nuptial ceremony
Vows and rings
A nuptial ceremony is a wedding—the formal event where two people are married.
The phrase appears in legal, religious, and formal contexts: The nuptial ceremony took place at sunset.
It emphasizes the ritual aspect of marriage rather than the legal contract or celebration that follows.
- wedding ringsMatrimonial finger jewelry
- vowsSolemn binding promises
- brideWoman getting married
- white dressPale-hued women's garment
- chapelSmall worship room
bridal veil · something borrowed · procession · groom · handfasting · witnesses · wedding party · garlands · temple · officiant · holy matrimony · maid of honor · tying the knot · wedding bells · best man · bouquet · tuxedo · walk down the aisle
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Court session ending marriage
annulment · divorce decree · separation · legal separation · divorce
nuptial ceremonybreakup
Romantic relationship's termination
bachelorhood · spinsterhood · single life · singlehood · one-night stand
nuptial ceremonyfuneral
Service honoring the dead
funeral service · burial · memorial service · wake · last rites
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