Wedding

noun
1.
the act or ceremony of marrying; marriage; nuptials.
2.
the anniversary of a marriage, or its celebration:
They invited guests to their silver wedding.
3.
the act or an instance of blending or joining, especially opposite or contrasting elements:
a perfect wedding of conservatism and liberalism.
4.
Business Slang. a merger.
adjective
5.
of or relating to a wedding:
the wedding ceremony; a wedding dress.
verb (used with object), wedded or wed, wedding.
1.
to marry (another person) in a formal ceremony.
2.
to unite (a couple) in marriage or wedlock; marry.
3.
to bind by close or lasting ties; attach firmly:
She wedded herself to the cause of the poor.
4.
to blend together or unite inseparably:
a novel that weds style and content perfectly.
verb (used without object), wedded or wed, wedding.
5.
to contract marriage; marry.
6.
to become united or to blend:
a building that will wed with the landscape.
noun
1.

the act of marrying or the celebration of a marriage
(as modifier): wedding day

2.
the anniversary of a marriage (in such combinations as silver wedding or diamond wedding)
3.
the combination or blending of two separate elements
verb weds, wedding, wedded, wed
1.
to take (a person of the opposite sex) as a husband or wife; marry
2.
(transitive) to join (two people) in matrimony
3.
(transitive) to unite closely
weasel words
see: shotgun wedding