diff --git a/later.js b/later.js
index 2cdbb58..20fb4f8 100644
--- a/later.js
+++ b/later.js
@@ -1023,10 +1023,12 @@ later = function() {
     return parseExpr(hasSeconds ? e : "0 " + e);
   };
   later.parse.recur = function() {
-    var schedules = [], exceptions = [], cur, curArr = schedules, curName, values, every, modifier, applyMin, applyMax, i, last;
+    var schedules = [], exceptions = [], newException = {}, settingException = false, cur, curArr = schedules, curName, values, every, modifier, applyMin, applyMax, i, last;
     function add(name, min, max) {
       name = modifier ? name + "_" + modifier : name;
-      if (!cur) {
+      if (settingException && !cur) {
+        cur = curArr[curArr.push(newException) - 1];
+      } else if (!cur) {
         curArr.push({});
         cur = curArr[0];
       }
@@ -1175,14 +1177,37 @@ later = function() {
         add(last.n, start, end);
         return this;
       },
-      and: function() {
-        cur = curArr[curArr.push({}) - 1];
+      and: function(exceptionTag) {
+        if (exceptionTag && settingException) {
+          cur = curArr[curArr.push({
+            tag: exceptionTag
+          }) - 1];
+        } else {
+          cur = curArr[curArr.push({}) - 1];
+        }
+        if (curArr !== exceptions) {
+          newException = {};
+          settingException = false;
+        }
         return this;
       },
-      except: function() {
+      except: function(tag) {
+        if (tag) {
+          newException.tag = tag;
+        }
+        settingException = true;
         curArr = exceptions;
         cur = null;
         return this;
+      },
+      removeException: function(tag) {
+        for (var i = 0; i < exceptions.length; i++) {
+          if (exceptions[i].tag === tag) {
+            exceptions.splice(i, 1);
+            break;
+          }
+        }
+        return this;
       }
     };
   };
diff --git a/src/parse/recur.js b/src/parse/recur.js
index 0c1b01d..fe5fa2c 100644
--- a/src/parse/recur.js
+++ b/src/parse/recur.js
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ later.parse.recur = function () {
 
   var schedules = [],
       exceptions = [],
+      newException = {},
+      settingException = false,
       cur,
       curArr = schedules,
       curName,
@@ -29,7 +31,9 @@ later.parse.recur = function () {
   function add(name, min, max) {
     name = modifier ? name + '_' + modifier : name;
 
-    if (!cur) {
+    if (settingException && !cur) {
+      cur = curArr[curArr.push(newException) - 1];
+    } else if (!cur) {
       curArr.push({});
       cur = curArr[0];
     }
@@ -484,10 +488,19 @@ later.parse.recur = function () {
     * recur().every(5).minutes().on(1).dayOfWeek().and().every(10)
     *    .minutes().on(2).dayOfWeek();
     *
+    * @param {String} exceptionTag: An optional tag used to cancel an exception in a composite exception schedule
     * @api public
     */
-    and: function () {
-      cur = curArr[curArr.push({}) - 1];
+    and: function (exceptionTag) {
+      if (exceptionTag && settingException) {
+        cur = curArr[curArr.push({tag: exceptionTag}) - 1];
+      } else {
+        cur = curArr[curArr.push({}) - 1];
+      }
+      if (curArr !== exceptions) {
+        newException = {};
+        settingException = false;
+      }
       return this;
     },
 
@@ -502,12 +515,40 @@ later.parse.recur = function () {
     * recur().at('08:00:00').on(2).dayOfWeek().except()
     *    .dayOfWeekCount(1);
     *
+    * @param {String} tag: An optional tag used to cancel an exception
     * @api public
     */
-    except: function () {
+    except: function (tag) {
+      if (tag) {
+        newException.tag = tag;
+      }
+      settingException = true;
       curArr = exceptions;
       cur = null;
       return this;
+    },
+
+    /**
+    * Removes exceptions from a schedule. The given tag will be checked
+    * against the exceptions' tags in the array and will be removed
+    * based on a matching String tag. To remove an
+    * exception:
+    *
+    * var schedule = recur().at('08:00:00').on(2).dayOfWeek().except('Monday')
+    *    .dayOfWeekCount(1);
+    * schedule.removeException('Monday');
+    *
+    * @param {String} tag: An optional tag used to cancel an exception
+    * @api public
+    */
+    removeException: function (tag) {
+      for (var i = 0; i < exceptions.length; i++) {
+        if (exceptions[i].tag === tag) {
+          exceptions.splice(i, 1);
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+      return this;
     }
   };
-};
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+};
diff --git a/test/parse/recur-test.js b/test/parse/recur-test.js
index 3c8c258..cef209d 100644
--- a/test/parse/recur-test.js
+++ b/test/parse/recur-test.js
@@ -219,6 +219,36 @@ describe('Parse Recur', function() {
 			r.exceptions[1].M.should.eql([0]);
 		});
 
+		it('should tag exception schedules', function() {
+			var r = recur().except('Sunday').on(0).dayOfWeek();
+			r.exceptions[0].should.eql({tag: 'Sunday', d: [0]});
+			r.exceptions[0].tag.should.eql('Sunday');
+		});
+
+		it('should tag both exception schedules when using .and()', function() {
+			var r = recur().except('Start time').on(5).minute().and('Skip month').on(0).month();
+			r.exceptions[0].should.eql({tag: 'Start time', m: [5]});
+			r.exceptions[1].should.eql({tag: 'Skip month', M: [0]});
+			r.exceptions[0].tag.should.eql('Start time');
+			r.exceptions[1].tag.should.eql('Skip month');
+		});
+
+		it('should remove an exception from the exception schedule', function() {
+			var r = recur().except('Sunday').on(0).dayOfWeek();
+			r.removeException('Sunday');
+			r.exceptions.should.eql([]);
+		});
+
+		it('should remove an exception from a composite exception schedule', function() {
+			var r = recur().except('Start time').on(5).minute().and('Skip month').on(0).month();
+			r.exceptions[0].tag.should.eql('Start time');
+			r.exceptions[1].tag.should.eql('Skip month');
+			r.removeException('Start time');
+			r.exceptions[0].tag.should.eql('Skip month');
+			r.removeException('Skip month');
+			r.exceptions.should.eql([]);
+		});
+
 	});
 
-});
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+});