Purple and Pearls

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I can relax, I know longer have to worry about the X Factor winner singing Journey’s Don’t Stop Believing.

Thank goodness!!  The song is safe!

Maybe it was all those threatening emails I sent to Simon Cowell… joke!

I really hope it isn’t true but Simon Cowell has reportedly chosen Journey’s, Don’t Stop Believing for the X Factors winners song.

This.is.terrible!

I don’t watch X Factor because it annoys me but I did hear one of the contestants MURDER this song.  If they do sing it, then it’ll be ruined forever!

I’m annoyed because it’s a special song for us and I hate the idea that it’s going to be overplayed on pop radios and music channels, I don’t want to end up being sick of the song.

“The show boss’s second choice is said to be ‘The Climb’ from the ‘Hannah Montana: The Movie’, which is reportedly favoured should Stacey Solomon be in line to win the competition.”

Go Stacey!

It was written that I would love you
From the moment I opened my eyes
And the morning when I first saw you
Gave me life under calico skies

I will hold you for as long as you like
I’ll hold you for the rest of my life

I want it!  Do you think she will make one for me?

Don’t Stop Believing – Journey

Just a small town girl, livin in a lonely world
She took the midnight train goin anywhere
Just a city boy, born and raised in south detroit
He took the midnight train goin anywhere

A singer in a smokey room
A smell of wine and cheap perfume
For a smile they can share the night
It goes on and on and on and on

Strangers waiting, up and down the boulevard
Their shadows searching in the night
Streetlight people, living just to find emotion
Hiding, somewhere in the night

Working hard to get my fill,
Everybody wants a thrill
Payin anything to roll the dice,
Just one more time
Some will win, some will lose
Some were born to sing the blues
Oh, the movie never ends
It goes on and on and on and on

Strangers waiting, up and down the boulevard
Their shadows searching in the night
Streetlight people, living just to find emotion
Hiding, somewhere in the night

Don’t stop believin
Hold on to the feelin
Streetlight people

We were there!
Only 17 days to go

Whilst on the subject of music for the wedding, this song will be our first dance song.

I’m not entirely sure how it became “Our Song” but it is.  I have very fond memories of the Foo Fighters playing this song live and Has wrapping his arms around me.  Especially when we saw them at The Joint.  A small venue at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas just days after he proposed.

Everlong – Foo Fighters

Hello
I’ve waited here for you
Everlong

Tonight
I throw myself into
And out of the red, out of her head she sang

Come down
And waste away with me
Down with me

Slow how
You wanted it to be
I’m over my head, out of her head she sang

And I wonder
When I sing along with you
If everything could ever feel this real forever
If anything could ever be this good again

The only thing I’ll ever ask of you
You’ve got to promise not to stop when I say when
She sang

Breathe out
So I could breathe you in
Hold you in

And now
I know you’ve always been
Out of your head, out of my head I sang

And I wonder
When I sing along with you
If everything could ever feel this real forever
If anything could ever be this good again

The only thing I’ll ever ask of you
You’ve got to promise not to stop when I say when
She sang

And I wonder
If everything could ever feel this real forever
If anything could ever be this good again

The only thing I’ll ever ask of you
You’ve got to promise not to stop when I say when
She sang

24 more days to go

I am completely in love with this song at the moment.

Has and I started to listen to Pearl Jam’s new album Backspacer before he left for India, of course we loved it but one song stood out a little more than the rest. One morning whilst driving into work a few days before he went Has mentioned how much he liked this song and how it would be nice to play as background music whilst everyone was seated waiting for me to arrive.

Since Has left all I’ve listened to is Backspacer and when this song comes on I always play it twice. I think it’s beautiful.

Just Breathe – Pearl Jam

Photographer

After the venue our next priority was the photographer, we wanted to make sure every special second of our day was captured by someone who had an eye for detail. Both Has and I like the reportage style of photography, we want our photos to be natural and not too posed. We feel these types of pictures always come out best as people are more relaxed.

We saw a few people who we were almost happy with, none of the companies we saw seemed to offer the right package. We wanted two photographers, a CD with all of our high resolution photos, a pre-engagement shoot and all in at the right price!

I’d found a website of a lady in Staffordshire whose photos I adored. Her prices weren’t on her website so I sent off for a brochure. It came with a DVD of photos she had taken at a recent wedding. We were all really impressed and decided to arrange a meeting with Deborah Stott. Deborah is everything Has and I wanted in a photographer. On the day we will have reportage style photography by 2 photographers, who will both be there from the moment we start getting ready right up to the evening to capture the first dance. We will also get a CD with all of our high resolution pictures and a pre engagement wedding shoot. Her work can be found at her website www.stottweddings.com/ and I am constantly checking her blog for any new weddings she’s photographed! stottweddings.blogspot.com

Music

Another important element of our wedding was the entertainment. We’d always said we wanted a live band. The idea of a cheesy DJ blasting out inappropriate tunes like “Young Hearts Run Free” or songs with their own dances like the “Macarena”, sent shivers down our spine! Don’t get us wrong a little bit of cheese is a good thing, but we’re talking about classic cheese like “God gave Rock ‘n Roll to you” by Kiss!

The Subterraneans had played at various family and friends weddings and knew Has’ brother Mos quite well from the days he used to book them to play at the Slug and Lettuce. The Subterraneans are now regulars at Birmingham’s Jam House and have had rather impressive slots at Glastonbury, the Ashes and the LG Arena. We are super excited about having them perform at our wedding we know no one will be stuck to their seats once they start playing!