Wedding Word Search Printable for Showers, Receptions, Anniversaries

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Wedding Word Search

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0 of 15 words found

HNZTCEGEIURAGWH

TUXEDOSAUNDLUII

WIBGCIRYSBYUEFX

BFPYAVDTHOENSEO

SDDLKJETEUYTTAW

DANCEEVNRQWPALP

EOHCCNEDEUVYHTR

EBORROWEDEAXHAW

NCEREMONYTCEJRD

AAADIGZFERGLBEE

AVFELOQDINMTEDS

PHONEYMOONWRCVO

SDWOEINVITATION

SSTAERINGROOMWR

WFIBGZIZAIADJSN

This grid is wider and taller than its box. Slide it to see every letter.To drag, hold the first letter for a moment, then slide.Keyboard: Tab to the grid, arrow keys to move, Enter on the first and last letter.

GroomGROOM
WifeWIFE
UsherUSHER
GuestGUEST
CeremonyCEREMONY
AltarALTAR
VowsVOWS
RingRING
CakeCAKE
DanceDANCE
TuxedoTUXEDO
BouquetBOUQUET
InvitationINVITATION
HoneymoonHONEYMOON
BorrowedBORROWED

15 of 24 words from the Wedding list.

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Answer key: Wedding Word Search

HNZTCEGEIURAGWH

TUXEDOSAUNDLUII

WIBGCIRYSBYUEFX

BFPYAVDTHOENSEO

SDDLKJETEUYTTAW

DANCEEVNRQWPALP

EOHCCNEDEUVYHTR

EBORROWEDEAXHAW

NCEREMONYTCEJRD

AAADIGZFERGLBEE

AVFELOQDINMTEDS

PHONEYMOONWRCVO

SDWOEINVITATION

SSTAERINGROOMWR

WFIBGZIZAIADJSN

GROOM, WIFE, USHER, GUEST, CEREMONY, ALTAR, VOWS, RING, CAKE, DANCE, TUXEDO, BOUQUET, INVITATION, HONEYMOON, BORROWED

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All 140 words

Wedding Party 18

Attendant A bridesmaid or groomsman who stands beside the couple.
Bride The woman getting married.
Caterer The person or company that cooks and serves the meal.
Couple The two people getting married.
Florist The person who arranges the flowers.
Groom The man getting married. In Old English he was the brydguma, from words for bride and man.
Guest Anyone invited to the wedding.
Host The person or family who welcomes everyone and gives the party.
Husband A married man.
Minister A member of the clergy who may lead the ceremony.
Newlyweds Two people who have just married.
Officiant The person who leads the ceremony and pronounces the couple married.
Partner Each half of the couple, to the other.
Photographer The person who takes the pictures all day.
Spouse A husband or a wife.
Usher The person who shows guests to their seats.
Wife A married woman.
Witness A person who watches the marriage take place and signs the license.

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Wedding Ceremony 22

Aisle The walkway between the rows of seats.
Altar The raised table or spot at the front where the couple stand.
Arbor A garden arch, often covered in flowers, that frames the couple.
Blessing Words that ask for good things for the couple.
Candle A wax light. Some couples light one together from two smaller flames.
Ceremony The formal part of the day, when the couple marry.
Chapel A small building or room for worship and weddings.
Courthouse Where a judge or clerk performs a civil wedding.
Forever For all time, a word heard in many vows.
Hymn A religious song sung by everyone together.
Kiss What seals the ceremony once the couple are pronounced married.
License The legal paper a couple needs before they can marry.
Love The reason for the whole day.
March The music played as the wedding party walks in.
Marriage The legal and lasting union of two people.
Matrimony A formal word for the state of being married.
Prayer Words of thanks or hope spoken during a religious service.
Processional The entrance of the wedding party at the start of the ceremony, and the music for it.
Promise Your word that you will do something, the heart of every vow.
Recessional The walk back up the aisle at the end, led by the newly married couple.
Ring A band for the fourth finger. People once believed a vein of love ran from that finger to the heart.
Vows The promises the couple speak to each other.

