wedding night
First married evening
The wedding night is the first night a newly married couple spends together, traditionally expected to include their first sexual intercourse.
The term carries old-fashioned connotations from eras when premarital sex was less common or openly acknowledged: She was nervous about the wedding night.
Now often used with mild irony, since many couples have long been intimate before marriage.
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- newlywedsRecently married pair
- honeymoonNewlyweds' celebratory vacation
- consummationFinal completion or achievement
- bridegroomNewly wed man
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- marriagebride, groom, husband, wife, spouse
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