Wedding Crossword Puzzle for a Shower or Reception

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Wedding Crossword

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Answer key: Wedding Crossword

1AL2TAR3F4HH5GOLDEN6WR7BOI8CATERER9SRRLSIAILTHDVSOZO10RECEPTIONLTMDH11P12FLOWER13GIRLDAA14RARN15INVITATIONNEEEGRR

Across 1 ALTAR · 5 GOLDEN · 8 CATERER · 10 RECEPTION · 12 FLOWERGIRL · 15 INVITATION

Down 2 THRESHOLD · 3 FLORIST · 4 HEIRLOOM · 6 WALTZ · 7 BRIDE · 9 SAVETHEDATE · 11 PLANNER · 13 GARTER · 14 RING

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The Wedding Day 20

  • Aisle Walkway between the rows of seats
  • Altar Raised table at the front of a church
  • Bouquet Bunch of flowers held during the ceremony
  • Boutonnière Single flower worn on a suit lapel
  • Bride Woman getting married
  • Cake Tall dessert with white icing, cut by the couple
  • Dance First ___, the couple's turn alone on the floor
  • Flower girl Young child who scatters petals ahead of the procession
  • Gown Long formal dress
  • Groom Man getting married
  • Kiss What the couple share as the ceremony ends
  • Officiant Person who leads the ceremony
  • Photographer Person hired to take the pictures
  • Reception Party held after the ceremony
  • Ring Band worn on the fourth finger of the left hand in many countries
  • Toast Short speech that ends with raised glasses
  • Tuxedo Formal black suit with satin lapels
  • Usher Helper who shows people to their seats
  • Veil Sheer fabric worn over the face or hair
  • Vows Promises the couple make to each other

Planning and the Shower 20

  • Best man Chief helper of the man getting married
  • Budget How much money there is to spend
  • Caterer Company that cooks and serves the food
  • Diamond Hard, sparkling gem often set in an engagement band
  • Elope To run off and marry in secret
  • Engaged Promised to be married
  • Fiancé The man someone has promised to marry
  • Florist Person who arranges the flowers
  • Guest list Names of everyone who will be invited
  • Invitation Card that asks people to come
  • Knee Down on one ___ to propose
  • Maid of honor Chief attendant of the woman getting married
  • Planner Person paid to organize the whole day
  • Proposal Asking someone to marry you
  • Registry List of presents the couple would like
  • Rehearsal Practice run the day before the ceremony
  • RSVP Four letters asking for a reply, from the French for please respond
  • Save the date Early card that says when, so people keep the day free
  • Shower Gift-giving party before the big day
  • Venue Place where an event is held

Traditions and Married Life 20

  • Anniversary Yearly return of the wedding date
  • Blue Something old, something new, something borrowed, something ___
  • Broom Some couples jump over one at the end of the ceremony
  • Confetti Bits of colored tissue thrown over the couple as they leave
  • Garter Lace band worn on the leg and tossed at some parties
  • Golden Word for 50 years of marriage, as in a ___ wedding
  • Guestbook Book in which visitors sign their names
  • Heirloom Treasured item handed down in a family
  • Honeymoon Vacation a couple takes just after marrying
  • Keepsake Small item kept to remember a special day
  • Monogram A couple's joined initials, stitched or printed
  • Newlyweds A couple who have just married
  • Paper Traditional gift for the first year of marriage
  • Silver Metal that names 25 years of marriage
  • Sixpence Old British coin that a Victorian line of the old rhyme puts in a shoe
  • Spouse Husband or wife
  • Threshold Doorway that, by old custom, a newly married partner is carried across
  • Tiers Stacked layers, as on a tall celebration dessert
  • Unity candle Two small flames light one big one in this ceremony
  • Waltz Ballroom step in three-four time

How this list was compiled: 60 clues written for this site for wedding and bridal shower games, in three sets: the wedding day, planning and the shower, and traditions and married life. Tradition clues (the anniversary metals, the sixpence, jumping the broom, RSVP) were checked against English Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org) in September 2026. No dress, ring or registry brand is named. Licence: own work

How it works

This wedding crossword draws from 60 clues in three sets: the wedding day, planning and the shower, and traditions such as the sixpence in the shoe. It is a vocabulary crossword, and the sheet's title can carry the couple's names.

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A bridal shower crossword puzzle

Planning and the Shower has Registry, RSVP and Save the date; Traditions and Married Life has Garter, Confetti and Unity candle. Type the couple's names over the title above the grid, then print one sheet per guest.

Wedding crossword questions about the couple

For questions only friends can answer, use the name crossword maker: type one answer per line with your question after a colon, as in Paris: Where did they get engaged?

  • Large print in More options holds a puzzle to 8 words, easier for older relatives at the table.

Questions and answers

What are good wedding crossword puzzle questions?

Ones only guests who know the couple can answer: where they met, the month of the proposal, the first date, the pet's name, the honeymoon place. Keep each answer to one or two words so the grid can cross them.

Is there an answer key for the host?

Yes. Every print ends with the answer key on a sheet of its own, so the host can check entries or read out the answers when time is up.

Can guests solve it on a phone?

Yes. Tap a square and type. Every phone opens on the same first puzzle, so guests at a virtual shower all solve the same grid.

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