first marriage
Debut matrimonial union
A first marriage is the initial marriage for one or both partners, as distinguished from subsequent marriages after divorce or widowhood.
The term appears in discussions of marriage patterns, divorce statistics, and family history: Her first marriage ended after three years.
It can also describe the ceremony itself: They held a lavish first marriage but eloped the second time around.
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- wedding dayDay of marriage
- brideWoman getting married
- groomBetrothed man; stable worker
- white dressPale-hued women's garment
vows · altar · walk down the aisle · newlywed · honeymoon · engagement · dowry · ceremony · chapel · rings · betrothal · nuptials · virginal · innocent · youthful · hopeful · naive · fresh start
- marriagebride, groom, wedding, husband, wife
- demographicspopulation density, population growth, age distribution, population, gender ratio