wedding altar
Ceremony's sacred spot
A wedding altar is the ceremonial focal point where a couple stands to exchange vows, typically at the front of a church, venue, or outdoor setting.
The term borrows from religious altars but applies broadly to any decorated structure—an arch, canopy, or floral arrangement—that frames the couple during the ceremony: They stood before a wedding altar draped in white roses.
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- holy matrimonySacred rite of spousal union
- vowsSolemn binding promises
- I doMarriage consent phrase
- aisleCorridor between seating sections
bride · groom · flower girl · church · church pews · flowers · candles · unity candle · arch · officiant · rings · bouquet · chapel · sacred · veil · unity · nuptials · pulpit
- altarscommunion table, ofrenda
- wedding structureschuppah, floral arch, rose arbor, wooden arch, baldachin
- altar itemscorporal, tabernacle, paten, monstrance, cruet
wedding altargravesite
Place of interment
crematorium · deathbed · coffin · cemetery · mausoleum
wedding altarreception hall
Formal entrance gathering space
dance floor · banquet hall · cocktail hour · wedding reception · bar