Here Comes The Bride!

After attending their first wedding ceremony, many little girls go home with such a lasting impression of the unforgettable event they had just witnessed! This is also about the time when many girls start dreaming about their BIG DAY! They spend many of their summer play days and time on the playground at school planning and acting out the day they will walk down the aisle to marry their prince charming. After gathering their friends, setting up the ceremony site and deciding 'who gets to be the bride this time', the ceremony begins. The bridesmaids and flowergirls take their places and all of the guest/wedding party (imagining their voices to be a magnificent pipe organ announcing the bridal entrance) join in chorus singing, "Da, Da, Da-Da, Da, Daa- Daaa' Here comes the Bride...."

As their real wedding day approaches, some brides-to-be choose not to use the familiar Bridal Chorus. They find different classical favorites or popular love songs to announce their entrance. Yet, with its' familiar fanfare and melodies, The Bridal Chorus still remains a favorite for many brides and on Saturday another doting father escorted his little girl down the aisle to a very grand processional of this traditional favorite.

As guest made their way into the garden of the Dow Museum of Historic Homes in downtown St. Augustine, our String Trio provided a special prelude of some of the bride and groom’s favorite classical pieces. The Parents and Grandparents were seated as the trio played Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring and Sheep May Safely Graze by J.S. Bach. The trio then transitioned to a Bridal Party Processional of Canon in D.

After the flower girls made their way down the aisle, our trumpet player, David triumphantly began a grand fanfare. The guest stood to their feet and the trio joined David, playing the Bridal Chorus as the bride, with her father by her side made her way to her 'prince charming'! The trumpet announcing the entrance of the bride added that special dramatic touch that this bride was longing for. Later in the ceremony, David also played "The Lord's Prayer" accompanied by our string trio. Upon their first kiss as husband and wife (followed by a high five!), Prince charming escorted his bride out to The Wedding March followed by the wedding party and family.

Trumpet: David
Trio: Breana, Jody, and Liz
On-Site Music Coordinator: Ashlee
Music Coordinator: Jody