![]() ![]() Mendelssohn’s wedding march was first played in a wedding in 1847, but it was Victoria, the Princess Royal and Queen Victoria’s daughter, who made it the song to play during a wedding ceremony by having it accompany her own wedding in 1858. The “ Wedding March,” composed by Felix Mendelssohn, was created in 1842 to accompany Shakespeare’s famous A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Usually, the “Bridal Chorus” is played without singing at modern weddings, but you can see the original lyrics and learn more about some of the controversy surrounding it here. ![]() ![]() Not to mention the whole story of two star-crossed lovers ends in tragedy rather than in a happily ever after. The irony is that in the opera, the “Bridal Chorus” is sung as the bride and groom enter the bridal chamber and the wedding party prepares them for their first night together. Love have they waited long have they planned Life goes before them opening her hand. Gently she glides graceful as a dove, Meeting her bridegroom her eyes full of love. “Here Comes The Bride,” or its official name, the “ Bridal Chorus,” is part of an 1850 opera called Lohengrin written by Richard Wagner. Lyrics for Here Comes the Bride (Bridal Chorus) Here comes the bride dressed all in light, Radiant and lovely she shines in his sight. Have you ever sat waiting for the bride to walk down the aisle, ears straining for the first bars of “Here Comes the Bride” or the “Wedding March,” and wondered how long the tradition of playing these songs has been around? ![]()
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