To want a singalong in my (civil!) wedding ceremony?

quite a few of our friends have done this…

songs that worked well

• All you need is love
• I’m a believer
• I can’t help falling in love
• what a wonderful world
• perfect day
• marry you
• i’m yours

You’d definitely need some backing track and a few people who can lead the singing!

All the best for your celebration!

I went to a wedding where they did this - song was bring me sunshine

I did something similar - I didn't want to get married in a church but my mum loves a hymn sing along and I'd always said she could choose which ones we sang at my wedding. In the end we had a small private civil ceremony and then we did a big ceremony afterwards that we invited everyone to. It was officiated by a friend and involved readings and sing along hymns, I printed out orders of service with all the words in just like they do in church and we had a backing track so no one felt too self conscious. It seemed to go down well though!

I’ve been a BM at a wedding where we did this. Lots of musical folk attending so plenty to sing louder for those who didn’t want to join in.

It’s a tik tok thing at the moment I think, so clearly OK. I like the idea, as long as it’s a decent song - not take that or XFactor stuff

I would hate this, sorry.

I went to one where the "hymns" were 500 miles by the Proclaimers and all you need is love by the Beatles. Worked brilliantly.

We had three friends sing and my dad got everyone else singing along spontaneously and it was one of my favourite moments. We had L-o-v-e by frank sinatra

I haven't seen this Boris and Carrie video- if I watch it will I want to bleach my eyes afterwards?!

We did Cant Take my Eyes off of You (Frankie Valli) at a friend's wedding and that was great.

Did When I'm 64 at another friend's wedding and was a disaster- really hard to sing.

What about:
Mcfly- All about you
Queen - somebody to love (or Fat bottomed girls 🤣)
Dusty Springfield - only wanna be with you
Ronettes- Be my baby

I’d forgotten about Blo Jo and Carrie. Yuck.

We had a song for everyone to sing along to at our wedding. We had a musicians to play during the signing of the register, so they accompanied us. We printed the words in the order of service and made sure it was something everyone would know + easy to sing. The registrar let us do it instead of one of the readings.

I liked it and guests said they liked it, although some of course may have secretly hated it. Personally I can't see why anyone would object, as it is perfectly normal to have hymns at church weddings. I have always loved the feel of lots of people singing together, so it was something I I really wants to do with our guest at our wedding.

Love the idea

hate sweet Caroline
only reminds me of rugby, which I also don’t like, and drunk men in shorts singing
my reaction is now worse after the Boris/Carrie video

Why not ,it's a civil.ceremony so you can have anything you want
If it was me I think I would have a bit of rock but what are your musical.preferences ?

It isn't churches that don't allow hymns to be sung at civil weddings - it is the other way round. Civil weddings won't allow a religious element because they are exactly that - civil not religious ceremonies.

I was gonna say that

I think it’s a lovely idea - but if you made me sing ‘ Sweet Caroline’ as several people have suggested, I’d go home. I fucking hate that song.

It needs to be something simple and easy, or something designed to be a bit silly.

Sweet Caroline... might not be the most romantic but its a light hearted crowd pleaser that everyone knows 😂

I love this idea. Go for something very easy to sing though as some of these suggestions definitely aren't. You want verse chorus verse chous like a hymn really
I think. PP's idea of paying an amateur choir to sing and lead everyone else is a good one.
I Do I Do I Do I Do - ABBA is simple to sing and kind of wedding related.

I'd also hate it! To be honest I wouldn't sing, I'd just mime as no would need to hear me 'sing'!

I think its a lovely idea ❤️ I would have elbows one day like this or the beach boy's god only knows

@RhinestoneCowgirl at my mum's funeral we played bits and pieces by Dave Clarke five. Quite a few comments about the rousing music 🎵. It was my mum's favourite song ❤️

I don’t think it really works at the ceremony because people haven’t let loose enough at that point. Maybe better later? I’ve been to two weddings were they did a sing along during ceremony and they were both awkward and cringey – and I say this as someone who loves a jolly sing along.

I've been to a wedding where we sang L.O.V.E by Nat King Cole, fairly easy, simple lyrics. We'd all been forewarned in the official invitation so if you didn't know the song you had a chance to learn it and the words were included in the order of service.

My friends did this and we all sung I’m a believer, the words were printed in the order of service but most people knew it anyway