Coming up with your own vows for your wedding day is truly one of the most stressful parts of the process. How do you accurately portray all of the feelings you have for your loved one and make them feel special on the biggest day of your lives? For musician Dustin Smith, he decided to commemorate the moment by performing a song that was special to him and his bride Tara Ray. His performance of Tyler Childers' "Shake the Frost" was so beautiful, there's no way there was a dry eye in the audience.
As soon as Smith starts playing the first chords of the song, Ray is immediately brought to tears, as she recognizes the music. Michael Gene Wilson did an amazing job capturing the moment on the couple's big day. In the video, he adds in other special moments from the couple's wedding day interspersed with footage of Smith's performance. Note to all future grooms out there — if you really want to impress your family and friends on your wedding day (especially your bride), consider performing a country music ballad. People will be talking about it for years...Dustin and Tara are clear evidence of that since they tied the knot back in 2019 and we're still obsessing over the performance.
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Tyler Childers first got his start in the music world when he released his debut album Bottles And Bibles at the young age of 19. He has since released two EPS, as well as additional albums Purgatory, Country Squire, and Long Violent History. "Shake the Frost" was originally included on one of his EPs that has since been re-released as Live on Red Barn Radio I & II. Known for other songs like "All Your'n," "Lady May," "Whitehouse Road," "Charleston Girl," and "Follow You to Virgie," Childers has been widely recognized in the world of indie-folk and country music for being a rising voice in the music world in recent years.
With his nods to bluegrass honoring his Kentucky roots, Childers songs are definitely a worthy choice to feature on your wedding day as they will no doubt be timeless classics for years to come.
"Shake The Frost" Lyrics
Back home in ole Kentucky
With the church choirs just beltin' to the pines
And I love you like the mountains
Love's the way the mornin' opens
To a soft and bright greetin' from the sun
I wouldn't act so angry all the time
I wouldn't keep it all inside
And I'd let you know how much I loved you every day
So darlin', will you stay right here
And shake this frost off of my bones?
And I'd run that thing on high hopes
'Til they raised the price of dreams so high I couldn't pay
So I let that car just sit there
When I should've took you driving
With the windows down while the music played
I wouldn't act so angry all the time
I wouldn't keep it all inside
And I'd let you know how much I loved you every day
So darlin', will ya stay right here
And shake this frost off of my bones?
And shake this frost off of my bones
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