Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2007-02-13
- Album Name: Company
Song Meaning (Interpretation) of “Getting Married Today” by Stephen Sondheim
The song “Getting Married Today” is a humorous take on the often stressful and rushed preparations that go into a wedding day. Sondheim captures the frantic energy of the morning of a wedding with lyrics such as “Around the corner, sidewalks bustle, / Standing room on the chapel aisle” & “Seventeen bridesmaids in a dither, / Eight ushers soft and wet and slither.” It is a pessimistic outlook on the wedding process as there is no peaceful anticipation but instead, the characters are frantically running around with no time for any preparation. At the same time, there is a sense of determination as the characters are still “Getting married today.” Even with the chaos of the day, there is a glimmer of hope that the wedding will still be successful. The musical energy builds with the repetition of the lyric “Hurry, hurry, here comes / The bride, waiting outside / It’s now or never/ Getting married today.” Despite the rushed preparations, expressing that the characters are still excited to be getting married is a positive moment within the song. The song “Getting Married Today” reflects the chaos and determined optimism of the most important day of many people’s lives; wedding days.