weddings

plural of wedding
as in marriages
a ceremony in which two people are united in matrimony the couple chose to have a garden wedding

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Recent Examples of weddings There’s a lot of love in the audience at Together Together, with some celebrating birthdays (Styles will often sing to them), weddings, pregnancies, or just any old Wednesday, Friday, or Saturday. — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026 When playwright Marco Ramirez was growing up in Hialeah, music from Cuba’s great orchestras could be heard through his grandfather’s small Sony boombox on cassette tapes at family gatherings, from Nochebuena celebrations to weddings. — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026 Executives, developers and politicians met in an event venue often used for weddings. — Drew Hawkins, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026 It is now commonly played on New Year’s Eve, at weddings and anytime someone is feeling wistfully hopeful. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026 From the office to autumn weddings and holiday gatherings, these versatile styles can be paired up with heels or boots or worn casually with sneakers or loafers. — Jacquelyn McGilvray, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026 The months of September through November are packed with weddings, which means there’s plenty of reason to have at least one (or two) outfits on hand as your calendar begins to fill up with RSVP invitations. — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2026 The wars, weddings, births, massacres, famines, our triumphs, our defeats, our past. — Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026 Even so, there are plenty of us born on September 11, and plenty of other people who booked their weddings for the fine, sunny period right after Labor Day. — Sneha Dhandapani, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

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“Weddings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weddings. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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