nuptials

plural of nuptial
as in wedding
a ceremony in which two people are united in matrimony their nuptials will take place at the university chapel

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Recent Examples of nuptials True to the home's former owner, Swift has hosted several gatherings there, including her famed Fourth of July parties, and some have speculated the property could play a role in her upcoming nuptials to Travis Kelce. Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026 That’s the only thing anybody really knows for sure, considering how little information about their impending nuptials is out there, other than the fact that Swift and Kelce are indeed getting married… at some point… somewhere. Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 9 June 2026 Or maybe the Swift-Travis Kelce nuptials will just occupy another space on the Garden’s memorial walls alongside Eddie Giacomin and Willis Reed. Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 8 June 2026 The nuptials are allegedly scheduled for Friday, July 3, in New York City, and it’s been widely reported that the pop star and NFL player will exchange vows at the iconic Madison Square Garden. Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 8 June 2026 Pochettino, instead, approved a plan that would allow Aaronson to leave camp for the nuptials and then return. Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 2 June 2026 But don't expect new off-the-field anecdotes or anything about Travis' upcoming nuptials with Taylor Swift (she's mentioned only once). Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 2 June 2026 The couple’s nuptials come just three months after McComb’s first husband and friend Van Der Beek died at age 48 following a battle with colorectal cancer. Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026 Proving good things come in threes, the actress rewore her wedding dress again a few months after her nuptials, while attending a London gala in December 2013. Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 31 May 2026
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Noun
  • Right now, Amazon’s outlet includes easy cotton dresses for under $20, casual-to-formal shift dresses, and even wedding-ready dresses marked down by as much as 80 percent.
    Aashna Gheewalla, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
  • And people who are eager to lose extra weight — before a wedding or a vacation, for example — may choose to self-administer a higher-than-recommended dose, said Arthur Caplan, a bioethics professor at New York University’s Grossman School of Medicine.
    Maia Rosenfeld, NBC news, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • Yet, this research suggests that for many working-class Americans, declining marriages may reflect not just changing preferences, but also declining economic stability — particularly among men without college degrees.
    Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 19 May 2026
  • In addition to his four marriages, Paschel has also had several run-ins with the law over the years.
    Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026

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