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wedding breakfast

British  

noun

  1. the meal usually served after a wedding ceremony or just before the bride and bridegroom leave for their honeymoon

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She ranted: "Where you going to have the wedding reception? On the log flumes? And what's on the menu for the wedding breakfast? Hot dogs and candy floss?"

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2024

Of all their memories of that special day, one stands out: the unrelenting attack of hiccups that struck the groom during their wedding breakfast.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 24, 2021

It thrummed with activity: three Christmas parties, and the aftermath of a wedding breakfast.

From New York Times • Dec. 21, 2016

The piece of fruitcake, packaged in the original white and silver presentation box, was served at a wedding breakfast reception for 120 guests at Buckingham Palace.

From Reuters • Dec. 17, 2015

During the wedding breakfast, Mother Fox, dead more than seven years, showed up in spirit to speak to her new son-in-law, “expressing her approval of the marriage.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock