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

a golden wedding

Synonyms of wedding

• 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

According to Pambianchi, the pair had recently attended a wedding in South Carolina, where Schmidt was kicked out of a bar for fighting. — Gabe White, Arkansas Online, 21 July 2026

Brad Paisley shared a few details surrounding Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce‘s wedding held at Madison Square Garden in midtown Manhattan earlier this month. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2026

On her 14th wedding anniversary on April 29, 2025, the royal wore a double-breasted blazer in brown herringbone during an engagement alongside her husband William. — Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

While both were invited to friends Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s July 2026 wedding, Pattinson couldn’t make it. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 21 July 2026

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