weddding and marriage: is there any great difference?
By mynatenyi
@mynatenyi (226)
Nigeria
3 responses
@Idlewild (6090)
• United States
26 Jan 07
Well, a wedding is the ceremony that two people go through to create a marriage. So if you hear a person say 'My wedding is next month' that means that they will be married next month. To wed someone means to marry them; the wedding is the formal ceremony that results in marriage.
@mynatenyi (226)
• Nigeria
26 Jan 07
tnx man...but some culture pays more attention to wedding i.e. the ceremony than the actual event itself.
back here in africa you pay thru your nose trying to gert marriage and the broke during marriage i wonder if thats how it is in where you live.
@Idlewild (6090)
• United States
26 Jan 07
It depends on the people and their families, etc. Some people really spend a lot on weddings, they are very fancy with a lot of guests and a lavish reception.
But a friend of mine got married last year, he's in his 50s and his wife is 35, neither have too much money and they don't have big families, so they just got married at the city hall by the city clerk, in front of a few friends as witnesses. It hardly cost anything.
@pooksywooksy (1006)
• Indonesia
26 Jan 07
Well in terms of meaning, I think there is a slightly different from my understanding.
Wedding is a ceremony of the marriage, while marriage is a two person decided to tie the knot infront of the priest or city hall or anybody who can register their marriage.
You could get married without a wedding, but it doesn't mean that you don't have a marriage.
However, you couldn't have a wedding if you are not married yet.
