My friend Amy is looking for a few songs to play at her wedding. She and her fiance, Joe, are going off by themselves to get married on an island, which means I will not get to dance, cry or eat cake at Amy’s wedding. But I love her anyway, so I thought I’d try to help her out with the song situation.

Here’s a little glimpse into her dilemma:

I told Joe today that I wanted to play the Allison Krause song, “When You Say Nothing at All.” My clueless fiance looked up the song on iTunes while we were on the phone together. Next thing I know, he was mumbling something about purple blue jeans, gun racks and the NRA. Then I told him to look up, “Feels Like Home” by Chantal Kreviazuk. After this one, he started laughing.

I think “When You Say Nothing at All” is a pretty song, even though it is very country. I’ve never heard “Feels Like Home,” though. I have a pretty good feel for Amy’s taste in music, but I don’t really know what Joe likes. So these suggestions were compiled using a formula of one part songs I like, one part songs I thought Amy would like and one part songs that I guessed Joe might endure.
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