Like engagement rings denote the engagement Maybe it’s just English being its usual mess

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    German also has Trauring (and related words) going back to that root. Although it’s rather archaic and not used nearly as much as Ehe or Heirat. And then there’s Hochzeit for just the ceremony.

    I never realized how many words we use for wedding