How an obscure piece of baroque music became the traditional tune to walk down the aisle to.
"It's the perfect piece of music for however long a procession takes," says Harvard professor Suzannah Clark.
As wedding traditions evolve, it becomes increasingly common to walk down the aisle to sappy, chart-toppers by Ed Sheeran or wistful acoustic covers of classic rock hits. But Johann Pachelbel's Canon in D Major, a composition that shares elements of Row, Row, Row Your Boat, remains a perennial.
It was never intended to be.
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