Songs to make Cake Cutting Sweeter

JD and Amanda Stanley enjoying their cake

One of the time honored traditions of weddings is the Cake Cutting.   It is the first "task" they do together as husband and wife - symbolizing they commitment to always help each other.
Afterwards, they feed each other a piece of the cake - symbolic of the mutual commitment to provide for one another.

This tradition can be a sentimental moment or a fun one.  Surely all of us have witnessed mini 'Cake fights' where he couple ends up wearing more of the cake than eating it.  The song played should be a reflection of the mood the couple wants to convey and of the couple themselves.





Here is a few top choices  - some romantic - some more up beat and fun:

1. Hit Me With Your Best Shot    -  Pat Benetar
2. Smile                                       -  Uncle Kracker
3. Sugar Sugar                             -  Archies
4. Pour Some Sugar On Me         -  Def Leppard
5. How Sweet It Is                      -  James Taylor
6. Lucky                                      -  Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat
7. At Last                                    - Etta James (Beyonce does this well also)
8. Lost In The Moment                -  Big and Rich
9. Love Story                               - Taylor Swift
10. That's Amore                            - Dean Martin
11. I Can't Help Myself                   - Four Tops (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)
12. All you Need Is Love                - Beatles

Some couples choose to have a Grooms Cake also.  You can cut this as well, or have the staff do it.  If you do cut it, the DJ can continue playing the 'Cake Cutting' Song you selected, or you can select one to be reflexive of the Grooms style.  One Idea, is if it is his college Team colors and theme, have the school's "Fight Song" played.

If you chose to do Cupcakes (which is becoming wildly popular)  Simply cut one of them, or have a small cake for the ceremony.

Be sure to have your DJ announce the cake cutting and have the photographer ready.   And be prepared to wear some icing .

If there has been a unique Cake Cutting Song you had or hear at a wedding - let us know! 

Ten Songs To Toss The Bouquet

Traci's Florist - Ft Payne

There is no doubt that since its release - Beyonces "Put A Ring On It - (All The Single Ladies)" has been the perfect bouquet toss song. Its fun, upbeat, and everyone knows it.  But you want something different.  Well heres a quick list of other songs to toss your flowers to:

1. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun  - Cyndi Lauper
2. Man! I Feel Like A Woman - Shania Twain
3. Wishin' and Hopin'               - Dusty Springfield
4. Maneater                            - Nelly Furtado
5. Jump (For My Love)           -  Pointer Sisters
6. Wannabe                             - Spice Girls
7. Here For The Party              - Gretchen Wilson
8. One Way Or Another          - Blondie
9. Material Girl                        - Madonna
10. Ladies Night                        - Kool and the Gang

According to folklore, whichever single lady catches the bridal bouquet  - she will be the next to marry.

What fun songs have you heard during a bouquet toss? Any really unusual ones?

Songs to make Garter Toss Fun

Cody Sims - doing the garter toss

                                                                                                                                                                                                                   The Garter Toss is another time honored tradition.  This is typically done with a special "toss Garter" put on the bride for this occasion, so she can keep the one worn for the wedding.  It is done right after the 'Bouquet Toss"

A chair is placed in center of room for bride to sit.  The Groom then gets down on one knee and removes the garter.  Once he has the garter, he slings it over his shoulder (or head) towards the single guys waiting to catch it.

After it is caught - some parties end it there ... others continue the fun by having the garter catcher place garter on the leg of the lady who caught the bouquet.

What makes this really fun is the music.  Up beat, sexy, fun songs are the best.



Some titles are:

1. Danger Zone                              - Kenny Loggins
2. Legs                                             - ZZ Top
3. You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
4. Mission Impossible                 - Danny Elfman 
5. One Hot Mama                          - Trace Akins
6. Fever                                           - Peggy Lee
7. Theme From Rocky                - soundtrack
8. Wild Thing                                  -Troggs
9. Wild Thing                                 - Tone Loc
10. Bad Mama Jama                      - Carl Carlton
11. Bad To The Bone                    - George Thorogood
12. Foxy Lady                                 - Jimi Hendrix
13. I Like It, I Love It                       - Tim McGraw
14. Maneater                                   - Hall and Oates
15. Cherry Pie                                 - Warrant

What are your favorites?