The list author says: "Songs and music have long-been essential tools to help get athletes into a “winner” mindset. They use music to block out internal noise; to help distract them from self-doubt and negative thoughts and instead reprogram their thoughts with positive, upbeat stuff. How appropriate for you as a bride, too, to have a series of theme songs to get you into a happy and positive mindset about your pending nuptials."
"Johnny Weir, an American figure skater, includes Edith Piaf’s “Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien” (Regrets I Have None) in his Top 10 favourite songs to listen to before competing – there is something poetically beautiful about sweeping away the past, the pains and the pleasures, and “… starting on new bases … because my life, my happiness, today everything begins with you.”"
""'Cause you are beautiful ... beautiful in every single way." Every bride needs a personal uplifter for times when she is doubting herself, or having fears her dress won't fit, or perhaps because of a pre-marital tiff that has got her down. Christina's song is exactly that - girl, you are beautiful!"
"Some of the songs on this list will appeal to your “inner goddess” – that beautiful, sassy, soulful person you were born to be. Others are designed to get you dancing, helping you expel nervous energy. Yet others are simply there just to make you feel good! This is one of those songs!"
"For days when you wake up and the clouds are grey, the stress is building, the doubts are creeping in… This song will help turn your focus from doom-and-gloom to a positive outlook – suddenly, by focusing on a beautiful day, your day actually becomes one!"
"One of the most famous versions of the spine-chilling arias from the opera Turandot, Pavarotti will encourage you to open your mouth and use your voice. Getting the airways open is vital if you are needing to organise every detail of your wedding."
"Got a tough, ballsy wedding planner pushing you around? Here's your theme song to give you courage… "You gotta be bad, you gotta be bold, You gotta be wiser, you gotta be hard, You gotta be tough, you gotta be stronger, You gotta be cool, you gotta be calm, You gotta stay together…" and once you've kicked some butt, well, "All I know, all I know, love will save the day.""
"Sometimes the bride-to-be needs a little reminder of why it is she fell in love with her man in the first place. Sad but true – the million details of organising a wedding can totally take over and make her forget about the little things - the butterflies, the giggles, the easy companionship of earlier days. I Believe I Can Fly will put you back in a space where anything's possible, even flying!"
"Who's here for a party? What? Don't tell me you're bogged down with the boring organisational behind-the-scenes stuff? How droll! Never fear, P!nk is here with her party-starting groove. In no time at all you'll remember why you're doing all this work – to have the party of a lifetime!"
"I haven't met a bride yet who doesn't want to tone up to look great in her wedding dress. Thanks to Rocky Balboa and his punishing-yet-rewarding training regimes, this is the ultimate song for helping you push through the pain of yet another set of sit-ups, push-ups and epic stair-climbs. You can do it sister!"
"And for after you've burst a blood vessel working out? Come down gently with this gorgeous love song by the Police. Imagine what it will be like to walk down the aisle and have every friend and family ooh and ahhh at the beautiful figure you cut in your dress. They'll certainly be watching every breath you take, and this song will help prepare you for being the centre of attention."
"In particular the track "Breathe" by Mulsanne... Every bride needs to take time out from the toil and noise surrounding her in the lead-up to the wedding. This is the perfect excuse to take five minutes and simply… BREATHE… (and sing, and tap your feet, and fall into the magic of the tune). The whole album, actually, is worth a listen for when five minutes just isn't enough."
"The months of planning, the weeks of panic, the days of a thousand last details – the Big Day is here. What do you want your mood to be? "Has the salmon arrived, do the napkins match the plates, is Grandpa Grumpypants behaving…?" or do you want it to be "Tonight's gonna be a GOOD NIGHT!" To get you positively rocking through your wedding day, get this song stuck in your head and you're golden."
