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We hired an excellent classical guitarist, Chuck Pinnell, to play for our wedding ceremony.

After the ceremony, the music was chosen to be celebratory, with an emphasis on love (of course). After a half hour or so, we let it get a little silly, with songs like “Enchanted Reptile Palace,” “Dixie Chicken,” and “Box Set.”

Also see:

• Our wedding playlist, part 1: Friday night cookout
• Our wedding playlist, part 2: Saturday morning
• Our wedding playlist, part 4: During the band’s break
• Our wedding playlist, part 5: Dancing
• Our wedding playlist, part 6: Saturday night party

Saturday post-ceremony, disc 1

1. 10,000 Maniacs - These Are Days
2. Pretenders - Message of Love
3. Fleetwood Mac - You Make Loving Fun
4. Sting - Mad About You
5. Van Morrison - Moondance
6. Sarah McLaughlan - Ice Cream (Freedom Sessions)
7. Stevie Wonder - You Are the Sunshine of My Life
8. Reptile Palace Orchestra - Enchanted Reptile Palace
9. Sarah McLachlan - Drawn to the Rhythm (live)
10. Motown - I Hear a Symphony
11. John Lennon - Stand by Me
12. James Taylor - Something in the Way She Moves
13. Ella Fitzgerald - Our Love Is Here to Stay
14. 8 1/2 Souvenirs - Souvonica
15. Paul Simon - Graceland
16. Richard Shindell - Spring

Saturday post-ceremony, disc 2

1. Afro-Cuban All Stars - Habana del Este
2. David Lanz - Cristofori’s Dream
3. Solas - Mom’s Jig, Bill Nicholson’s 67th
4. Solas - Paddy Taylor’s / McFadden’s Handsome Daughter / The Narrowback / Franks Reel / Esther’s Reel
5. Solas - Tom Busby’s / James O’Byrne’s / The Four Posts of the Bed
6. Motown - I Can’t Help Myself
7. Little Feat - Dixie Chicken
8. Bare Naked Ladies - Box Set
9. Stevie Ray Vaughan - Love Struck Baby