Help!! Wedding song help! Is hallelujah appropriate

Are you getting married in church? or is this for a civil ceremony? or the reception?

We're getting married at our venue out in the gardens. The venue is an old victorian house that he converted his downstairs into a ballroom/reception site. The sog would be for our first dance

Then I really wouldn't worry about those two lines. People will be interested in so much more than every little word, and although it's talking about sex in those two words, it doesn't use any inappropriate words. Any children there wouldn't understand that bit for example.

It's a pretty song, but I think I might be looking at the meaning a little different. I wouldn't think it to be a wedding appropriate song. BUT that is only my opinion... you mihgt have a diff take and memory on the song. If you like it and it makes you feel good (or happy) go for it. :o) it's your day sweetie. (here's a link to the lyrics if you haven't actually read them http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/leonardcohen/hallelujah.html)

I meant two lines, not two words

Dang nm, it didn't work. sorry!

I think its a good choice If you are worried about it just have the dj/mc announce that this song is special because your first date was to see shrek.

I like Lilssassafras' suggestion - that way people know why you chose it.

Oh wow, sorry I think I skipped over the whole "shrek was our first date" sentence!!! I am SO sorry. I think you should use it. :o) it DOES have a GREAT memory for you. sorry

And I totally meant jeff buckley, not leonard cohen

I like that version better! It is a little long at the start but lovely overall Here is the video for it so people don't have to look it up to know which one you mean. Hope this helps.

That one didn't work try one more time

Oh well here is the link for his youtube channel so you can see it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8AWFf7EAc4&ob=av2e

Kristy did you ever played the song at your ceremony or reception?, I am looking to play it on my ceremony as entrance song, I wan t the instrumental one, I like you think is a beautiful song, any feed back?

Did you end up using this song? I was thinking of it for our first dance as well lol!

Ok, I ABSOLUTELY LOVE the song, particularly the Jeff Buckley version....but Buckley added a line that has generally been left in that just turns me off to it being a wedding song:

"Maybe there's a God above

But all I've ever learned from love

And it's not a cry that you hear at night

It's not somebody who's seen the light

It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah"

If you go with that, I'd just cut it off before that last verse.