bride-to-be
Future married woman
A bride-to-be is a woman who is engaged to be married.
The term emphasizes the anticipation of the upcoming wedding: The bride-to-be opened gifts at her bridal shower.
It's interchangeable with fiancée but highlights the wedding role rather than the relationship status.
Engaged woman
proposal · engaged · fiancé · commitment · promise · betrothal · announcement · celebration
State of eager enthusiasm
- countdownBackward enumeration to zero
- jittersNervous agitation
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
- butterfliesFluttering insects or nervousness
dreams · eagerness · expectation · hopeful · planning · preparation · bachelorette · checklist
Formal event marking occasions
- aisleCorridor between seating sections
- altarSacred ritual table
- vowsSolemn binding promises
- gownLong formal garment
veil · bouquet · maid-of-honor · procession · train · tiara · reception · chapel
Unmarried young woman
- singleOne in number
- unmarriedNot legally wed
- missFail to reach
- bacheloretteUnmarried woman
transition · milestone · threshold · prenuptial · trousseau · dowry · mehndi
fiancée
Engaged woman
ring · proposal · engaged · fiancé · commitment · promise · betrothal · announcement · celebration · party
excitement
State of eager enthusiasm
- countdownBackward enumeration to zero
- jittersNervous agitation
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
butterflies · dreams · eagerness · expectation · hopeful · planning · preparation · bachelorette · checklist · registry
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
gown · veil · bouquet · maid-of-honor · procession · train · tiara · reception · chapel · officiant
maiden
Unmarried young woman
bachelorette · transition · milestone · threshold · prenuptial · trousseau · dowry · mehndi
- Engagementsfiance, fiancee, betrothed, engagement, engaged couple
- engaged couplefiance, fiancee, engagement ring
- pre-wedding partiesbachelorette party, bachelor party, stag do, groom, bachelorette
- proposalsproposal, RFP, business proposal, grant proposal, research proposal
- ___ bride
- celebrationsgraduation, festival, party, wedding, fireworks
bride-to-beex-wife
Previous female partner
divorcee · widow · jilted bride · runaway bride · spinster
bride-to-besingle woman
Unmarried female adult
bachelorette · commitment-phobe · unattached · confirmed bachelor · available
bride, bridal, bridegroom, bridesmaid, bridesmaids, to be, bridesman