According to the country music historian Colin Escott, Claude Boone, who played guitar for the Knoxville bluegrass star Carl Story, bought the song for 25 dollars from James Arthur Pritchett, a local musician and drunk who performed under the name "Arthur Q.
[4] The song's narrator describes his despair over the love of his life marrying another man.
[4] Williams recorded it at Castle Studio in Nashville on March 20, 1949, with Fred Rose producing and was supported by Dale Potter (fiddle), Don Davis (steel guitar), Zeb Turner (electric guitar), Jack Shook (rhythm guitar) and Velma Williams (bass[ambiguous]).
"Wedding Bells" was significant because it was the first single following Williams' biggest hit, "Lovesick Blues".
The recording session for "Wedding Bells" took place after Williams' first ever flight.