Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts

Father of The Bride Writes A Song For Her Wedding Video And There Isn't A Dry Eye In The Place

When this talented father of the bride was put in charge of the wedding rehearsal dinner slideshow, he did the ultimate.

After gathering photos from both sides of the family, the father of the bride wrote this adorable, heart warming song sharing the couple's love story. Their growing up, coming together, their proposal, their engagement. All wonderfully told through music.

Milestone Slideshows created this beauty of a wedding video for Lindsay and Tim's biggest day ever and we were so excited to hear everyone was emotional. Of course, we knew that would happen. Stick around to the end. You'll see why.

The Ballad of Lindsay and Tim
Lyrics & Music by Gregg Rivoir

As you prepare for your wedding, don’t forget the importance of telling your story. Don’t forget that although everyone in the room loves you deeply, they may not know you as well as they’d hoped. They want to be connected. They want you to share your story.

We 
make slideshows that tell stories using your photos, videos, and music. Begin your life’s illustration at https://milestoneslideshows.com 

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Music Is The Engine That Drives Your Slideshow

There are many factors to consider when creating a slideshow. The photos of course play a significant role in your video's feel. But the engine that drives your slideshow is your music.

Music creates the speed and the intensity of effects in your slideshow. When a song is has more energy, you can take more risks with extreme slide movements and transitions.

When a slideshow is beautifully synchronized, the emotional impact can be heightened. Photos and music work together to create the mood and expression of the video.


This video slideshow demonstrates some of the techniques we can use to give your photo montage a feisty personality. It also shows that when risks are taken with music choices, the reward can be a wildly energetic one of a kind slideshow.



Top 2021 Slideshow Songs for a Wedding

A wedding rehearsal dinner is a perfect opportunity to share your love story with your family and friends. During dinner, you will have a captive audience and a great chance to provide some fun entertainment. 


As the host of the party, you have the power to break the ice and get a conversation started among your guests. But with great power comes great responsibility. The music you use can entertain an audience or it can turn your party into a Yawn Fest.


We make lots of wedding slideshows. LOTS. So some of us nerds decided to create a spreadsheet with all of the music we have used so far this year, Then we narrowed it down a bit to the most used songs by Milestone Slideshows’ users in 2021.


The list of most requested songs for wedding slideshows this year follows the continuing trend of country music’s popularity. It is also sprinkled with some multi-generational favorites that never seem to go away. Whatever the genre, it’s a really nice mix of super fun and really sweet songs.


Here are the top 25 songs we have been using in our wedding rehearsal dinner slideshows in 2021.



25. I Cross My Heart by George Strait


24. First Day Of My Life by Bright Eyes


23. Better Together by Jack Johnson


22. Making Memories of Us by Keith Urban


21. Let Them Be Little by Billy Dean



20. Stealing Cinderella by Chuck Wicks


19. A Thousand Years by Christina Perri


18. Best Day Of My Life by American Authors


17. At Last by Etta James


16. 100 Years by Five For Fighting



15. What A Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong


14. Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison


13. Never Grow Up by Taylor Swift


12. Photograph by Ed Sheeran


11. Good Riddance by Green Day



10. This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) by Natalie Cole


9. L.O.V.E. by Nat King Cole


8. You Are The Best Thing by Ray Lamontagne


7. Humble and Kind by Tim McGraw


6. Forever and Ever Amen by Randy Travis



5. My Girl by The Temptations


4. Marry You by Bruno Mars


3. Forever Young by Rod Stewart


2. My Wish by Rascal Flatts



1. Isn’t She Lovely by Stevie Wonder


Year after year, Stevie Wonder tops our wedding slideshow music chart. Come to think of it, this amazing, cross cultured, multi-generational song has remained at the top of our Graduation Slideshows and our Baby’s First Slideshow music list too! It’s not just the catchy tune or the funky vibe that makes this song so good for slideshows. It’s the lyrics - the lyrics Wonder wrote about his daughter, Aisha. The poetic words of a loving father describing the joy of new parenthood.


