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Song ideas to round off your wedding ceremony in style
Once you've finally tied the knot with the love of your life in front of all your nearest and dearest, it's time to play the perfect exit music for your return journey up the aisle - and to narrow down your search, we've put together our list of over 100 of the best wedding recessional songs.
Why are recessional songs so important?
As important as wedding processional songs are for marking that moment the bride and groom first lay eyes on one another in all their finery, your recessional song will be the soundtrack to you taking your first steps as a newlywed couple. Whether you're looking for pop songs, rock songs, love songs or party songs, it's important that you find a recessional song that really means something to you both.
Use this list of wedding songs to find the perfect music to take your new husband or wife by the hand to, as you head back up the aisle to your beautiful new future together.
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Modern Recessional Songs
We all love a good dance song at weddings - so why wait until your wedding reception to get your guests bopping in their seats? These chart-toppers all feature either hooky-as-heck choruses, irresistible beats or a winning combination of the two - the perfect way to get your wedding party started in style whilst showing everyone you're crazy in love:
Run - Taylor Swift (Taylor's Version)Play
Smiling All The Way Back Home - Tom OdellPlay
Quietly Yours - BirdyPlay
Nervous - John LegendPlay
Adore You - Harry StylesPlay
Best Day Of My Life - American AuthorsPlay
Sky Full Of Stars - ColdplayPlay
Grow Old With Me - Tom OdellPlay
Happy - Pharrell WilliamsPlay
Came Here For Love - Sigala, Ella EyrePlay
Firework - Katy PerryPlay
Perfect - Ed SheeranPlay
Treasure - Bruno MarsPlay
Love Story - Taylor SwiftPlay
Classical Recessional Songs
If you're planning a traditional white wedding, it stands to reason that you'd want to walk back down the aisle to a classical recessional song or piece of music which has stood the test of time - as we're sure you as a couple will too! Here are some of our favourite choices for classical recessional songs which will give your ceremony a real sense of occasion:
Ode To Joy - BeethovenPlay
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Posthorn-Serenade - MozartPlay
Hallelujah Chorus - George F. HandelPlay
Spring - VivaldiPlay
Exultate Jubilate - MozartPlay
Waltz Of The Flowers (Nutcracker) - TchaikovskyPlay
Andante From Divertimento No.1 - MozartPlay
Gigue From Suite 3. In D Major - J.S. BachPlay
La Rejouissance - HandelPlay
Toccata In D Minor - WidorPlay
Indie
Are you a cool and edgy bride and groom who want to make sure every wedding song choice passes the hipness test? Look no further than our best ceremony exit songs from the indie genre - show your love for one another whilst retaining your street cred:
Dog Days Are Over - Florence & The MachinePlay
One Day Like This - ElbowPlay
Paradise - George EzraPlay
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Rooting For You - London GrammarPlay
Electric Feel - MGMTPlay
Still Together - Mac DeMarcoPlay
Don’t Delete The Kisses - Wolf AlicePlay
Cornerstone - Arctic MonkeysPlay
Walking On A Dream - Empire Of The SunPlay
Read More: Top 100 Indie Wedding Playlist Songs
Rock
Looking for some music with a little more impact to shake everyone up after you've exchanged vows with your partner? Scroll through these head-banging rock recessional songs on this wedding playlist for some music to make you strut back up the aisle as your guests prepare to put the 'party' in 'wedding party':
Running Up That Hill - Kate BushPlay
Wait For Me - The AmazonsPlay
You’re The One - Black KeysPlay
Beautiful Day - U2Play
Crazy Little Thing Called Love - QueenPlay
Accidentally In Love - Counting CrowsPlay
On Top Of The World - Imagine DragonsPlay
I Believe In A Thing Called Love - The DarknessPlay
Livin’ On A Prayer - Bon JoviPlay
Heaven - Bryan AdamsPlay
The Middle - Jimmy Eat WorldPlay
Thunderstruck - AC/DCPlay
Forever - StratovariusPlay
Recessional songs for the one you love
Acoustic
The gentle tenderness of acoustic wedding music will make you never want to let go of your partner's hand again! If you have a rustic or DIY style wedding in mind, then the best recessional songs for you would come from a predominantly acoustic genre such as folk - or you could ask your wedding DJ for an acoustic cover version of a popular song, giving it that warm, intimate edge:
Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles (Acoustic Cover)Play
This Love - Maroon 5Play
Little Bit Of Love - Tom GrennanPlay
Fly Me To The Moon - Frank Sinatra (Acoustic Cover)Play
Dancing In The Moonlight - ToploaderPlay
Today Was A Fairytale - Taylor SwiftPlay
Shotgun - George EzraPlay
Sweet Creature - Harry StylesPlay
Never Going Back Again - Fleetwood MacPlay
My Sweet Lord - George HarrisonPlay
Read More: 100+ Best Acoustic Wedding Songs
Country & Western
