verbs► go to a wedding (also attend a wedding formal) I’m going to a wedding on Saturday.
► come to the wedding She wrote to say she couldn’t come to the wedding.
► plan a wedding It took her a year to plan her wedding.
► have a big/small/church etc. wedding They had a small wedding with just their families.
► have/hold a wedding somewhere They’re holding the wedding at Trinity Church.
► invite somebody to a wedding He didn’t invite me to his wedding.
► perform/conduct a wedding (also officiate (at) a wedding formal) (=say the official words and perform the actions at a wedding) Their wedding was officiated by the local priest.
► a wedding takes place The wedding took place at the bride’s parents’ home.
adjectives/nouns + wedding► a big wedding (=with a lot of guests) They couldn’t afford a big wedding.
► a small/quiet/intimate wedding (=with few guests) We had an intimate wedding with just our families and closest friends there.
► a royal wedding (=when a king, queeen, prince, or princess gets married) Millions watched the royal wedding on television.
► a beautiful/perfect wedding The wedding was beautiful – everything was just right.
► a traditional/white wedding (=at a church, with the bride wearing a white dress) She had always wanted a white wedding.
► a church wedding I wanted a church wedding at the church where I grew up.
► a civil wedding (=a wedding that is not performed by a religious leader) Civil weddings have the same legal status as church weddings.
wedding + nouns► somebody’s wedding day She looked beautiful on her wedding day.
► somebody’s wedding night They spent their wedding night in a hotel.
► a wedding ceremony/service Her uncle, a minister, performed the wedding ceremony. It was a beautiful wedding service.
► wedding vows (=the promises that the bride and groom make to each other) The bride and groom exchanged wedding vows that they had written themselves.
► a wedding dress/gown When you find the right wedding dress, you’ll know.
► wedding vows (=the promises made by people who are getting married) The couple exchanged wedding vows.
► a wedding ring/band Did you see if he was wearing a wedding ring?
► a wedding reception/party (=a large formal meal or party after a wedding) Her uncle got drunk at the wedding reception.
► a wedding cake The bride and groom cut the wedding cake.
► a wedding present/gift He gave them a painting as a wedding present.
► a wedding invitation They had already sent out all the wedding invitations.
► the wedding party (=all the people who take part in the wedding ceremony) Several members of the wedding party spoke at the reception.
► a wedding guest All the wedding guests laughed.
► a wedding picture/photograph All our wedding pictures are still on this CD.
► somebody’s wedding anniversary (=the date on which they got married in a previous year) They celebrated their tenth wedding anniversary in May.