The noun wedding has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (3) wedding, wedding ceremony, nuptials, hymeneals -- (the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed)
2. (1) marriage, wedding, marriage ceremony -- (the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony; "their marriage was conducted in the chapel")
3. wedding, wedding party -- (a party of people at a wedding)
Overview of verb wed
The verb wed has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (3) marry, get married, wed, conjoin, hook up with, get hitched with, espouse -- (take in marriage)
2. marry, wed, tie, splice -- (perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii")