No Surprises Wedding

A "No Surprises Wedding," or NSW, is a wedding invitation designation that tells attendees that there can be no unplanned announcements, engagements, events or speeches at the wedding - all actions must be pre-approved by the couple. Anyone who performs an unapproved "surprise" will be asked to leave the wedding early.

This designation comes from Reddit, where so many stories of bad wedding behavior indicated a need to communicate expectations for the wedding behavior of attendees.

You are cordially invited to the nuptials of Brian and Tom on October 31 at noon.

Please note that this wedding is child-free (under 10) and a No Surprises Wedding (NSW). Reach out to wedding planner Sami Smith to request approvals or exceptions; please note that exceptions will be rare. Limited child care for under-10s will be available. All approvals will be noted and included in planning. Unapproved, or surprise exceptions, will result in guests being asked to leave.

by dbdefenestrate August 27, 2023

Arkansas Wedding

See shotgun wedding, married under circumstances, but with a relative.

I don’t see why they’re rushing for an Arkansas Wedding, the baby gonna have the same name either way.

by dananapatman September 6, 2023

Wedding person

A gender neutral and non-binary friendly way of referring to any person in a wedding party.

I am a wedding person.

I want to be referred to as a wedding person, not a bridesmaid nor groomsman.

by LingDanc803 October 3, 2023

Wedding people

The plural form of the gender neutral and non-binary friendly way of referring to any person in a wedding party.

We are wedding people.

I want all of us to be referred to as wedding people, not bridesmaids nor groomsmen.

by LingDanc803 October 3, 2023

Walking Wed

People living empty, souless, loveless mundane married lives who just waited and hoped for death.

After knocking up his highschool girlfriend he was forced to to get married join the ranks of the walking wed.

by Banned As DC June 26, 2022

ES weddings

where two popular (for no reason) es users get together for a e-wedding.
possibly the most awful thing you'll ever see.

user 1: hey did you see those ES weddings by shoki and eren?
user 2: yeah that shit is so cringe, im not going.

by mewkoz April 21, 2022

Rifle Wedding

A sudden or hurried marriage because a family member, especially grandparent is on their deathbed.

The doctors said that grandma only had a year left to live, so we had a rifle wedding while she was still alive.

by The Real Nerdbomber September 20, 2022