sign for everyone to take pictures in front of. I get it, it’s kind of a real heart breaking, end of a long journey kind of song. And way better than the folks who for some reason request “Once in a Lifetime.”
This is my new favorite wedding last song. We actually get a lot of clients that are other DJ’s and this one the clients came up with. I had actually never listened all the way to the end of the record to hear it. It’s kind of afrobeat and super good in the same way as Talking Heads “This Must Be the Place” only way more energetic and upbeat. James Murphy really knows how to steal from the masters.
In the annals of epic songs that will make you cry, this one’s got to be way at the top. We get a lot of clients that pick things like Mazzy Star “Fade Into You” which sort of blend folk elements and 90’s indie reverb. I used this one to set up the moment before the processional once and it brought the house down. Not a dry eye in the place.
We live in California, and so we get a lot of clients that want to riff on that and give their family the real California experience [makes weed emoji motion]. We’ve done a couple of different takes on the idea including a classic folk wedding, a summer of love wedding, and a couple of Wes Anderson style baroque pop weddings. This one works with all of them.
We get a lot of country weddings, but more often than not they are more of the hipster alt country 70’s variety. And you can’t talk about 70’s country rock without mentioning Gram Parsons of The Flying Burrito Brothers and The Byrds. We’ve had more than a few weddings along these lines including one where we literally drove to Joshua Tree to do an all Gram Parson’s themed event and stayed in the hotel where he died. “Wild Horses” was originally written by The Flying Burrito Brothers but made famous by The Rolling Stones.
We’re slowly accumulating quite a few LGBT clients and this one really killed me. I wish I had more space to talk about a few other contenders we’ve gotten in this category including Father John Misty “Everyman Needs a Companion” and Sufjan Stevens “Futile Devices” but this one, my gosh. Hopefully, you all remember Boy George from the 80’s and this is his colab with Amy Winehouse producer Mark Ronson. If the song doesn’t make you cry, the video will, with all sorts of great MTV style outtakes of Boy George in his prime.
I’ll give you guys an easy one with this one. I think people can almost universally agree that Carly Rae Jepsen is the most indie cred of the modern pop divas and acceptable to audiences both hip and square. It’s a great song with an epic 80’s build up and production style. We had it for at least one recessional, and I think it came off pretty cool.
We get quite a few modern indie folk weddings that range from Avett Brothers and Mumford and Sons, to Sufjan Stevens and Iron and Wine, to Explosions in the Sky and Songs: Ohia. This one sort of bridges the gap between the various flavors of modern indie folk hipsterdom, and works for both the people who like Cat Power and the ones who like Edward Sharp and the Magnetic Zeros. It’s got a cool oldies reverb vibe mixed with a bit of a country guitar riff as well, so it easily inhabits the borderland between folk and country, classic and new. We’ve had this one for processional at least once as well.
I’ll end on kind of a weird one. We get a lot of punk rock clients and have accidentally come to specialize in the early to mid 70’s style of British invasion influenced, melodic rock tunes known as power pop. These are the artists that were influenced by The Beatles, The Beach Boys, The Byrds and a range of Phil Spector style 60’s girl groups and went on to create banging, romantic, rock anthems for the punk generation. We’ve had at least three power pop specific clients now, and this one is a must have if you “Knew the Bride When She Used to Rock and Roll” like the Nick Lowe song. It was also my MySpace profile song in 2005 and I just got engaged, so I guess it worked? My girlfriend and now fiancee is also my DJ partner and business partner. Book with us and help us afford to get married as well!
This song is so romantic and has a nice summer outdoorsy feel to it with the guitar-forward rhythms and melodies. Definitely for those wild hearts, the independent, bohemian souls out there.
This song DRIPS. It’s sultry, intimate, almost haunting, and so tasty sweet. The romance levels border on too hot. I know some couples will want this song and only be focused on each other throughout a slow, close dance together.
Something about the soul and emotion of this live cover enchants me. One of the greatest rock voices of our time, also covered beautifully by another one of the greatest musicians of our time — the inimitable Prince.
This song is quirky and vibrant and with a truly indie quality in its production. It’s romantic almost in an ironic manner, but upbeat and fun to sway to.
This song has a very outdoor summertime vibe to it. Very Boho, and incidentally, this song has a unique musical time signature and rhythm amidst the overall list.
I suppose I love indie, singer-songwriter feeling songs, and Lord Huron is no exception. Very much a song of travel and worldly love, for the jet setters and those with a great affair to move.
This song is very much modern romance, as only the voice of Miguel can bring us. And it combines coffee and love together, so therefore it was a no-brainer to make this list.
This R&B song is romantic in an early 2000s style, almost like a Justin Timberlake beat. Falsetto voice and ambient waves of the ocean. The Frank Ocean.
A quirky, upbeat waltz with the romantic, soulful whimsy of one of the great crooners from our parents’ time. And it’s lesser-known versus Into the Mystic.
The Marley family continues a wonderfully eclectic musical legacy, but this track almost feels like Bob Marley reincarnated to write a soulful, sun-drenched reggae tune. The lyrics are simple but powerful, and the overall vibe is more upbeat romantic.
I love this cover of Bob Marley’s classic, brought to its knees in a sultry, jazzy iteration for lovers who want Corinne’s crooning voice to serenade their intimate close-dance.
This one is for the quirky, fun-loving couples to party it up in totally ironic country way, with silliness and joie de vivre that may be the cornerstone of their relationship.
Barry White – “My First, My Last, My Everything”
It’s all in the title. To be someone’s “first, last, and everything” says you are pretty much their universe. That’s not an easy position to earn, so congrats!
Zero 7 ft Sia – “Destiny”
It is difficult to put this band in a category. Their songs merge multiple genres including indie, folk, hip hop, and electronica. This particular track includes Sia who is not only a brilliant writer but has a sultry voice that brings this love song to life.
Michael Jackson – “I Can’t Help It”
I’m not sure who wrote this for Michael, but somebody was head over heels for the love interest in this song. Every line in this song includes serenade, chivalry, and smooth talking.
Marc Anthony – “My Baby You”
I’ve played this for a client as their first dance song. However, because Marc Anthony wrote this for his daughter, it could also be called an underrated Father-Daughter song as well!
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