MADRID — It might not involve a young princess, but Spain’s wedding of the year features an aristocratic bride with a colorful past and enough titles to allow her not to kneel before the pope.

On Wednesday, the Duchess of Alba, María del Rosario Cayetana Alfonsa Victoria Eugenia Francisca Fitz-James Stuart y de Silva, 85 years old, will marry Alfonso Díez Carabantes, a 61-year-old commoner, in the chapel of one of her historic residences, the 16th-century Dueñas Palace, in Seville.

YOUR FIRST DANCE

Your first dance is the key note of your evening wedding reception, which is why you want it to be memorable as well as being something that you feel completely comfortable with. If you are having trouble coming up with some Wedding Music ideas or just a wedding song for your first dance, not to worry as help is at hand. Please feel free to browse Wedding DJ Sally’s list of first dance suggestions. This list of popular wedding songs has been compiled using years of records of the most popular first dance requests. Also Wedding Singer Luca will be happy to sing the wedding songs that are marked with an asterisk.

As well as being able to enjoy your first dance, sung live, remember that our live wedding entertainment packages are made up of your own personal wedding song requrests, so that you can enjoy YOUR SHOW for your wedding day.

POPULAR WEDDING SONGS

9 Million Bicycles – Katie Melua
A million love songs – Take That
A moment like this – Kelly Clarkson
A whole new world – P. Bryson & R. Bell
All I want is you – U2
All my life – Kci and JoJo
Always and forever – Luther Vandross
*Amazed – Lonestar
*Angels – Robbie Williams
Annie’s song – John Denver
At last – Etta James
*Be mine – David Gray
Because of you – Tony Bennett
Because you loved me – Celine Dion
*Better together – Jack Johnson
But I do love you – LeAnne Rimes
By your side – Sade
*Can you feel the love tonight – Elton John
Can’t get enough of your love – Barry White
Can’t help falling in love – Elvis
*Can’t take my eyes off you – Andy Williams
*Chasing cars – Snow Patrol
Close to you – Carpenters
Closest thing to crazy – Katie Melua
Come rain, come shine – Bette Midler
Could I have this dance – Anne Murray
Crazy for you – Madonna
Don’t know much – L. Ronstadt and A. Neville
Don’t want to miss a thing – Aerosmith
Dream catch me – Newton Faulkner
Dreams – Gabrielle
Endless love – Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
Eternal flame – The Bangles
*Everlasting love – Jamie Cullum
Everybody loves somebody – Dean Martin
*Everything – Michael Bublé
(Everything I do) I do it for you – Bryan Adams
Everything I own – David Gate
*Fly me to the moon – Frank Sinatra
Flying without wings – Westlife
For once in my life – Stevie Wonder
From this moment – Shania Twain
*Girl from Ipanema – Frank Sinatra
Glory of love – Peter Cetera
Greatest day – Take that
Groovy kind of love – Phil Collins
Grow old with you – Adam Sandler
*Have I told you lately – Van Morrison
Heaven (Candlelight version) – DJ Sammy and Bryan Adams
Here and Now – Luther Vandross
*Hero – Enrique Iglesias
*How sweet it is (To be loved by you) – James Taylor
I don’t want to miss a thing – Aerosmith
I finally found someone – Bryan Adams & Barbra Streisand
I got you babe – Sonny and Cher
I just called to say I love you – Stevie Wonder
I love the way you love me – Faith Hill
I only have eyes for you – Art Garfunkel
I swear – All 4 one
I’ve finally found someone – Bryan Adams and Barbera Streisand
I’ve had the time of my life – Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
In your eyes – Peter Gabriel
Islands in the stream – Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton
*It had to be you – Harry Connick Jr
It must be love – Madness
Just the two of us – Bill Withers
*Just the way you are – Billy Joel
Let’s stay together – Al Green
Loving you – Minnie Ripperton
*Moonriver – Andy Williams
*My girl – The Temptations
Never gonna leave your side – Daniel Bedingfield
No matter what – Boyzone
Perfect day – Lou Reed
Save the best for last – Vanessa Williams
Sexual healing – Marvin Gaye
She – Elvis Costello
*She’s the one – Robbie Williams
*Stuck on you – Lionel Richie
*That’s Amore – Dean Martin
The best is yet to come – Frank Sinatra
*The Blower’s Daughter – Damien Rice
The first time ever I saw your face – Roberta Flack
The luckiest – Ben Folds
The Rose – Bette Midler
*The way you look tonight – Michael Bublé
*Three times a lady – Lionel Richie
True colours – Cyndi Lauper
Truly – Lionel Richie
Truly, madly, deeply – Savage Garden
Unbreakable – Westlife
Use somebody – Kings of Leon
What a wonderful world – Louis Armstrong
When a man loves a woman – Percy Sledge
*When I say I do – Clint Black
*When you say nothing at all – Ronan Keating
*Wonderful tonight – Eric Clapton
You do something to me – Paul Weller
You’re my best friend – Queen
*Your song – Elton John

