Wedding Postlude Music
Music for after the recessional — during the receiving line, confetti throwing, and the transition from ceremony to reception.
The postlude is the music played after the recessional while guests make their way out of the ceremony venue — during the receiving line, the confetti throwing, or simply as everyone begins the move toward the reception. It's a transition moment that deserves as much thought as any other.
Your postlude can last anywhere from 10 to 40 minutes depending on whether you have a receiving line, photos at the church, or drinks on the grounds. Plan enough music to cover the full duration, and let your musician or DJ know in advance how long they may need to play.
Classical & Traditional Postlude Music
Joyful classical pieces to continue the celebratory mood after the ceremony.
- Arioso — Bach
- Autumn — Vivaldi
- Hallelujah Chorus — Handel
- Harp Concerto in B Flat Major: Allegro Moderato — Handel
- Musette's Waltz (from La Bohème) — Puccini
- Ode to Joy — Beethoven
- Oh! Had I Jubal's Lyre — Handel
- Oboe Concerto — Handel
- Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini — Rachmaninov
- String Quartet in C Major, Op. 76, No. 3: Allegro — Haydn
- Trumpet Voluntary — Clarke
- Let the Bright Seraphim — Handel
- Fantasia — Telemann
- Bourrée — Bach
- Sonata in B Minor — Scarlatti
- For the Beauty of the Earth — Traditional Hymn
Contemporary Postlude Songs
Pop, soul and country songs for a more modern, personal postlude playlist.
- Feelin' Alright — Joe Cocker
- I'll Always Love You — Taylor Dayne
- Just the Way You Are — Billy Joel
- Kiss from a Rose — Seal
- Close to You — The Carpenters
- I Knew I Loved You — Savage Garden
- You Light Up My Life — Debby Boone
- Kind and Generous — Natalie Merchant
- How Sweet It Is — James Taylor
- Beautiful in My Eyes — Joshua Kadison
- Because You Loved Me — Celine Dion
- Always and Forever — Heatwave
- All My Life — K-Ci & JoJo
- Endless Love — Lionel Richie & Diana Ross
- Amazed — Lonestar
- I Cross My Heart — George Strait
- It's Your Love — Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
- From This Moment — Shania Twain & Bryan White
- Have I Told You Lately — Van Morrison
- In My Life — The Beatles
- The Way You Look Tonight — Frank Sinatra
- At Last — Etta James