1. The act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony
   "their wedding was conducted in the chapel";
   - marriage, marriage ceremony
    
2. The social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
   "The wedding ceremony was held in a beautiful garden";
   - wedding ceremony, nuptials, hymeneals [archaic]
    
3. A party of people at a wedding
   "The wedding party posed for photographs after the ceremony";
   - wedding party

1. Take in marriage
   "They wed in a small ceremony last spring";
   - marry, get married, conjoin [formal], hook up with [informal], get hitched with [informal], espouse [archaic], hitch up [informal], get hitched [informal], tie the knot [informal]
    
2. Perform a marriage ceremony
   "We were wed the following week";
   - marry, tie, splice [informal]

Derived forms: weddings

Type of: ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observance, officiate, party, rite, ritual, unify, unite

Encyclopedia: Wedding, Germany