Now that the wedding shenanigans are over, we are sure you're already reminiscing about the madness and the coming together of two families. Enter, your wedding film. It's a memory that you will cherish for life. Years later, when you look back and relive the moments, the tears of joy, and the emotions associated with the nuptials, it's your wedding film that will have captured it all.
To top it all off, music adds a whimsical touch to a wedding film. Thanks to tracks like Din Shagda Na or the classic Thousand Years, couples all over Instagram have left us teary eyed and hopeful for our happily ever after.
Nowadays, posting a wedding video in the virtual world not only creates an experience for the ones who couldn't make it, but also seems to be a way of documenting life's happiest moments. Which also means that there is some pressure to ensure your film is unique and one-of-a-kind. From baraatto buffet, most couples want to rope in the tiniest of elements that made their big day extra special.
Here, we've put together an unconventional playlist of heartwarming songs that you can use for your wedding film or even your wedding trailer!
Turning Page, Sleeping At Last
If you've been an avid admirer of the Twilight series in your teens (we know, unpopular choice) then this is going to hit home. Turning Page is a soft, piano-heavy song with the most heartfelt lyrics for a loved one. Whether you are at the altar dressed in white, or taking pheras around the mandap in red, Turning Page as your background score will make for an emotionally meaningful film. And each time you watch it, it'll be like a love letter in the form of a song.
Excerpts from the song -
Your love is my turning page
Where only the sweetest words remain
Every kiss is a cursive line
Every touch is a redefining phrase
I surrender who I've been for who you are
For nothing makes me stronger than your fragile heart
If I had only felt how it feels to be yours
Well, I would have known what I've been living for all along
Piku Sarod Instrumental
This instrumental masterpiece will tug at your heartstrings. And after you add it to the final cut of your wedding film, you're sure to be in tears. The classic melody of this song is the right match for a traditional wedding film or even a teaser. The paced strumming of the guitar that creates a theatric build up also gives it a feel-good vibe.
Home, Edith Whiskers
Do you feel like you're home when you see your partner after a long day? If yes, we have a soulful song just for that feeling. This song will truly make you and your loved one feel like you have overcome those hurdles together. And after all the goodbyes, you now get to go home together.
Excerpts from the song -
I'll follow you into the park, through the jungle, through the dark
Girl, I never loved one like you
Moats and boats and waterfalls, alleyways and pay phone calls
I been everywhere with you
Oh, home, let me come home
Home is whenever I'm with you
Oh, home, let me come home
Home is wherever I'm with you.
Gurbani (Slowed x Reverb) Bhaag Milka Bhaag
If you had a royal wedding and wish for it to reflect in your film, then this slowed, reverbed version of Gurbani will bring that out in the most ethereal way. It also adds a sense of religiosity along with royalty. And coupled with glimpses of your loved ones, you'll have yourself a wholesome wedding reel. Save this and use it as your background score for an emotional emphasis on the grandeur of your special day.
Something Beautiful, Tim Halperin
Something Beautiful is a great way to showcase a new love-filled chapter of your life. It's the feeling of romance brought to being with your better half. You cannot hear this track once, it will always be a couple of times till you actually have enough of it. The poetic story about love in the lyrics, interprets the beginning of a new journey together. "Under the starlight we'll find our way, I know this is the start of something beautiful. With you by my side, there's no place that we can't go, this is the start of something beautiful."
I Don't Know What Love is, A Star is Born
Every couple constructs their own idea of love, and this offbeat heartfelt song is for those who write their own rules about love. As magical as two people coming together is, it's equally daunting when they are apart. 'I Don't Know What Love is', is a sincere song about finding your definition of love in your better half in ways that aren't conventional. The unreal piano ballad with Lady Gaga's versatile voice is a goosebumps moment and can very well act as a soundtrack to your wedding movie. We know it's unconventional, but worth a try.
Excerpts from the song -
I don't know what love is
If I can't have you here
I don't know what love is
I think that it's just fear
I swear I've seen an angel
A paradise in blue
Every color I choose
But I don't know what love is
But I think it might be you
Ullam Paadum, 2 States
The movie 2 States highlights the coming together of of two individuals and their families from contrasting walks of life. So, this song makes for a very special background score to your wedding film. Ullam Paadum is written in Tamil and is composed with elements of the local culture but has been diversely used by couples as popularly seen on Instagram. The reason this song went viral is because now cultural differences aren't seen as a barrier and on the contrary, are embraced with love. Don't forget to bookmark this track for a heartwarming wedding video.
A regal celebration where every petal told a story, this cross-cultural wedding blended Vedic rituals with timeless elegance, crowned by a one-of-a-kind lotus mandap.