Wedding Reception 20

Ballroom A large hall built for dancing.
Banquet A large formal meal for many guests.
Bubbles Blown at the couple as a send-off that leaves nothing to sweep up.
Buffet A meal where guests serve themselves from a long table.
Cake The couple cut the first slice of this together.
Centerpiece The flowers or candles in the middle of each table.
Confetti Bits of paper tossed over the couple. In Italian the word means small sweets, such as sugared almonds.
Dance The couple have the first one while everyone watches.
Dessert The sweet course at the end of the meal.
Dinner The main meal of the evening.
Favors Small gifts the guests take home.
Limousine A long car with a hired driver.
Music What the band or the playlist provides.
Portrait A posed picture of the couple or the families.
Reception The party that follows the ceremony.
Speech A talk given to the whole room, often by a parent or the best man.
Tent A canvas shelter for an outdoor party.
Tier One layer of a tall cake.
Toast A short speech that ends with everyone raising a glass to the couple.
Waltz A ballroom dance in three-four time, a classic choice for the first dance.

Dress and Flowers 20

Bouquet The bunch of flowers the bride carries.
Boutonniere A flower set in a buttonhole or pinned on a jacket. The word is borrowed from French.
Corsage A small spray of flowers worn on the wrist or pinned to a dress.
Dress The garment many brides spend months choosing.
Gown A long formal dress.
Hydrangea A shrub with big round clusters of blue, pink or white flowers.
Lapel The folded front edge of a jacket, where a flower is pinned.
Orchid An elegant tropical flower, often white or purple.
Peony A large, ruffled flower that blooms in late spring.
Petal One colored leaf of a flower, scattered along the aisle by a flower girl.
Rose A flower with a thorny stem that stands for love.
Sash A band of fabric tied around the waist.
Satin A smooth, glossy fabric.
Suit A matching jacket and trousers.
Train The long back part of a gown that trails on the floor.
Tulle A fine net fabric used for veils and full skirts.
Tuxedo A black dinner suit, named after a village in New York State, its place of introduction in 1886.
Veil Sheer fabric worn over the head or face of the bride.
Vest A sleeveless layer worn under a jacket.
White The dress color Queen Victoria made popular at her 1840 wedding.

Wedding Planning 20

Budget The plan for how much to spend.
Calendar Where the big date gets circled.
Deposit Money paid early to hold a venue or a caterer.
Engagement The time between the proposal and the wedding.
Envelope What the invitation travels in.
Fitting A visit to try on the dress or suit so it can be adjusted.
Honeymoon The trip a couple takes after the wedding. The word is attested since 1546 and first meant the time just after marriage.
Invitation The card that asks a guest to come.
Menu The list of dishes to be served.
Monogram The initials of the couple woven into one design.
Proposal The moment one person asks the other to marry.
Registry The list of gifts a couple would like.
Rehearsal The practice run, usually the day before.
RSVP Short for the French répondez s'il vous plaît, please respond.
Schedule The plan that says what happens at what time.
Seating The chart that says who sits at which table.
Shower A gift party held for the bride or the couple before the wedding.
Tailor The person who alters clothes so they sit well.
Tasting A visit to sample cakes or menu dishes before choosing.
Venue The place where the wedding is held.

Wedding Traditions 18

Almond In Italy guests receive these nuts in a white sugar coating.
Anniversary The date, each year after, that marks the wedding day.
Bells Rung from a church tower as the couple come out.
Betrothed Promised in marriage, an old word for engaged.
Blue The fourth something in the old rhyme, standing for fidelity.
Borrowed The third something in the old rhyme. It stands for luck passed on by a happily married couple.
Broom Couples jump over one in a custom seen most among African Americans and Black Canadians.
Chuppah The canopy on four poles that a Jewish couple stand beneath. It stands for the home they will build.
Garland A chain of flowers. At a Hindu wedding the bride and groom exchange them to accept each other.
Handfasting An old pledge made by joining hands. Some couples today have their hands bound with ribbon.
Heirloom A treasured object passed down through a family.
Henna A plant paste used to paint patterns on the hands of a bride, an art called mehndi in South Asia.
Keepsake A small thing kept to remember the day.
Knot To tie it is to get married.
Lasso A looped cord of satin or silk draped over the couple at some Catholic weddings, as in Mexico and the Philippines.
Sixpence A small British silver coin. A later Victorian line added to the old rhyme puts one in the shoe of the bride.
Threshold The doorway of the new home.
Tradition A custom handed down from one generation to the next.

