wedding banquet
Nuptial celebration dinner
A wedding banquet is a formal meal served to guests following a wedding ceremony.
The term often implies an elaborate, celebratory feast with multiple courses, toasts, and speeches: The wedding banquet lasted well into the evening.
In some cultures, particularly Chinese traditions, the wedding banquet is the central celebration, sometimes more significant than the ceremony itself.
- festive mealCelebratory group dinner
- centerpiecesDecorative table arrangements
- vowsSolemn binding promises
- feastElaborate ceremonial meal
- champagneEffervescent celebratory wine
toast · best man speech · catering services · rehearsal dinner · save the date · unity candle · cutting the cake · table settings · hors d'oeuvres · bride and groom · father of the bride · venue selection · officiant · seating chart · reception · bridal party · speeches · conviviality
- weddingmarry, bride and groom, ring, wed, vow
- feaststhanksgiving feast, thanksgiving dinner, Easter feast, Christmas dinner, gala dinner
- royal weddingsroyal couple, royal engagement, bridal gown, tiaras, bouquet
- wedding customsmarriage vows, bridal procession, bouquet toss, best man, bridesmaid
- parablesprodigal son, Good Samaritan, mustard seed, lost sheep, sower
- fablesfable, Aesop, Aesop's fables, Aesop fables, tortoise and hare
wedding banquetfuneral reception
Gathering after memorial service
wake · memorial service · repast · memorial dinner · funeral feast