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white wedding

American

[wahyt wed-ing, hwahyt] / ˈwaɪt ˈwɛd ɪŋ, ˈʰwaɪt /

noun

a traditional wedding, usually in a church, where the bride wears a formal white gown.

They had a storybook white wedding in her childhood church.

Etymology

Origin of white wedding

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

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Yulia Myroshnychenko had come in a white wedding dress, just like her girlfriend Yevgenia Skobielieva.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

At another point, Harley, wearing a white wedding dress and veil, dances down an aisle to a chapel, where Joker is waiting in a white suit, apparently accompanied by backing singers as bridesmaids.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2024

She and about 20 other women traveled to Sacramento this summer, wearing white wedding dresses outside the state Capitol.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2023

The age-old ritual in San Pedro Huamelula, now mixed with Catholic spirituality, involves dressing the alligator or caiman in a white wedding dress plus other colorful garments.

From Reuters • Jul. 1, 2022

I think a lot about Bonnie and Twill, and the pile of white wedding dresses downstairs, and if Thread will figure out how I got back in and arrest me.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

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