penny wedding
(Scotland, obsolete, idiomatic) A wedding at which the guests contribute payments in order to fund the event and to benefit the newly-married couple.
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(Scotland, obsolete, idiomatic) A wedding at which the guests contribute payments in order to fund the event and to benefit the newly-married couple.
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