Name the people, ceremony details and celebration at a wedding.
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Spanish words for wedding participants
At a wedding, la novia is the bride and el novio the groom. Outside this context they can mean girlfriend and boyfriend.
Padrino and madrina describe wedding roles whose duties vary by tradition; they are not exact equivalents everywhere. See family words for other uses.
la noviabride · lah NOH-byah
el noviogroom · el NOH-byoh
el invitadowedding guest · el een-bee-TAH-doh
el testigowitness · el tehs-TEE-goh
la dama de honorbridesmaid · lah DAH-mah deh oh-NOR
el padrinowedding sponsor (male) · el pah-DREE-noh
la madrinawedding sponsor (female) · lah mah-DREE-nah
el oficianteofficiant · el oh-fee-SYAHN-teh
Spanish wedding ceremony vocabulary
La boda is the wedding event; el matrimonio is marriage. Los votos are the vows exchanged in a ceremony.
La alianza can mean a wedding ring. El anillo de compromiso is specifically an engagement ring.
la bodawedding · lah BOH-dah
el matrimoniomarriage · el mah-tree-MOH-nyoh
el compromisoengagement · el kohm-proh-MEE-soh
la alianzawedding ring · lah ah-LYAHN-sah
el anillo de compromisoengagement ring · el ah-NEE-yoh deh kohm-proh-MEE-soh
los votos matrimonialeswedding vows · lohs BOH-tohs mah-tree-moh-NYAH-lehs
el veloveil · el BEH-loh
el ramo de noviabridal bouquet · el RRAH-moh deh NOH-byah
Spanish wedding reception and celebration words
La recepción is the reception; el banquete is the feast or formal meal. El brindis is a toast and keeps the same spelling in the plural.
Wedding customs differ widely. These terms help describe the parts present at a particular celebration.
la invitación de bodawedding invitation · lah een-bee-tah-SYOHN deh BOH-dah
la recepciónreception · lah rreh-sehp-SYOHN
el banquetebanquet · el bahn-KEH-teh
el brindistoast (celebration) · el BREEN-dees
el pastel de bodawedding cake · el pahs-TEHL deh BOH-dah
el primer bailefirst dance · el pree-MEHR BAI-leh
la luna de mielhoneymoon · lah LOO-nah deh MYEHL
los recién casadosnewlyweds · lohs rreh-SYEHN kah-SAH-dohs
el vestido de noviawedding dress · el behs-TEE-doh deh NOH-byah
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Wedding Words in Spanish: full list
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Quick answer:bride is la novia, groom is el novio, wedding guest is el invitado, witness is el testigo, bridesmaid is la dama de honor, wedding sponsor (male) is el padrino, wedding sponsor (female) is la madrina, and officiant is el oficiante.
