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I am needing some help finding songs to play at my reception. My husband and I will be renewing our vows in 2010. I know it is a ways off but we are wanting to have the large wedding we couldn’t afford at first and want to do it right this time.

Now, going to give a bit of detail about us and our wedding since it is a bit unconventional. We are not the normal couple, by any stretch of the imagination and I am not one to want Cannon in D played at the wedding. We already have two songs picked out but I would like some more.

We are a more Medieval family. I don’t mean we dress up daily in armor and corsets but we do attend Ren Fairs. Our wedding to renew our vows will be held at one and we are going period with our attire. We are also more into heavy/gothic/industrial sounding music. Metallica, Kamelot, DragonForce, Nightwish, etc.

Our family also has a long history. I am mixed but the main part of my heritage is Norwegian. His family background is mostly Gaelic Irish. We have traced our family lines back several hundred years and have found that my family actually drove part of his family out of Ireland many centuries ago. They retaliated by slaughtering off a good portion of my family. You just have to love history.

Well, to throw in a twist, turns out a knight in his family turned away from his clan to be with a woman from my family. This was a bedtime story for both of us growing up and we always just thought it was one of those tales that parents make up to get the kids to sleep. We did not meet face to face till we were in our mid/late 20’s. It was odd to find out we had the same bed time story and that it turned out it was true.

The knight from his family actually changed the family crest and colors to come closer to my families. In the end, it did not turn out well. My ancestor was killed by his family to keep him from being with the enemy.

Now, we are together and have a beautiful child together.

I am searching for songs that fit this and us. Ones that talk about finding each after years. Heavier songs that sound good played instrumentally and slowed down a bit.

I know it is odd but hey, that is us. The song we have chosen as our first dance is Metallica’s Nothing Else Matters and I will be walking down the isle to Nightwish’s I wish I had an Angel. I know, not normal but they sound fabulous as instrumentals played on piano with string accompaniment.

Any help coming up with other songs would be great.

And, please refrain from the usual comments of - Who would want that played at their wedding, are you nuts, you’re a freak and so forth and so on.

Thank you!
Looking for songs for all parts of the ceremony and reception. Trying to stay away from anything classical, either in arrangement or traditional.