At last . . .

No it’s not the song, but at long last I have the winners of the Wedding Song contest. if you read the blog, you know that I couldn’t get into my gmail account to access the entries. But there’s more than one way to skin a cat –or get around a programming glitch– so here we go.

First, the winning song:

Not surprisingly, Shania Twain’s From This Moment was the runaway winner of favorite wedding song. For those of you not familiar with the song, here’s a live rendition for your listening pleasure.

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As to the winner of the autographed copy of Spellbound and the $25. iTunes gift card, that goes to ::::drumroll please::::

Phyllis Lamken, who picked one of my favorite songs as her entry, Aerosmith’s I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing. Now y’all know why I’m an insomniac. Phyllis, your prizes (plus a little something, something for your patience are being sent to you as we speak (read?). Congrats and many thanks to you and everyone else who entered the contest!

Here in order of popularity (and alphabetically) are the songs you guys picked as your favorite songs:

From this Moment by Shania Twain
Hawaiian Wedding Song by Don Ho
Wedding Song (There is Love) by Christy Minstrels
At Last by Etta James
Have I Told You Lately by Rod Stewart
Just the Way You Are by Billy Joel
The Wedding Song by Paul Stookey
Unforgettable by Nat King Cole
We’ve Only Just Begun by The Carpenters
Adore by Prince
Endless Love by Diana Ross and Lionel Ritchie
Here and Now by Luther Vandross
I Loved Her First by Heartland
What a Wonderful World  by Louis Armstrong
Wind Beneath My Wings by Bette Midler
Always  by Bon Jovi
Always and Forever by Luther Vandross
And I Love Her by the Beatles
Annie’s Song by John Denver
As Time Goes By by Dooley Wilson
Asking Us to Dance by Kathy Mattea
Ave Maria  by Celine Dion
Butterfly Kisses by Bob Carlise
Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You by Frankie Valli
Color My World by Chicago
Could I Have This Dance by Anne Murray
Daddy’s Little Girl  by  Steve Lwrence
Devoted to You by Carly Simon and James Taylor
Eternal Flame by the Bangles
For All we Know by The Carpenters
Groovy Kinda Love by Phil Collins
Grow Old With Me by Mary Chapin Carpenter
Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves by Cher
Heatwave by Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
Highland Cathedral by  Amy Grant
I Can’t Help Falling in Love With You by Elvis Pressly
I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing by Aerosmith
I Swear by John Michael Montgomery
I Will Always Love You by Dolly Parton
I Will Be Here by Steven Curtis Chapman
I’ll Be There by Michael Jackson
I’ll Be There For You by Bon Jovi
Into the Mystic by Van Morrison
Just Between You and Me by April Wine
Kiss from a Rose by Seal
Lady in Red by Chris Cross
Love Will Keep Us Together by Captain and Tenneille
Make Me Smile by Chicago
My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion
One in a Million by Larry Graham
Over the Rainbow by Iz
Over the Rainbow by Judy Garland
Pachelbel’s Canon by Johann Pachelbel
Praise You by Fatboy Slim
Sea of Love by Honeydrippers
So Amazing by Luther Vandross
Something by the Beatles
Stand By Me by Oasis
Still You Turn Me on by Emerson, Lake and Palmer
The Air That I Breathe by The Hollies
The Chapel of Love by The Dixie Cups
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face Roberta Flack
The Rose Bette Midler
Truly Lionel Ritchie
Truly. Madly, Deeply by Savage Garden
What a Wonderful World by Joey Ramone
When You Say Nothing At All by Allison Krause
White Wedding by Billy Idol
You’re My Everything by Santa Esmeralda
You’re the Only One by Eric Benet

Yes that was Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves you saw on  the list.  Not on my wedding day hit parade, but to each his/her own, I guess.