- wedding, wedding ceremony, nuptials, hymeneals - the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
--1 is a kind of ceremony, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, observance
Derived form: verb wed2 - marriage, wedding, marriage ceremony - the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony; "their marriage was conducted in the chapel"
--2 is a kind of ritual, rite
--2 has particulars:bridal, espousal; civil marriage; love match; remarriage Derived form: verb wed1 - wedding, wedding party - a party of people at a wedding
--3 is a kind of party
--3 has members:best man; bride; bridesmaid, maid of honor; flower girl; groom, bridegroom; groomsman; trainbearer
- marry, get married, wed, conjoin, hook up with, get hitched with, espouse - take in marriage
--1 is one way to unite, unify
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun wedding2
Sam and Sue wed
- marry, wed, tie, splice - perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii"
--2 is one way to officiate
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun wedding1
Somebody ----s somebody