<P> The `` Bridal Chorus '' ( German : Treulich geführt ) from the 1850 opera Lohengrin by German composer Richard Wagner is a march played for the bride 's entrance at many formal weddings throughout the Western world . In English - speaking countries it is generally known as `` Here Comes the Bride '' or `` Wedding March '' , though `` wedding march '' refers to any piece in march tempo accompanying the entrance or exit of the bride , notably Felix Mendelssohn 's `` Wedding March '' . The piece was made popular when it was used as the processional at the wedding of Victoria the Princess Royal to Prince Frederick William of Prussia in 1858 . </P>
<P> The `` Bridal Chorus '' ( German : Treulich geführt ) from the 1850 opera Lohengrin by German composer Richard Wagner is a march played for the bride 's entrance at many formal weddings throughout the Western world . In English - speaking countries it is generally known as `` Here Comes the Bride '' or `` Wedding March '' , though `` wedding march '' refers to any piece in march tempo accompanying the entrance or exit of the bride , notably Felix Mendelssohn 's `` Wedding March '' . The piece was made popular when it was used as the processional at the wedding of Victoria the Princess Royal to Prince Frederick William of Prussia in 1858 . </P>
who wrote the music to here comes the bride
who wrote the music to here comes the bride
German composer Richard Wagner
German composer Richard Wagner