Some of the greatest love songs of all time come from the Country & Western genre, which makes each song on this playlist a prime candidate for a wedding recessional song. No one in attendance at your ceremony will be able to resist the toe-tapping rhythms - your first steps as newlyweds will have an undeniable spring in them:
The Rest Of Our Life - Faith Hill & Tim McGrawPlay
Unforgettable - Thomas RhettPlay
Millionaire - Chris StapletonPlay
Good As You - Kane BrownPlay
The Bones - Maren MorrisPlay
You Look So Good In Love - George StraitPlay
How Many Love Songs - The ShiresPlay
For Ever & Ever, Amen - Randy TravisPlay
Cowboy Take Me Away - Dixie ChicksPlay
Simple - Florida Georgia LinePlay
Romantic Wedding Songs
Let's face it - there are few things in this life more romantic than a love song, and there are few occasions more romantic than your wedding day, so this is a match made in heaven for you newlyweds! The lovelorn lyrics and soaring choruses on this list of wedding songs will help set that cosy, candlelit tone you've been searching for to make your dreams of a romantic stroll up the aisle come true:
Save The Last Dance For Me - Michael BublePlay
I Got You Babe - Sonny & CherPlay
My Baby Just Cares For Me - Nina SimonePlay
Greatest Day - Take ThatPlay
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough - Marvin GayePlay
Love Is All Around - Wet Wet WetPlay
Woman - John LennonPlay
Maybe I’m Amazed - Paul McCartneyPlay
Conversations In The Dark - John LegendPlay
Endless Love - Lionel Richie & Diana RossPlay
Wedding exit songs to give everyone a good time
Unique
Nothing says 'I choose you' quite like a unique wedding recessional song - it's almost like a private joke between you and your love, only this time your friends and family are being allowed in on it! Give your wedding guests a glimpse into your world after you tie the knot with one of these surprising yet sweet wedding songs from our selection:
The Universal - BlurPlay
Cause I’m A Man - Tame ImpalaPlay
I Still Believe In You - FlytePlay
Outro - M83Play
Elephant Gun - BeirutPlay
Soulful Strut - Young-Holt UnlimitedPlay
Starlings - ElbowPlay
Still D.R.E. - Dr. Dre, Snoog DogPlay
Eat, Sleep, Wake (Nothing But You) - Bombay Bicycle ClubPlay
Carry You - The Teskey BrothersPlay
T.V. & Film
If you're a couple whose love story is something straight out of the Notebook or Love Actually, you'll want a ceremony exit song that'll make your walk up the aisle suitably cinematic. While the end credits may be rolling over your single lives, a wedding recessional song from our T.V. and film song list will show your friends and family that your story as a bride and groom is only just beginning:
Hakuna Matata - Lion KingPlay
We Go Together - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John (Greece)Play
Jurassic Park Theme - John WilliamsPlay
Married Life - Michael Giacchino (UP!)Play
Mr Blue Sky - ELO (Guardians Of The Galaxy)Play
Don’t Stop Believin’ - Journey (The Wedding Singer)Play
A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes - CinderellaPlay
Anyone Else But You - The Moldy Peaches (Juno)Play
City Of Stars - Ryan Gosling & Emma Stone (La La Land)Play
The Bear Necessities - The Jungle BookPlay
Golden Oldies
Everybody attending your ceremony will recognise these timeless wedding recessional songs, so you're bound to get a good response from your guests. Starting a new chapter at any stage in your life is bound to make you feel nostalgic - and these wedding songs from days gone by will capture that feeling perfectly as you walk back up the aisle:
All My Loving - The BeatlesPlay
Come Fly With Me - Frank SinatraPlay
Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours) - Stevie WonderPlay
This Will Be (An Ever Lasting Love) - Natalie ColePlay
Higher & Higher - Jackie WilsonPlay
Lovely Day - Bill WithersPlay
Happy Together - The TurtlesPlay
You & Me - The WannadiesPlay
Good Vibrations - The Beach BoysPlay
Walking On Sunshine - Katrina & The WavesPlay
Funny Wedding Songs
Who says the best wedding recessional songs have to be serious? The only thing that matters is that everyone you've invited to your wedding has a seriously good time! Give your guests the gift of laughter after the emotional high point of saying 'I do' and show off your fun side as a couple with these funny wedding songs:
Love On Top - BeyoncePlay
We Are Family - Sister SledgePlay
Bye, Bye, Bye - NSYNCPlay
I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do - ABBAPlay
Oh Happy Days - Edwin Hawkins SingersPlay
Yellow Submarine - The BeatlesPlay
Someone You Loved - Lewis CapaldiPlay
You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DCPlay
Escape (The Piña Colada Song) - Rupert HolmesPlay
Get Lucky - Daft PunkPlay
We hope these playlists of the best wedding recessional songs help give you some ideas of how to round off your wedding ceremony and get your guests in the mood for the fun that awaits them at your reception - and we also wish you, the happy couple, all the best for the big day ahead!
If you're looking for more wedding song ideas, check out our list of first dance songs and father and daughter songs.
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