Good Broadway Love Songs for Weddings?

[bwayfan83]

Posted: 9/2/04 at 1:15am

I was hoping people here could help me out with something...my brother asked me to sing at his wedding, but I have no idea what to sing. (He doesn't want anything too religious or anything.) I was thinking there must be some great Broadway love songs, which would also be fun to sing. Any good suggestions? Thanks in advance!

[StickToPriest]

Posted: 9/2/04 at 1:16am

Are you male or female?

[bwayfan83]

Posted: 9/2/04 at 1:18am

Yeah...that would probably help, huh? I'm female...and more of an alto/mezzo. Updated On: 9/2/04 at 01:18 AM

[BlueWizard]

Posted: 9/2/04 at 1:22am

"There's A Fine, Fine Line".

Seriously, though - how about "A Heart Full of Love" from Les Miz? It's such a gorgeous love song. Or "Sun and Moon" from Miss Saigon.

[Matt_G]

Posted: 9/2/04 at 1:24am

I want to dance my first dance to "Lot's Wife"

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 9/2/04 at 1:31am

I second "Sun and Moon" such a gorgeous song. Perfect for a wedding. But, I also suggest "Getting Married Today" from COMPANY, just because it's absolutely hilarious, but, no one ever wants to go that way... ah, who cares. I'll sing it at my wedding.

Also, "Marry Me A Little" and "Children Will Listen"... I have no idea why, just cuz' it's beautiful.

and Matt... no words. just laughter.

[KMF_NYC]

Posted: 9/2/04 at 1:32am

With You from Pippin -- I sang it at my brother's wedding....

[BlueWizard]

Posted: 9/2/04 at 1:34am

My gay wedding will be 80s-themed, be emcee'ed by a drag queen, and people will be served Indian gourmet, and they'll dance to showtunes and Madonna.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 9/2/04 at 1:36am

I wanna do the Fiddler wedding dance at my gay wedding. I'm not Jewish, but I'm lookin' for a blind Jew so it could work...

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 9/2/04 at 1:40am

Oh, and I'd like to be the first to suggest "Defying Gravity", "Thank Goodness", "As Long As You're Mine" and "For Good" cuz' I know those Wiz-O-Maniacs are gonna find this thread and I just wanted to say it before they do... so haha!!!

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 9/2/04 at 1:50am

I wanna sing "The Next Ten Minutes" at my wedding. Awwww, how cute....I know.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 9/2/04 at 1:52am

Gimme Gimme was sung at a friend's wedding. It was cool, this lady sung it right before they walked back up the aisle.

I second A Heart Full of Love, though. Beautiful song.

If you do a duet, do The Next Ten Minutes from The Last Five Years. An obvious choice (to me at least) but it's so beautiful, sigh, I love it.

[TobyRagg]

Posted: 9/2/04 at 2:53am

"In Whatever Time We Have"-Children of Eden...absolutely beautiful

[shira467]

Posted: 9/2/04 at 5:17am

BlueWizard,

Can I come to your wedding? It's like my idea of heaven.

I was thinking of "You Can Be As Loud As The Hell You Want"....for the honeymoon, that is.

"You're Timeless To Me" (or should that be at 50th anniversary?)

For the mother of a Jewish girl of 30 who hasn't been married..."Thank Goodness"

Wait, I think I found a nice one..."You'll never get away from me" from Gypsy.

[NDS34111]

Posted: 9/2/04 at 8:22am

How about "This Is The Moment" from J&H (Michael Ball did a nice version that should be in your range)or "Loving You" from Passion. I also agree with the others who mentioned "A Heart Full of Love."

[eyeonbroadway]

Posted: 9/2/04 at 8:30am

Can't go wrong with One Hand, One Heart from WSS....

[showstopper]

Posted: 9/2/04 at 8:56am

This isn't a Broadway song but I heard someone sing the song "The Colour of My Love" by Celine at a wedding. It had everyone in tears. You could probably lower the key a little.

[LittleFish8386]

Posted: 9/2/04 at 8:59am

All I Ask of You----From Phantom
I Honestly Love You----Boy from Oz



Blue Wizard, am I invited b/c your wedding sounds like fun!

[Jon]

Posted: 9/2/04 at 9:12am

"They Were You" from THE FANTASTICKS

[jezzebelle]

Posted: 9/2/04 at 11:21am

I sang "Take Me As I Am" from J&H at a friend's wedding...gorgeous song.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 9/2/04 at 11:38am

I could be wrong, but I think a friend of mine mentioned last year that he was singing "All I Ask of You" from Phantom at someone's wedding.

[EponineThenardier]

Posted: 9/2/04 at 11:48am

2nd "All I Ask of You" and "Take me As I Am" Yay!

[redhotinnyc2]

Posted: 9/2/04 at 12:00pm

why should someone' sex matter? I'm a man and I'm singing "So Many People" at my friend's wedding in October...and those lyrics are very sex specific. But I'm singing it as an openly gay man and thats what my friend (female) has asked me to do.

[robbiej]

Posted: 9/2/04 at 12:19pm

Are you singing at Julie's wedding, red?? Yee haw!

As for suggestions, I have two, both by Frank Loesser:

1. For those who do not have a huge range, 'More I Cannot Wish You' from GUYS AND DOLLS is just lovely.

2. If you've a great, full voice with a strong top, I strongly suggest the absolutely stunning 'My Heart is So Full of You' from THE MOST HAPPY FELLA. Get Liz Calloway's Frank Loesser cd to heart just how marvelous it can be.

[shesings]

Posted: 9/2/04 at 1:05pm

I've done "One Hand, One Heart" at a million weddings - if there is a Unity Candle part in the ceremony it goes perfect there. Short and sweet. I've also done "All I Ask of You" are a song before the wedding on many occasions. Another popular choice "Till There Was You"