wedding festivities
Marriage party events
Wedding festivities are the celebrations surrounding a marriage ceremony—the reception, toasts, dancing, and related events that mark the occasion.
The phrase emphasizes the celebratory aspects rather than the legal or religious formalities: The wedding festivities lasted well into the night.
Large weddings may involve multiple days of festivities.
- receptionAct of receiving guests
- reception hallFormal entrance gathering space
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- brideWoman getting married
- white dressPale-hued women's garment
groom · flower girl · toast · best man speech · vows · dancing · banquet · champagne · open bar · bouquet · confetti · cake · guests · celebration · nuptials · honeymoon · altar · bridal
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Service honoring the dead
wake · memorial service · divorce proceedings · burial rites · death rites
wedding festivitieswedding vows
Spoken marriage commitments
marriage ceremony · exchange of vows · nuptial rites · solemnization · civil ceremony
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