ceremonial marriage
Rite of matrimony
A ceremonial marriage is a wedding performed by an authorized officiant—clergy, judge, or other recognized figure—with formal rites and witnesses, as distinguished from a civil marriage at a courthouse or a common-law marriage established through cohabitation.
Most weddings are ceremonial: They had a ceremonial marriage at St. Patrick's Cathedral.
- holy matrimonySacred rite of spousal union
- wedding vowsSpoken marriage commitments
- vowsSolemn binding promises
- tying the knotGetting married
- Hindu weddingTraditional Indian marriage ceremony
engagement party · garlands · bridal shower · witnesses · wedding party · flower girl · officiant · Celtic traditions · procession · white dress · rehearsal dinner · sacred music · prenuptial agreement · unity candle · honeymoon · wedding feast · fidelity · marital rights
ceremonial marriageelopement
Secret departure to wed
civil ceremony · courthouse wedding · secret marriage · common-law marriage · civil union
ceremonial marriagecohabitation
Dwelling together unmarried
living together · common-law marriage · shacking up · de facto relationship · domestic partnership
ceremonial marriagesinglehood
Unmarried state
bachelorhood · casual dating · friends with benefits · one-night stand · hookup
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