wedding

noun

wed·​ding ˈwe-diŋ 

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

Synonyms

• marriage

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

Some people love wedding planning and being engaged. —Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 7 July 2025

The couple celebrated their sixth wedding anniversary in February. —Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 7 July 2025

The singer then talked about his high school band and how, after splitting up decades ago, the group remained good buddies and even reunited this past April to perform at their friend’s wedding. —Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2025

Articles on its website contain recipes for iced Starbucks dupes and wedding trend reports that could be found in any mainstream women’s magazine. —Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 5 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing wedding

• hear wedding bells
• wedding band
• wedding cake
• wedding march
• wedding party
• wedding rehearsal
• wedding ring
• white wedding

Rhymes for wedding

• bedding
• dreading
• heading
• shedding
• shredding
• sledding
• spreading
• threading
• treading
• beheading
• embedding
• homesteading

Kids Definition

wedding

noun

wed·​ding ˈwed-iŋ 

: a marriage ceremony usually with accompanying festivities : nuptials