[wed-ing] 
| 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, esp. opposite or contrasting elements: a perfect wedding of conservatism and liberalism. |
| 4. | Business Slang. a merger. |
| 5. | of or pertaining to a wedding: the wedding ceremony; a wedding dress. |
[wed] verb, wed⋅ded or wed, wed⋅ding.| 1. | to marry (another person) in a formal ceremony; take as one's husband or wife. |
| 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. |
| 5. | to contract marriage; marry. |
| 6. | to become united or to blend: a building that will wed with the landscape. |
| wed (wěd) v. wed·ded, wed or wed·ded, wed·ding, weds v. tr.
To take a spouse; marry. [Middle English wedden, from Old English weddian.] |
| wed·ding (wěd'ĭng) n.
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