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wedding day

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noun

  1. the day of a wedding.

  2. the anniversary of a wedding.

Etymology

Origin of wedding day

First recorded in 1545–55

Example Sentences

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"When I think of the rest of my life, my wedding day and having children I think about these scars."

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

They converted formally in 2004, on the morning of their wedding day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

"Thank you, you were amazing. That was better than my wedding day," she said.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025

Megan was kind though to not make the sting of the split worse by going through the motions of the wedding day just to say no.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025

But the difference was that her mother had been madly in love with her husband from the first moment she saw him on their wedding day.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

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