The two essential Standard Snippet wedding marches derive their music from: * The bridal chorus that opens Act III of Richard Wagner's opera Lohengrin. The German words begin "Treulich geführt ziehet dahin," but most English speakers know it as "Here comes the bride." * The prelude to Act V of A Midsummer Night's Dream from Felix Mendelssohn's incidental music to Shakespeare's play (Op. 61). Generally used as a recessional. Examples of Lohengrin and Mendelssohn include: