wedding march
noun
: a march of slow tempo and stately character that is composed or played to accompany the bridal procession
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The rowdy pomp and ceremony that accompanies a wedding march, meanwhile, is pointedly shown as not all that different from the film’s funeral processions — each soundtracked by the juddering snap and pop of cheap firecrackers.
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
The twists in the wedding march were electric, quasi-demonic.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Aug. 2023
The wedding march played in the background as the father and daughter made their way down the aisle toward an equally emotional Rickard.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 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.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2022
The crew made Chris a sash out of snack bags and cued up the wedding march.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 28 Apr. 2022
Your paper lists Wagner’s wedding march, but also Buddy Holly, Judas Priest, and Nickelback.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 20 Sep. 2021
The familiar strains of a baroque wedding march fill the hallways, stopping the health care software company’s 10,700 employees in their tracks.
—Katie Jennings, Forbes, 8 Apr. 2021
Cue the wedding march, Alex Drummond and her fiancé Mauricio Scott have set the date and picked a wedding venue.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2020
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
The twists in the wedding march were electric, quasi-demonic.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Aug. 2023
The wedding march played in the background as the father and daughter made their way down the aisle toward an equally emotional Rickard.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 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.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2022
The crew made Chris a sash out of snack bags and cued up the wedding march.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 28 Apr. 2022
Your paper lists Wagner’s wedding march, but also Buddy Holly, Judas Priest, and Nickelback.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 20 Sep. 2021
The familiar strains of a baroque wedding march fill the hallways, stopping the health care software company’s 10,700 employees in their tracks.
—Katie Jennings, Forbes, 8 Apr. 2021
Cue the wedding march, Alex Drummond and her fiancé Mauricio Scott have set the date and picked a wedding venue.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2020
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“Wedding march.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wedding%20march. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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