wedding

1 general:: wedding verbs go to a wedding ( also attend a wedding formal ) • I’m going to a wedding on Saturday. • About 100 people attended the wedding. come to the wedding • She wrote to say she couldn’t come to the wedding. conduct a wedding formal (= say the official words and perform the actions at a wedding ) • Their wedding was conducted by the local priest. ADJECTIVES/NOUN + wedding a church wedding • I wanted a church wedding. a big wedding (= with a lot of guests ) • They couldn’t afford a big wedding. a quiet/small wedding (= with not many guests ) • We had a quiet wedding, with just a few close friends and relatives. a white wedding (= a traditional wedding where the bride wears a white dress ) • She had always wanted a white wedding. a traditional wedding (= at a church, with the bride wearing a white dress ) • I wanted a more traditional wedding. a registry office wedding British English (= at a local government office, not in a church ) • They decided to have a registry office wedding. a civil wedding American English (= a wedding that is not performed by a religious leader ) • Only church or civil weddings have full legal status. wedding + NOUN sb’s wedding day • She looked beautiful on her wedding day. sb’s wedding night • They spent their wedding night in a hotel. sb’s wedding anniversary • They celebrated their tenth wedding anniversary in May. the wedding ceremony • Her uncle, a priest, conducted the wedding ceremony. the wedding service (= the ceremony in a church ) • It was a beautiful wedding service. the wedding reception (= the large formal meal or party after a wedding ) • Her uncle got drunk at the wedding reception. the wedding breakfast British English (= the meal after a wedding, usually in the afternoon ) the wedding cake • The bride and groom cut the wedding cake. a wedding present/gift • He gave them a painting as a wedding present. a wedding guest • All the wedding guests laughed. a wedding invitation • They had already sent out all the wedding invitations. a wedding photograph/picture • my mother’s old wedding photographs

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2 general:: see SHOTGUN WEDDING.

American Heritage Idioms

3 general:: noun act of marrying: It was a beautiful wedding she had.

Simple Definitions

4 general::   noun ADJ. church, registry office | royal | white VERB + WEDDING attend, come to, go to | arrange | invite sb to | conduct The wedding will be conducted by the local vicar. WEDDING + VERB take place The royal wedding will take place in June. WEDDING + NOUN day, night | invitation | plans, preparations | date We haven't set a wedding date yet. | dress, gown | clothes, outfit, suit | band, ring She had a plain wedding band on her third finger. | finger a ring on her wedding finger | breakfast, feast | ceremony, service | vows | procession | party, reception | celebrations | speech | cake | gift, present | list We were choosing what present to buy from the wedding list they'd sent. | group, guests, party | album, photographs, video | anniversary | bells (figurative) After going out with her boyfriend for a year, she started talking about wedding bells. PREP. at a/the ~ I met her at my brother's wedding.

Oxford Collocations Dictionary

5 general:: wedding a ceremony in which two people get married, especially one with a religious service: • We had our wedding in the local church. • a registry office wedding marriage a wedding. Marriage is less common and more formal than wedding: • Their marriage will take place in Westminster Abbey. reception a large formal meal or party after a wedding: • Where will you be having your reception? honeymoon a holiday taken by two people who have just got married: • We’re going to Barbados for our honeymoon.

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