Wedding is often used as the processional and is commonly known as "Here Comes the Bride". Richard Wagner is said to have been anti-Semitic, and as a result, the Bridal Chorus is seldom used at Jewish weddings. UK law forbids music with any religious connotations to be used in a civil ceremony. Johann Pachelbel's Canon in D is an alternative processional. Other alternatives include various contemporary melodies, such as Bob Marley's One Love, which is sometimes performed by a steel drum band. Most religions recognize a lifelong union with established ceremonies and rituals. Some religions permit polygamous marriages or same-sex marriages.
Bridal Chorus William of Prussia in 1858. The chorus is sung in "Lohengrin" by the women of the wedding party after the ceremony, as they accompany the heroine Elsa to her bridal chamber. Although at most weddings the chorus is usually played on an organ without singing, in "Lohengrin" the wedding party sings these words at the beginning of act three. Eight women then sing a blessing to a separate melody. The chorus then repeats the first section, gradually proceeding offstage. Many pastors of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod oppose the "Bridal Chorus" because of both pre-First World War Lutheran opposition to the