**PRELIMINARY LIST** This will give you an idea of which songs to review - especially those who are filling in on an unfamiliar part! Note that this is not the order of the songs, just a starting point for the list.
Plan to wear black and white for this dance. We'll wear the band's red bow ties.
Times: Please arrive by 6:00 to set up, in case they are ready for us to start at 7:00 p.m. We might not start until 7:30 or 7:30. (They'll use recorded music for dinner music.) We'll end around 11:00.
Here's the schedule Dana and Blake sent me:
3:00 ceremony
4:30 first guests arrive at Tartan Park; social hour w/ hors d'oeuvres
5:30 begin seating guests for dinner
5:45 guests are seated; welcome; toasts
~6:00 dinner is served; cake is served
~7:00/7:15 dinner ends
~7:15/7:30 dance begins
*.. garter toss (after first or second set); bride's bouquet toss; etc.
11:00 dance ends; band packs up; etc.
Directions to Tartan Park Clubhouse from I-94 traveling East from Minneapolis or St. Paul:
1. Travel East on I-94 from Minneapolis or St. Paul. You will travel 7.1 miles past 3M Center (at McKnight Rd & I-94) on I-94, passing I-494/694 enroute to Washington County Road 15 (Manning Ave).
2. Exit at Washington County Rd 15 (Manning Ave). Turn Left on Manning Ave and travel North 1.4 miles.
3. Turn Left onto Manning Trail and follow the signs to Tartan Park.
4. On Manning Trail, travel slowly for 0.6 miles to 20th Street.
5. Turn Left on 20th St and travel 0.4 miles to the East Park Entrance & the Tartan Park Clubhouse entrance.
6. The Tartan Park Clubhouse is visible after entering the parking lot. Parking is available in this lot. The address is: 11455 20th Street North, Lake Elmo, MN 55042
Here's Dana and Blake's list:
First Dance (bride & groom) Song: The Way You Look Tonight
Father/Daughter & Mother/Son dance: What a Wonderful World
Highest priority requests:
Blue Moon
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
Bunny Hop
Cha Cha Cha for Judy
Dance, Little Bird (Swedish Bird Dance)
Evergreen
Glory of Love
It Don't Mean a Thing if it Ain't Got That Swing
Jump, Jive, and Wail
Little Brown Jug
Monster Mash
Mr. Bojangles
Rock Around the Clock
Tequila
Three Times a Lady
Through the Eyes of Love (Ice Castles Theme)
Unchained Melody
Unforgettable
When You Wish Upon a Star
YMCA
Zoot Suit Riot
Additional suggestions (selections with an asterisk (*) are songs I added
to fill a request for a particular genre):
Ain't Misbehavin'
At Last (Carubia arr. - separate sheet music, not in the book)
Beer Barrel Polka
*Blue Skirt Waltz
*Blue Tango
Charleston
Chattanooga Choo Choo (Jeff Hest transcription)
Conga
Copacabana
Dance to the Music
*Funky Cha Cha
He Don't Love You
I Won't Last a Day Without You
In the Mood
*Kiss of Fire (tango or cha cha)
La Bamba
*La Cumparsita (tango)
*Liechtensteiner Polka
Makin' Whoopie
Mambo #5
Mas Que Nada
*Moon Over Naples (rhumba)
*Moon River (waltz)
Moonlight Serenade
New York, New York
Norwegian Wood
Pennsylvania 6-5000
Preacher (The)
*Prom Polka
Route 66
She Works Hard for the Money
Star Wars Medley
String of Pearls
Sweet Georgia Brown
*Tonight (rhumba)
Waltzing Matilda
Woodchopper's Ball
You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile (from "Annie")
Your Mama Don't Dance
Roseville Big Band performers for this dance:
Saxes: Kay Foster, Nancy
Veerkamp, Glen Peterson, Bill
Frank, and Bill
Pearson
Trumpets: Mark Lee, Harvey
Skow, Peter Davis, and
Bob Nielsen
Trombones: Mike Bratlie, Fred
Christiansen, Rich Eyman, and Keith
Miner
Rhythm: Bill Johnson (piano),
Carl Berger (guitar), Mike
Wobig (bass), and Jim Foster (drums)
Vocal: Diane Dolinar, Kirk
Lindberg, Glen Newton
Dronen/Ostergaard Wedding Party & Family Name List (for 11/17/01)
Dana Ostergaard bride
Jane Ostergaard mother of the bride
Paul Ostergaard father of the bride 952/949-1130 (h)
Karie Ostergaard maid of honor/sister of the bride
Arden Ostergaard grandfather of the bride
Ruth 2nd wife of the grandfather (just FYI, not a grandparent of the bride)
Blake Dronen groom 612/781-2897(h) 651/737-9363(w) brdronen@mmm.com
Peggy Dronen mother of the groom
Richard Dronen father of the groom
Laura Papenfuss sister of the groom
Kari Dronen sister of the groom
Amy Olson grandmother of the groom
Lil(lian) Dronen grandmother of the groom
Greg Salo best man - best friend of the groom
Eric Haseman groomsman - friend of groom
Eric Blilie groomsman - friend of groom
Brian Swanson groomsman - friend of groom
Karie Ostergaard maid of honor - sister of bride
Erin Carlson bridesmaid - friend of bride
Heidi Law bridesmaid - friend of bride
Christine Goetz bridesmaid - friend of bride
John Bellamy usher - friend of groom
Paul Knutson usher - friend of groom
Pete McKinney usher - friend of groom
Javin Olson usher - friend of bride