1. (

• wedding ,
• wedding_ceremony ,
• nuptials ,
• hymeneals

) the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed ;

2. (

• marriage ,
• wedding ,
• marriage_ceremony

) the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony; "their marriage was conducted in the chapel" ;

3. (

• wedding ,
• wedding_party

) a party of people at a wedding ;

1. (

• marry ,
• get_married ,
• wed ,
• conjoin ,
• hook_up_with ,
• get_hitched_with ,
• espouse

) take in marriage ;

2. (

• 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" ;