Is the bride the man or the woman?

The woman who gets married is called a “bride.” The bride often wears a wedding gown or a wedding dress. The man who gets married is called a “groom.”

Can you play Here Comes the Bride at a Catholic wedding?

For a Roman Catholic ceremony only nonsecular music is allowed. The processional “Here Comes the Bride” is a song by Richard Wagner’s “Bridal Chorus.” Some people refer to this song as “corny” and recollecting it as songs played in a Las Vegas Wedding Chapel.

How do you choose a song to walk down the aisle to?

The processional song is the wedding ceremony music that is played while the wedding party (bridesmaids, groomsmen, etc.) is walking down the aisle. Our rule of thumb here is to choose music that’s neither too fast nor too slow. Select a song that has a rhythm that matches a natural walking pace.

Who marries the groom and the bride?

A marriage officiant is a person who officiates at a wedding ceremony. Religious weddings, such as Christian ones, are officiated by a pastor, such as a priest or vicar. Similarly, Jewish weddings are presided over by a rabbi, and in Islamic weddings, an imam is the marriage officiant.

Why can’t Catholic churches play Here Comes the Bride?

Some members of the Roman Catholic Church, and more conservative-leaning denominations frown on the use of “Here comes the Bride” for a few reasons including: the fact that it comes from a secular body of work, the original context of the song was not that of a wedding professional, and that Wagnerian operas tend to …

Is Here Comes the Bride still played at weddings?

As still happens at many weddings today — though many couples now choose to branch out, for reasons both personal and political — the Wagner chorus was played as the Princess processed to the altar, and the Mendelssohn march was played as the newlywed couple recessed back up the aisle.