/ ˈwedɪŋ; NAmE / noun
a marriage ceremony, and the meal or party that usually follows it :
a wedding present
a wedding ceremony / reception
Have you been invited to their wedding?
She looked beautiful on her wedding day .
All her friends could hear wedding bells (= they thought she would soon get married) .
—see also diamond wedding , golden wedding , shotgun wedding , silver wedding , white wedding
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English weddung (see wed , -ing ).