That great love sound

Let's jump ahead of ourselves, out of this endless pit of options called catering service. Let's discuss about what I think is one of the most important aspect of a wedding; the music.

I love music. I grew up being a fangirl of bands ranging from Take That to Ash. I used to take music seriously, and my dream was to be a rock star. Really. Even though that dream started to fade away completely when I tried to teach myself how to play guitar and failed miserably. And that was the closest thing I ever got to being a rock goddess. That, and Guitar Hero.

However, despite the failed attempt to nail a musical instrument, I keep being an avid music listener. That said, I don't want my wedding to be filled with trashes people call love songs. Thank God I am marrying a guy who is just as enthusiastic as I am to music...plus he's hell good at playing any kind of instrument. And I mean, any. I hate him for that.

So of course, we want the music to be perfect. I do, at least. Personally, deep down inside, I think the music in my reception is more important than the foods. People might say, "who will pay attention to the music anyway?" Well I do. I will pay attention and I want the musicians to play the songs at the party I'll remember for the rest of my life.

Needless to say, we've made our own list of songs that will be played in the wedding. And they're not just any songs you can find in most wedding receptions. I won't spill the list, but it includes, among others, Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova, and Ryan Adams.

Which brings us to the problem: where are we gonna find a nice, affordable set of musicians who will play the songs we picked?

We don't want a loud band with complete set of guitars, a bass, a keyboard, plus two vocalists. A three-piece of bass, piano, and percussions would be just fine, with one of them doubling as the vocalist. But then, this will turn all songs into crappy, bossanova songs. You know how it's every where these days? Female singers ruining the beauty of a song by turning it into a more lounge-y version and fail?

We're also thinking about just hiring a pianist who'll play all the songs in instrument. But then that pianist has to be so good to be able to turn a few unusual songs to be instrumental. If we get it wrong, we could end up with forced instrumentalia where the songs sound quiet and out of place.

There's another reason, actually, why we want just a pianist to play. It's because I can't stand how most wedding singers have such bad English pronunciation. Sometimes they're so bad, I can't make out any word they're singing. They're like drunk Sean Paul. Worse than those airline cabin crew announcing "laydees ayannd gantelmonn.."

So please. If anyone knows any wedding musicians who meet above requirements, do give me a call. Also, in my reception, they are banned from singing these songs:

1.Lucky – Jason Mraz and that chick

2.Any song by Michael Buble, except Save the Last Dance

3.Just the Way You Are – Bruno Mars

4.Any song by Afgan (and a bunch of other local musicians, actually)
5.Iris – Goo Goo Dolls

This list may be updated within the next nine months. Cheers.

Elope-o-meter: 10 if the wedding singer starts singing "And I gayve op fowrever to tatch you...."