Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun wedding

3 senses of wedding

Sense 1
wedding, wedding ceremony, nuptials, hymeneals -- (the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed)
       => ceremony, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, observance -- (a formal event performed on a special occasion; "a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor")

Sense 2
marriage, wedding, marriage ceremony -- (the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony; "their marriage was conducted in the chapel")
       => ritual, rite -- (any customary observance or practice)

Sense 3
wedding, wedding party -- (a party of people at a wedding)
       => party -- (a group of people gathered together for pleasure; "she joined the party after dinner")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb wed

2 senses of wed

Sense 1
marry, get married, wed, conjoin, hook up with, get hitched with, espouse -- (take in marriage)
       => unite, unify -- (act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief)

Sense 2
marry, wed, tie, splice -- (perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii")
       => officiate -- (act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding; "Who officiated at your wedding?")