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
—usually used in combination
a golden wedding
Examples of wedding in a Sentence
The wedding will be at 2:00 p.m.
the couple chose to have a garden wedding
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Some speculate that the two weren’t legally married and instead had a muslim wedding or Nikah without involving the courts.
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Essence, 31 July 2025
The pair’s London date comes a couple of weeks before they’re set to celebrate their 17th wedding anniversary on Monday, Aug. 16.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 31 July 2025
The pair married in September 2023 in Ruffin, North Carolina, according to their wedding website.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
In July, just weeks after the Bezos wedding, Sánchez and Perry were spotted together in Paris during Couture Week.
—Heather Hunter, The Washington Examiner, 30 July 2025
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Essence, 31 July 2025
The pair’s London date comes a couple of weeks before they’re set to celebrate their 17th wedding anniversary on Monday, Aug. 16.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 31 July 2025
The pair married in September 2023 in Ruffin, North Carolina, according to their wedding website.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
In July, just weeks after the Bezos wedding, Sánchez and Perry were spotted together in Paris during Couture Week.
—Heather Hunter, The Washington Examiner, 30 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for wedding
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“Wedding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wedding. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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