Top selling music artists in history, Part 3

Elvis wedding songs

The top selling music artists in history are: The Beatles Michael Jackson Elvis Presley Elton John Queen Madonna Led Zeppelin Rihanna Pink Floyd This series considers the best wedding songs from the list of musical greats. This week we look at the best Elvis Presley wedding songs. No artist on this list recorded more quality…

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Top selling music artists in history, Part 2

Michael Jackson wedding songs

The top selling music artists in history are: The Beatles Michael Jackson Elvis Presley Elton John Queen Madonna Led Zeppelin Rihanna Pink Floyd This series considers the best wedding songs from this list of musical greats. We looked at The Beatles in our last installment. This week let’s consider Michael Jackson’s best song for weddings.…

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Top selling music artists in history

And I Love Her

The top selling music artists in history are: The Beatles Michael Jackson Elvis Presley Elton John Queen Madonna Led Zeppelin Rihanna Pink Floyd Their careers spanned the 1950s to today. Songs by artists now deceased, like Elvis, continue to rack up the sales. This blog thought it only appropriate to select a song from each…

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Top wedding love songs you’ve never heard of!

On a whim, we did an AI search on “wedding love songs you’ve never heard of.” Here’s what came up, in no particular order: “Home” by Phillip Phillips Really nice song. And we kind of think you’ve heard of it. After all, Phillip Phillips sang it in his award-winning performance on American Idol in 2012.…

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3 lessons you can learn from celebrity weddings

celebrity weddings

  Be glad you’re not a celebrity. They’ve got it tough as you will soon see. But when they get married, celebrity weddings can teach you three valuable lessons. Celebrity Weddings Lesson #1: No need for a destination wedding Take Jeff Bezos. The second richest person in the world, with a net worth of $203…

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Best Bee Gees love songs for weddings

bee gees wedding songs

  The recent wedding movie, “You’re Cordially Invited,” put the Bee Gees back in the spotlight with its use of the 1983 hit song, “Islands in the Stream.” A lot of younger readers of this wedding blog may not be aware of the enormous popularity of this band, and the power of Bee Gees love…

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Will Ferrell won’t attend your wedding if you do these 2 things

wedding no-nos

Actors Will Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon have a new wedding movie coming out called, “You’re Cordially Invited.” Will Ferrell’s wedding no-no’s were revealed on his promotional tour for the movie (above). Ferrell claimed that if he could have things his way, he’d ban cash bars. Hmmm … we think many readers of this blog may…

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Amazon’s 100 Greatest Wedding Songs

Amazon’s 100 Greatest Wedding Songs

Amazon’s 100 Greatest Wedding Songs contains many of the usual songs you’d expect at a Cookeville wedding. “At Last” by Etta James tops the list followed by Elvis’ “Can’t Help Falling In Love.” Number fourteen on the list is an interesting song, because the composer himself didn’t like the song. Billy Joel’s “Just the Way…

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What is the purpose of a wedding?

purpose of marriage

Social media churns out juicy wedding controversies on a weekly basis. This blog ran across two recent stories that point to larger question than just wedding etiquette questions. The question is: what is the purpose of a wedding? Is it an excuse to have a party? No. Is it an excuse to raise money for…

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How to defeat wedding envy

wedding envy

Let’s say your brother is getting married three months ahead of you. Let’s say his fiancé (your future sister-in-law) is rich, and let’s say you’re not. It’s kind of hard not to succumb to wedding envy when you’re concerned the two weddings are going to be compared. That’s the dilemma a young bride-to-be presents to…

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