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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

"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

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The nuptials culminated on Saturday with a wedding breakfast hosted by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, who offered his blessing to the newlyweds.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

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

But, after some debate, Betty's mother got her way, and we had the wedding in the Congregational chapel with the wedding breakfast in the Co-op Rooms.

From The Guardian Jun. 22, 2012

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

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