JK Wedding Entrance / Dance Down The Aisle

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On July 19, 2009, newlyweds Jill Peterson and Kevin Heinz uploaded a video of their marriage in which they are literally dancing down the aisle. The video went viral almost overnight. The video gained 3.5 million views in 2 days, The video has over 16 million views within a month, on August 3, 2009. At 2011 there are nearly 70 million views.

Origin

The wedding occurred on June 2nd, 2009 at Christ Lutheran Church, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA, where they had surprised the whole audience with their unexpected dance routine.

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Spread

The video became an almost instant hit. Just within a week of it being uploaded, the video accumulated 1.4 million views. ^[3]

The Song

The song used in the video was “Forever” by Chris Brown.

Soon after a parody was made mocking what would happen if they got divorced:

And more followed:

Analysis

Although the original video has continued to accrue views, searches for the video have largely subsided, as has the trend of imitating and spoofing the video.

External References

^[1] http://www.jkweddingdance.com/

^[2] Hluiq – JK Wedding Entrance Dance Becomes Youtube Sensation

^[3] Good Morning America – Dancing Down the Aisle: Jill and Kevin Heinz Wedding Dance Video an Internet Hit