augustbride2006
04-05-2006, 07:17 AM
My family are Irish and I want to incorporate an Irish song into our wedding ceremony. Does anyone have any ideas? My cousin is a wedding singer and is happy to sing anything.
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Jen062406
04-05-2006, 08:03 AM
What type of song are you looking for?
augustbride2006
04-07-2006, 12:46 AM
Hi, thanks for taking an interest.
I am looking for a song to be sung during our church service so it needs to be something suitable for that. It doesn't necessarily need to be religious although that would be an added bonus.
melatsch
04-07-2006, 06:31 AM
Hi,
I am also Irish and have a HUGE Irish family. My mom assumed that I would be having a giant Irish wedding, so she did a lot of research for me. There is apparently an Irish Wedding Song that is traditionally played at Irish weddings. The song has many different arrangements, so it can be tailored to suit any wedding style. The lyrics are really great for weddings since they reflect the vows:
IRISH WEDDING SONG
THERE THEY STAND HAND IN HAND, AND EXCHANGE WEDDING BANDS.
TODAY IS THE DAY OF ALL THEIR DREAMS AND PLANS.
AND ALL OF THERE LOVED ONES ARE HERE TO SAY
GOD BLESS THIS COUPLE WHO MARRY TODAY
IN GOOD TIMES AND BAD TIMES, IN SICKNESS AND HEALTH
MAY THEY KNOW THAT RICHES ARE NOT NEEDED FOR WEALTH
HAVE THEM FACE PROBLEMS THEY'LL MEET ON THEIR WAY
GOD BLESS THIS COUPLE WHO MARRY TODAY
MAY THEY FIND PEACE OF MIND, COMES TO ALL WHO ARE KIND
MAY THE ROUGH TIMES AHEAD, BECOME TRIUMPHS IN TIME
MAY THEIR CHILDREN BE HAPPY EACH DAY
GOD BLESS THIS FAMILY WHO STARTED TODAY
IN GOOD TIMES AND BAD TIMES, IN SICKNESS AND HEALTH
MAY THEY KNOW THAT RICHES ARE NOT NEEDED FOR WEALTH
HAVE THEM FACE PROBLEMS THEY'LL MEET ON THERE WAY
GOD BLESS THIS COUPLE WHO MARRY TODAY
AS THEY GO, MAY THEY KNOW EVERY LOVE THAT WILL SHOW
AND AS LIFE GETS SHORTER, MAY THER FEELINGS GROW
WHEREVER THEY TRAVEL, WHEREVER THEY STAY
GOD BLESS THIS COUPLE WHO MARRY TODAY
IN GOOD TIMES AND BAD TIMES, IN SICKNESS AND HEALTH
MAY THEY KNOW THAT RICHES ARE NOT NEEDED FOR WEALTH
HAVE THEM FACE PROBLEMS THEY'LL MEET ON THEIR WAY
GOD BLESS THIS COUPLE WHO MARRY TODAY
GOD BLESS THIS COUPLE WHO MARRY TODAY