The supplement 14 to Lumír 1854 published on 22/4/1854 reported upon the events taking place as part of the Prague celebrations for the wedding of Franz Josef and Elizabeth of Bavaria, noting: ‘On Monday, the day of the celebration of the wedding of His Majesty the Emperor will be celebrated mass in the Prague parish churches and „Te Deum“ (at St Vitus about 9 in Týn about 11 o’clock), and a great parade of the [Prague] garrison... In the evening will be a festive Te Deum in the church of St Clement in the Old Town. In the theatre will be a festively illuminated prologue and for the first time will be sung the new National Anthem, then a performanceof the opera „Norma“.’ The report also noted that other non-musical events would include the opening of a new asylum for babies and infants at St Castullus [Sv Haštal], the laying of the foundation stone for the building of the new parish school of St Maria de Victoria in the Little Town, and the giving out of lunches for more than 3000 poor.

The supplement 15 of Lumír 1854 published on 25/4/1854 gave a detailed account of events taking place on 24th April 1854, the day of the marriage of Franz Josef. The correspondent reported that ‘In all churches well take place at varying times before noon a celebratory religious service and „Tě Bože chválíme“ sung [the Czech translation of Te Deum laudaumus. This description does not indicate that the Te Deum was performed in Czech].’ Attending this service were representatives of the city authorities.