a piece of music which is often played at weddings in church as the bride (= the woman getting married) walks up to join the groom (= the man getting married) just before the marriage ceremony. The music is a chorus from Richard Wagner’s opera Lohengrin .
HERE COMES THE BRIDE
Meaning of HERE COMES THE BRIDE in English
Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary. Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь. 2005