Felix Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" in C major, written in 1842, is one of the best known of the pieces from his suite of incidental music to Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream. It is one of the most frequently used wedding marches.

This piece is commonly used as a recessional, and frequently teamed with the Bridal Chorus from Richard Wagner's opera Lohengrin, and are often played for the entry of the bride.

The beginning of the popularity of Mendelssohn's Wedding March being used at a wedding began when it was selected by Victoria, The Princess Royal for her marriage to Prince Frederick William of Prussia on 25 January 1858. The bride was the daughter of Queen Victoria, who loved Mendelssohn's music and for whom Mendelssohn often played while on his visits to Britain.