Short wedding vocabulary

Here is my short list of the “wedding” words. Some of these words I saw before, but several of them are new for me. I hope this “short wedding vocabulary” will be useful for you too:

Wedding - a marriage ceremony usually with its accompanying festivities

Bride - a woman just married or about to be married

Groom (Bridegroom) - a man just married or about to be married

Bridesmaid - female friends or relatives who help the bride at a wedding

Groomsman – male friend or relative who helps the groom on the wedding day

Maid of honor - female friend or relative who acts as a witness at the wedding

Best man – male friend or relative who acts as a witness at the wedding

Flower girl – a girl at a wedding that throws flower petals down the aisle

Ring bearer – a boy at a wedding that holds the wedding rings

Newly wedded - a woman and a man just married

Reception – the party after the wedding ceremony

Reception hall – the place for the party that after the wedding ceremony

Wedding cake - a rich iced cake served at a wedding reception

Sources:
Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary
Eslpod.com
Englishpod.com

Theme of the week: Wedding

Hello everyone! Did you miss me?

Here is the deal: last weekend my favorite cousin got married. This wedding was so beautiful and jolly! It was one of the best weddings I’ve ever seen. The bride and the groom were so gorgeous! I am still in romantic mood:) And I decide that it will be interesting to talk about weddings and different wedding stuff.

So this week at My English Webmarks:

Short wedding vocabulary
The story of one wedding...
Survey: Wedding traditions in your country
T.G.I.F.: Is wedding evolution of dance a new wedding tradition in the USA?

Hope you’ll like it!