bridal
/ˈbrʌɪd(ə)l
/adjective
Of or concerning a bride or a newly married couple: her white bridal gown the bridal party came out into the church porch...
- Spa Day is really between the bride and her bridal party.
- I get up early and travel to the bride's home or venue to do the makeup for the bride and bridal party.
- Hard as I try, I can't picture myself in a traditional bridal gown without cracking up.
Synonyms
nuptial, wedding, marriage, matrimonial, marital, connubial, conjugal
literary hymeneal, epithalamic
Origin
Late Middle English: from Old English brȳd-ealu 'wedding feast', from brȳd 'bride' + ealu 'ale-drinking'. Since the late 16th century, the word has been associated with adjectives ending in -al.