I rarely listen to music. Not because I don’t like it, but when I’m in my car I like to enjoy the silent time to myself, and when I’m at home I tend to work in quiet or with the TV on.
My little secret? My confession? One of the best part of photographing weddings is the music at the reception! It is like a dance party all the time! But the bonus of no club, no bouncers, and no cover charge!
So here are some of my favorite reception songs. Overplayed? Maybe. But that is because they are AWESOME!!!!!!!
– Dynamite by Taio Cruz
– I’ve Got a Feeling by Black-Eyed Peas
– California Girls and Firework by Katy Perry
– Club Can’t Handle Me by Flo Rida
– Don’t Stop Believin’ by Journey or the Glee version
– Just Dance by Lady Gaga
I don’t have much music on my iPhone, but you can find most of these there. At the end of the night, when driving home from a wedding – or on the way to a photoshoot or a client meeting – you can normally find me singing along to these songs, usually loud and off-key, in the Mini!
Out of all of the songs – this one has become my own personal anthem of sorts to remind me that we are all amazing people! I discovered it when I bought the CD, and had no idea it was already rising on the Top 40 charts at the time. Hopefully it inspires you as much is it does me!
Firework by Katy Perry
Do you ever feel like a plastic bag,
Drifting through the wind, wanting to start again?
Do you ever feel, feel so paper-thin
Like a house of cards, one blow from caving in?
Do you ever feel already buried deep?
Six feet under screams, but no one seems to hear a thing
Do you know that there’s still a chance for you?
‘Cause there’s a spark in you
You just gotta ignite the light, and let it shine
Just own the night like the Fourth of July
‘Cause baby, you’re a firework
Come on, show ‘em what you’re worth
Make ‘em go “ah, ah, ah!”
As you shoot across the sky-y-y
Baby, you’re a firework
Come on, let your colors burst
Make ‘em go “ah, ah, ah!”
You’re gonna leave ‘em all in awe, awe, awe
You don’t have to feel like a waste of space
You’re original, cannot be replaced
If you only knew what the future holds
After a hurricane, comes a rainbow
Maybe the reason why all the doors are closed
So you could open one that leads you to the perfect road
Like a lightning bolt, your heart will glow
And when it’s time you know
You just gotta ignite the light, and let it shine
Just own the night like the Fourth of July
‘Cause baby, you’re a firework
Come on, show ‘em what you’re worth
Make ‘em go “ah, ah, ah!”
As you shoot across the sky-y-y
Baby, you’re a firework
Come on, let your colors burst
Make ‘em go “ah, ah, ah!”
You’re gonna leave ‘em all in awe, awe, awe
Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
It’s always been inside of you, you, you
And now it’s time to let it through
‘Cause baby, you’re a firework
Come on, show ‘em what you’re worth
Make ‘em go “ah, ah, ah!”
As you shoot across the sky-y-y
Baby, you’re a firework
Come on, let your colors burst
Make ‘em go “ah, ah, ah!”
You’re gonna leave ‘em all in awe, awe, awe
Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon