“The bride and bridegroom pose for the photographer on their special day!”
Note: Bridegroom is often shortened to groom.
Related Expressions:
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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