Anniversary Gifts 22

Bronze The traditional 8th anniversary gift.
China The traditional 20th anniversary gift: fine plates and cups.
Coral The traditional 35th anniversary gift.
Cotton The traditional 2nd anniversary gift on the US list.
Crystal The traditional 15th anniversary gift.
Diamond The traditional 60th anniversary gift.
Emerald The traditional 55th anniversary gift, a green gem.
Gold The traditional 50th anniversary gift, a custom recorded in Germanic countries since the 1500s.
Iron The traditional 6th anniversary gift on the US list. The UK list gives sugar.
Lace The traditional 13th anniversary gift, and the fabric of many veils.
Leather The traditional 3rd anniversary gift.
Paper The traditional 1st anniversary gift on the US list, already suggested in an 1858 almanac.
Pearl The traditional 30th anniversary gift.
Platinum The traditional 70th anniversary gift, a silvery metal rarer than gold.
Pottery The traditional 9th anniversary gift on the US list.
Ruby The traditional 40th anniversary gift, a red gem.
Sapphire The traditional 45th anniversary gift, a blue gem.
Silk The traditional 12th anniversary gift.
Silver The traditional 25th anniversary gift, a custom recorded in Germanic countries since the 1500s.
Steel The traditional 11th anniversary gift.
Wood The traditional 5th anniversary gift, already suggested in an 1858 almanac.
Wool The traditional 7th anniversary gift.

How it works

One copy per place setting: this wedding word search printable takes the couple's first names at the end of its word list. The starter list has 24, Bouquet, Tuxedo and Honeymoon among them. Start from a list holds seven themed lists.

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Seven lists for the whole wedding calendar

Wedding Planning suits a shower, with Registry, Fitting, Tasting and RSVP. Wedding Party and Dress and Flowers fit a rehearsal dinner. Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Reception and Wedding Traditions belong to the day, and Anniversary Gifts waits for the 25th. To put the couple and the date on the sheet, retype the title above the grid.

Facts hidden in the clues

The rhyme that begins with something old was in print by 1876 with four items. The sixpence in the bride's shoe is a later Victorian line. Honeymoon is attested since 1546, and the tuxedo is named after Tuxedo Park, New York. Wedding Traditions reaches past one culture, with Chuppah, Henna, Lasso, Broom and Garland.

For a 25th or 50th party, pick Anniversary Gifts, then tick Show clues, not words. Guests match gifts to years.
Short and Easy, from Bride and Groom to Cake and Kiss, suits the kids' table.

Questions and answers

Is this wedding word search free for any number of guests?

Yes. Print as many copies as you have guests. The sheet comes out as two pages on Letter or A4, the puzzle and then the answer key. For a print shop, press Print or save as PDF and choose Save as PDF.

Can I add the couple's names?

Yes. Type the names, the city or the month at the end of the word list, one at a time, and the grid rebuilds with them inside.

Which list has the anniversary gifts?

Anniversary Gifts, 22 of them by year. On the US list paper is the 1st, silver the 25th, gold the 50th and platinum the 70th. Silver and gold have been recorded in Germanic countries since the 1500s, and an 1858 almanac already suggested paper.

Why is Bridesmaid missing?

Bride sits inside it, and one run of letters would then hold two answers. Groomsman and Bridegroom are out too. Drinks, garters and bachelor party words are left off because children often share the table. Type any word you miss at the end of the word list.

All 140 words

Wedding Party 18

Wedding Ceremony 22

Wedding Reception 20

Dress and Flowers 20

Wedding Planning 20

Wedding Traditions 18

Anniversary Gifts 22

How it works

Seven lists for the whole wedding calendar

Facts hidden in the clues

Questions and answers

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