Read more: http://www.vocalshow.co.uk/wedding-dj-sallys-first-dance-suggestions

Hitched.co.uk has compiled a selection of articles to help you along the way during the planning and process of creating your big day. Please feel free to browse and use these articles to inspire your ideas and perhaps remind you of other details that you may have missed. Each article is designed to offer you general advice and information that you can share with other members of your family and wedding party. Hopefully we will be able to make you a wedding expert, in preparation for your special day.

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As Springtime approaches -yes its next week! – we are stepping up our wedding bookings and want to offer couples who are considering getting married in Gibraltar, an extra incentive!

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Yes, Spring is on its way, and we are getting excited! Join in the fun and book your wedding with us this month to avail yourself of these great deals…:)

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Well, Valentine’s day has come and gone… and I wonder…. did he propose to you? If the answer is yes and you said “yes”, then its time to get your wedding bible out and start planning! Have you considered getting married abroad? Perhaps in a location which is not too far from home… a place where the sun shines, and where you are sure to feel like you are on holiday from the moment you arrive.

Gibraltar is just over two hours away from the UK and has flights operating from most of the major airports in the UK. Not only that, but we are located in a perfect location for honeymooners! Consider this… you arrive in Gibraltar, you are whisked away in a taxi to a local 4 star hotel, you arrange your paperwork with the help of an able wedding rep, then relax, pamper yourself and get ready for your wedding in a glorious sub tropical garden with your closest friends and family.

Then, after a wonderful reception, you spend the night in Gibraltar and take a ferry ride to Morocco, and stay in one of the beautiful riads there. Enjoy the beaches, spend some time in the hamams, indulge your senses, with the food, music, colour, and wonderful weather.

Interested to know more? Contact us and see how we can help you plan your perfect day!

I have had to take an absence of leave in my blogging activities lately as I went to Jamaica for a 2 week holiday. Thats’s a busy wedding location! Beautiful, warm, with gorgeous beaches and lovely hotels where you can enjoy an all inclusive holiday. I must say, I was impressed. I was even witness to a beach wedding at the hotel I was at, and as the couple exchanged vows, Bob Marley’s iconic song “One Love” came on the loudspeaker as the guests clapped. A little bit cheesy, I thought at the time, but hey, it wasn’t my wedding! There were about 8 guests, so it was pretty intimate. And yet, just around the corner, by the beach bar, there was loud rock music playing while guests enjoying the all inclusive board, indulged in pitchers of Appleton Rum and coke! Personally, whilst I can see the appeal for a beach wedding in Jamaica, let’s be honest, it is a long way away for your family and friends to travel too – the average fare for a economy flight from London is £600. That is a big investment for many these days!

Which brings me back to my favourite wedding destinations – Gibraltar and Southern Spain. Whilst we may not have the Caribbean sea,. the Mediterranean Sea is, in itself a lovely alternative. And whilst you may not be able to get married at the beach in Gibraltar, you can do so in Spain, in so many lovely unspoilt locations, which your wedding planner can help you find. Flights to Gibraltar and Malaga are frequent and well priced. Hour Weddings can arrange transfers for you from any of the airports nearby to your final destination. And with outstanding villas now available for short lets, with swimming pools, and located by the beach, why would you want to go anywhere else?

If you were proposed to this Valentine’s Day, have you thought of where you would like to get married? If you were thinking of a destination wedding, think about Gibraltar perhaps. Keep reading this blog and we’ll find ways to tempt you!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7HBaUTTb_E

Some beautiful music to accompany it… we loved it, its by our favourite videographer and we just wanted to share it with you!