bridal couple
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bridal couple
A couple consisting of the bride and groom, on the day of their wedding or in the period shortly before and after it.
Nach der Trauung wurde das glückliche Brautpaar von den Gästen mit Reis beworfen.
After the wedding ceremony, the happy bridal couple was showered with rice by the guests.
The word is made up of 'die Braut' (the bride) and 'das Paar' (the couple). It refers to the bride and groom as one unit, with the article determined by the head word 'das Paar' (the couple).
Alle Augen waren auf das wunderschöne Brautpaar gerichtet.
All eyes were on the beautiful bridal couple.
Although 'das Brautpaar' (the bridal couple) refers to two people, grammatically it is treated as a single subject in the singular. Therefore, the verb in the sentence is also singular.
Das Brautpaar schneidet gemeinsam die Hochzeitstorte an.
The bridal couple cuts the wedding cake together.
'Brautpaar' (bridal couple) is very often used in the dative to express to whom something is given or wished. Pay attention to the form 'dem Brautpaar' (to the bridal couple).
Die Gäste gratulieren dem Brautpaar herzlich.
The guests warmly congratulate the bridal couple.
married couple
Das Ehepaar refers to two people who are married to each other, regardless of when they married. Das Brautpaar, by contrast, refers to a couple in the immediate context of their wedding. When the marital status is the focus, use „Ehepaar“; when the wedding is the focus, use „Brautpaar“.
Das Brautpaar begrüßte die Gäste vor der Hochzeitsfeier.
The bride and groom welcomed the guests before the wedding reception.
Das Ehepaar lebt seit zehn Jahren in diesem Haus.
The married couple has lived in this house for ten years.
