Talk:Bridal Chorus

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The informatio). In most weddings in the UK the song played as the bride enters is thechurch, also notable for being Ken's ending tune.... Mr.bonus 15:02, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

The one being discussed here is the Wagner piece played at some weddings as the bride enters. Commonly reffered to as "Here Comes the Bride." Ironically, no Christian church I have ever attended (various Methodist, Presbyterian, Baptist, and Assembly of God churches) allowed it to be played, though, since it is distinctly secular. --W0lfie 19:09, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "the standard march"

I dislike the POV in the opening section. Nobody cited sources, and it is a bit misleading to call it a "standard." From [1], "who wants to get married to a song which was used at this wedding that didn't work out?" I have been to only one wedding where it was used, and that was a distinctly secular humanist ceremony. Compare that to 3 weddings that used Prince of Denmark's March, and one that used the Canon in D. Most organists I know simply hate both "Bridal Chorus" and the "Wedding March." I will try to round up some sources from organists I know, and then I might take a crack at a rewrite. See also the Wedding music article, which discusses this in some detail. --W0lfie 19:09, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

I agree with this objection. I am a professional musician and have played hundreds of weddings over the last 20 years. I do not think I have ever played the "Bridal Chorus" at a wedding; I have played Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" maybe twice. Many churches, not just Lutherans or Catholics, prohibit or discourage both pieces. In my experience, by far the most popular processional piece is Pachelbel's Canon in D, even for secular weddings. For about 90% of all weddings I have played, Canon in D is the requested processional for the bridesmaids and/or the bride. Goeben 14:40, 28 August 2007 (UTC)