You Had Me From Hello

   Kenny Chesney wrote this song after seeing a movie starring Renee Zelwegger. It is one of the most romantic songs as it speaks about "love at first sight".  The lyrics that are the most captivating are:
            "Your smile, just captured me. And you were in my future as far as I could see."

    Some people have used this song for their wedding, others just recognize it as a great truth. When you meet the right person, the rest of the story follows this first simple word  of greeting  - "Hello". 

Kenny and Renee did get married, then had an annulment. Nevertheless, this is a great love song and survives what must have been a great, whirlwind romance, if nothing else. I love the last picture from this video of the barefoot bride and groom.

One of Chesney's biggest hits, the song called "You Had Me From Hello,"  is a takeoff on the famous line "You had me at hello" from Zellweger's breakout 1996 movie role opposite Tom Cruise, Jerry Maguire.

Renée and Kenny met on January 15, 2005, at the Concert of Hope tsunami relief benefit. Kenny was there as one of the performers, and Renée had volunteered to answer the telephones.

   
     Despite their own personal sense of hurt and loss, their compassion created healing and comfort for others.  Only love comes from listening to this song. Their fund-raising efforts and other performers brought $185  million dollars to the Irish Red Cross relief fund.