January 27, 2025 • 10 mins
Welcome to this English lesson, where you'll improve your vocabulary, listening skills, and conversational English by exploring everything related to weddings. From wedding preparations to the ceremony and reception, this lesson covers key phrases, expressions, and differences between weddings in the UK and the US. Whether you're attending a wedding or just want to enhance your fluency, this lesson will provide you with practical language skills.
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Key Wedding Vocabulary and Expressions
🎉 Wedding Invitations "Have you got a wedding invitation yet?" "Don’t forget to RSVP before it’s too late." "Does the invitation say I can bring a guest?" "I haven’t been to a wedding for such a long time."
🎉 Preparations "What should I wear to the wedding?" "Is it formal or casual?" "I’m going to wear this suit. I think it’s the best option." "Should we buy something from the registry or give cash instead?"
🎉 Wedding Ceremony "How long do you think the ceremony will last?" "The bride looked stunning as she walked down the aisle." "You may now kiss the bride."
🎉 Wedding Reception "Where is the seating chart?" "Let’s grab a drink from the open bar." "What song are they playing for their first dance?" "The best man’s speech was hilarious." "The father of the bride’s toast made everyone tear up." "Everyone was on the dance floor all night—it was so much fun."
🎉 Post-Wedding Reflections "That was one of the most beautiful weddings I’ve ever been to." "The bride looked stunning, didn’t she?" "Did you see the groom’s uncle dancing? That was so funny." "They had to change the venue at the last minute. Can you believe it?" "The DJ was late, so the bride’s brother had to play music from his phone."
Practice and Reflect Weddings are filled with special moments and unique challenges, offering plenty of opportunities to use descriptive language and expressions. Practice these phrases and vocabulary by imagining conversations about weddings or reflecting on a wedding you’ve attended. Repetition and real-life practice will help you remember these expressions and use them naturally.
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Key Wedding Vocabulary and Expressions
🎉 Wedding Invitations "Have you got a wedding invitation yet?" "Don’t forget to RSVP before it’s too late." "Does the invitation say I can bring a guest?" "I haven’t been to a wedding for such a long time."
🎉 Preparations "What should I wear to the wedding?" "Is it formal or casual?" "I’m going to wear this suit. I think it’s the best option." "Should we buy something from the registry or give cash instead?"
🎉 Wedding Ceremony "How long do you think the ceremony will last?" "The bride looked stunning as she walked down the aisle." "You may now kiss the bride."
🎉 Wedding Reception "Where is the seating chart?" "Let’s grab a drink from the open bar." "What song are they playing for their first dance?" "The best man’s speech was hilarious." "The father of the bride’s toast made everyone tear up." "Everyone was on the dance floor all night—it was so much fun."
🎉 Post-Wedding Reflections "That was one of the most beautiful weddings I’ve ever been to." "The bride looked stunning, didn’t she?" "Did you see the groom’s uncle dancing? That was so funny." "They had to change the venue at the last minute. Can you believe it?" "The DJ was late, so the bride’s brother had to play music from his phone."
Practice and Reflect Weddings are filled with special moments and unique challenges, offering plenty of opportunities to use descriptive language and expressions. Practice these phrases and vocabulary by imagining conversations about weddings or reflecting on a wedding you’ve attended. Repetition and real-life practice will help you remember these expressions and use them naturally.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Welcome to this English podcast lesson where you're going to
learn vocabulary, words, phrases, and other expressions that you can
use to talk about weddings. And it's also going to
really help you improve your list in schools because this
episode is more conversational where I'm going to give my
(00:20):
opinion talk about certain things, but it's also going to
have a structure so that you can learn new words
and phrases. We're going to talk about everything from wedding
preparations to the ceremony and the reception, and I'm going
to talk about some of the differences between weddings in
(00:42):
the UK and weddings in the US. If you're on YouTube,
then check the description for the key phrases and also
some more information about how best to learn English. If
you're listening to this on Spotify or a podcast player,
then I think you can do that too. Just go
(01:02):
to the description for the podcast and get those phrases
before we begin. If you enjoy this lesson, then please
like and share it. Also turn on subtitles. If you
are on YouTube, let's get started. The first step to
go into a wedding is getting an invitation, and oftentimes
(01:25):
you'll see people post online or share a date about
when they're getting married, so when they get engaged, oftentimes
you'll see this happens on social media. And then it's
the waiting game. You have to wait until you receive
your invitation. So you might say to your friend who
(01:50):
also knows a couple, or you might say to your partner,
have you got a wedding invitation yet? You might be
a little bit panicked about this, have you got a
wedding invitation yet? And when you get this wedding invitation,
the next thing you need to do is to RSVP,
which means to respond confirming whether or not you're going
(02:13):
to attend, because the people who have a wedding want
to know if you're going or not, so you might say,
don't forget to RSVP before it's too late. You might
have some questions about the invitation too. For example, you
might ask does the invitation say I can bring a guest,
(02:36):
So if you're single, maybe you want to bring a guest,
or maybe if you're in a relationship you want to
bring a guest. And then when you get the invitation
as well, you might say something like I can't wait
for this wedding or I haven't been to a wedding
for a long time. Using the present perfect, I haven't
been to a wedding for such a long time. Now
(02:59):
imagine it's time to prepare for a wedding because there
are a few things you have to think about, and
one of the biggest issues people have. One of the
biggest things that they worry about is what to wear.
