Now let's take a look at the wedding song for your Second Processional. Hopefully you've chosen your First Processional, or the parent's processional. Now, you have a few choices to make. Do you want the minister, groom, and groomsmen to walk to the altar/ceremony gazebo, etc. together (usually not down the isle, but from the audiences right side) or do you want the minister, groom, and best man to enter first (also entering from the right side) and have the bridesmaids escorted down the center isle by the remaining groomsmen? Your decision here will impact the next song selection, because you will either have both men and women walking down the isle, or just the women. If it is just the bridesmaids, you can get a little "girly" with your wedding song choice if you want! Now, let's move on.
The Second Processional, or the processional for the bridesmaid's is very similar to your first processional. It's usually a classical or contemporary piece, but with a twist. Since you're dealing with younger people, the members of your wedding party, they are usually not so easily offended. This opens up the door to have a little fun, if you so choose! Many of the suggestions made earlier also apply here, but going with a contemporary or new song would work, too. Songs like Amazed by Lonestar, Somewhere Over The Rainbow by Isreal Kamakawiwo'ole, and Fairy Tales by Enya have been used by some of my clients. Notice these are still slow and romantic, but, this is your wedding so do whatever you want! For example, if you want to really go over the top, your bridesmaids can walk down to Chapel of Love, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, or even Beyonce's Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It).
Finally all of this may not matter at all, and here's why: If you only have a few parents walking down to the First Processional, you might be able to use the same wedding song for your Second Processional. You may only need 20 to 30 seconds of music for your parents to go down the isle, and it would seem weird to end that first song so quickly! This may make your life easier, because now you'd be able to combine your First and Second Processionals into one. Choosing one song may be your only and best option here.
Again, if you want to find different versions of the same song performed by different artists, do a search for songs you like without listing the artist. And again, don't forget movie soundtracks!
For those of you who purchased my Wedding Timeline Planner at my blog, Wedding Songs And Music Ideas, you can go through the Song Suggestions List and search those on iTunes or Amazon.
Good luck and have fun choosing your Wedding Songs!
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