Isn't she lovely?

Isn't she wonderful?

Isn't she precious?

Less than one minute old

I never thought through love we'd be

Making one as lovely as she

But isn't she lovely made from love?

Isn't she pretty?

Truly the angel's best

Boy, I'm so happy

We have been Heaven-blessed

I can't believe what God has done

Through us, He's given life to one

But isn't she lovely made from love?

Isn't she lovely?

Life and love are the same

Life is Aisha

The meaning of her name

Londie, it could have not been done

Without you who conceived the one

That's so very lovely made from love

Hey!

Virtual Funeral Services and Memorial Slideshows

man holding wife's hand in hospice

Being There When We Can't Be There


People need people. They need companionship. They need each other to heal. Especially in the wake of the loss of a friend or family member.

Nowhere can you see love and friendship on better display than at a funeral. Family comes together to embrace and to heal. With healing comes the sharing of life's special stories - the happy times. The sad times too. It's all part of their loved one's story.

With COVID-19 and other obstacles such as distance, cost, and health concerns, it has become increasingly hard to be social. It has become difficult to connect with each other. To embrace and heal. Many funeral homes and memorial services have closed their doors to the public and limit the number of guests that may attend. So how do you celebrate the life of a loved one with their friends and family?




THE MEMORIAL SLIDESHOW


One way to share your beloved's story is with a memorial slideshow. Pictures and videos put together in a sequence can express feelings and moods. It can bring back a floury of memories in an instant. Adding your loved one's favorite songs makes it even better. Memorial slideshows can be entertaining and heart warming and provide comfort to family.

THE VIRTUAL MEMORIAL


Similar to slideshows, virtual memorials can include photo montages and video clips, each with elegant effects and timeless transitions. You can add video taped eulogies, quotes, messages, scriptures...anything you can think of that help tell your loved one.




SHOW YOUR MEMORIAL SLIDESHOW OR VIRTUAL MEMORIAL


There are many ways to present your tribute video. You can upload your video to your trusted cloud service such as Google Drive, Dropbox, iCloud, etc. and share the address to the people you know. 

There are live hosting services as well where guests can interact with each other before, during, and after the video has played. If you are looking to host a virtual memorial, check out Zoom, Facebook Live, Youtube Live, Vimeo Live, Twitch, UStream, and OBS. All of these services have free options!

For help making your memorial slideshow or virtual memorial video, head over to MilestoneSlideshows.com. Your memories of your loved one are special to you and we treat them with the respect they deserve. We guarantee a stunning slideshow.





 

A Special Kind of Father Daughter Dance

by Kris Bayne
Milestone Slideshow Producer/Musician 

It was a drizzly and slightly chilly December evening at Mountain Laurel Farms located in the north Georgia mountains. The crowd gathered inside the perfectly authentic, rustic barn circa 1860 to see the couple get married. Guests encircled them as they shared their first dance as Mr. and Mrs. Brayden and Sydney Forth. The audience cheered the newlyweds with applause and the clinking of wine glasses.


"And now the bride would like to share a special dance with her dad."

Now it was dad turn. This wasn't the first time I had DJ'd a song for Tony and Sydney. In fact, I had played music for 6 previous father daughter dances for them. But THIS time was different.

I have known the bride's mom, Colby, since middle school. In fact, we graduated high school together in 1992. We go way back. When Sydney began elementary school, Colby was very active with the PTA  and she began hiring me to DJ all of the school's events. BINGO nights, dances, parties, field day events, luaus, and father daughter dances.

When Sydney began middle school, I began DJing all of there events as well - THANK YOU COLBY!

I have DJ'd for Sydney and her dad many times over the years. The first was when she was a little girl and now, as a woman beginning her own married adventure. 

And THAT's why this father daughter dance was such an honor for me. 


I'm also a dad and a sentimental softy so yeah, I totally teared up.