marriage ceremony

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The total price for a public marriage license, and a county-officiated marriage ceremony with witnesses, will cost a total of about $422 — not including other niceties such as flowers, tuxedos and gowns.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2025

"So it could be funny to get all our friends together at some point in the World of Warcraft cathedral, and we could have a marriage ceremony."

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2025

Personal moments like the Woolbrights’ marriage ceremony are part of its texture.

From New York Times • May 23, 2024

We may have collectively cooed over The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s televised 2018 marriage ceremony, but that is a once-in-a-lifetime extravaganza that decidedly will not repeat.

From Salon • Jan. 5, 2024

In a marriage ceremony, husband and wife stand tightly bound by their nzole and hold one another to be the most precious: nzolani.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver