42 Modern Wedding Exit Songs to Step into Married Life to

This 1977 education in tight vocal harmonies and soulful grooves sounds like joy defined is guaranteed to have you – and your guests – dancing back down the aisle.

This anthemic, driving ballad from the band's fifth studio album in 2008 sets the tone for the rest of your (greatest) day and captures the elevated mood of a very special moment.

Throw off the formalities, turn up the sass and prepare to strut your way back down the aisle with this debut single from this Grammy Award-winning songstress.

Capture the 60s spirit with the Beatles' beautifully simplistic, iconic chorus. You could even go full 'Love Actually' and hire in some secret musicians to give it a proper sense of occasion.

Who said the party couldn't start already? Bring a whole lot of power couple energy to your wedding recessional song and shimmy past your friends and family to the sounds of Queen Bee.

The vows are done, rings are exchanged, it's time to celebrate! Let the silky, deep tones of Barry Eugene Carter sing you out with this 1974 disco favourite.

If you're looking for a hands-in-the-air, sing-a-long exit, this fairly nonsensical but catchy 1967 chart-topper from Davy Jones and his pals will do just the job.

Capture that newly-married feeling by leaving your ceremony on a bed of sunshine with the most upbeat wedding exit song ever, courtesy of Katrina Leskanich and co.

Take that sunshine and slip it in your pocket with this feel-good 2016 smash hit that gives you the perfect soundtrack to bop your way out the exit.

Stay true to your indie pop roots with this happy go-lucky offering from Crawley's finest alternative band. Ideal for a Friday wedding...

Let the Scottish King of Clubs send you bouncing back down the aisle with this 2011 dance anthem that is guaranteed to release all that built up wedding intensity.

This song inspired Joseph Gordon-Levitt to dance spontaneously in the streets of 500 Days Of Summer – you can expect a similar effect on you and your guests.

Let these Brighton boys bring some seaside feels to your wedding exit with their 2006 top ten hit that bottles up happiness and pours it all over your celebrations.

Not only a musically ecstatic four minutes of joy-filled soft rock for your wedding exit but a clear instruction to your guests: shut up and DANCE!

This light-filled, country-infused narrative song from the early Taylor catalogue offers the perfect mix of pretty pop and driving (air) guitars.

There's no messing about with the Barbadian queen of dance pop and this explosive club banger is the ideal wedding recessional song for the party couple.

Before Jay-Z and Beyoncé there was Marvin and Tammi. And this 1967 soulful celebration of committed love against all odds. Miming actions inevitable.

Wake up the older guests snoozing at the back with this inimitable, victorious rock anthem. Love doesn't have to be slow and sultry, it can ROCK! And you can sing those top notes.

From it's understated, acoustic introduction to it's rocking, chanting choruses, let these Swedish masters of power pop soundtrack your wedding exit with these 3 minutes of escalating ecstasy.

Topping the feel-good charts with this cover of Marvin Gaye's 1964 original, this track gives end-of-film-credits feels to your wedding ceremony exit.

How about having Will.I.Am, Fergie and David Guetta take control of proceedings once the formalities are done? You're in safe hands with this 2009 smash hit.

I've done a lot of foolish things but failing to recommend Little Stevie to sing you out of your wedding ceremony isn't one of them. The perfect statement for your exit.

A guaranteed crowd-pleaser from the very start. If you want to strut rather than simply walk out of your wedding then let the undisputed Queen of Funk lend you a helping hand.

Up the fun factor, quickly change into some leather leggings and shoo-bop your way out of your wedding ceremony with this iconic finale.

Glide on out of there on this bed of R&B and funk that will have your guests' feet tapping in seconds - the perfect soulful accompaniment to your first marital steps together.

Explode out of your wedding ceremony with this party pop anthem from 2010. Setting off rockets and sparklers outside the venue encouraged for bonus exit points!

Perfect for those sweltering summer weddings, let Carlos' legendary guitar licks set the tone for the rest of the day with four minutes of sultry, adoring Latin rock.

Canadian Jepsen has the perfect recipe for a tongue-in-cheek, bubblegum pop, boppy exit. Get those phone hands ready and warm up your vocals for a big ol' sing-a-long.

For the die-hard Friends fans, this has to be the only option for you and your brand new spouse to leave your formalities to – walking away like two old lobsters, holding claws.

With its string introduction, you can almost fly this one under the 'traditional' radar. Epic and romantic in equal measure, why not book a string quartet and have it played live?!

Let rave-level chaos reign as you leave your vow-making in a storm of techno-pop with this 2012 smash hit from Trinidadian rap queen, Onika Tanya Maraj.

Particularly perfect if you've got an American spouse, wind back to some of that early Miley country-edged goodness with this 2009 banger.

One for the 90s kids. Of all songs to leave your wedding ceremony to, you can't get more euphoric and cinematic than this.

With her immediately recognisable retro pop-funk sound, Lizzo offers the optimum cocktail of sass and celebration to have you strutting out of your ceremony with smiles high.

Keep it family-friendly and make sure the little minions don't hear anything they shouldn't with this 2013 neo-soul sensation from Pharrell.

Dua Lipa will help your wedding exit blast off with this 2020 electro-disco banger. That double clap is going to get everyone involved as you strut out of there. Trust us.

What do you get when you mix a pop princess, some R&B and pop vibes and a few 'schoo-bops'? Arguably the perfect bridal exit song, that's what!

I don't think you can handle this. Take your wedding formalities from 0 - 100 in the space of three and a half minutes with this timeless, sensual R&B banger. High-fiving guests en route essential.

No one really knows any more than 50% of the words to this song but if a pure feel-good, throwback, uplifting track is what you're after, you really can't do much better.

Shuff-shu-shu-shuffle your way out of your wedding to this unlikely 2011 worldwide, electropop party anthem. Crank up the energy for your guests as soon as you can - shake that!

Guaranteed to get you and your guests shaking and shimmying your way out of there, you can live your craziest life with a full dose of pulsating Latin pop.