The familiar tune, Here Comes the Bride, used at most weddings is the traditional music played as the bride walks down the aisle.
The song actually has roots that go back over one hundred years!! Known originally as The Bridal Chorus, it was composed by Richard Wagner for his opera Lohengrin in 1848. The Bridal Chorus was an integral part during a wedding scene of the opera, but not in the same text that it's used today. Believe it or not the tune was played when the couple was walking towards their bedroom chamber and making preparations for the wedding night.
Here Comes the Bride was then used for the walk down the aisle during the royal wedding of Princess Victoria, daughter of Queen Victoria, to Prince Frederick William of Prussia in 1858. From then on the Bridal Chorus became the traditional wedding march.
Wagner's Bridal Chorus remains one of the most popular songs for a bride's processional today. Other popular tunes include Canon in D, the Marriage of Figaro and Trumpet Voluntary.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
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Top 10 Advice on finding the DRESS!
- Number One Rule: Be open minded! What you think reminds you of your grandmother's dress on the hanger, may in fact be the dress of your dreams.
- Bring someone that knows your style better than their own. I'm sure the groom doesn't want to see you in something that your bestfriend would wear on her wedding day
- DON'T PURCHASE YOUR DRESS ONLINE! You miss out on the whole experience.
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- When you find it, you find it. Don't second guess yourself or you will pick your second favorite.
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