Wedding

The public acknowledgment and celebration of a couple’s marriage. The wedding followed betrothal and was a preliminary to sexual union. The occasion was marked by feasting, singing and rejoicing. The bride wore a wedding dress, jewellery and ornaments and both she and the groom were waited on by attendants.

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Wedding garments The bride’s wedding dress Ps 45:13 See also Ge 24:65; Eze 16:10; Re 19:7–8; Re 21:2 The bride’s jewellery and ornaments Is 49:18 See also Is 61:10; Je 2:32; Eze 16:11–12 Wedding festivities Weddings were occasions for rejoicing Je 33:11 Wedding festivities might last for a week or two:…