wedding

Noun
  1. The social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed (synset 107466684)
    is a type of: ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observance - a formal event performed on a special occasion
    same as: hymeneals, nuptials, wedding ceremony
  2. The act of marrying;
    The nuptial ceremony (synset 101039028)
    "their marriage was conducted in the chapel"
    is a type of: rite, ritual - any customary observance or practice
    subtypes:
    • bridal, espousal - archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast
    • civil marriage - a marriage performed by a government official rather than by a clergyman
    • love match - a marriage for love's sake; not an arranged marriage
    • remarriage - the act of marrying again
    same as: marriage, marriage ceremony
  3. A party of people at a wedding (synset 108273656)
    is a type of: party - a group of people gathered together for pleasure
    member holonym:
    • best man - the principal groomsman at a wedding
    • bride - a woman participant in her own marriage ceremony
    • bridesmaid, maid of honor - an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding
    • flower girl - a young girl who carries flowers in a (wedding) procession
    • bridegroom, groom - a man participant in his own marriage ceremony
    • groomsman - a male attendant of the bridegroom at a wedding
    • trainbearer - one who holds up the train of a gown or robe on a ceremonial occasion
    same as: wedding party

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