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Wedding and Marriage

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What is the meaning difference between a marriage and a wedding? — Surendren, India
Answer

A wedding is the ceremony or celebration at which two people are married. The word wedding is often used before another noun. Below are some examples of its use:

  • They planned their wedding [=ceremony and celebration after] for June 24th, in the afternoon.
  • She picked a wedding dress with lace trim.
  • The wedding invitation arrived in the mail.
  • Their wedding photographer did a wonderful job capturing the day.
  • They will be attending two weddings next month.
  • They had a wonderful time at the wedding celebrating the happy couple.

 

A marriage is the relationship or legal union that exists between two people. The ceremony uniting two people is also called a marriage. Below are some examples of its use:

  • The priest has performed many marriages. [=he has married many people; he has joined many couples in marriage]
  • They had a happy marriage.
  • The couple celebrated 25 years of marriage. [=25 years of being married]
  • His second marriage was much happier than his first.
  • They voted to legalize same-sex marriage.
  • They are related by marriage. [=they are related because one of them is married to a family member of the other.
  • They had an arranged marriage.

 

I hope this helps.

 

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