Wedding Vocabulary

“The bride and bridegroom pose for the photographer on their special day!”

Note: ‘Bridegroom‘ is often shortened to ‘groom‘.

Related Expressions:

• Cold feet (idiom) – To be nervous before doing something – like getting married.
• Music to my ears (idiom) – Very pleasing information or news – like your best friend is getting married!
• Tie the knot (idiom) – To get married.

Related Wedding Vocabulary:

• best man – noun – a male friend of relative of the groom who assists him at the wedding
• bouquet – noun – an attractively arranged bunch of flowers
• bridesmaid – noun – a girl or woman who accompanies the bride on her wedding day
• flower girl – noun – a young girl who carries flowers – and who scatters petals in front of the bride
• groomsman – noun – a male friend who accompanies the groom on his wedding day
• maid of honour (or man of honour) – noun – the chief bridesmaid at a wedding (must not be married)
• reception – noun – the part held at a wedding after the marriage ceremony has been completed
• ring bearer – noun – the person (usually a young boy) who carries the rings at a wedding ceremony
• tuxedo – noun – the formal wear for the groom at a wedding – a dinner jacket
• wedding cake – noun – the traditional dessert served during a wedding ceremony
• wedding dress – noun – the dress worn by the bride at a wedding
• wedding ring – noun – the ring you wear to show that you are married

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