wedding
the anniversary of a marriage, or its celebration: They invited guests to their silver wedding.
the act or an instance of blending or joining, especially opposite or contrasting elements: a perfect wedding of conservatism and liberalism.
Business Slang. a merger.
of or relating to a wedding: the wedding ceremony; a wedding dress.
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How to use wedding in a sentence
Getting sandwiches in a backyard with my brother-in-law recently felt like a wedding.
One wedding dress took 12-16 hours to create from 300 photos.
Why more brands are looking to augmented reality product try ons to drive sales | Erika Wheless | January 25, 2021 | DigidayThis is good advice all the time, but it is especially important while planning a wedding during a pandemic.
They involve her being called “ma’am,” her hunt for the perfect wedding dress and her struggles with infertility.
11 Funny Audiobooks to Lighten the Mood This Dreary Winter | Annabel Gutterman | January 15, 2021 | TimeTime moved on, things got worse, and we canceled our wedding, not wanting to expose anyone to risk.
This country is a risky place to be a parent, and the pandemic reminded me of that | Haley Swenson | January 14, 2021 | Washington Post
Dance instructors run a lucrative trade offering private lessons to couples before their wedding receptions, typically the tango.
Iran’s Becoming a Footloose Nation as Dance Lessons Spread | IranWire | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTJust a week after her divorce, she was invited to a wedding by her sister-in-law.
A Sunni-Shia Love Story Imperiled by al Qaeda | Ruth Michaelson | December 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd thus I end up at the bottom of the stairs, about one month after my injury and two months after my wedding.
Will Christian pharmacists, county clerks, florists, and for-profit wedding chapels really withdraw from society, as you describe?
Do LGBTs Owe Christians an Olive Branch? Try The Other Way Around | Jay Michaelson | December 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey are not “participating” in or “facilitating” a gay wedding.
Do LGBTs Owe Christians an Olive Branch? Try The Other Way Around | Jay Michaelson | December 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis week has been one of great excitement in Weimar, on account of the wedding of the son of the Grand Duke.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayOf course they would stop for the wedding; but meantime she must be very discreet; she must not intrude too much.
Confidence | Henry JamesThe village organist had distinguished himself by his florid rendering of the wedding March.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsThe wedding breakfast very much resembled the similar festivities at which most of us have assisted.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsI have always rather wanted to visit California, and started for it once upon a time—on my wedding journey.
Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
British Dictionary definitions for wedding
/ (ˈwɛdɪŋ) /
the act of marrying or the celebration of a marriage
(as modifier): wedding day
the anniversary of a marriage (in such combinations as silver wedding or diamond wedding)
the combination or blending of two separate elements
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with wedding
see shotgun wedding.
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