wedding 与 marriage 这两个名词均含“结婚”之意。
wedding : 普通用词，指婚礼上的结婚仪式以及随之而来的庆祝活动。
- 别再斗嘴了。去跟婚礼上的其他人聊聊。
Stop bickering! Go out of your way to mingle with others at the wedding. - It is especially poignant that he died on the day before the wedding. He was engrossed in his job to the detriment of his health.
他在婚礼前一天去世了，这令人分外悲痛。他全身心地投入工作结果损害了他的健康。 - Although a wedding cannot turn a flimsy relationship into a strong one, it adds scaffolding that can save one that is in between.
虽然一场婚礼不能把脆弱不堪的关系变得坚不可摧，但能为不那么牢固的关系提供支持，使之免于破裂。
——《经济学人》
marriage : 普通用词，含义广，指婚烟关系及婚后生活，也可指结婚仪式。
- the marriage ceremony
婚礼 - They had a long and happy marriage.
他们的婚姻长久而幸福。 - She has two daughters by her first marriage.
她的第一次婚姻有两个女儿。 - She is faced with the dilemma of choosing between marriage and studying abroad. But she refuses to be stampeded into making any hasty decisions.
她正面临着选择结婚还是出国留学的两难境地。不过她不愿仓促行事，草率作决定。
