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

Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce and the anger over luxury weddings. — Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA Today, 7 July 2026

For instance, a recent wedding Comfort designed with the couple’s love for karaoke in mind featured a few close friends singing along with music for their first dance. — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 7 July 2026

Swift made history as the first celebrity of her magnitude to wear a custom couture wedding creation by Anderson for Dior. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 7 July 2026

The lighthouse became the pride of the peninsula, a beloved backdrop for wedding and quinceañera photos and picnics and an image plastered on many local business and nonprofit logos. — Los Angeles Times, 7 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