{"id":13981,"date":"2021-06-09T18:09:21","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T18:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spedj.com\/spe\/?p=13981"},"modified":"2021-06-09T18:12:03","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T18:12:03","slug":"top-5-recessional-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spedj.com\/spe\/wedding_lists\/top-5-recessional-songs\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Recessional Songs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"font-family: karla; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span class='et-dropcap'>A<\/span> few of the most common recessional songs include the \u201cWedding March\u201d by Felix Mendelssohn or <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\"Allegro Maestoso\" (from Water Music Suite) by George F. Handel. However, many <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">brides choose to walk down the aisle to more modern music \u2013 whether instrumental or vocal. See below for some of our favorite picks.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_1  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: ephorigenic; font-size: 24pt; color: #cf2026;\">1.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><strong><span style=\"font-family: karla;\">\u201c1, 2, 3, 4\u201d \u2013 by Plain White T\u2019s<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_2  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: karla;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In February 2009, \"1, 2, 3, 4\" reached a peak of No. 34 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Chart, becoming the band\u2019s biggest after \"Hey There Delilah.\" This bubbly romantic tune has simple yet meaningful lyrics: \u201cI<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">t's easy as 1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4\/There's only one thing\/To Do\/Three words\/For you\/(I love you) I love you.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_3  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: ephorigenic; font-size: 24pt; color: #cf2026;\">2.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><strong><span style=\"font-family: karla;\">\u201cFallin\u2019 For You\u201d \u2013 Colbie Caillat<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_4  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: karla;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cFallin\u2019 For You\u201d is from Caillat\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">second studio album\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Breakthrough<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0(2009). Caillat has said the song is about falling in love with a friend, and the music video reflects that premise. If your relationship evolved from friendship first, this might be the perfect recessional song for you! <\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_5  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: ephorigenic; font-size: 24pt; color: #cf2026;\">3.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><strong><span style=\"font-family: karla;\">\u201cGod Gave Me You\u201d \u2013 Blake Shelton<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_6  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: karla;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This song was written and originally recorded by American\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">contemporary Christian music<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0singer\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dave Barnes but is most widely known by the Blake Shelton cover from his <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2011 album\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Red River Blue<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Shelton said he heard Barnes' version of the song on a contemporary Christian station and that it inspired him to propose to then-girlfriend\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miranda Lambert<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0(now ex-wife).<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_7  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: ephorigenic; font-size: 24pt; color: #cf2026;\">4.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><strong><span style=\"font-family: karla;\">\u201cShe Is Love\u201d \u2013 Oasis<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_8  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: karla;\"><em>\"She Is Love\" is a song by English rock band Oasis, written and sung by guitarist Noel Gallagher. Gallagher claims it was written in the Buckingham Gate Hotel in London in only 30 minutes. But don\u2019t let the \u201crock\u201d label put you off; the song has beautiful lyrics: \u201cShe is love\/And her ways are high and steep\/She is love\/And I believe her when she speaks\/Love\/And her ways are high and steep\/She is love\/And I believe I do believe her when she speaks.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_9  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: ephorigenic; font-size: 24pt; color: #cf2026;\">5.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><strong><span style=\"font-family: karla;\">\u201cLemonade\u201d \u2013 Chris Rice<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_10  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: karla;\"><em>\u201cLemonade\u201d is from the 2007 album What a Heart is Beating For by Chris Rice. The poppy, punchy song directly references a proposal: \u201cSo go ahead and ask her\/For happy ever after\/'Cause nobody knows what's coming\/So why not take a chance on loving\/Come on, pour the glass and tempt me\/Either half-full or half-empty\/'Cause if it all comes down to flavor\/The glass is tipping in my favor.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_11  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: karla;\">To discuss the songs you\u2019d like to hear at your wedding, or specifically recessional songs, contact Sound Precision Entertainment at (216) 870-4513 or scott@spedj.com.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: karla;\">You can also listen to SPE\u2019s Recessional Songs playlist on Spotify by clicking here.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few of the most common recessional songs include the \u201cWedding March\u201d by Felix Mendelssohn or \u201cAllegro Maestoso\u201d (from Water Music Suite) by George F. 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