hear wedding bells

phrase

: to think that two people will get married to each other soon
The minute I saw your brother and my friend together, I heard wedding bells.

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When will the world hear wedding bells? — Vogue, 26 Aug. 2025 Alex Cooper can hear wedding bells in Harry Jowsey's near future. — Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025 The following post contains spoilers from Thursday evening's season finale of The Golden Bachelor. Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist can hear wedding bells already. — Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 1 Dec. 2023

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“Hear wedding bells.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hear%20wedding%20bells. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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