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 During her speech, Copelman pointed out that the models circled the gallery seven times as a nod to Hakafot, a common tradition at Jewish weddings symbolizing completeness. — Ari Stark, Footwear News, 9 Nov. 2026 Whether at festivals, campgrounds, construction sites, or even weddings, porta potties are an unavoidable—and often underappreciated—part of modern life. — Sarah Kuta, Popular Science, 8 Nov. 2026 Turning South Florida's wedding boom into a business South Florida is the fifth-largest wedding market in the country, with more than 44,000 weddings held annually across the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metropolitan area. — Scott Withers, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026 Barrie is known for his college football coverage for The Worldwide Leader, and during Thursday night's game between UTSA and FAU, the longtime CFB host decided to lobby against fall weddings with an impassioned plea to all the other fellow psychos. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026 This is absent in the English version, as are shots of the additional three weddings during Rama and Sita’s ceremony. — Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2026 Some were traveling to funerals, weddings and family reunions that the poet laureate commemorated in a poem written in minutes. — Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026 He is often called on by friends and others for things joyful (weddings) and sorrowful (funerals). — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026 Larger weddings generally involve more logistical complexity, Roze explains. — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 3 Nov. 2026

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“Weddings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weddings. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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