wedding

wed‧ding [countable]

1 a marriage ceremony, especially one with a religious service:

Do come to our wedding.

wedding party/reception/breakfast etc (=a special meal or party that is held after a wedding)

a wedding present

cutting the wedding cake

We celebrate our tenth wedding anniversary (=the date on which we were married in a previous year) next week.a wedding dress (=the dress worn by a woman who is getting married)

2

 (hear the sound of) wedding bells

spoken used to say that you think it is likely that two people will get married

WORD FOCUS: marry 
wedding the ceremony at which people get married
bride the woman who is getting married
bridegroom/groom the man who is getting married
the best man a friend of the groom, who helps him and gives a speech
bridesmaid a woman or girl who helps the bride
matron of honour British English/honor American English a married woman who helps the bride on her wedding day
reception the meal after the wedding
honeymoon the holiday that people go on after they get married
hen night British English/bridal shower American English a party before the wedding for the bride
stag night British English/bachelor party American English a party before the wedding for the groom
propose to ask someone to marry you
get engaged to formally agree to marry each othermarry

➔ See also marry

Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.