What to wear? What clothes should you put on when
you go to a wedding. So you might ask your
(03:22):
partner or a friend, what should I wear to the wedding?
What should I wear to the wedding? And you will
also want to know if it's formal or casual. Formal
meaning you have to wear very fancy clothes like a
suit or a dress. Casual means that maybe you don't
need to wear a suit. Now. Something that I have
(03:44):
noticed is that in general, weddings are a little bit
more formal in the UK than they are in the
United States. And when you decide what to wear, you
can say something like, I'm going to wear this suit.
I think it's the best option. I'm going to wear
this suit. Another thing you have to think about is
a gift, and many couples they create a wedding registry,
(04:10):
which is where they list items that they would like
as gifts. So you might hear people say, should we
buy something from the registry or should we give cash instead?
And also how long do you think this ceremony will last?
How long do you think the ceremony will last? That
is the actual part of the wedding where the couple
(04:33):
get married. And also do you know where the reception
is being held? Now? The reception is the after party
or the party for the wedding, and this is when
you are served food, you have drinks, and then there's
some kind of party. We'll talk more about that later.
Going back to the wedding ceremony, this is one of
(04:55):
the most emotional parts of the day. And this is
where the bride and g exchange their vows and when
the person in charge of the wedding marries the two people.
So before that all happens, usually the groom stands at
the front. And then if it's a traditional wedding in
(05:18):
a church, let's say the bride walks down the aisle,
and you can say things like the bride looked stunning
as she walked down the aisle. If she looks stunning,
so you can think about the ale in a church.
There's also an aisle on a plane and also at
(05:40):
this cinema. And probably the most famous phrase here when
it comes to the expressions you might hear, is this
you may now kiss the bride. You may now kiss
the bride, like we said before. After the ceremony, it's
time for the reception and this is where everyone celebrates, eats, drinks,
(06:01):
and dances, and usually it starts with some appetizers and
some drinks. This is more casual where people are standing
around and waiting for the bride and groom to come
to the reception. And then usually there is a seating
plan where you have to find your name on the
(06:23):
seating plan and go to your set seat, the seat
that is for you. You sit down, you have a starter,
you chat the table, you have your main course. And
in the US, oftentimes there is an open bar, which
means that the drinks are paid for by the people
who are paying for the wedding. In the UK this
(06:45):
is less common and you have to take your own
money or your cards and buy drinks while you're at
the reception. So some common expressions you might hear are
where is a seating chart. Where is a seat in chart?
I need to know. Let's grab a drink from the
open bar. And a question you could ask is what
(07:06):
song are they playing for their first dance. During the reception,
people often give speeches, so you might hear someone say
the best man's speech was hilarious. Now, the best man
is the best friend of the groom, and he has
to give a speech, and his speech is the one
that people most look forward to. It's usually the one
(07:29):
with the funny stories, with the anecdotes as well. But
the father of the bride normally makes a speech too.
This is usually shorter, and something you might hear is
the father of the bride's toast made everyone tear up.
