le mariage
Planning a wedding in France. On this page you’ll find a table covering French marriage vocabulary. The list includes all the essential words you’ll need to for your wedding celebration including useful nouns, verbs, adjectives and greetings.
| NOUNS | |
| best man | un garçon d’honneur |
| bride | une mariée |
| couple | un couple |
| engagement | les fiançailles |
| fiancé | un fiancé |
| fiancée | une fiancée |
| flower girl | une demoiselle d'honneur |
| glass of champagne | une coupe de champagne |
| groom | un marié |
| honeymoon | une lune de miel |
| husband | un mari, un époux |
| love | l’amour |
| love affair | une liaison |
| maid of honour | une demoiselle d’honneur |
| marital status | l’état civil |
| newlyweds | des nouveax-mariés, les jeunes mariés |
| proposal | une demande en Mariage |
| reception | la réception |
| reception | un repas de mariage |
| separation | la séparation |
| speech | un discours |
| spouce | un époux, une épouse |
| suit | un costume |
| veil | une voile |
| vows | des vœux de mariage |
| wedding album | un album de mariage |
| wedding anniversary | un anniversaire de mariage |
| diamond anniversary | les noces de diamant |
| golden anniversary | ldes noces d’or |
| silver anniversary | les noces d’argent |
| tuxedo | un smoking |
| wedding banquet, feast | un repas de noces |
| wedding cake | une pièce montée, un gâteau de mariage |
| wedding celebration | une noce |
| wedding ceremony | une cérémonie du mariage |
| wedding day | un jour du mariage |
| wedding gift | un cadeau de mariage |
| wedding gown | une robe de mariée |
| wedding guest | un invité au mariage |
| wedding invitiation, announcement | un faire-part mariage |
| wedding night | la nuit de noces |
| wedding planner | un organisateur / une organisatrice) de mariages |
| wedding ring | un anneau d’alliance / marriage |
| widow | une veuve |
| widower | un veuf |
| wife | une femme, une épouse |
| witness | un témoin |
| WEDDING GREETINGS | |
| Congratulations for your marriage! | Félicitations pour votre mariage ! |
| Congratulations! | Félicitations ! |
| Happy weding anniversary! | Joyeux annivesaire de mariage ! |
| Hapy anniversary and enjoy your day! | Joyeux anniversaire et profite bien de ta journée ! |
| Sincere congratulations to the two of you! | Sincères félicitations à tous les deux ! |
| With all of our wishes of happiness! | Avec tous nos vœux de bonheur ! |
| ADJECTIVES | |
| divorsed | divorsé(e) |
| married | marié, mariée |
| separated | séparé |
| single, unmarried | célibataire |
| to be in love | amoureux, amoureuse |
| VERBS | |
| to become engaged | se fiancer |
| to divorse | divorcer |
| to fall in love | tomber amoureux |
| to get engaged | se fiancer à quelqu’un |
| to give a gift | donner un cadeau |
| to kiss | baiser, embrasser |
| to marry (somebody) | épouser, se marier avec |
| to separate | se séparer |
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