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white wedding

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  1. A traditional wedding ceremony, typically in a church, in which the bride wears a white…

    A traditional wedding ceremony, typically in a church, in which the bride wears a white wedding dress, symbolic of her virginity.

    • More generally, the fact that a pregnant bride does not have a full white wedding serves to confirm the respectability and ‘virginity’ of those who do.
    • The concept of virginity is capable of arousing many associations - everything from white weddings to patriarchy – but Bob Hope's oneliner only activates one particular set, its chronological implications.
    • Oh, yes, she'd be a virgin when she married – otherwise she couldn't have a proper white wedding.

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