Their are two popular pieces that brides have used to walk down the aisle to, the Wedding March and the Bridal Chorus.
In 1842 Felix Mendelssohn wrote the Wedding March. He was commissioned by Frederick William IV Prussia to write orchestrated pieces for the play A Mid-summers Night's Dream, written by William Shakespeare.
The Wedding March was made popular when Victoria, The Royal Princess, wed Prince Frederick William of Prussia. For more than 150 years the Wedding March has been used in western weddings.
The Bridal Chorus just like the Bridal March was written for a play. Robert Wagner, a German composer, wrote the music to accompany his play entitled, Lohengrin. The Bridal Chorus was written in 1850 and is commonly know as Here Comes the Bride.
Brides may choose to incorporate both pieces into their wedding using the Bridal Chorus as the bride walk down the aisle, and Wedding March as the recessional tune as she and her new husband walk down the aisle as husband and wife.
Both pieces are lovely and work well with both tradtional and non-traditional weddings.
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