Talk about marriage and wedding parties in your country as well as the current overuse of money for wedding parties in hotels which have become very common these days. You can use the English phrases and vocabulary relating to marriage below besides your own vocabulary.
English Phrases and Vocabulary Relating to Marriage
| Word/phrase | Function | Meaning |
| Shotgun wedding/ They had a shotgun wedding. |
Noun | A shotgun wedding is a wedding that is arranged to avoid embarrassment due to an unplanned pregnancy. |
| I can hear wedding bells. | Expressional Phrase |
To think that someone is going to get married: She knew that if she brought her boyfriend home her mother would start hearing wedding bells. |
| A wedding anniversary | Noun | The anniversary of the day on which you were married Anniversary: a date that is remembered or celebrated because a special or notable event occurred on that date in a previous year. |
| Wedding ceremony | Noun | the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed Ceremony: a formal act or event that is a part of a social or religious occasion. |
| Wedding ring | Noun | A ring that you wear as a sign that you are married. |
| Marriage proposal/ He proposed to her. |
Noun | An offer of marriage. |
| Maid of honor | Noun | An unmarried woman acting as the principal bridesmaid at a wedding. She assists and attends to the bride‘s needs. |
Matron of honor |
Noun | A married woman who is the main bridesmaid at a wedding. She assists and attends to the bride‘s needs. |
| Bride‘s maid | Noun | A girl or woman who accompanies a bride on her wedding day. |
| Wedding dress | Noun | A gown was worn by the bride at a wedding. |
| Best man/He is my best man. |
Noun | A male friend or relative has chosen by a bridegroom to assist him at his wedding. |
| Wedding registry | Noun | A bridal registry is a service provided by a website or retail store to help engaged couples let wedding guests know what gifts they would like. |
| Ring bearer | Noun | The person, typically a young boy, who ceremoniously carries the rings at a wedding. |
| Wedding reception | Noun | A reception for wedding guests held after the wedding. Reception: a social gathering to celebrate something or to welcome someone |
| Wedding cake | Noun | A rich iced cake, typically in two or more tiers, served at a wedding reception. |
| Marriage vows | Noun | Marriage vows are binding promises each partner in a couple makes to the other during a wedding ceremony. |
| Engagement ring | Noun | A ring was given and worn as a sign of betrothal. Betrothal: the act of promising to marry someone: engagement |