wedding

(noun)

Marriage ceremony; a ritual officially celebrating the beginning of a marriage.

Related Terms

  • Marriage Laws

Examples of wedding in the following topics:

  • Speeches for Special Occasions

    • Clearly this speech will be very different than a toast given at a wedding, which is also an example of a special occasion speech and which will have a much more celebratory tone.
    • For example, when someone gives a speech at a wedding and shares a specific memory, thus informing the audience of that particular incident and possibly articulating its importance in relation to the newlyweds.
    • The toasts that are given at a wedding are an example of special occasion speeches.
  • Marriage and Responsibility

    • The ceremony in which a marriage is enacted and announced to the community is called a wedding.
    • A marriage can be declared by a wedding ceremony, which may be performed either by a religious officiator or through a similar government-sanctioned secular process.
    • In many countries, heterosexual weddings have the women dress in traditional white with a veil and the men in a tuxedo.
  • Practical Tips for Speaking in Non-Academic Settings

    • Entertainment speeches may be given at a wedding or other social event.
    • The toasts that are given at a wedding are an example of special occasion speeches.
  • Situational and Environmental Context

    • A best man gives a toast at a wedding.
    • A politician wouldn't knight Sir Ian nor would a best man give a stump speech at a wedding.
    • On a lighter note, you might be at your best friend's wedding and asked to give one of the first toasts.
    • For example, you wouldn't read a eulogy at a wedding?
  • The Venetian Painters of the High Renaissance

    • Paolo Veronese (1528–1588) was one of the primary Renaissance painters in Venice, well known for paintings such as The Wedding at Cana and The Feast in the House of Levi.
    • For example, in The Wedding at Cana, which was painted in 1562–1563 in collaboration with Palladio, Veronese arranged the architecture to run mostly parallel to the picture plane, accentuating the processional character of the composition.
    • The Wedding at Cana offers little in the representation of emotion: rather, it illustrates the carefully composed movement of its subjects along a primarily horizontal axis.
    • The artist's decorative genius in The Wedding at Cana was to recognize that dramatic perspective effects would have been tiresome in a living room or chapel, and that the narrative of the picture could best be absorbed as a colorful diversion.
  • Mate Selection

    • In a shotgun wedding, a marriage between two people is forced because of an unplanned pregnancy.
    • As the stigma associated with out-of-wedlock births has faded over the years, and the number of such births has increased, shotgun weddings have become less common.
    • Fewer people perceive shotgun weddings to be necessary in order to support the woman and the child.
  • The Elements of Religion

  • Other Speeches: Farewells, Toasts, and After-Dinner Remarks

    • It's also particularly helpful, especially for wedding toasts, to consider the span of ages in the room.
    • Bucking tradition, Maid and Matron of Honor, as well as Bridesmaids' speeches, are becoming the norm in modern weddings.
  • Mistakes in Communication-Part I

    • At these conferences we'd brush up on the Korean language, explore cross-cultural issues, and learn new ways to provide assistance in health, agriculture, or education.
    • I also put forth some suggestions: "If we'd been told up front what we were trying to accomplish together, our learning experience might've been more profitable.
    • We explained that we'd managed to preserve the heart of the enterprise—its loyal, hard-working employees—while reducing projected expenses to meet anticipated revenues.
    • We'd been able to achieve efficiency, we said.
  • Impact of the Protestant Reformation

    • For example, Bruegel's Wedding Feast portrays a Flemish-peasant wedding dinner in a barn.
    • Bruegael's Peasant Wedding is a painting that captures the Protestant Reformation artistic tradition: focusing on scenes from modern life rather than religious or classical themes.
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