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 In her bestie Selena Gomez’s wedding photos, the Rare Beauty founder appeared to wear a number of white dresses for her nuptials to Benny Blanco in September. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2025 Castro is bursting at the seams with excitement over his upcoming slate, as well as his fast-approaching nuptials. Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025 With more than 60,000 couture pieces in the Albright’s archives, brides can also opt to rent styles for their nuptials. Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025 Kelce has also kept tight-lipped on wedding details As for Kelce, the Super Bowl champion has not gone into detail about his future nuptials. Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025 Unfortunately for soon-to-be newlyweds, the courts do not consider nuptials an essential service. Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuptials
Noun
  • Trenton Stewart Stewart was weeks away from his wedding after proposing to his fiancé in December, according to social media posts.
    Nicole Young, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The funeral took place in the Cambridge church where her wedding had been solemnized sixteen months earlier.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • To me, jobs in this industry feel like a bunch of little marriages.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 25 Aug. 2025
  • The notion of destroying marriages and undoing family relationships would be extremely difficult for the Court to justify.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025

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