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When did the use of Mendelssohnâs Wedding March at bridal processions become popular?
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German composer Felix Mendelssohn, painting by Wilhelm Hensel.
The fashion for using Felix Mendelssohnâs "Wedding March"âoriginally composed as part of his incidental music for A Midsummer Nightâs Dreamâat bridal processions originated from a performance of the piece at the wedding of the Princess Royal in 1858, which took place after the composer's death.12