wedding march
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of wedding march
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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There’s a dirge-like adaptation, crafted for eat-your-feelings depressives, as well as an elegant wedding march, for any carnivorous romantics out there.
From Washington Post • Feb. 7, 2023
Almost daily, the starting point for this chaotic yet choreographed wedding march is the registry’s parking lot, which fronts a busy six-lane road.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2022
In 2009, a bride named Jill Peterson and a groom named Kevin Heinz decided to replace the traditional Mendelssohn wedding march with “Forever” by Chris Brown.
From Time • Jun. 17, 2015
Stage productions don't tend to opt for this 19th-century Romantic response to the text, while Mendelssohn's music has survived as a truncated concert suite, chiefly celebrated for its overture and, of course, that wedding march.
From The Guardian • Mar. 1, 2013
For music, the entire chorus of The Nutcracker began to hum the wedding march.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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