Liturgical Wedding music

[JButky]

Is the “Bridal Chorus” the same as “Here Comes the Bride?”

Yes.

“Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral” is the music for the Church procession and the “Bridal Chorus” is the procession to the bed…

Joe B

 

[prv]

Yes.

“Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral” is the music for the Church procession and the “Bridal Chorus” is the procession to the bed…

Joe B

Then the first part of the song, which I thought belonged to the song, is entirely different from the lyrics listed in post#16:

Here comes the bride
Nice, fat and wide
Here comes the groom…

 

[prv]

Here is the actual translation of the lyrics to the Bridal Chorus:

“Guided in faith, enter within,
where may the blessing of love attend you!
Victorious valour and the prize of love
unite you in trust as a blessed pair.
Champion of virtue, advance!
Flower of youth, advance!
Let the sound of revelry be shut out
and your heart’s bliss be attained!
Now, removed from sight, take possession
Of this perfumed chamber, decked for love.
Guided in faith, now enter within,
where may the blessing of love attend you!
Victorious valour and pure love
unite you in trust as a blessed pair.”

Personally, if I get my way when I plan my wedding, I already have all of the music picked out.

Isn’t the couple supposed to plan the music anyway?

 

[jbuck919]

Yes.

“Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral” is the music for the Church procession and the “Bridal Chorus” is the procession to the bed…

Joe B

My father, also a moonlighting church musician, had a lot of fun with that one when I was a kid.

 

[lotusblossom]

We used The Bridal March that was in The Sound of Music. I thought it sounded beautiful . But then again we also used Ave Maria by Schubert, Canon in D for the bridal party, and the Mass of Creation parts, and had a friend play the guitar for a few songs as well :bigyikes:! But the organ was used most of the time and it was beautiful, reverent and a sacred sacrament.