marrying
Tying the knot
Marrying is the act of entering into marriage or performing a marriage ceremony.
A person marrying someone becomes their spouse: They're marrying in June.
An officiant marrying a couple joins them legally: The judge is marrying them at the courthouse.
To marry into a family is to become part of it through marriage.
Figuratively, marrying ideas or elements means combining them: The design marries form and function.
Woman getting married
- groomBetrothed man; stable worker
- altarSacred ritual table
- vowsSolemn binding promises
- aisleCorridor between seating sections
officiant · chapel · reception · processional · bouquet · ringbearer · veil · boutonniere
Intense fond attachment
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
- proposalFormal plan for consideration
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- sweetheartAffectionate name for beloved
passion · affection · truelove · wooing · smitten · elopement · honeymoon · betrothal
Married partner
- unionJoining into one
- mergerCorporate combination
- allianceFormal union of parties
- joiningLinking into one
blending · families · households · combining · assets · prenuptial · teamwork · cooperation
Formal grant of permission
- certificateFormal written attestation
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- witnessOne who attests
- officiantCeremony presider
registration · civil · courthouse · consent · jurisdiction · annulment · dissolution · validity
Marital property transfer
- trousseauBride's gathered possessions
- mehndiOrnamental paste skin designs
- hennaPlant-derived body dye
- matchmakerArranger of romantic pairings
arrangement · blessings · traditions · customs · rituals · ancestors · elders · procession
Deep, loyal commitment
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- promiseCommitment to act
- bondBinding tie or connection
faithfulness · dedication · steadfastness · constancy · pledge · covenant · oath · vow
bride
Woman getting married
aisle · officiant · chapel · reception · processional · bouquet · ringbearer · veil · boutonniere · chuppah
love
Intense fond attachment
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
- proposalFormal plan for consideration
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
sweetheart · passion · affection · truelove · wooing · smitten · elopement · honeymoon · betrothal · lovebirds
spouse
Married partner
joining · blending · families · households · combining · assets · prenuptial · teamwork · cooperation · companionship
license
Formal grant of permission
- certificateFormal written attestation
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- witnessOne who attests
officiant · registration · civil · courthouse · consent · jurisdiction · annulment · dissolution · validity · documentation
dowry
Marital property transfer
matchmaker · arrangement · blessings · traditions · customs · rituals · ancestors · elders · procession · feast
devotion
Deep, loyal commitment
bond · faithfulness · dedication · steadfastness · constancy · pledge · covenant · oath · vow · lifelong
- interactionstalking, sharing, greeting, helping, listening
- distillingdistillation, distillery, distiller, pot still, distilleries
- choiceschoice, choose, decide, decision, select
- speech actsspeaking, talking, uttering, pronouncement, locution
marryingdivorcing
Terminating a marriage legally
annulling · separating · filing for divorce · unmarrying · splitting up
marryingbreaking up
Ending a romantic relationship
parting ways · splitting up · leaving · abandoning · walking away
marryingbachelorhood
Unwed man's status
spinsterhood · celibacy · widowing · estranging · going solo
- marrying offArranging another's matrimony
- marrying outWedding outside one's group