Valentine's Day Oppo Poll

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 02/14/2018 at 11:35 • Filed to: None

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For you married Oppos out there, what was the first song/music you danced to with your new bride/groom at your wedding? This was our song, and it perfectly describes how my new wife took care of my drunk ass through college. And, after 27 years, she still wonderful, although I’m a lot less drunk.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > ttyymmnn 02/14/2018 at 11:40

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JK, we didn’t dance or have music. I was 21 and working in a vegetable store. I couldn’t afford such luxuries

ttyymmnn > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 02/14/2018 at 11:41

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Sometimes marriage does feel this way, though.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > ttyymmnn 02/14/2018 at 11:42

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We’re so ridiculously modern. It’s only been about 1.5 years now. It worked well for us since we really don’t/can’t dance, so we just swayed back and forth turning around slowly as I tried not to step on her dress. We ultimately ended up dancing all night and it’s the only time we’ve ever done that.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > ttyymmnn 02/14/2018 at 11:43

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True. I’ve only been married for 5 years, but I can imagine that it becomes more nutty as time goes on and kids become involved.

(I no longer work in a vegetable store, I have a career)

WilliamsSW > ttyymmnn 02/14/2018 at 11:44

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Textured Soy Protein > ttyymmnn 02/14/2018 at 11:45

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This is mine. I picked it because it’s cool.

ttyymmnn > Textured Soy Protein 02/14/2018 at 11:46

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You can never go wrong with Sam Cooke.

ttyymmnn > WilliamsSW 02/14/2018 at 11:48

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One of Louis’ greatest songs, and he never even played his trumpet.

ttyymmnn > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 02/14/2018 at 11:50

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we just swayed back and forth turning around slowly as I tried not to step on her dress

That’s what dancing is all about. I can’t remember how many times I stepped on her dress that night. That’s a beautiful song.

WilliamsSW > ttyymmnn 02/14/2018 at 11:54

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Yep - my wife picked that one, she had her heart set on it from the get go. Wonderful Tonight is a great one, too - I went to quite a few weddings in the ‘90s where that was the first dance song.

I was pushing for Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol - so we ended up using that for the slide show (which was more memorable for me than that first dance somehow).

ttyymmnn > WilliamsSW 02/14/2018 at 11:58

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I only remember our first dance from the photos. It was a whirlwind of a day and, I must say, I got rather heavily inebriated. My only advice to newlyweds: Be sure to eat as much as possible at your reception.

Ash78, voting early and often > ttyymmnn 02/14/2018 at 12:09

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“It had to be you” played by a local jazz quarter. Our dancing was abysmal, we have four left feet between us. 14 years this October.

ttyymmnn > Ash78, voting early and often 02/14/2018 at 12:15

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Now I have to listen to my Sinatra records.

Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > ttyymmnn 02/14/2018 at 12:29

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Rolling Stones - Loving Cup as performed by our wedding band The London Souls

Fun fact, we took dance lessons for weeks, then 10 days before the wedding I suffered appendicitis and the resulting emergency appendectomy. So our dancing was limited.

I walked down the aisle to a string quartet playing The Proclaimers - I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) and my wife walked down to the string quartet playing Ziggy Stardust. We made good musical choices.

OPPOsaurus WRX > ttyymmnn 02/14/2018 at 12:34

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I dont remember the first song, and I think it would take my wife a long time to remember it as well, the last song we both remember (we didn’t have the life version but its good too)

OPPOsaurus WRX > WilliamsSW 02/14/2018 at 12:37

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my wife and i can tell you what our last song was far easier than our first.

WilliamsSW > OPPOsaurus WRX 02/14/2018 at 12:47

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Oh, wow - I can’t remember what the last song of the night was now that you mention it.

OPPOsaurus WRX > WilliamsSW 02/14/2018 at 12:54

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well the first song was a large debate. obviously she won, and said i can chose the last song. My argument was that she was just picking a song that was popular for first dances and i was picking one that actually meant something and was one that I would listen to anyway.

TheRealBicycleBuck > ttyymmnn 02/14/2018 at 13:30

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Etta James, “At Last”. It’s a slow song, so we danced slowly as people do.

It was appropriate as we were both in our late twenties.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > ttyymmnn 02/14/2018 at 13:49

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I wanted “Tennessee Whiskey” but was vetoed because did not want to give off the alcoholic vibe. We ended up with “More of You” by Chris Stapleton and it was perfect.

ttyymmnn > TheRealBicycleBuck 02/14/2018 at 13:52

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Etta James is always the right answer.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > ttyymmnn 02/14/2018 at 17:28

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Thanks.

I somehow made it through the whole evening without stepping on her dress even once, then at the very end as we were heading to the car through a behind-the-scenes area with our planner, the planner stopped abruptly, I stepped on the back without noticing, and as my wife started walking the bustle attachment ripped. We had a bit of a moment where the planner grabbed her kit, pinned it all back together, then we completed our exit...

mazda616 > ttyymmnn 02/14/2018 at 21:13

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We walked down the aisle after saying “I do” to “Together You and I” by Dolly Parton. We’re both huge Dolly fans.

First dance was to “The Day Before You” by Matthew West.

Wurrwulf > ttyymmnn 02/14/2018 at 23:22

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Ray Lamontagne - You Are The Best Thing

My wife chose it. I didn’t really know it, but it was great. A little awkward dancing in front of 10 people in my aunt’s living room, though.

The Powershift in Steve's '12 Ford Focus killed it's TCM (under warranty!) > ttyymmnn 03/09/2018 at 13:48

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This is a month late because it just occurred to me that I haven’t been on Oppo much lately, and I should catch up on This Date in Aviation History:

My wife and I were married in October of 2015. We’re old souls and grew up listening to the music our parents did. We’re both big fans of Billy Joel and danced to She’s Got a Way, though   performed by our wedding band rather than a recording. They did a fine job.