Spend just a little time reading this and you’ll have ideas to end your wedding on a perfect note that will leave everybody in just as joyful a mood as you!
In the first part of this article, I offered tips about choosing your church wedding recessional music. This time, I’ll give you some specific music ideas.
Common recessionals
As with music for other parts of your wedding ceremony, avoiding commonly used music is one effective way to help the music be exciting, distinctive and a reflection of you.
Fortunately, despite all the overused wedding music out there (see “6 Wedding Ceremony Pieces of Music Everyone Ought to Avoid”), there’s only one overused piece to really watch out for when choosing your recessional: Felix Mendelssohn’s Wedding March (from A Midsummer Night’s Dream).
That piece isn’t allowed by many churches anyway, so it might not even be an issue.
Also fortunately, there are many, many great choices available to you.
11 great recessional ideas
Here are some recessional music ideas. Perhaps you’ve heard some of them already.
I’ve included a few example preview links. If you enjoy these links, you’ll want to check out my Guide to Selecting Memorable Church Wedding Music. It includes preview links for almost every piece of music.
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- Georg Frideric Handel: Hornpipe from Water Music Suite No. 2 in D Major
For organ or organ plus trumpet
- Leon Boellman: Allegro (Menuet Gothique) from Suite Gothique
For organ
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Allegro from Organ Concerto in G Major (BWV 592)
- Jacques Lemmens: Fanfare
For organ
- Benedetto Marcello: Psalm 19 (The Heavens Declare the Glory of God)
For organ, but I’ve also heard it performed by harp and flute.
- Charles Marie Widor: Toccata from Organ Symphony #5
For organ
- William Walton: Crown Imperial Coronation March
For organ
- Paul Manz: God of Grace and God of Glory
For organ, but could also be played by organ and trumpet or organ and trombone.
- Johann Sebastian Bach: In Thee is Gladness
For organ
- Theodore Dubois: Toccata in G
For organ
- Felix Mendelssohn: Allegro from Organ Sonata No. 2
For organ
That’s it for now
I’d love it if you’d leave a comment with your thoughts on these wedding recessional ideas. Better yet, if you know other pieces that would make a great recessional, share them with us all. Your comments are always welcome and appreciated!
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