white wedding

American  

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

noun

1. 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.

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Etymology

Origin of white wedding

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

By Act 3, Elvira’s elegant white wedding dress has deteriorated into a filthy shift, her long mane of hair is cropped short, and she has painted numerous pictures of Enrichetta that are slashed with red, an outward manifestation of her grief-driven obsession.

From The Wall Street Journal

On Thursday, November 9, 1939, I slipped into the high-necked white wedding dress with short sleeves that my mother had sewn for me, and Jimmie donned a black suit and bow tie.

From Literature

Afterward we held a reception for our families and friends, and I cut our beautiful three-level white wedding cake with white frosting and put a bite into Jimmie’s mouth, playfully getting a little frosting on his face.

From Literature

She was also photographed in a white wedding gown surrounded by film crew for a scene believed to be her marriage to Heathcliff's rival, Edgar Linton.

From BBC

As he recently reflected on the "Everything Fab Four" podcast, the flamboyant Idol and upstart MTV were made for each other, which he proved in unforgettable style with the video hit “White Wedding” on his self-titled debut LP.

From Salon