The wedding will be at 2:00 p.m. the couple chose to have a garden wedding
Recent Examples on the WebThey got engaged three years ago but were forced to postpone their initial wedding plans because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2022 Noblesse oblige: the Bamfords again took pity on Johnson and hosted his wedding party at Daylesford. Fintan O’toole, The New York Review of Books, 7 Sep. 2022 Trees roasted a whole pig for Rotolo’s wedding reception at Arts District wine bar Garagiste as a gift. Andy Wang, Robb Report, 6 Sep. 2022 The Masque wedding scene, with Nyman’s glorious settings of Shakespeare’s songs for two singers, is 15 minutes of rapturous outright opera. Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2022 Seattle lawyer Gabby Hanna was returning from a friend’s wedding when the plane went down, The Seattle Times reported. Antonio Planas, NBC News, 6 Sep. 2022 After a pap snaps a photo of Wilde and Styles holding hands while attending a friend’s wedding, the rumors start in earnest. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2022 Hollier also shed light on Michael (Michael Vlamis) and Alex’s (Tyler Blackburn) wedding, one that fans have been anticipating for a long time. Emily Longeretta, Variety, 5 Sep. 2022 The lovely trip came after the couple's lavish wedding at Affleck's estate in Riceboro, Georgia, a three-day celebration that in itself followed their surprise midnight ceremony in Las Vegas. Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 Sep. 2022 See More
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of wedding was before the 12th century
ADJECTIVE | VERB + WEDDING | WEDDING + VERB | WEDDING + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤church, registry office (BrE) 教堂婚禮;在婚姻登記處舉行的婚禮▸➤traditional, white傳統婚禮;新娘穿白色禮服的婚禮➤big, lavish盛大的/奢華的婚禮➤small小型婚禮➤gay, same-sex同性婚禮➤Catholic, Jewish, etc.天主教、猶太教等的婚禮▸➤royal王室婚禮➤destination (= in a place far from where you live)目的地婚禮➤shotgun (= where the bride is pregnant)奉子成婚VERB + WEDDING➤have舉行婚禮◇They had a small wedding with close friends and family.他們舉行了一個小型婚禮,只有家人和密友參加。➤go through with完婚▸➤attend, come to, go to出席婚禮;參加婚禮▸➤celebrate慶祝婚禮▸➤arrange, plan籌備婚禮▸➤invite sb to邀請某人參加婚禮▸➤conduct, officiate at主持婚禮◇The wedding will be conducted by the local priest.婚禮將由該教區的牧師主持。◇The minister was asked to officiate at the wedding.牧師受邀主持婚禮。➤call off, postpone, stop取消/推遲/終止婚禮WEDDING + VERB➤go ahead, go off, take place婚禮進行;婚禮舉行◇The wedding went off without a hitch.婚禮進行得很順利。◇The wedding will take place in June.婚禮將在 6 月舉行。WEDDING + NOUN➤day, night結婚日;新婚之夜▸➤invitation婚禮請柬▸➤plans, preparations婚禮計劃/準備▸➤planner婚禮籌備人▸➤date婚禮日期◇We haven't set a wedding date yet.我們還沒定下舉行婚禮的日子。➤chapel, venue婚禮教堂/場地➤registry結婚登記▸➤dress, gown婚紗▸➤attire, clothes, outfit, suit婚禮裝;婚禮套裝▸➤band, ring結婚戒指◇She had a plain wedding band on her third finger.她無名指上戴着一枚很普通的結婚戒指。➤shower (NAmE) 新娘送禮會▸➤ceremony, service結婚典禮/儀式▸➤vows結婚誓言▸➤procession婚禮車隊▸➤march婚禮進行曲▸➤party, reception結婚宴會;婚禮招待會▸➤breakfast, formal) , feast婚宴;喜宴▸➤celebrations婚禮慶祝▸➤speech (especially BrE) 婚禮致辭▸➤cake結婚蛋糕▸➤gift, present新婚賀禮;結婚禮品▸➤list (BrE) (供賓客選擇禮品時參考的)結婚禮品單◇We were choosing what present to buy from the wedding list they'd sent.我們正在從他們送來的結婚禮品單中選擇買什麼禮品。➤guests, party婚宴來賓➤singer (especially NAmE) 婚禮歌手➤photographer婚禮攝影師▸➤album, photographs, photos, pictures, video婚禮相冊;結婚照;婚禮錄像▸➤anniversary結婚週年紀念日▸➤bells (figurative) 結婚事宜◇After going out with her boyfriend for a year, she started talking about wedding bells.她和男朋友相處一年後,開始談婚論嫁了。➤industry婚慶行業◇I work in the wedding industry.我在婚慶行業工作。PREPOSITION➤at a/the wedding在婚禮上◇I met her at my brother's wedding.我是在我哥哥的婚禮上認識她的。