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Daniel Malik was the next to last surviving full time member of the legendary Joe Patek Orchestra and a veteran of his own orchestra and several other influential bands.

The following is an edited presentation given by Lori at the Texas Folklore Society 2019 Meeting.

The weddings for couples today have drastically changed from those of our ancestors, and with each generation, the traditions of the past are increasingly forgotten or eliminated. Very few contemporary bridal couples incorporate the wedding traditions of days gone by into their ceremonies or celebrations because of modern conveniences, technology, marketing, the media, and most of all, the blending of ethnicities which dilutes traditions. The wedding march is the only “constant” that still seems to prevail, especially if one or both of the bridal couple has Czech ancestry.