Made everyone tear up, which means it made everyone emotional
(07:50):
so that they cried. After dinner, After speeches, what happens
next is the bride and groom were introduced again and
they have what's called a first dance, and this is where,
on their own on the dance floor to music to
their chosen song, they dance and everybody watches, and then
(08:13):
after a little while people join in and then the
party starts. A phrase you might hear about people dancing
is everyone was on the dance floor all night. Everyone
was on the dance floor all night. It was so
much fun. Now we have two more sections. The first
one is post wedding reflection. So once the wedding is over,
(08:36):
it's nice to reflect on the day. And oftentimes people
will meet for breakfast the day after the wedding and
you might hear or say things like, that was one
of the most beautiful weddings I've ever been to, or
that was one of the most fun weddings E ever
been to, or that was one of the most boring
(08:57):
weddings I've ever been to. We heard this before, But
you can also talk about how the bride looked. So
a great word to use here is stunning. The bride
looked stunning, didn't she? And if something funny or unexpected happened,
you might say something like, did you see the grooms
(09:18):
uncle dancing? That was so funny? Did you see did
you see the groom's uncle dancing? Or I can't believe
he fell asleep during the ceremony. Weddings can have common
issues and their own challenges. For example, there might be
some gossip the next day, or people talk about the
(09:39):
wedding and what nearly went wrong. For example, they had
to change the venue at the last minute. Can you
believe it they had to change the venue at the
last minute, Or maybe the DJ was late, so you
can say the DJ was late so the bride's brother
had to play music from his phone. Oh that is
(10:01):
the English listening practice and common expressions, all related to weddings.
If you have found this helpful, then go to the
description to look at and to continue learning with me
to get more English lessons like this. We have other
conversational topics about things like getting flights, how to get
(10:21):
around cities, things like that. And then please share this
lesson with a friend. It helps a lot and I
really appreciate it. Okay, so thank you so much for listening,
and I'll speak you soon. Bye for now.
Welcome to this English podcast lesson where you're going to
learn vocabulary, words, phrases, and other expressions that you can
use to talk about weddings. And it's also going to
really help you improve your list in schools because this
episode is more conversational where I'm going to give my
(00:20):
opinion talk about certain things, but it's also going to
have a structure so that you can learn new words
and phrases. We're going to talk about everything from wedding
preparations to the ceremony and the reception, and I'm going
to talk about some of the differences between weddings in
(00:42):
the UK and weddings in the US. If you're on YouTube,
then check the description for the key phrases and also
some more information about how best to learn English. If
you're listening to this on Spotify or a podcast player,
then I think you can do that too. Just go
(01:02):
to the description for the podcast and get those phrases
before we begin. If you enjoy this lesson, then please
like and share it. Also turn on subtitles. If you
are on YouTube, let's get started. The first step to
go into a wedding is getting an invitation, and oftentimes
(01:25):
you'll see people post online or share a date about
when they're getting married, so when they get engaged, oftentimes
you'll see this happens on social media. And then it's
the waiting game. You have to wait until you receive
your invitation. So you might say to your friend who
(01:50):
also knows a couple, or you might say to your partner,
have you got a wedding invitation yet? You might be
a little bit panicked about this, have you got a
wedding invitation yet? And when you get this wedding invitation,
the next thing you need to do is to RSVP,
which means to respond confirming whether or not you're going
(02:13):
to attend, because the people who have a wedding want
to know if you're going or not, so you might say,
don't forget to RSVP before it's too late. You might
have some questions about the invitation too. For example, you
might ask does the invitation say I can bring a guest,
(02:36):
So if you're single, maybe you want to bring a guest,
or maybe if you're in a relationship you want to
bring a guest. And then when you get the invitation
as well, you might say something like I can't wait
for this wedding or I haven't been to a wedding
for a long time. Using the present perfect, I haven't
been to a wedding for such a long time. Now
(02:59):
imagine it's time to prepare for a wedding because there
are a few things you have to think about, and
one of the biggest issues people have. One of the
biggest things that they worry about is what to wear.
What to wear? What clothes should you put on when
you go to a wedding. So you might ask your
(03:22):
partner or a friend, what should I wear to the wedding?
What should I wear to the wedding? And you will
also want to know if it's formal or casual. Formal
meaning you have to wear very fancy clothes like a
suit or a dress. Casual means that maybe you don't
need to wear a suit. Now. Something that I have
(03:44):
noticed is that in general, weddings are a little bit
more formal in the UK than they are in the
United States. And when you decide what to wear, you
can say something like, I'm going to wear this suit.
