# Wedding

## Verb + wedding

* go to a wedding
* invite (them) to the wedding
* have a *big / **quiet*** wedding
* **hold** a wedding in a (church)
* **call off the wedding**
* pay for the wedding

## Wedding + noun

* your wedding anniversary
* the wedding cake
* the wedding dress
* a wedding invitation
* the wedding reception
* a wedding ring

## Common expressions

* be a guest at a wedding
* make a speech at a wedding
* make a video of the wedding
* congratulations on your wedding

## Exercise

### Verb + wedding

1. Jason and Elsa have ***invited*** us to their wedding next month.
2. My parents offered to help with our wedding, but Maria's parents are very traditional and wanted to ***pay*** for the wedding themselves.
3. I'm afraid we can't meet you this Saturday. We're ***going*** to a friend's wedding.
4. We've decided to ***have*** a quiet wedding, so we’re only inviting the immediate families.
5. The wedding will be ***held*** at St Patrick's Church on the 21st of May.
6. Francesca *got cold feet* and ***called*** the wedding off at the last minute. Since then she's apologized to all the guests and returned their presents.

### Common expressions:

1. As best man, I had to make a ***speech*** at my brothers wedding.
2. ***Congratulations*** on your wedding anniversary. How many years is it now?
3. There were about 300 ***guests*** *at* our wedding.
4. We've hired a photographer, but we're also making a ***video*** of the wedding.

### Wedding + noun

1. Hurry! The bride and groom are going to cut the wedding cake. - e
2. I'm married, but I don't wear a wedding ring. - f
3. Have you sent out the wedding invitations yet? - d
4. We went out to a restaurant to celebrate our first wedding anniversary. - g
5. We hired a local rock group to provide the music at our wedding reception. - a
6. The dishwasher was a wedding present from my Uncle John. - b
7. You should have seen the wedding dress! It must have cost thousands! - c

## Note

**A honeymoon is a short holiday that you go on immediately after the wedding:**

* *We went to Rome for our honeymoon.*
* *We stayed in a five-star hotel on our honeymoon.*
* *All the guests wished the couple well as they left for their honeymoon.*
* *Barbados is a popular destination for honeymoon couples.*


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