WEDDING

To perform the marriage ceremony for; to join in matrimony.

"The priest wed the couple."

To take as one's spouse.

"She wed her first love."

To take a spouse.

Marriage ceremony; ritual officially celebrating the beginning of a marriage.

"Her announcement was quite a surprise, coming a month after she published the words "I hate weddings with a passion and a fury I can only partially explain rationally.""

Joining of two or more parts.

"The wedding of our three companies took place last week."