wedding feasts
Nuptial dinner celebrations
Wedding feasts are celebratory meals held after a marriage ceremony.
The term sounds biblical or medieval—modern English more often uses wedding reception or wedding dinner.
In religious and literary contexts, wedding feasts carry symbolic weight: The parable of the wedding feast appears in Matthew 22.
The phrase evokes elaborate banquets rather than simple gatherings.
- cakeFrosted baked dessert
- cutting the cakeDividing a layered dessert
- buffetSelf-service meal display
- banquetFormal celebratory meal
- receptionAct of receiving guests
open bar · champagne · head table · guest list · save the date · toast · unity candle · vows · traditional cuisine · regional customs · folk songs · seating arrangement · hors d'oeuvres · speeches · blessing · gift exchange · family gatherings · ancestral rituals
- historic diningmedieval feasts, Roman banquet, royal banquet, state dinner, state dinners
- tribal marriagebride price, bridewealth, marriage ceremony, tribal ceremonies, betrothal
- social eventsparty, gathering, reception, celebration, reunion
- festivalsfestival, festivals, carnival, carnivals, Carnival
- wedding imagerybridal attire, veils, bouquets, rings, altars
wedding feastsmemorial services
Ceremonies honoring deceased persons
wakes · funerals · repasts · burial ceremonies · shiva
wedding feastsfasting
Deliberate food avoidance
famine · hunger · starvation · bread lines · soup kitchens