Wedding Words in Spanish : Wedding and Marriage Vocabulary with Pictures / La boda

Wedding Words in Spanish ! Learn useful wedding and marriage vocabulary words in Spanish with pictures to improve and increase your vocabulary. When someone is getting married, there are a lot of things to think about and the wedding is a day that is enjoyed by everyone. On this special day, there are a lot of words that you may not hear in other situations and so it is important to learn these words so that you are better able to understand what is happening on the day.

In this section, you will learn words related to weddings so that you are able to talk about your own wedding as well as those of other people.

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Wedding Words / La boda

Wedding is one of the most important events in a person’s life! It’s the symbol of commitment and the foundation of one’s love for his or her partner. In this lesson, you will learn common words and expressions used at weddings in Spanish.

Wedding and Marriage Vocabulary Words List

People

La novia	Bride
El novio	Groom
Los novios	Bride and groom
El marido	Husband
La esposa	Wife
El cura/ la sacerdote	Priest
El maestro de ceremonias	Master of ceremonies
Damas de honor	Bridesmaids
Los invitados	Guests
La dama de honor	Maid of honor
El padrino	Best man
La pareja	Couple
Los testigo	Witnesses
La recepción	The reception
El músico	Musician

Concepts

La boda	Wedding
Anillo de compromiso	Engagement ring
La ceremonia	Ceremony
El banquete	Banquet
Los discursos de los amigos	The speeches by friends
La luna de miel	Honeymoon
Aniversario de boda	Wedding anniversary
Matrimonio civil	Civil marriage
El acta de matrimonio	Marriage certificate
Celebrar	Celebrate
Despedida de soltera	Hen party
Despedida de soltero	Stag party
La recien casada	Newlywed
Los votos	Vows
Soltero	Single
Divorciado	Divorced

Things

El anillo de boda	Wedding ring
El vestido de novia	Wedding dress
El traje de novio	Wedding suit
El velo	Veil
Los regalos de boda	Wedding gifts / Wedding present
La tarta nupcial	Wedding cake
La vela	Candle
La invitación	Invitation
Campana de boda	Wedding bell
El champán	Champagne
El ramo	Bouquet
El confeti	Confetti

Actions

Casarse	To marry
Organizar la boda	To organize the wedding
Mandar las invitaciones	Send the invitations
Leer un discurso	To read a speech
Divorciarse	To get divorced

Others

La iglesia	Church
El salón de eventos	Reception hall
Casarse por lo civil	Have a registry-office wedding
Casarse por la iglesia	Have a church wedding
Agradecen su gentileza	Thanks for your kindness
Felicitaciones a los dos en el día de su boda	Congratulations to both of you on your wedding day
¡Que viva la novia!	Cheers for the bride
¡Que viva el novio!	Cheers for the groom!
¡Que vivan los novios!	Cheers for the bride and the groom!
¡Que viva!/¡Que vivan!	Cheers!
Los mejores deseos en el día de su boda	Best wishes on your wedding day