That's the famous opening sentence from Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina which I first read back in high school. At that time, although I loved to read, my tastes ran more to stuff such as young romance novels, techno-thrillers and whodunnits. The only classics I'd read then were Little Women, Black Beauty, Treasure Island, Huckleberry Finn, The Prisoner of Zenda and a few others. I wanted to challenge myself to read something "more".

I can't recall how I found myself a copy of Anna Karenina but it became my reading project. It took me more than a month to finish the 800+ pages. What made it difficult for me was the mature theme of marriage and adultery and Tolstoy's attention to detail. The characters were very complex and my uninitiated brain had a hell of time following them. Even after I was done with it, I couldn't say that I'd fully understood what the book was all about. It wasn't until several years later, when I felt brave enough to read it again, that I finally appreciated the story's richness and complexities.

Every time I imagine myself on my wedding day, music plays a big part in that fantasy. I've been married almost three years now but have yet to be married in church and have yet to experience the ideal wedding reception that usually follows. When we finally get to do that, I know I'm going to be obsessed in choosing the songs that will be played on that day and here are three, among so many other personal favorites, that you'll surely hear and see us dancing to.