Ok so i always have the question. ” Jess what is good postlude Music for my wedding?”. So I am going to give my top pics and advice on picking songs for your postlude.
When picking Postlude Music. It should always be a faster tempo than the prelude and entrance music. It leads to the eventual party tempo of the reception. For Outdoor Weddings more contemporary settings and popular music can work as well as classical. For a church setting i tend to like more traditional setting. However again this is completely up the the couple. you should not be afraid to choose music that you enjoy and your guests will enjoy. For a free consultation please feel free to contact me below. Now on to some of my favorites.
Sound Concepts Entertainment Top 5 Wedding Postludes.
5. Vidor- Organ Toccata #5- An Amazing organ work and a great tempo.
4. Queen- Your My Best Friend
3. Trumpet Voluntary J.S Bach
2. String Quartet in C Major, Op. 76, No. 3: Allegro
1. Marvin Gaye – Lets Get

it on. - ok so there is a story behind this one. I did a wedding in San Antonio for Dawn and Tim Shelton. They asked me at the rehearsal we want something fun and playful and that will just set the mood for the rest of the evening. And knowing them rather well i decide to go out on a limb and try something Marvin Gaye’s lets get it on. So if you can imagine right as they reach in to kiss at the rehearsal you hear those iconic opening notes ( wha wha wha whaaaa …. ive been feeling fine baby) The entire room busts out laughing and i got a unanimous Thumbs up. It went over just as well the next day at the wedding and Dawn and Tim danced down the isle together to start their new life together.
Now Below is a link to The Knot. There are some songs on here that i dont agree with.
Ceremony Music: 15 Postlude Selections – Wedding Planning – Wedding Music Ideas – By TheKnot.com.
1. “Allegro Maestoso for Organ in C Major” (Felix Mendelssohn)
2. “Carillon de Westminster” (Louis Vierne)
3. “Feelin’ Alright” (Joe Cocker)
4. “For The Beauty Of The Earth” (traditional hymn)
5. “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” (William M. Runyan)
6. “Harp Concerto in B Flat Major: Allegro Moderato” (George F. Handel)
7. “La Rejouissance” (George F. Handel)
8. “Musette’s Waltz” (from La Boheme), (Giacomo Puccini) Not a good choice beautiful piece but not meant for a wedding
9. “Now Thank We All Our God” (Sigfried Karg-Elert)
10. “Oh! Had I Jubal’s Lyre” (George F. Handel)
11. “Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini” (Sergi Rachmaninoff) again not a piece as it very changing in it pattern. If cued in the right spot it can work
12. “String Quartet in C Major, Op. 76, No. 3: Allegro (Austrian Hymn)” (Franz Joseph Haydn)
13. “Trumpet Voluntary” (Jeremiah Clarke)
14. “To God Be the Glory” (William H. Doane)
15. “When the Saints Go Marching In” (traditional) Again a song about death is not a good song for a wedding