Wedding Songs

Recessional Songs For A Wedding

The ceremony of a wedding is formed by several events that take part in its displaying and according to each wedding couple faith they are performed accordingly. There are couples who choose to have their ceremony conducted in a non-traditional way, inviting the officiant to join them in the atmosphere of a small intimate wedding celebration, but even so, the performance of some events remains unchanged. These are actually the basic parts that compose a wedding ceremony: the processional which marks the beginning of the ceremony where guests are coming and step by step the groom, the bridal party, the families are introduced.




The evolution of this processional is made gradually, and this evolution is most of the time staged on the sound of music. Generally speaking, this music belongs to the sounds of classical music, the famous composers counting among the various choices of classical plays. The evolution of the processional is culminating with the appearance of the bride who majestically walks down the aisle – if the ceremony takes place in a church or cathedral or any other place of worship, or down the path that symbolizes the aisle – if the ceremony is performed in the backyard of your family’s house.

The staging of this processional is, as mentioned, conceived to be unfolded on the sound of music, the apex being the classical piece of Wagner’s “Here comes the bride” which although is so circulated it still have the impressive impact together with the bride’s entrance upon the audience. Following this processional is the moment of greeting, when the officiant or the minister makes a speech welcoming the guests to the wedding ceremony. Depending on the minister’s choice this greeting can be short – a few thanking words – or long, in case the couple desire to include in the speech some facts about their relationship and funny stories of their past.

Then the statement of intention is the one to announce the gathering that the bride and groom will be joined in the act of marriage out of their free will and this is the moment to speak about the responsibility, the commitment couple faces once they enter into the new life of a married couple. Unless the statement does not take too long, this part can be performed without the presence of music, though there might be couples or ministers who choose to emphasize some important lines in the statement with the addition of music playing in a soft tonality.

Next, the exchanging of wedding vows and the wedding rings is the part that can contain as well the musical background as the pronunciation of husband and wife is the one that ties the knot in a holy matrimony. This is also a moment that requires for the presence of relevant song, being played when the groom kisses the bride. The recessional part is the opposite of the processional displaying, this moment showing the newly weds walking towards the exit on the sounds of happy, lilted music. Selecting the recessional songs for a wedding ceremony, you can include in this part popular recessional songs, such as ‘Trumpet tune’ of Henry Purcell or Beethoven’s ‘Ode of Joy’.

In case you have that less formal design of your wedding ceremony, than the choice of recessional song for a wedding could be on this list of contemporary tunes: “At last” – Etta James, “Come away with me” – Norah Jones, “The look of love” – Dionne Warwick, “What a wonderful world” – Louis Armstrong.

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