The song is from the 1850 opera “Lohengrin,” which was composed by Richard Wagner. In the opera, the women in the wedding party sing the song as they escort the bride, Elsa, to her bridal chamber. The ...
At the start of an Aug. 23 Catholic wedding in St. Paul, Minnesota, all eyes turned to the back of the church for that iconic moment: the bride’s procession down the aisle with her father, before he ...