noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ church , registry office ( BrE )
▪ traditional , white
▪ big , lavish
▪ small
▪ gay , same-sex
▪ Catholic , Jewish , etc.
▪ royal
▪ destination (= in a place far from where you live)
▪ shotgun (= where the bride is pregnant)
VERB + WEDDING
▪ have
▪
They had a small ~ with close friends and family.
▪ go through with
▪ attend , come to , go to
▪ celebrate
▪ arrange , plan
▪ invite sb to
▪ conduct ( esp. BrE ), officiate at
▪
The ~ will be conducted by the local priest.
▪
The minister was asked to officiate at the ~.
▪ call off , postpone , stop
WEDDING + VERB
▪ go ahead ( esp. BrE ), go off ( esp. AmE ), take place
▪
The ~ went off without a hitch.
▪
The ~ will take place in June.
WEDDING + NOUN
▪ day , night
▪ invitation
▪ plans , preparations
▪ planner
▪ date
▪
We haven't set a ~ date yet.
▪ chapel ( esp. AmE ), venue
▪ registry
▪ dress , gown
▪ attire ( esp. AmE ), clothes , outfit , suit
▪ band , ring
▪
She had a plain ~ band on her third finger.
▪ shower ( AmE )
▪ ceremony , service
▪ vows
▪ procession
▪ march
▪ party , reception
▪ breakfast ( BrE , formal ), feast
▪ celebrations
▪ speech ( esp. BrE )
▪ cake
▪ gift , present
▪ list ( BrE )
▪
We were choosing what present to buy from the ~ list they'd sent.
▪ guests , party
▪ singer ( esp. AmE )
▪ photographer
▪ album , photographs , photos , pictures , video
▪ anniversary
▪ bells ( figurative )
▪
After going out with her boyfriend for a year, she started talking about ~ bells.
▪ industry
▪
I work in the ~ industry.
PREPOSITION
▪ at a/the ~
▪
I met her at my brother's ~.