often attributive
1
: a marriage ceremony usually with its accompanying festivities : nuptials
2
: an act, process, or instance of joining in close association
3
: a wedding anniversary or its celebration
—usually used in combination
a golden wedding
Examples of wedding in a Sentence
The wedding will be at 2:00 p.m.
the couple chose to have a garden wedding
Recent Examples on the Web
On May 15, Kardashian and Barker, 48, celebrated their second wedding anniversary after tying the knot in Santa Barbara, Calif., in 2022.
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Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
The real world comes crashing in when word of the wedding — and of Ani’s profession — gets back to Russia and Ivan’s parents send their Armenian fixer Toros (Karren Karagulian, a lucky charm in Baker’s films) to set their son straight.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2024
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Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
The real world comes crashing in when word of the wedding — and of Ani’s profession — gets back to Russia and Ivan’s parents send their Armenian fixer Toros (Karren Karagulian, a lucky charm in Baker’s films) to set their son straight.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2024
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“Wedding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wedding. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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