stackyFACTSNothing says eternal romance like a piece of music originally written for a play about people with donkey heads. Mendelssohn composed his famous wedding march for a stage production of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream,' and it only became a bridal staple because a British royal impulsively demanded it for her wedding.
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