wedding

1 of 2

noun

wed·​ding ˈwe-diŋ 

often attributive

1

: a marriage ceremony usually with its accompanying festivities : nuptials

2

: an act, process, or instance of joining in close association

3

: a wedding anniversary or its celebration

a golden wedding

wedding

2 of 2

present participle of wed

Synonyms of wedding

Noun

• marriage

Examples of wedding in a Sentence

Noun

The wedding will be at 2:00 p.m.

the couple chose to have a garden wedding

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The hotel is also a popular wedding and event destination, with 30,000 square feet of event space (including the Grand Ballroom that can fit up to 1,000 guests and the Cameo Room, with 36-foot ceilings and balconies overlooking the city). — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

The episode concludes with some glimpses into Aesha and Scott’s wedding — viva! — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026

And Altman is close with Amazon chief Jeff Bezos, having attended his Venetian wedding to Lauren Sanchez in 2025. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026

Add Heidi Gardner to the list of guests at the Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce wedding who were blown away by how such a grand event could be made to feel so intimate. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing wedding

• hear wedding bells
• wedding band
• wedding cake
• wedding march
• wedding party
• wedding rehearsal
• wedding ring
• white wedding

Rhymes for wedding

• bedding
• dreading
• heading
• shedding
• shredding
• sledding
• spreading
• threading
• treading
• beheading
• embedding
• homesteading

Kids Definition

wedding

noun

wed·​ding ˈwed-iŋ 

: a marriage ceremony usually with accompanying festivities : nuptials