A recessional at a wedding is the order in which the newlywed couple and wedding party exit the ceremony. It is the formal ceremony exit that involves the couple, their wedding party, and their families. The recessional is the piece of music played as the newly married couple and their attendants walk back down the aisle at the end of the ceremony. The wedding recessional is entirely customizable, and couples can choose to follow tradition or create their own order. The recessional song should be joyful, vibrant, and celebratory, and it can be a great segue into the next portion of the day. While religious ceremonies have their own established sets of rules that often end up informing the recessional, the simplest way to organize the recessional is to have the couple leave on their own and, once they have exited the ceremony space, have the families and then the wedding party depart in order.