marry
Exchange the rings
Marry means to join in marriage—to become someone's spouse or to perform the ceremony that makes two people spouses: They married in June, The judge married them at the courthouse.
Extended uses involve joining things closely together: The film marries comedy and horror.
To marry into a family is to become part of it through marriage.
To marry up or marry down is to wed someone of higher or lower social standing.
Marriage rite and feast
groom · officiant · chapel · aisle · reception · bouquet · veil · processional
Connect or enlist
- uniteBring together as one
- wedJoin in matrimony
- bondBinding tie or connection
- wedlockState of being spouses
conjugal · spouse · partner · merge · yoke · couple · pair · match
Solemn personal commitment
- pledgeBinding promise given
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
- monogamyOne partner at a time
faithfulness · constancy · loyalty · dedication · promise · covenant · troth · oath
Intense fond attachment
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- proposalFormal plan for consideration
- sweetheartAffectionate name for beloved
beloved · betrothed · fiancé · fiancée · romance · suitor · woo · beau
wedding
Marriage rite and feast
bride · groom · officiant · chapel · aisle · reception · bouquet · veil · processional · ringbearer
join
Connect or enlist
wedlock · conjugal · spouse · partner · merge · yoke · couple · pair · match · connubial
vow
Solemn personal commitment
monogamy · faithfulness · constancy · loyalty · dedication · promise · covenant · troth · oath · lifelong
love
Intense fond attachment
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- proposalFormal plan for consideration
sweetheart · beloved · betrothed · fiancé · fiancée · romance · suitor · woo · beau · paramour
combine
Merge, or harvesting machine
integrate · harmonize · synthesize · pair · match · complement · unite · conjoin · meld · interweave
kinship
State of being related
dynasty · heir · offspring · clan · surname · alliance · dowry · matchmaking · arranged · intermarry
- weddingwedding, wedding ring, wedding ceremony, wedding rings, bride and groom
- weddingswedding, wedding dress, wedding cake, wedding ceremony, bride
- joiningjoin, attach, fasten, connect, bind
- settle downcalm down, relax, chill out, cool off, simmer down
- exclamationsoh, yes, no, wow, hey
- Archaismsthee, thou, thy, thine, ye
- get marriedEnter into matrimony
- getting marriedEntering matrimony
- got marriedEntered into matrimony
- marry meProposal's two words
- married coupleTwo joined in matrimony
- married manWed male
marriage, married, unmarried, marrying, marriages, marries, remarry, marital, remarried