wed
Tie the knot
Wed means to marry—to join in matrimony: They wed in a small ceremony last June.
The past tense is wed or wedded, with wed more common in casual speech and wedded in formal contexts.
Wedded also serves as an adjective meaning married or devoted: wedded bliss, wedded to tradition.
Wed appears in wedding, the ceremony itself.
Sacred ritual table
- aisleCorridor between seating sections
- officiantCeremony presider
- vowsSolemn binding promises
- processionalCeremonial entrance music
recessional · chuppah · readings · benediction · ringbearer · handfasting · cantor · organist
Solemn binding promises
- pledgeBinding promise given
- oathFormal binding promise
- trothPledged word of loyalty
- covenantBinding formal pledge
promise · declaration · avowal · devotion · fidelity · faithfulness · constancy · loyalty
Married partner
- partnerOne who shares activity
- marriageFormal union between partners
- matrimonyLegal union of spouses
- betrothalFormal marriage agreement
engagement · fiancé · fiancée · proposal · union · bond · companionship · commitment
altar
Sacred ritual table
processional · recessional · chuppah · readings · benediction · ringbearer · handfasting · cantor · organist · liturgy
vows
Solemn binding promises
covenant · promise · declaration · avowal · devotion · fidelity · faithfulness · constancy · loyalty · honor
spouse
Married partner
betrothal · engagement · fiancé · fiancée · proposal · union · bond · companionship · commitment · love
dress
Skirted one-piece garment
bouquet · tiara · train · lace · tulle · chiffon · boutonniere · garter · headdress · corset
reception
Act of receiving guests
- toastHeated bread; glass-raising honor
- cakeFrosted baked dessert
- champagneEffervescent celebratory wine
confetti · feast · honeymoon · invitations · registry · photographer · banquet · dancing · speeches · guestbook
- Kid Mispronunciationspasghetti, aminal, nana, birfday, sammich
- pledgesvow, promise, I promise, I vow, oath
- weddingmarry, bride and groom, ring, vow, bride
- weddingsbride, groom, marriage, marry, bouquet
- relationship statussingle, married, divorced, engaged, separated
- officiatereferee, umpire, preside, officiant, moderate
- wedding ringMatrimonial finger ornament
- wedding dressFormal attire for brides
- wedding cakeTiered matrimonial dessert
- wedding dayDay of marriage
- wedding bandSpousal jewelry worn daily
- wedding vowsSpoken marriage commitments