Hitched in a Barn by the Sea
The 2-hour trip was worth it for a lovely beach-front wedding. The ceremony was held indoors – but outdoors – in a rustic barn complete with wooden benches and a spiral staircase. Guests were dressed like beach-goers: flip-flops, shorts, sun dresses & glasses – though we played more traditional fare. The highlight of the ceremony was the recessional where the newlyweds, the guests, and us performed Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” in FULL before spilling over to cocktail hour; it was sooo amazing! What great way to end a ceremony. Congrats to Bridget & Chris!
Venue
Bonnet Island Estate, Manahawkin, NJ
Services
Ceremony & Cocktail Hour
Program List
Prelude
- Air on the G String, Bach
- The Flower Duet (from Lakmé), Delibes
- Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
- Panis Angelicus, Franck
- The Wedding (from Legends of the Fall), James Horner
Ceremony
- Mother of the Bride’s Entrance: Hey Jude, The Beatles
- Groom’s Entrance: Here Comes Your Man, The Pixies
- Processional: Isn’t She Lovely, Stevie Wonder
- Bridal Entrance: Somewhere Over The Rainbow (ukelele ver.), Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
- Musical Interlude: Summer Wind, Frank Sinatra
- Recessional: Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen
Cocktail Hour
- Africa, Toto
- Blister in Sun, Violent Femmes
- Carry On My Wayward Son, Journey
- Crazy Love, Van Morrison
- Don’t Stop Believin’, Journey
- Eleanor Rigby, The Beatles
- Hallelujah, Rufus Wainwright
- More Than A Feeling, Boston
- Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us, Starship
- Spongebob Squarepants Theme
- Stairway to Heaven, Led Zeppelin
- Sweet Child O’Mine, Guns’n’Roses
- You’re Beautiful, James Blunt
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