Move over, Etta James. Another popular wedding song in 1962 was Moon River, a song that was performed by Audrey Hepburn from the film Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
Writer and composer Henry Mancini won the 1962 Grammy Record of the Year.
At Last
In the year 1960, famed singer Etta James recorded her rendition of the 1941 song "At Last," making it a staple on wedding playlists for years to come.
The song was originally written and recorded by composers Mack Gordon and Harry Warren.
Divided
In 1961 Germany was divided in half by the infamous Berlin Wall. This famous image shows a bride crying over parents' denied entry to the western half.
The bride had to get married without her parents at her side. This was not an uncommon occurrence during that period.
Chapel Boom
The year 1963 saw a boom of wedding chapels around America. One could see a plethora of small chapels that popped up on the Sunset Strip, The Little Chapel of The Flowers was on the popular ones and was featured often in the media.
This year was also, according to CBS as the "The Year That Everything Happened." It was the assassination of JFK, Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech, and Beatlemania. CBS was certainly accurate.
Burton and Taylor
The first of their two marriages, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor wed in 1964. Taylor wore a bright yellow dress with a beautiful floral headdress.
They were divorced in 1974 but fortunately rekindled things in 1975 and eventually remarried each other.