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Looking for some nontraditional music options for your ceremony?

Check out Eva Cassidy’s songbird for the bridal processional.

And Tom Petty’s Learning to Fly for the recessional.

Last weekend, dear friends Courtney and Dave got married. These two are tons of fun and so perfect for each other!

Their first dance was to Ingrid Michaelson’s “The Way I am.” It was the perfect first dance tune: short, not to slow, and, most importantly, completely sweet. Congrats, Dave and Courtney!

The Way I Am – Ingrid Michaelson

I also dug up this YouTube video of Michaelson and Jason Mraz singing “Lucky” together; enjoy!

Just a little music that’s been inspiring me lately… I’ve been on a little Jason Mraz kick, and I just love this one. Although I will say that I prefer his duet with Priscilla Ahn (see below), but it’s less accessible than the Colbie Caillat version.

The second song is a Frames cover of Bob Dylan’s less mainstream folky tune, “You Ain’t Going Nowhere.” I chose the duet version with Marketa Irglova and Glen Hansard (lead singer of the Frames) for the main site. This song puts me in a good place no matter what craziness is going on in life. There is something unbelievably heartwarming in this joyful tune about the sweet anticipation of tomorrow, seeing your bride for the first time and starting your life in an easy chair! Third is another folksy little tune made popular by the great flick Juno. One of my all-time favorite be happy songs inspired by love!

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I’m putting the finishing touches on a ceremony idea packet for one of my clients, and it inspired me to blog about some recessional music options.

If you don’t want to dance your way back up the aisle like the wedding party in my previous post did on their way down, there are some more traditional options.

Handel’s “Hornpipe” from the Water Music Suite is one of my traditional and classical favorites:

For a still traditional, but slightly more alternative recessional alternative, I absolutely love George Winston’s

“Variations on the Kanon by Pachelbel.” Of course, this would only work if you did not go down the aisle to Canon in D:

Of course, if the classical genre is not your taste, there is plenty of room to have fun in your recessional song selection, especially if you aren’t limited by house of worship song policies.

Consider Vince Guaraldi’s “Linus and Lucy” theme:

Or U2′s “Beautiful Day”:

Now if only you could just get Bono to show up and serenade you and your guests live…..