gets married
Walks the aisle
Gets married is the moment of entering marriage—the wedding itself rather than the ongoing state.
Someone gets married at the ceremony; afterward, they are married.
The phrase emphasizes the transition: She's getting married next June, They got married at city hall.
Compare marries, which takes a direct object: you marry someone, but you get married to them.
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- wedding dayDay of marriage
- wedding bellsCeremonial marriage ringing
- tying the knotGetting married
- spouseMarried partner
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