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

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Poppy's confrontation with Sarah In the movie, Poppy has a notable exchange with Sarah in the Barcelona airport on her way home from David’s wedding. —Ashley Boucher, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Jan. 2026

Since the wedding and the charges, LaGrone's bride, Brockway, has kept a relatively low profile on social media, and only began sharing photos of her and her husband traveling again in the summer of 2024. —Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 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