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A church wedding is a marriage ceremony held in a church, typically conducted by a member of the clergy according to religious tradition.

The term often implies a formal, traditional wedding with religious elements, as opposed to a civil ceremony at a courthouse or secular venue: They wanted a church wedding even though neither was particularly devout.

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