I think it's the best option. I'm going to wear
this suit. Another thing you have to think about is
a gift, and many couples they create a wedding registry,
(04:10):
which is where they list items that they would like
as gifts. So you might hear people say, should we
buy something from the registry or should we give cash instead?
And also how long do you think this ceremony will last?
How long do you think the ceremony will last? That
is the actual part of the wedding where the couple
(04:33):
get married. And also do you know where the reception
is being held? Now? The reception is the after party
or the party for the wedding, and this is when
you are served food, you have drinks, and then there's
some kind of party. We'll talk more about that later.
Going back to the wedding ceremony, this is one of
(04:55):
the most emotional parts of the day. And this is
where the bride and g exchange their vows and when
the person in charge of the wedding marries the two people.
So before that all happens, usually the groom stands at
the front. And then if it's a traditional wedding in
(05:18):
a church, let's say the bride walks down the aisle,
and you can say things like the bride looked stunning
as she walked down the aisle. If she looks stunning,
so you can think about the ale in a church.
There's also an aisle on a plane and also at
(05:40):
this cinema. And probably the most famous phrase here when
it comes to the expressions you might hear, is this
you may now kiss the bride. You may now kiss
the bride, like we said before. After the ceremony, it's
time for the reception and this is where everyone celebrates, eats, drinks,
(06:01):
and dances, and usually it starts with some appetizers and
some drinks. This is more casual where people are standing
around and waiting for the bride and groom to come
to the reception. And then usually there is a seating
plan where you have to find your name on the
(06:23):
seating plan and go to your set seat, the seat
that is for you. You sit down, you have a starter,
you chat the table, you have your main course. And
in the US, oftentimes there is an open bar, which
means that the drinks are paid for by the people
who are paying for the wedding. In the UK this
(06:45):
is less common and you have to take your own
money or your cards and buy drinks while you're at
the reception. So some common expressions you might hear are
where is a seating chart. Where is a seat in chart?
I need to know. Let's grab a drink from the
open bar. And a question you could ask is what
(07:06):
song are they playing for their first dance. During the reception,
people often give speeches, so you might hear someone say
the best man's speech was hilarious. Now, the best man
is the best friend of the groom, and he has
to give a speech, and his speech is the one
that people most look forward to. It's usually the one
(07:29):
with the funny stories, with the anecdotes as well. But
the father of the bride normally makes a speech too.
This is usually shorter, and something you might hear is
the father of the bride's toast made everyone tear up.
Made everyone tear up, which means it made everyone emotional
(07:50):
so that they cried. After dinner, After speeches, what happens
next is the bride and groom were introduced again and
they have what's called a first dance, and this is where,
on their own on the dance floor to music to
their chosen song, they dance and everybody watches, and then
(08:13):
after a little while people join in and then the
party starts. A phrase you might hear about people dancing
is everyone was on the dance floor all night. Everyone
was on the dance floor all night. It was so
much fun. Now we have two more sections. The first
one is post wedding reflection. So once the wedding is over,
(08:36):
it's nice to reflect on the day. And oftentimes people
will meet for breakfast the day after the wedding and
you might hear or say things like, that was one
of the most beautiful weddings I've ever been to, or
that was one of the most fun weddings E ever
been to, or that was one of the most boring
(08:57):
weddings I've ever been to. We heard this before, But
you can also talk about how the bride looked. So
a great word to use here is stunning. The bride
looked stunning, didn't she? And if something funny or unexpected happened,
you might say something like, did you see the grooms
(09:18):
uncle dancing? That was so funny? Did you see did
you see the groom's uncle dancing? Or I can't believe
he fell asleep during the ceremony. Weddings can have common
issues and their own challenges. For example, there might be
some gossip the next day, or people talk about the
(09:39):
wedding and what nearly went wrong. For example, they had
to change the venue at the last minute. Can you
believe it they had to change the venue at the
last minute, Or maybe the DJ was late, so you
can say the DJ was late so the bride's brother
had to play music from his phone. Oh that is
(10:01):
the English listening practice and common expressions, all related to weddings.
If you have found this helpful, then go to the
description to look at and to continue learning with me
to get more English lessons like this. We have other
conversational topics about things like getting flights, how to get
(10:21):
around cities, things like that. And then please share this
lesson with a friend. It helps a lot and I
really appreciate it. Okay, so thank you so much for listening,
and I'll speak you soon. Bye for now.
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