wedding reception
Post-ceremony festivity
A wedding reception is the party or celebration held after a wedding ceremony, where guests gather to honor the newly married couple.
Receptions typically include food, drinks, music, and toasts: The reception was at a hotel downtown.
The scale ranges from intimate dinners to elaborate affairs with hundreds of guests.
- festivitiesCelebratory events and activities
- cake cuttingDividing baked confection
- banquetFormal celebratory meal
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- bashForceful striking blow
first dance · father daughter dance · mother son dance · garter · dollar dance · ball · unity candle · guest list · bouquet · ring bearer · bridal party · head table · rehearsal dinner · bridesmaids · blowout · gala · maid of honor · cocktail hour
- celebrationsgraduation, festival, party, fireworks, birthday
- partiesbirthday party, party, costume party, house party, dinner party
- formal eventsstate visit, ball, diplomatic visit, black dress, funeral
- lively gatheringsparty, celebration, festival, fiesta, rave
- royal weddingsroyal couple, royal engagement, bridal gown, tiaras, bouquet
- social gatheringsparty, birthday party, dinner party, house party, reunion
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Gathering after memorial service
funeral · wake · memorial service · repast · shiva
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Ritual joining two spouses
marriage ceremony · nuptials · exchange of vows · church service · civil ceremony
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